New Aveo, New Issues

Reading the last guys thread on picking up an Aveo I now know what to expect.
Although, I just got mine Thursday night... And here are my problems.

1. Driving around town, i have noticed that it is unusually difficult to get it into second gear unless you quick shift from first to second.... if its a slow casual shift , it likes to fight you for it... I'm not sure it should be doing this... something out of adjustment maybe?

2. At highway speeds, i get an awful howl coming from around the mirrors, or fenders... sounds like its right at the front of the door... starts at 68-72 MPH... Anyone else have this issue as well?


Input?

oh, and Hello,
My name is Chris from Springfield, Mo.
2008 Aveo5 in Grey
:thumbright: :thumbleft:

dont know about ur trans, maybe bad syncros? as for howling sound, make sure all ur windows are tight and so forth, but the aveo isnt exactly the quietest to drive, thats part of ownin an econo car.

The howls are normal, especially if its gusty outside.

I have an 08 Aveo5 too and it was a little stiff shifting the first few thousand miles, but loosened up fine.

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Originally Posted by AutoXChris

Reading the last guys thread on picking up an Aveo I now know what to expect.
Although, I just got mine Thursday night... And here are my problems.

1. Driving around town, i have noticed that it is unusually difficult to get it into second gear unless you quick shift from first to second.... if its a slow casual shift , it likes to fight you for it... I'm not sure it should be doing this... something out of adjustment maybe?

2. At highway speeds, i get an awful howl coming from around the mirrors, or fenders... sounds like its right at the front of the door... starts at 68-72 MPH... Anyone else have this issue as well?


Input?

oh, and Hello,
My name is Chris from Springfield, Mo.
2008 Aveo5 in Grey
:thumbright: :thumbleft:

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you should hear the howl at 75+...its from the mirrors

Theres like 2 holes in the grill each corner. The grill is not full of holes. Think Thats whats making the sound. Look at your grill, you'll see what im talking about. Pisses me off when I hear it. Windy days its really bad. Sounds like your doors are gonna blow off. lol

its from the mirrors not the grill...trust me mine broke and fell out and the same exact noise is still there its something near the mirror

true story, its coming from the mirror area, drivers side. Windy days even worse.

i get the wind noise too but check out the transmission problem, I had a bad crank sensor so it could be the same.

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Originally Posted by AutoXChris

2. At highway speeds, i get an awful howl coming from around the mirrors, or fenders... sounds like its right at the front of the door... starts at 68-72 MPH... Anyone else have this issue as well?


Input?

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easy fix...


turn the radio up ;]

and welcome!

or drive slower.

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Originally Posted by mikedudley17

or drive slower.

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in the city, yes. but on a highway going the speed limit you will hear it still

really? guess i dont pay much attn to it anymore. u will get used to it.

i'm gonna see if i have it. i'm going out of town this weekend anyways.

Shifting is quite rough when the car is colder but after it has warmed up, it seems fine but not the smoothest out there.

The howl is quite cad actually... mostly when it's windy outside and cross winds.

DON'T GO SLAMMING ANY GEARS! That's the first thing everybody wants to do, and it's the worst thing you CAN do. Take it easy when you shift. As the tranny fluid warms up, sync will get better. Ever try to shift a tranny in winter that's half full of LUCAS OIL? Doesn't work, because the fluid is too stiff from being cold, and that fluid has to be warm in order to thin out, and allow parts to slide freely. Learn to Double clutch.

see, its the same weather its cold, or warm... Doesnt matter how long i drive, it has issues shifting into 2nd....

i have to make sure i QUICK shift(not hard) to get it into 2nd... if i hesitate just a little, i have to get it into another gear or double clutch to get it into 2nd....

I want to agree with the person who said the syncro's need a good workout...

Take it in. I wonder why people always complain on forums when the car is still on warranty.

Go to the dealer, they'll check it out AND give you a better diagnostic than anyone on here can guess.

all i was trying to find out, is if it was normal, or if my car was jacked up...

My first post,I to have had the howl. I took it in they got it down some .The other problem was oil leak , the oil pump had a bad casting and had to be replaced.

Eww... That's not good.

Not gonna lie, I still have a bit of resistance to my shift from first to second. It has freed up a bit (i've got about 6000 miles on it now). It isn't horrible, but it is a different feeling shifting from first to second compared with any of the other gears. Definitely not as smooth and firm as I'd like it.

First to second has probably the biggest change in gear ratio (someone correct me if I'm wrong), meaning when shifting to second the input and output shafts are spinning at such different speeds compared to the gear ratio, that the synchronizer needs a little time to match everything up.

I had a similar problem with mine the first day I got it. I say similar because I wouldn't call it a howling noise. It was more like a popping noise and it didn't happen consistently. I noticed it when I was driving around 63-65 mph. The day I brought home my car, it was super, super windy out. I looked at the reports for that day and they said the wind had gotten up to 50 mph! I haven't experienced the noise since but it really made me scared when I heard it cause I have never heard anything like it before. I thought possibly it was the wind pushing my car sideways and the tires were making the noise cause they were being pushed but I asked someone and they said that it wasn't possible. The other problem I had that day was that because it was so windy, I had a hard time staying on the road. Like, the wind kept trying to push my car and I had to grip the steering wheel tight to stay as straight as I could. When I let go of the wheel it hurt to move my hand. I was very displeased with this because yet again, I have never had a car have so much trouble when it was windy.

My first car was a 1993 Dodge Dynasty Sedan
I now own a 2009 Chevy Aveo Sedan

with the height of the cars side paneling because of the upright design americans demand :roll: and the height of the stock suspension combined with the spring rates and how light the car is. The car acts like a sail in even moderate wind.

Lowering springs with a higher spring rate help solve the rolling quite a bit but not entirely. Just moves the numbers so to speak, so you need more wind speed before you really feel it. Rolling down the windows has helped me as well.

I had a Lancer which was pretty bad for the wind too. However my Aveo doesn't bother me at all for the wind, I find that it's stable (considering what the car is) and the wind noise is acceptable (I've heard worse).

I can't say I've had any problems shifting although the tranny is definitely kinda clunky. I have gotten used to it with them and don't really mind it at all anymore. I didn't have the car since it was new though, it was already 4 when I got it.