2005 Chevrolet Optra problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Exterior Lighting (4) · Seat Belts:rear/Other (1) · Air Bags (1)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (278)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2024-09-09 · 02-00-89-002X · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on when and how to submit a field product report (fpr) (u.s. and canada dealers only).
Unknown Or Other 2024-09-06 · PIT3271P · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. general motors will only support a tire calibration for tires that have been sized, tested and designed for the vehicle in question and its applications. technician s
Showing the 6 most recent of 278 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2021-10-07 · Exterior Lighting · 60,000 mi“the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet optra. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v261000 (exterior lightning). the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the headlights inadvertently dimmed then went back to bright. the dealer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that parts were not availa…”
2012-08-28 · Exterior Lighting · 30,592 mi · 🔥 fire“tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet optra. the contact stated that the head lights failed. the contact stated that he would turn the lights on and burning fumes would emit into the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnose that the wiring harness needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired under a recall nhtsa campaign id numb…”
2012-01-09 · Air Bags · 20,000 mi“the service air bag light on with code b2502, b1104, b2500. they call the replaced part as "display/clock" assembly which makes it sound like a non-safety related issue but it is actually something wrong with the airbag. it happened twice on my car. the first time it is was still in warranty, mileage should be around 30k-40k km. this time the milea…”
2011-02-20 · Exterior Lighting“chevrolet optra 5 2005. headlamp low beams and day time running lamps work sporadically. it was a recall for this problem and i was never notified from gm dealer. i already spent a lot of money trying to fix it (problem is still on it) and just now i knew about the recall. this is a safety issue special during the winter time. last year i bought th…”
2010-04-16 · Exterior Lighting · 92,000 mi“while i was driving on highway at 11pm, all lights suddenly went off. the same issue happened in 2006(?) and was fixed. in 2008(?), there was a recall from gm about the issue and i did bring my car to dealer for the recall, although i don't know what they did. now it is happening again. i think either they didn't do anything in the recall for…”
2006-06-28 · Seat Belts:rear/Other · 💥 crash · 🔥 fire“i have suffered an accident in which i was severely injured by the seat belt. i was in the back, right side with my seat belt on. because of it i had a ruptured spleen, ruptured sigmoid, explosion of appendix and ruptured cec. not to mention the horrible hematomas in and outside my abdomen. i needed emergency surgery and 2 weeks of hospitalization.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.