Chevrolet AVEO fuel problems
22 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
1,322 owner complaints analyzed
4 distinct recall campaigns
57,700 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2004 to 2012 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,073 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
22 of 1,322 complaints match this topic (1.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10098749 · 2004-11-12 (November 12, 2004)
FUEL INJECTOR STUCK OPEN MAKING A LOUD TICK. GM TOLD ME IT WAS A LIFTER ENGINE IS DOHC. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 5,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10098749 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10142949 · 2005-11-17 (November 17, 2005)
SES LIGHT COMES ON NOT DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM. THE FUEL SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING, GAS ESCAPES SOMEWHERE, NOT GETTING THE ACTUAL GAS MILEAGE FOR THE VEHICLE. FILL UP ON WED OF ONE WEEK, USE ONLY 34 MILES, MUST FILL UP BY TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK, THE BRAKES MAKE LOUD NOISE LIKE BRAKES ARE GOING OUT, MORE OF STEEL RUBBING, PULLS EXCESSIVELY TO THE RIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR ON THE BRAKES, WAS TOLD DUST WAS ON THE ROTORS, CLEANED OUT, PROBLEM STILL EXIST, NOW A BUCKLING IS FELT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. AS FOR THE GAS PROBLEM, CAR WAS LEFT OVERN…
Owner-reported narrative. 9,734 miles reported. Look up ODI 10142949 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10173514 · 2006-11-14 (November 14, 2006)
MAJOR FUEL LEAK ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. LEFT ME STRANDED. PUMPED OUT 9 GALLONS OF GAS IN 20 MILES. LUCKILY NO FIRE. FOUND THE PLASTIC RETAINER HOLDING THE MAIN FUEL LINE CRACKED AND ALLOWED THE FUEL LINE TO COME LOOSE SPRAYING GAS OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. THEY WILL PUT ANOTHER PLASTIC RETAINER ON THE LINE BUT HOW LONG WILL THAT LAST? CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR DEFECT AND COULD LEAD TO VEHICLE FIRES WHICH COULD BE DEADLY. I WAS LUCKY BUT SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT NOT BE. I DO NOT LIKE THE FIX. A BETTER FORM OF LINE CLAMPING SHOULD BE USED. I NOTIFIED …
Owner-reported narrative. 48,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10173514 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10200168 · 2007-08-20 (August 20, 2007)
NO CRASH, NO INJURIES; INCIDENT BEGAN WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLE AFTER I PURCHASED THE AVEO USED; MY FUEL ECONOMY CONTINUED TO DECREASE FROM ABOUT 33 TO 34MPG DOWN BELOW 30MPG EVEN THOUGH I WAS CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE SAME WAY EVERY WEEK. ECONOMY WAS ABOUT 33-34MPG AT 26K MILES AND EVENTUALLY AT 28-29 MPG BY 34K MILES. AFTER CHANGING FUELS, ADDING INJECTOR CLEANER, CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE WEEKLY, CHECKING SPARK PLUG WIRES WITH NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE OR ABUSE TO ANY COMPONENT, I FINALLY PRIED OPEN THE BLACK AIR CLEANER BOX BY BREAKING TWO OF …
Owner-reported narrative. 34,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10200168 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10806240 · 2015-11-23 (November 23, 2015)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL TANK CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED PNEUMONIA. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10806240 at NHTSA ↗