2005 Chevrolet Aveo problems
Owners have filed 323 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Chevrolet Aveo. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 21% of complaints. After that come engine (20%) and lighting (17%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 323 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 25 and 28
- Injuries and deaths
- 26 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 267 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 20 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 45 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 52 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 54 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 49 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 19 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 17 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 267 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 63,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 80,000 miles (53 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 25 complaints mention a crash; 28 complaints mention a fire; 26 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 84% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Chevrolet Aveo with enough data (166 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
This is not my vehicle. I am reporting fraud by GM. Please review the information I am supplying because the new GM failed to do so.
Enclosed are some picture of a recent accident were my son almost lost his life in a frontal collision and the airbags were not deployed, as far as he can recall and the impact injuries.
Enclosed are some picture of a recent accident were my son almost lost his life in a frontal collision and the airbags did not deploy, as far as he can recall and the impact injuries.
I was driving and my daytime running lights first went off. The car still ran but the dash light indicating the lights were working also went off. This is something that happens intermittently. It can and has happened right when I start the car, or while driving on the road.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet aveo. The contact stated that the fuse burned and caused all of the windows to malfunction. The contact replaced the fuse, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 86,000.