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2004 Chevrolet AVEO Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	767894
Internal NHTSA #	10312292
Manufacurer	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	AVEO
Model Year	2004
File date	03/02/10
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While on my way home, i noticed that my vehicle started smoking from the hood and without warning the "check" dash lights came on. I noticed that my car started slowing down and i coasted it to the side of the road. At this point my vehicle cut off and wouldn't start. Once, my vehicle was transported home, i had my mechanic to come out and inspect my vehicle. My mechanic looked under my hood and saw that my vehicle had lost alot of antifreeze/coolant. He looked to see what cause this and realized that the thermostat housing unit had busted-actually it was split in half. My mechanic also stated that the busted thermostat housing had caused the leakage of the antifreeze/coolant. My mechanic informed me that the thermostat housing had to be replaced. After having the thermostat housing replaced, my mechanic tried to start the car, but it wouldn't turn over. I had my vehicle jumped, and even the battery inspected but it wouldn't start. In addition, the starter, timing belt were inspected as well and were in good condition. Please be advised that i only have 53,000 miles on my vehicle. My mechanic did a thorough check of my vehicle and realized that some water had leaked into my oil and that antifreeze/coolant had spilled into an engine valve. From my own research, i've found that chevy has had numerous problems from the 2004 chevy aveos-thermostat housing units from other customers. In addition, originally the thermostat housing was plastic, but chevy changed it to an aluminum one because the "plastic thermostat housing" that originally came with the vehicle was extremely faulty. It is very dishonest and a shame that gm/chevy never notified me that i needed to bring my 2004 chevy aveo in to get the plastic thermostat housing replaced with the new aluminum one. I bought this vehicle brand new in 2005. It was chevy's responsibility to notify me of this situation. Also, from what i've gathered, the plastic thermostat housing was unsafe.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	53000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CHESAPEAKE, VA
VIN pattern	KL1TD52624BXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	16/10/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	10
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Chevrolet AVEO Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Chevrolet AVEO Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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