Issue ID | 740869 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10285550 |
Manufacurer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
Brand | CHEVROLET |
Model | AVEO |
Model Year | 2005 |
File date | 18/11/08 |
Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Plastic elbow on 2005 chevy aveo, due to heat, broke, causing engine to overheat, had to have engine head resurfaced in march 2009; then catalytic converter went out. After fixing igniter, test proved, engine was only firing at less then 50% on cylinders 1 & 2 due to lack of compression, that began with plastic elbow breaking. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 79000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | GRAPEVINE, TX |
VIN pattern | KL1TD52625BXXXXXX |
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 | 05/10/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 55 |
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