sanchin

if the people at the gm dealer knew what every vehicle needed they would not be human they would be machines. these cars are made in korea (mistake number one)(although the new ones are getting good reviews). sometimes people have to be accountable for their own neglect as well they do put the owners manuals in these things for a reason.

THOMASTHH

I have a 2008 Aveo5 I bought yesterday. It has 45,000 miles. I heard about the timing belt issue today and looked carefully in the owner's manual for information about this - found nothing. Do I need to get this examined by the dealer right away? I paid 7,000 and would hate to have a $2000 repair bill before the car gets dirty.
Dakota Shopper

jc323

My belt broke with about 36000 miles on it (teeth stripped on belt) with about 92000 miles on the car. The belt should not break that soon and potentially trash the motor! Not happy! The Aevo should have been recalled for this problem (safty hazard).

Dan Robertson

I have a 2010 Aveo with the 100,000 mile drive train warranty. I bought the car new last year. My owners manual is quite clear in that the timing belt needs to be changed at 100,000 miles. The warranty information is also quite clear that GM will cover engine damage caused by a failed timing belt only if the belt was changed per their recommendation. I went to the dealer with the manual and warranty booklet in hand. The service manager initially told me that the belt needed to be changed at 60,000 but further investigation revealed that a new and improved (and more expensive) belt was being used in the 2010 model.

Chevrolet Customer Service

jc323,

Have you contacted your local dealer service center regarding this issue?

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Dan Robertson,

Did your dealer replace the belt?

Louis
GM Customer Service

jc323

My belt broke with 36000 miles on it. With all the complaints about the timing belt on Aveo's breaking it seems like there is too much tension on this belt, they should have used a timing chain. Pure and simple, bad design! A warning about the belt breaking does not negate Chevorlet's responsibility!

jc323

Louis, GM customer service rep, for some reason your reply did not show up until now. No I haven't, as of this moment I can not find the bill for the timing belt only the sticker on the timing belt cover saying when the timing was changed (56000 miles now 92000) but sure, I will gave that a try. The belt failing so soon caught me off gaurd as I did not expect it. Heck,you can use my car to figure out why this belt failed I am sure curious.

Dan Robertson

To clear up any misunderstanding, my belt has not been replaced yet as the car only has 35,000 miles on it. I posted the above information only to advise people that a change was made in 2010 that increases the life of the timing belt.

jc323

Turns out on inspection that the Idler Pully bolt broke (half of the bolt is still in the head) and the belt did not break but had its teeth stripped off when the Idler Pully cut loose. This is the original bolt and Idler Pully is this covered under the 100000 mile warrenty or is it just 60000 miles? I assumed the belt broke, that was not the problem.

jc323

My timing belt had 36000 miles on the belt, on inspection the Idler Pulley bolt snapped off in the head! The belt did not break but got trashed from the Idler Pully cutting loose. Must be one heck of alot of tension on that belt to break a fair size bolt.