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2011 Chevrolet Aveo power train problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2011 Chevrolet Aveo14% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Power Train complaints
14%
share of all complaints
53,170 mi
median reported mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • At 60k miles the speedometer stopped working. Vehicle runs fine but not having a speedometer is a safety hazard. There are only a few transmissions that have this problem where the speedometer in operated by a plastic gear inside the transmission. I had to replace the transmission cost me 1600…

    filed Feb 21, 2018

  • Purchased this car with less than 30,000 miles from a local dealer. Problems including power loss and over heating within first few days of purchase. Chevy dealer "repair" we continue to have the same issues currently. Chevy escalates and says not a known issue, we should pay thousands to repair…

    filed Apr 24, 2017

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Power Train problems in other Aveo years

YearReportsShare
2010 Aveo914%
2009 Aveo148%
2008 Aveo159%
2007 Aveo146%
2006 Aveo168%
2005 Aveo188%
2004 Aveo189%
Aveo power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.