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2011 Chevrolet Aveo electrical system problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2011 Chevrolet Aveo19% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Electrical System complaints
19%
share of all complaints
71,990 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I have been to the shop so many times since I bought this car. The first time out of nowhere it started smoking white smoke and overheated the engine and come to find out the tubing in the car had exploded. Then got everything fixed and now still having the same problem with overheating and white…

    filed Jan 2, 2020

  • Arrived at home put my car in park and my key was stuck in the ignition and unable to shut my car off. Had to pull fuse to the computer and disconnect negative side of battery. Took it to a shop they advised no communication with shifter. Shop drilled out my old ignition lock cylinder and replaced…

    filed May 8, 2019

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

Electrical System problems in other Aveo years

YearReportsShare
2010 Aveo1624%
2009 Aveo5030%
2008 Aveo4427%
2007 Aveo5023%
2006 Aveo6735%
2005 Aveo6729%
2004 Aveo3718%
Aveo electrical system 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.