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The engine seems to be a little trooper, though -- starts instantly, uses no oil and runs well all the time on any brand of gas. Never a hiccup and I'm on original plugs and wires at 86K miles.
Still waiting for someone - anyone - to come out with aftermarket shocks and struts, which would probably make a big difference in the handling. It's the 4th model year coming out now after all!
Now with respect to the Lemon law, as long as you have taken your vehicle in for a specific problem during its warranty period, you still have a claim for that problem specifically regardless of whether your warranty expires. I know because I not only work in a law firm, but am currently awaiting a decision from a vehicle manufacturer on a lemon law claim that I am pursuing. I studied the California Lemon Law extensively. Prior to submitting my demand letter, my vehicle had been in the shop on 4 separate occasions, 3 of which times the dealer claimed it was fixed. My vehicle ended up being at the dealer for a total of 28 cumulative days. I had only owned it for a little under 3 months. Per California you only have to give a dealer 4 attempts for the same problem and/or had your vehicle in the shop a total of 30 cumulative days before submitting a lemon law claim. I believe that for a serious problem that could potentially cause death, you only have to give a dealer 2 attempts to fix it. Good luck.
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2006 Aveo mpg. are: manual 26/35 vs. auto 24/34.
I would think real world mileage for both years is at least 2-3 mpg. lower for both city and highway, which is still better than the 19 I am currently getting in my Subaru Outback that is a manual transmission.
I'd like to see ALL manufacturers go back to the long-lasting timing chains instead of a $25 rubber belt that can ruin the valves well before any other engine component will fail.
It would actually be a selling point -- owners who have a mechanic or a dealer performing their service would save $1000-$2000 over the lifetime of the vehicle @ $350-$500 per replacement.
I keep seeing in the "specs" of the aveo something called "privacy glass"..what is that? tinted windows?
anyone knows??
on another topic, I am trying to understand how dealerships are thinking following yesterday's experience...
back in June, i wanted to test drive a aveo5.
I saw one at that dealership, stop by, and bla bla bla...ask to test drive it, was told
-" everybody is out for lunch, come back later!"
ooooooookkkkkkkkk
stop by the same dealership yesterday, the same car (an icelandic blue LT unit) is STILL on the lot...
so i thought i could try to test drive it and being that it was 4 pm, i figure no one would be out "for lunch"...
so again all the bla bla bla for a couple of minutes and here comes the test drive question...
this time i was told
" THE BATTERY IS DEAD, someone left the lights on"
and that all he said!!!
not sorry for the inconvenience or would you like to make an appointment tomorrow i'd be glad to have you try it..NOTHING!
I asked- "really? the lights were left on? surprising since this car has day time running lights..."
his reply was " well it must have been the dome light then"
so,I was left, standing there, looking like a fool for wanting to test drive that car!
my husband, who is from the area, told me not to waste my time with this dealership that they were know in town to be [non-permissible content removed]@%&&%, guess what? he is right!
luckily, I have 2 other chevy dealers withing 25 miles that i can deal with!
anyone had a similar experience? it made me so mad!!!!
With regards to the treatment you received at that particular dealer, although it is a shame, when all is said and done it is their loss.
The treatment I received at my dealership was very good, which is how it should be. Go somewhere else if it is indeed an Aveo that you want.
Good luck.
That dealer has got some issues and I would avoid them.
you got my point....that dealership lot is full of trucks (tahoe at 50,000$+ and flat beds!!) and only a few cars...even if gas is now down at 2.25$ here, it will go back up and ppl are starting to look into fuel efficient cars like the aveo, that i see more and more on the road since this summer.
I have been to another chevy dealer couple of months ago and tried a vibe, the guy was really nice and we will buy there!
thanks guys for your comments!
only SVM and LS...humph!
time to get one LT before they are all gone!!!
I've heard(not from the dealer) that it could be the Idle Air Controller(IAC). You all have mentioned it before but have talked about it in the sense that your car is almost stalling.
I'd like to see if any of you are having this problem too.
06 Aveo Hatchback, 7500 miles. Crap Mileage :mad: .
i am gonna get the aveo!
i was looking at suzuki because of the longer warranty but now, no need to!
( i will hit the 100.000 miles before 5 or 7 yrs anyways)
only thing is that I have to get an 2007, i was planning on getting on good deal on a "leftover" 2006...
concerning the mileage:
I know 2 ppl that own aveos and they are both getting high 30's on the highway...
one says he almost gets 40 MPG! ( he has a 2006 LS auto tranny)
the other one drives a 2004 LT 5spd and is also getting great MPG.
As for the MPG I'm checking into getting an aftermarket exhaust system. I just tried a K&N filter and it was horrible. It took about 1/2 a tank to go 100 miles on the highway(not city). However I noticed that with the filter I didn't have response on the highway(when accelerating) and thats why I think that there was too much air going in but not enough getting out. I did have more response in the city. I'm going to try the K&N again after I finish this tank of gas. A mechanic told me that this car is meant to run hot, so if I put Premium gas then the engine doesn't run hot and therefore the gas mileage will be affected. The computer in the car needs to relearn all the changes.
Is the 100,000 warranty only for 2007? I thought it was retroactive for any 2006. I am probably mistaken.
I know far back in the forum there was a couple of people who had older model Aveo's that had there computer reflashed at the dealer because of poor mileage, and that seemed to help. Supposedly there was a service memo in 2004 about Aveo computer flashing for mileage issues.
http://www.gm.com/warranty/index.jsp?brandid=vs&lang=en&cmp=gm_com
ps: i took the liberty of changing the title of the post since i was the original writer of the " privacy glass" and i think we are done with that topic
Additionally, if the belt drives the water pump (as it does in the Aveo), replacement of the water pump is recommended with every other timing belt replacement.
Just had both replaced at 93K at a private repair shop and was fairly pleased with the cost -- $385 incl. tax. The dealer wanted $500 for the belt replacement alone. First belt was replaced at 43K under warranty.
A good guide to locate which cars have timing belts or have "interference" engines is located at Gates.com -- download the pdf file for reference.
Timing Belt Replacement Guide
I called gm customer service, and after that they test drove it 20 miles and claimed they got 40mpg. First of all i dont think its long enough to get an accurate estimate, secondly, there is no way. I drive the care very gently and the most i have ever gotten on a tank was about 27-28mpg, and about 20-24mpg is what i average.
They told me to bring it back again, so i did. And they did the exact same thing, even though they promised they were going to run it at least 100 miles and hook it up to machines and do tests and what not.
That time they basically told me i'm a moron that doesnt know how to drive and doesnt know what i'm talking about.
I don't really want to cause a fuss because i know the owner of the dealership, and he really jumped through hoops to get both me and my dad a car at a great interest rate, but i'm really upset.
I know the mechanics get paid on commision, and i'm thinking this is the reason they aren't wanting to spend any time on my car. I just want this fixed, and really don't know what to do at this point. I don't have the time (i work and am in nursing school) to drag this thing up there every week to have it just sit in their parking lot while they pretend to do work on it, but i want something done.
I have copies of my receipts from the times i've filled up, and the amounts i've gotten on those tanks. The people at gm customer service keep trying to buy me off with a free oil change. But i really do feel like i am not getting what i paid for.
What do you guys think i should do.
I consider myself an average driver, usually going the speedlimit or whatever the prevailing traffic is running.
Have you tried filling up at a different gas station? Considering the small size of the gas tank, does it look like the amount you are paying for equals the amount of gas you are actually getting?
I ask this because I recently read an article that discussed the method used to determine how gas is dispensed, and it brought up several ways discrepencies can enter into the amount reported.
Just a thought you might wish to consider.
Is this an auto or manual transmission, are you using A/C a lot, and what type of driving conditions?
If your driving is primarily short trips in heavily congested city with A/C running, you may not get any better.
Also, do you calculate your mileage out or estimate from the fuel gauge? I shared a subcompact company car with another driver who SWORE it only got 20 MPG, but the actual calculations of mileage divided by gallons to fill showed 32 MPG.
Trips about about 7-10 miles a apeice... sometimes Ac sometimes not. Haven't used it but twice in the last month and mileage is still the same.
And actually I read somewhere that it was best to use the same place everytime to get gas so thats what i do. They say its better for your engine.
I don't recall your first post about the mileage, but do you do the basic maintenance on it such as the tires, oil, air and oil filters, etc. The tires are the most important to watch especially here in the Midwest were the cool weather causes you to lose more air faster. My tires were off about 5 psi on my Chevy p/u last week. Also in the winter in most parts of the country the gasoline grade is changed with more ethel added to help with cold starting, etc., thus deminishing fuel mpg even more.
I like the idea of the clear sticker protectors for hoods and wheel wells. I haven't seen much advertising for them though.
General Motors is providing owners with additional protection for the fuel tank cap. If this condition occurs on your 2004 Chevrolet Aveo within 10 years of the date your vehicle originally placed in service or 120,000 miles, whichever occurs first, the condition will be repaired for you at no charge.
General Motors is providing owners with additional protection for the fuel tank cap. If this condition occurs on your 2004 Chevrolet Aveo within 10 years of the date your vehicle originally placed in service or 120,000 miles, whichever occurs first, the condition will be repaired for you at no charge.
1)Dealer decided it must be the Bushings and they replaced them, bad move bushings dont wear out in only months, Anyways Fix 1 didnt do very much
2)Turned it back in and they checked their TSB list that indicated to replace control arms. This was on their work order and receipt they gave me,, For some reason they Instead decided to only torque control arms., bad move .... still didnt fix it. Fix 2 failed
3)Turned it back in for third attempt, This time I pointed to GM TSB instructions on their own work order and said they might want to try that one.
Ill post here when i get the car back and hopefully i will have positive results otherwise im heading for lemon law activity.
PS Problem is awefule crunching on just the slightest of turns at very low speeds or over bumps. Passengers even notice it and inquire. Other than this the car has been pretty amazing,, wish they could just fix this suspension thing once and for all or put me in a new car!