Today we are going to take a look at a issue that may prove to be dangerous. If you identify any handling or grip problems on your Chevrolet Aveo , it is essential that you drive cautiously and handle it quickly. Our team has made this content page to help you solve them. First, we’ll quickly look at the main parts that ensure good road handling, then we’ll look at why your Chevrolet Aveo doesn’t hold the road any more, and finally we’ll look at how to solve your grip problems.

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What are the main elements that ensure good road holding and handling on a Chevrolet Aveo?

We commence this content page by quickly explaining the main parts that will guarantee good road holding for your Chevrolet Aveo. It’s essential to know that a vehicle’s grip is a science in itself. It will therefore rely upon many points, we will describe below the main ones that can be influenced:

  • Shock absorbers: The main parts of your road handling, they perpetually guarantee the contact between the wheels and the road. They absorb all shocks and holes on the road.
  • Tyres: They are the ones that will guarantee the grip of your Chevrolet Aveo on the road, the softer they are, the more grip you have, but the faster they get broken, the harder they are, the less grip you have, but the more resistant they are. Temperature influences their wear. Their size will also play on grip, the wider they are the more contact with the ground will be important.
  • The center of gravity: The higher your car is going to be, the more it will lean in the corners and therefore lose handling, that’s why low profile sports cars grip better than very high 4×4’s
  • Wheel Alignment: This adjustment allows you to manage the vertical angle of your car’s wheels, it is therefore important for the grip of your car and the wear of your tires. This adjustment is very precise and must be accomplished by professionals.

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There are many other parts to take into account such as wheelbase, ground clearance, chassis rigidity, weight and aerodynamics…

Why is my Chevrolet Aveo having problems with my car’s handling or grip?

We will now proceed to the part that concerns you the most, why my Chevrolet Aveo has handling problems? As we mentioned above, there are quite a lot of elements to take into account for your car to have a good grip, nevertheless there are few that can evolve over time, most of them are intrinsic to the construction of the car, we will discover right away those that can disturb your handling and road, and, why:

  • As we explained above, the rubber of the tyres has a crucial role in the good road holding of your car, if your tyres are dead, you might have problems of road holding on wet road at first and when you reach the “cord” even on dry road.
  • Dead shock absorbers: If your shock absorbers are dead, your car will no longer have the ability to absorb the irregularities of the road properly and it will tend to “float”, which will end result in a bad distribution of the masses on the car and shift the centre of gravity of the car. You risk slipping in the bends.
  • The risk with a misalignment is that your ground contact area is reduced because of a too open or too closed wheel angle, you will have grip problems.
  • A steering issue: Last but not least, the last important component for good road handling is that all the elements of your steering must be in good state. The most classic case is that your stabilizer bar or the silent blocks of your steering triangles are dead. The result will be a delay in your changes of direction.

How do you solve the handling problems?

We now proceed to the different solutions to resolve your road holding problems on your Chevrolet Aveo .

  • Tyres: Nothing could be less complicated, just replace your tyres, make sure to verify them cautiously and replace them when you get to the visual indicator in the grooves of your tyres. It is generally necessary to count between 100 and 200 euros for a pair of tires.
  • Shock absorbers: Ditto, dead shock absorbers have to be changed, if you want to know when to change the shock absorbers of a Chevrolet Aveo, please have a look at our content page on this topic. The price can vary quite a lot, but you will have to count at least 400€
  • Wheel alignment: You will have to go to your mechanic to have it fixed, it will cost you less than 100€?
  • Steering: If you have problems with the handling on Chevrolet Aveo because of your steering, there may be several elements involved, in this case you will have to make a whole check-up of these elements, the best is to call a specialist.

Whenever you have any further questions about the Chevrolet Aveo, do not hesitate to consult our Chevrolet Aveo category.