Sonic (Aveo) The subcompact known globally as the Aveo since 2002 is now the SONIC in North America as of the 2012 model

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NOTICE!!!!! ALL AVEO OWNERS

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Old August 3rd, 2007, 11:22 PM
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Default NOTICE!!!!! ALL AVEO OWNERS

STALLING OR SPUDERING?
2004 CHEVY AVEO 16V 1.6L E-TEC 63000 MI
WELL LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING JUST GOT MY AVEO OUT OF THE SHOP (DEALER) FOR SPUDERING AND MISFIRE.

PART 1======LETS START FROM THE BEGINING
THE CAR STARTS TO SPUDER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SO I TAKE IT TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE TO CHECK THE LIGHT AND SOME CODES COME UP ABOUT (MISFIRE,TRANS,CRANKSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR) SO I CHANGE THE SPARK PLUGS I CHANGE THE CRANK SENSOR I CLEAN OUT THE FUEL INJECTORS AND NOTHING CHANGE I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM SOI TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER

PART 2======THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER AND THEY RUN SOME TEST (SO THEY SAY) AND CALL ME THIS IS WHAT THEY SAY
"WELL WE RAN SOME TEST AND YOU NEED TO CHANGE THE SPARK PLUGS (WHICH I DID ALREADY) THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR (WHICH I DID ALSO) AND WE WILL ALSO CLEAN THE FUEL INJECTORS AND THE CRANKSHAFT AREA"
SO I SAY I DID THAT ALREADY AND THEY SAY WELL WE NEED TO PUT GM PARTS SO IT WILL BE UP TO OEM SPECS SO I ASK HOW MUCH?
=$550.00 I TELL HIM OOOO NO! I DONT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY AND BEFOR I CAN FINSH HE SAID BUT IF IT DOZ THE SAME THING IN THE MORNING WE RECOMEND CHANGING THE VAVLES AND TIMING BELT AND IT WILL COST ANOTHER $2000.00 ON TOP OF THE $550.00
SO I TELL HIM TO STOP WHAT EVER THERE DOING AND I'LL BE THERE TO PICK IT UP!

PART 3=====SO FOR DAYS I THINK MY MOTOR IS GONECUZ I CHANGE EVEYTHING ALREADY AND IM LOKING ON FORUMS FOR DAYS TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING ABOUT MY CAR BUT WAIT I FOUND SOMETHING SOME GUY SAID THAT THE MOTOR THAT IS IN MY 2004AVEO E-TEC 16V 1.6 WAS ALSO IN OLD DAEWOO LANOS (SOMETHINGLIKE THAT) AND THAT THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE COILPACKS SO I CALL A PLACE THAT HAS A MOTOR FOR MY CAR AND I TELLMY LAST RESORT BEFOR I BUY THAT MOTOR IS LET ME CHANG THAT COILPACK AND IF DONT WORK I'LL BUY THAT MOTOR AND PUT IT IN
AND IT WORKS!!!!!!!
NO SPUDERING SO I CHANGE THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR (THAT THEY SAID COMPUTER WOULD NOT LEARN )ITAKE IT TO THE AUTOPARTS TO CLEAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS
AND DROVE AROUND TOWN AND ITS GOOD BUT BEFOR YOU KNOW IT ON THE NEXT DAY SO BACK TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE AND TO MY SUPPRISE IT NOT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR THAT WORKS GOOD BUT NOW ITS THE CADILAC CONVERTERSO TO THE MUFFLER SHOP AND THEY TELL ME THAT IN MICHIGAN EVERY CAR HAS A EMISION WARANTY 8YRS OR 80000 MIIT THE LAWTHE DEALER DONT TELL YOU ABOUT THAT,

NOW THE DEALER IS GVING ME M MONEY BACK FOR THE SERVICE CHARGE $90.00 FOR A MIS DIAG AND IF YOUR TIMING BELT AINT BROKE ITS NOT YOUR VAVLES(THERS A RECALL ON VAVLES ON AVEO BUT IT WITH A VIN SPLIT) ITS YOUR COILPACK AND IF I WAS YOU AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I WOULD MARK ON MY COILPACK BEFORE I TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER AND JUST IN CASE THEY TELL YOU ITS SOMETHING ELSE YOU'LL ALREADY HAVE YOUR COILPACK MARK.


SO TO ALL THE PEOPLE OUT THERE ITS SO MUCH CHEAPER TO BUY A COILPACK THAN A MOTOR SO GET IT CHECK!!!
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