Chevrolet Sonic Complaints (2012)

354 consumer complaints on file.

#11343957August 7, 2020
AIR BAGS, ENGINE
ENGINE IS RUNNING ROUGH WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ALSO AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON WITH NO COLLISIONS FOR IT TO APPEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341912July 28, 2020
POWER TRAIN
CAR HAS 52,000 MILES, AND THE TRANSMISSION BLEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341320July 24, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RADIO IS NOT WORKING. THEREFORE, I AM UNABLE TO HEAR ANY ALARMS (DOOR, BLINKER). I AM ALSO UNABLE TO USE HAND FREE CALLING OR ON STAR. ALSO, THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY ATTEMPT TO START IF THE KEY IS LEFT IN THE IGNITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337821July 7, 2020
POWER TRAIN
AT 94000 MILES THE CAR STOPPED SHIFTING PERIOD. IT WOULD START AND THEN GO NOWHERE NOT FORWARDS BACKWARDS NOTHING. THANK THE LORD I WAS PARKED AT MY HOUSE AND IT WAS A SUDDEN OCCURRENCE. I ONLY FINANCED THIS CAR IN THE END OF FEBRUARY AT 89300 MILES FROM CARMAX AND STILL OWE MONEY FOR IT. THAT IS INSANE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337171July 2, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET SONIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION CEASED IN 2ND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. DON BROWN LOCATED AT 2244 S. KINGS HIGHWAY BLVD, ST. LOUIS, MO 63110, AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE STATED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V315000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. *BF *AS *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327820June 8, 2020
POWER TRAIN
2012 CHEVY SONIC ONLY HAS 39K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION IS KICKING IN REVERSE AND IN DRIVE .WHILE COMING OUT OF PARK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326001May 26, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDOW WASHER FLUID IS NOT COMING OUT DUE TO WASHER HOSE HAVING DISCONNECTED FROM FLUID RESERVOIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323324May 5, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN I TRIED TO SHIFT GEARS WHILE DRIVING MY CLUTCH IS STUCK AND I CAN'T SWITCH AND IT MAKES A WEIRD SOUND AND STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322313April 26, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR IS RUNNING FINE / ALL RIGHT. NO PROBLEMS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319258March 25, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11317265March 10, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING HITTING THE WINDOW WAS FOUND. THE REAR DEFOGGER WAS ON WHEN IT HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11315613March 2, 2020
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR GOT STUCK IN 1 GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND THEN WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE HAS BROKEN. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 70,598 MILES ON IT. HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. I DID A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH AND THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS! THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT DOESN'T INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. HTTPS://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/SONIC/2012/TRANSMISSION/BAD_TRANSMISSION.SHTML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299959January 16, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON CHRISTMAS EVE 2018 AND DRAINED BATTERY. RADIO WOULD TURN OFF BUT TURN BACK ON IT'S SELF. CAUSES BATTERY REPLACEMENT. TO TO GM THEY TOOK FUSE 15 OUT NOW HAVE NO SPEAKERS ONSTAR RADIO INCOMING CALLS CRASH RESPONSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292032December 30, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHECKED CAR WHILE STATIONED, WHEN RUNNING ALWAYS NEEDS MORE COOLING MAYBE ELECTRICAL BURNOUT OF A PART THAT CONNECTS TO THE RADIATOR FAN. WHEN PUT THE DIAGNOSE CODE, NONE IS GIVEN, AND TEMPERATURE GOES UP TO 225, ITS A HAZARD IF A PERSON DOES NOT KNOW THAT FAN IS NOT WORKING, PUTTING REFRIGERANT ALL THE TIME. READ THAT THERE IS A NEW RE-DESIGN COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279699November 12, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY CAR KEEPS SHUTTING COMPLETELY OFF EVEN WHILE DRIVING, THE RADIO COME ON AND OFF BY ITSELF AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHY, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS I BE DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269558October 19, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THE SHIFT LEVER BUTTON WILL NOT RELEASE WHEN IN PARK, SO THE VEHICLE DOESNT NOT READ THAT ITS FIRMLY IN PARK; THE KEY WONT RELEASE AND I CANNOT TURN OFF THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE BUTTON UNJAMS ITSELF OR I LUBRICATE IT TO DO SO. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FREQUENTLY. THE ONLY FIX IS REPLACING THE ENTIRE SHIFT LEVER, WHICH IS UPWARDS OF $300
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267103October 8, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR JERKS WHEN IT DOWNSHIFTS. IT'S BEEN DOING THIS ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I GOT IT. GOT IT CHECKED OUT AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT'S NOT A PROBLEM. FAST FORWARD...IT'S WORSE. THE CAR JERKS IN SECOND AND FIRST DOWNSHIFTING. DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE OR CITY STREET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266588October 6, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
GEAR/TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING IN STEADY TRAFFIC... CAR SUDDENLY WENT TO 5-6000RPMS WITHOUT PRESSURE ON THE GAS AND THEN DOWN QUICKLY TO 1000RPMS BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND PULL OVER. AFTERWARDS, I COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO MOVE ABOVE 1000RPMS AND REVERSE GEAR WENT INTO FAILURE. THE TOW TRUCK COULDN'T MOVE IT WITHOUT PLACING IT INTO MANUAL MODE. IT'S BEEN IN THE GARAGE FOR A WEEK WITH ALL DIAGNOSTICS SHOWING FAILURE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. AT THIS POINT, I EITHER NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OR BUY A NEW CAR. I ONLY HAD APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES ON THE CAR IN 7 YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265702October 2, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, THE CAR LOOSES POWER AND BEGAN TO STALL. I'VE WENT TO TWO CHEVY DEALERSHIPS AND TWO REPAIR AND NO ONE IS ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT'S THE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254621September 11, 2019
ENGINE
2012 SONIC HAS THE SAME ENGINE AS THE CHEVY CRUZE, THE CRUZE HAS A RECALL ON IT FOR THE ENGINE VALVE, YET THE SONIC DOES NOT. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO GET DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE VALVE NEEDS REPLACED. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE ARE ON OUTSTANDING RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. I DON'T WANT TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED WHEN THE SAME ENGINE ON THE CRUZE HAS THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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