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Timing Belt Warning Issue for all Aveo Owners - 4/25/2007 6:14:59 PM    taxbert   Posts: 2 Joined: 4/25/2007 Status: offline My timing belt broke and caused $1,500 worth of damage to my car (04 Aveo).  If you had your timing belt break, please let post how many miles you had when it broke.  I had 70,000 miles.  I know NOW that I was supposed to replace it at 60,000 (my Honda's had to be replaced at 90,000).  I wish my dealer would have told me this when I had my car inspected at 66,000 miles two months ago. Post #: 1

RE: Timing Belt Warning Issue for all Aveo Owners - 4/25/2007 7:08:00 PM    MalibuMaxxSS Posts: 598 Joined: 11/18/2006 Status: offline EVERY car that uses timing belts has to have them replaced at around 60-80,000 miles import or otherwise, well aveo are imports i guess to some extent _____________________________ 2006 Malibu Maxx SS, computer Flashed, undercar LED, Cold air intake, 18' Potenzas, Limo tint front to back 1990 YJ Lifted Locked and always muddy, posi loc, 33s TSLs, weber carb. drop tailgate... (in reply to taxbert) Post #: 2

RE: Timing Belt Warning Issue for all Aveo Owners - 5/1/2007 8:52:14 AM    taxbert   Posts: 2 Joined: 4/25/2007 Status: offline I found out that GM issued two service bulletins on Aveo timing belts in October 2006.  It basically says that if you don't replace the belt before 60,000 and it breaks, tough luck!  Bulletin # 3936 and 060601021 However, it also says that the dealership service department should advise customers that changing the belt at 60,000 is required maintenance (which my dealer did not, even though I had the car at the dealer last month to do a state inspection.) (in reply to taxbert) Post #: 3

RE: Timing Belt Warning Issue for all Aveo Owners - 5/2/2007 8:55:31 AM    pqaveo   Posts: 13 Joined: 1/18/2007 Status: offline This is a well-known issue on the Aveo.  I just got mine replaced (before damage was done) with around 45,000 miles.  Join us over at aveoclub.net and you'll learn about all sorts of things including this. (in reply to taxbert) Post #: 4

RE: Timing Belt Warning Issue for all Aveo Owners - 5/12/2007 2:21:02 PM    tripod   Posts: 3 Joined: 3/12/2007 Status: offline If I would have known about the belt,I would have never purchased my Aveo5.My next stop was 1 mile away at a Hyundai dealer. (in reply to pqaveo) Post #: 5

RE: Timing Belt Warning Issue for all Aveo Owners - 2/15/2008 2:08:23 PM    damachilous   Posts: 2 Joined: 2/15/2008 Status: offline I replaced mine at 53k, because it broke then.  Now it broke again at approx 83k.  How do you address that? (in reply to tripod) Post #: 6

RE: Timing Belt Warning Issue for all Aveo Owners - 2/16/2008 1:24:13 PM    shawnvw   Posts: 832 Joined: 1/18/2008 Status: offline I wonder if they explain all of his in the owners manual?....you know that book in the glove compartment that no one reads??? (in reply to damachilous) Post #: 7

RE: Timing Belt Warning Issue for all Aveo Owners - 2/18/2008 10:17:25 AM    MalibuMaxxSS Posts: 598 Joined: 11/18/2006 Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: tripod If I would have known about the belt,I would have never purchased my Aveo5.My next stop was 1 mile away at a Hyundai dealer. they use belts to so no difference there _____________________________ 2006 Malibu Maxx SS, computer Flashed, undercar LED, Cold air intake, 18' Potenzas, Limo tint front to back 1990 YJ Lifted Locked and always muddy, posi loc, 33s TSLs, weber carb. drop tailgate... (in reply to tripod) Post #: 8

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