New 2008 Aveo LS owner

[Steve B]

Thanks Steve! Nice ride in your pic.

I would think the timing belt would start acting up before it snaps wouldn't it? Misfires,hard idles, and rough accelerations? Right now, mine runs smooth as silk so I am hoping it is good.

There seems to be a solid concensus on the forum by very knowledgeable Aveo owners who all agree on this point, get the belt changed at 60,000 miles. There may or maynot be any warning signs, but the damage it could cause is not worth chancing it. Thanks for the compliment about my ride!

[thehunterooo]

There are no warning signs, it will just go (belt will break or pulley will break, etc....) you will know when it happens though, as you will be towing the car home It can run fine then just break, only way to know it is good is to have it changed or checked.

[Overdrive]

I was hoping you wouldn't tell me that...

[thehunterooo]

I wish I wouldn't have to

I can not lie to you though, I do not want to see that "timing belt broken" thread

It is not too bad though, like I said before, you can try to find out if it was ever done, if that does not pan out, you can have it checked, or if you want, have it changed. I still do not think it was changed if it was traded in, that may have been the reason for the trade-in in the first place.

Of course though, some people have had their belts last 100k+ miles, it is just one of those things.

A good shop can do the timing belt service (water pump, belt, pullies, etc) for $500~ and it should have a warranty so if they mess something up, it is on them. It is a soild car otherwise though, just follow the service intervals like the law and you will be good to go.

[Aveo5_boy]

I was hoping you wouldn't tell me that...

Welcome to the aveoforum Overdrive!
Well, you got yourself a ticking time bomb......LOL!!! Seriously, go get your timing belt inspected and see if the work has already been done and don't regret your choice of vehicle. I'm a 2008 Aveo5 LT owner and I love this car from the very first day I did the test drive. I'm sure you will love it too!

[Overdrive]

Thanks, Aveo5_boy! I do love the car. Other than the timing belt thing, I am really enjoying it. I wish we could petition Chevrolet to do a recall or come up with a fix for it.

[thehunterooo]

Changing the timing belt is like changing your oil, tires etc...it is regular maintenance (at the 60k intervals that is) it is not a problem that you would have a recall over, the interference engines are just they way they are. Read this....

Interference engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Overdrive]

I guess it is just new to me since I drove a Ford truck for over 15 years and 200,000 miles and never had to deal with timing chain/belt issues.

Oh well, I like the car otehrwise, so I will just have to get it looked at.

[thehunterooo]

Yeah, non-interference engines are nice