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2007 Chevrolet Aveo engine problems

The 2007 Chevrolet Aveo has 30 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

30

Engine complaints

10%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Aveo engine complaints by model year85 complaints2004: 85 complaints2005: 79 complaints2006: 23 complaints2007: 30 complaints2008: 28 complaints2009: 66 complaints2010: 30 complaints2011: 28 complaints2012: 1 complaints
Aveo engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I WAS DRIVING TO MY MOTHER'S HOUSE, THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING RIGHT AND THE ENGINE WAS WHINING, ALL OF A SUDDEN I SMELLED SMOKE AND SEEN FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. GM WOULD ONLY FIX THE HARNESS , THE VEHICLE WOULD START AGAIN BUT YOU COULD NOT DRIVE IT. NO POWER IN THE ENGINE. SO I HAD TO EAT $6400.00…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · October 10, 2014 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2007 Chevrolet Aveo have?

NHTSA has 30 complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Aveo engine — 10% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.