THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. ENGINE WILL NOT SHUT OFF. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS NORMALLY.
2011 Chevrolet Aveo
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Fewer warning signs than most model years
Owner complaints for the 2011 Chevrolet Aveo are lower than the model-year median of 169.
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Mileage at the reported incident
64 reports with mileage · 13 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
What owners actually said
77 reportsTHE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION.
LAST MONTH WILL DRIVING( HIGHWAY, CITY STREET AND PARKED) ALL MY HOSES TO MY COOLING SYSTEM ALL BUSTED ONE AFTER ANOTHER WITH IN 5 DAY WE COULD SEE THE WEEK SPOT IN THE HOSE AFTER THY BUSTED,HAD THE THERMOSTAT CHANGED , IT ALSO BLOW MY HEAD GASKET NOW I CANT DRIVE MY CAR IT HAS 74,756 MILES I DON'T NOW THE CAUSE VIN NUMBER IS […
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LAST MONTH WILL DRIVING( HIGHWAY, CITY STREET AND PARKED) ALL MY HOSES TO MY COOLING SYSTEM ALL BUSTED ONE AFTER ANOTHER WITH IN 5 DAY WE COULD SEE THE WEEK SPOT IN THE HOSE AFTER THY BUSTED,HAD THE THERMOSTAT CHANGED , IT ALSO BLOW MY HEAD GASKET NOW I CANT DRIVE MY CAR IT HAS 74,756 MILES I DON'T NOW THE CAUSE VIN NUMBER IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE RADIATOR HOLES TO EXPLODE. THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY REPAIRED THE RADIATOR HOLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
IDENTIFIED ONLINE THERE WAS A PRIOR ISSUE DOCUMENTED FOR 2011 CHEVROLET AVEO WITH FRONT END SUSPENSION. I AM BEING TOLD BY DEALER THIS IS A WHEEL BEARING ISSUE THERE WERE 2 NUMBERS ASSIGNED THAT BEGIN WITH AN " N AND T". I BECAME AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE INFORMATION I LOCATED AND THE NOISE IT MADE WHEN …
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IDENTIFIED ONLINE THERE WAS A PRIOR ISSUE DOCUMENTED FOR 2011 CHEVROLET AVEO WITH FRONT END SUSPENSION. I AM BEING TOLD BY DEALER THIS IS A WHEEL BEARING ISSUE THERE WERE 2 NUMBERS ASSIGNED THAT BEGIN WITH AN " N AND T". I BECAME AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE INFORMATION I LOCATED AND THE NOISE IT MADE WHEN IN MOTION. MY CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY BU CHEVROLET AND THIS IS REALLY A MAJOR CONCERN TO LEARN OF THIS PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2012 AND STRANGELY THIS AUTOMOBILE IS NOT NO LONGER A PRODUCT OF CHEVROLET. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ADVISED OF A SAFETY RECALL AND DO NOT WANT TO BE A FATALITY AND WHEN THERE WERE OPPORTUNITIES TO CORRECT THE SITUATION BY CHEVROLET. I DO VALUE MY LIFE AS WELL AS OTHERS WHO ARE NOT BEING NOTIFIED OF DEFECTS IN AUTOMOBILES THEY PURCHASE. WE DESERVE BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SUPPORT.
THIS AVEO HAS ONLY 7,552 MILES AND WHEN ACCELERATED TO PULL OUT IT HAS NO POWER.WHEN YOU DO GET OUT IN ROAD IT ONLY GOES 15-20 MPG EVEN WHEN ACCELERATION IS TO THE FLOOR.I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD-TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED THEN DROVE IT ABOUT 2 MILES AND IT DID IT AGAIN-VERY DANGEROUS-UNSAFE-HOPE SOMEONE LOOKS INTO…
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THIS AVEO HAS ONLY 7,552 MILES AND WHEN ACCELERATED TO PULL OUT IT HAS NO POWER.WHEN YOU DO GET OUT IN ROAD IT ONLY GOES 15-20 MPG EVEN WHEN ACCELERATION IS TO THE FLOOR.I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD-TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED THEN DROVE IT ABOUT 2 MILES AND IT DID IT AGAIN-VERY DANGEROUS-UNSAFE-HOPE SOMEONE LOOKS INTO THIS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THERMOSTAT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE REC…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THERMOSTAT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
ALL MY BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND MY AC WENT OUT ABOUT THE SAME TIME I TOOK IT FOR A OIL CHANGE AND THIS IS WHAT THEY TOLD ME WHEN THE CHECKED OUT MY CAR I'M A SENIOR CITIZEN ON A FIXED INCOME AND DID NOT WANT TO HEAR THIS I'M WONDERING IF MY WARRANTIES IS STILL VALID.
MY CAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE ISSUE WITHIN THE 8 MONTHS IS HAVE HAD IT. MY CAR HAS 68900 MILES ON IT AND IS A 2011. MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR A TOTAL OF TWO MONTHS BECAUSE, MY BREAKS STOPPED WORKING ON THE INTERSTATE, IT WAS RUNNING HOT, MY ACCELERATION ( PICKUP SPEED) WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. MY CAR IS ALWAYS DRIFTING TO THE LEFT WHE…
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MY CAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE ISSUE WITHIN THE 8 MONTHS IS HAVE HAD IT. MY CAR HAS 68900 MILES ON IT AND IS A 2011. MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR A TOTAL OF TWO MONTHS BECAUSE, MY BREAKS STOPPED WORKING ON THE INTERSTATE, IT WAS RUNNING HOT, MY ACCELERATION ( PICKUP SPEED) WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. MY CAR IS ALWAYS DRIFTING TO THE LEFT WHEN I DO DRIVE. MY CHECK OIL LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD A FULL TANK OF OIL. THEY TOLD ME AGAIN NOTHING WAS WRONG. A LARGE AMOUNT OF LIQUID COMES OUT MY CAR AFTER PARKING IT, ASSUMING IT IS FROM MY A/C BUT ITS MORE THEN USUAL. MY A/C DOES NOT GET COLD ALL THE TIME, ITS PRETTY HOT. MY STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN SHAKING SINCE I PURCHASED IT, WHEN I GO UP HILL MY CAR WONT GO PAST 40 MPH, THEN WHEN IT REACHES TO 60 MPH IT WONT STOP INCREASING, WHEN I HIT MY BREAK GOING DOWN HILL THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, AND THE CAR TOO.THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY CAR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INCORRECT INFORMATION. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE JERKED BEFORE ACCELERATING AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INCORRECT INFORMATION. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE JERKED BEFORE ACCELERATING AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT RADIATOR FLUID CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION, AND TRANS LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 07/12/16*LJ *CN
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