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Chevrolet Aveo Vibration Problems

44 messages,  Last post on Feb 09, 2013 at 2:13 AM

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What is this discussion about? Chevrolet Aveo, Hatchback, Sedan

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#11 of 44 Re: 2005 Aveo Vibrations [randydriver] by agrzeskowiak

Aug 19, 2006 (7:04 am)

Replying to: randydriver (Aug 12, 2006 8:57 am)
They replaced the tires and car seems to be handling alot better,, also no more vibration. Hopefully this will take care of the issue for me.

#12 of 44 Re: 2005 Aveo Vibrations [agrzeskowiak] by randydriver

Aug 19, 2006 (10:02 am)

Replying to: agrzeskowiak (Aug 19, 2006 7:04 am)
Hooray, I am glad that fixed the vibration....

#13 of 44 Tires by barry42

Aug 19, 2006 (10:16 am)

Who made the Tires ??

#14 of 44 Re: Tires [barry42] by agrzeskowiak

Aug 21, 2006 (4:48 am)

Replying to: barry42 (Aug 19, 2006 10:16 am)
I am not sure who made the tires, I never bothered to look but I do know they were the original ones that came on the car.

#15 of 44 agrzeskowiak by barry42

Aug 21, 2006 (10:04 am)

Sincerely thanks !! Barry.

#16 of 44 2004 chevy aveo vibration by angela50

Apr 21, 2007 (8:48 am)

I have a 2004 Chevy Aveo with 34,500 miles on it I have only had the car for about 3 weeks bought it used from dealer, the car car vibrates starting at 10 mph and goes on at 20, 30 40, and when I'm on the freeway it is a steady vibration at 60 It finally goes away when reaching 73 mph
took it to the dealer and they said it was the tires i thought so to but i bought new ones and it still does the same thing does anyone out there know what I should do??angie

#17 of 44 Re: 2004 chevy aveo vibration [angela50] by jworsley

Apr 22, 2007 (7:27 am)

Replying to: angela50 (Apr 21, 2007 8:48 am)
Another victim, why dont you search my posts in the general forum of Aveo and you will find your answers. Some of your guys posting here are at the beginning of what took me over 4 months to fix. My 2004 aveo was at the dealership 5-6 times with total time in the shop well over a month. Its a very long story but the positive side of it is they ultimately fixed it. "The tires" and "its cold" excuse is a ruse, or humurous diversion and at best just an uninformed lazy mechanic/technician who has no analytical skills. Several components on the front end suspension on many of the units coming out of the factory in Korea are faulty both in design and quality. It is as simple as that.
 
In my particular case my dealership had not done alot of volume sales on the aveo so my car became a guniea pig to sort through the mess for the technician/mechanic. Keep in mind there are several things going on that prvent the dealership from sorting through your mistery problems. One is that they often rely on TSB's technical servic bulletins from GM to analyze instead of their own brains. IF there are no correct solutions in the TSB list or if your problem just has not appeared yet on the GM list then the mechanic falls upon his own resources and brains to work the issue. There enters the 2nd problem, warranty work doesnt pay as much as out of warranty work so often the problem is shuffled from a senior mechanic down to a junior with less expertise who starts a guessing game with your car and eats up your personal time letting you see if his guess was right. 3rd problem sometimes GM;s TSB list simply doesnt yet contain a solution to your problem as it has yet to appear on their radar so there is nothing to consult and finally the 4th problem ,, even if it is there on the list as a good source the technician/mechanic simply doesnt use it and proceeds with the guessing game.
 
Good news for you. The front end suspension TSB has been circulating for awhile now. The solution is to replace both control arms entirely. If they come back and tell you we replaced the bushings or greased this and that, shove the car back in their face and tell them to follow the instructions of their own TSB list.
 
Bad news for you
the strut assembly is for shit also. So you might find later that you have a faulty or leaky strut. In my case I had everything fixed, in other words all the creaking and popping that would surface on light turns , light stops and when passing over any kind of imperfection in the road was gone. That was my original issue.
 
However after that nightmare of 4 months of trying to get this fixed i picked up the car what i thought would be one last time only to find out that I now had in the right front end a persistent low grade roar at all speeds. Turns out according to the dealership that the right f end strut area now contained a faulty leaky strut so they replaced that and finally after 4 months and change the car was finally back to the original state of the car when i bought it. It now drives GREAT and SmOOTH. its perfect,,, almost????
 
just to give you some background these components and this saga started failing in the first 6 or so months after purchase. The car now has 39,400 miles on it. I called to thank the dealership for their help the other day as i am really grateful even though their system of fixing things was really trying on me. The whole time while my car has een in and out of the shop ive been driving a land rover with high gas prices so its been inconvenient to say the least.
So I called them to say thank youd never guess what they told me.
 
Bring your car back in sir,, we need to change your timing belt, gm has put out a TSB for faulty timing belts. They need to be changed at 30,000 miles. lol I couldnt believe it. Well at least they were honest. GM pays for the timimg belt but they dont cover the labor for their own faulty timing belt. Isnt that weird? Its weird beccause as many of you know this engine is an interference engine so if the timing belt brakes you most likely will have to replace the head of the engine. GM would have to pick the bill up on that situation due to the power train warranty so why they would not create an incentive to have customers bring in their car and have the timing belt replaced and have all costs covered is beyond me. Replacing a head is 100 times more expensive than a lousy timing belt.
 
Here is the real kicker, the dealership gave me the feeling that the timing belt will have to be replaced every 30,000 miles here on out. I asked myself arent they replacing the belt with a higher quality belt, what is causing them to break in the first place? etc etc LOL geez the last car I had that had to have the timing belt replaced each 30,000 miles was in the 1970's its called a FIAT.
 
Anyways that is some of my story i hope all benefit from this, print this post out and take it to your dealership if it helps you get your car fixed. Also regarding your oem tires they were not all that great and yes replacing them helps with how the car feels, sounds and drives. But replacing the tires in most cases is only a band-aid over the real issues. Dont let em fool you or get you out of your warranty period. I had to be very agressive and persistent to get my car back in its original shape.
 
Cheers
John
velvetdawn68yahoo.com

#18 of 44 Re: 2004 chevy aveo vibration [angela50] by pbol

Apr 29, 2007 (8:42 am)

Replying to: angela50 (Apr 21, 2007 8:48 am)
I have a 2006 aveo with 8k,When new i noticed a slight vibration in the front end,I found out they were the tires that caused all the problems,I think they are junk or blem tires they use to be honest,I replaced them with some HP4000 tires and it drives very smooth now

#19 of 44 Re: 2004 chevy aveo vibration [pbol] by new2007aveo

May 09, 2007 (5:01 am)

Replying to: pbol (Apr 29, 2007 8:42 am)
Hi, just bought a new Aveo 2007, any vibration problems to report? So far I have a strong vibration on the head rest when the car is idling (stopped at a traffic light for ex.) when I have the AC on, when I turn it off it's virtually gone, but there is still a very slight vibration. Also the AC motor seems to be pretty noisy. Also, when I'm driving over 60 mph I feel a slight vibration on the accelerator pedal, and the car generally doesn't feel smooth on the road. Didn't bring it in yet, I wanted to get educated on this a bit before going and getting the run-around. Have the issues about vibrations from the previous model been resolved? Does anyone else have a similar situation with their 2007 Aveo? Thanks,
Joe

#20 of 44 Re: 2004 chevy aveo vibration [angela50] by timnemeth12

Apr 05, 2008 (1:58 pm)

Replying to: angela50 (Apr 21, 2007 8:48 am)
my car did the same thing and it was my wheel bearings and it is a 2008 with 7500 miles on it

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