Chevrolet Sonic Complaints

954 consumer complaints on file.

#10614778July 20, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THIS VEHICLE IS GETTING BETWEEN 19-21 MPG AT THE MOST, INCLUDING HIGHWAY, WHICH IS EXTREMELY LOW COMPARED TO OTHER SIMILAR SONIC VEHICLE MODELS AND THE ESTIMATED 25/35 MPG FOR THIS VEHICLE.I AM WONDERING IF IT IS LEAKING FUEL. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CHEVY REQUIRING THIS MUCH GAS. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT MIGHT BE AFFECTED BY THE FUEL RECALL BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. GM AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAVE DISREGARDED MY CONCERNS, TELLING ME MY VEHICLE IS OPERATING NORMALLY. I WOULD LIKE MY VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611397July 17, 2014
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE
YOU CANT PUT ANYTHING IN THE TRUNK OR HAVE PASSENGERS ON BACK SEAT WITHOUT CAR BOTTOMING OUT. IF YOU EXCEED 300 POUNDS IN TRUNK THE BACK WHEELS GO ALL THE WAY UP IN CAR, RIDE IS TERRIBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610211July 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BATTERY GO'S DEAD WHEN NOT STARTED FOR MORE THEN2 DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609169July 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THE SHIFTER MECHANISM GETS STUCK & THE CAR CANNOT BE PUT INTO DRIVE. THIS HAPPENS MANY TIMES-ESPECIALLY DURING THE COLDER MONTHS, WHEN THE CAR CANNOT BE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE & I AM LEFT STRANDED IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER. ADDITIONALLY, GM REFUSES TO ADMIT THE SHIFTER IS DEFECTIVE & REFUSES TO BUY THE CAR BACK, AS I AM JUST A STUDENT IN COLLEGE WORKING A PART-TIME JOB. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I NEEDED A DEPENDABLE CAR TO GET ME BACK & FOURTH TO COLLEGE & MY PART-TIME JOB...BECAUSE OF THE CARS DEFECTS, I AM OFTEN LATE FOR SCHOOL & OR WORK. PLUS, MY SISTER ALSO HAS A CHEVY 2006 AVEO SHE WAS GIVEN, BUT THIS CAR ALSO HAS THE VERY SAME ISSUE'S WITH THE SHIFTER...THEREFORE, WHEN GM CEO [XXX] TESTIFIES BEFORE CONGRESS AND TELLS CONGRESS THAT GM IS NOT HIDING OR COVERING-UP ANY ADDITIONAL CAR PROBLEMS...SHE IS A LIAR & I AM STUCK WITH THIS PRETTY MUCH USELESS CAR, THAT GM HAS MY MONEY & I DON'T HAVE A DEPENDABLE CAR & I/WE ARE WILLING TO OFFER BOTH CARS SO THAT AN INDEPENDENT EXPERT MECHANIC CAN EVALUATE BOTH CARS TO PROVE THAT GM INDEED KNEW ABOUT THESE SHIFTER MECHANISM DEFECTS GOING BACK TO AT LEAST 2006 AVEO MODEL, BUT CONTINUED TO SELL THESE TIME-BOMBS TO THE YOUNG ADULTS OF THIS COUNTRY, WHO ARE SCRAPPING BY TO MAKE ENDS-MEAT & TRY TO GET AN EDUCATION...THEN WE BUY A CAR FROM AN ARROGANT, RUTHLESS, EVIL, LYING COMPANY & WE HAVE NOWHERE TO TURN...I TIRED AN NJ LEMON LAW ATTORNEY, BUT I DETERMINED THAT HE WAS ACTUALLY I BED WITH GM & THE OTHER GM ATTORNEY. I WANT GM TO TAKE THIS CAR BACK, AS I WOULDN'T SELL IT TO MY WORST ENEMY, AS THAT IS NOT THE RIGHT THING TO DO. I WANT GM TO STEP-UP TO THE PLATE & REFUND ALL MY MONEY SO THAT I CAN GO OUT & BUY A DEPENDABLE CAR FROM A REPUTABLE CAR COMPANY. MY DAD, [XXX] , IS ALSO HELPING ME WITH THIS MESS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608902July 8, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SONIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ENTIRE FUEL LEAKED OUT OF THE FUEL TANK ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V464000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,080.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608887July 8, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS STARTED LEAKING FROM BOTTOM OF GAS TANK. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608444July 6, 2014
SUSPENSION
THE CAR HAS A POPPING NOISE WHEN BACKING OVER A CURB OR TURNING SLOWLY. FERMAN DEALERSHIP IN BRANDON, FL. COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. 2012 SONICS HAVE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POPPING NOISE UNDER CAR. SEEMS TO BE A SUSPENSION PROBLEM. DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NOT HEARD ANY COMPLAINTS. THEY ARE NOT TELLING THE TRUTH. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607727July 2, 2014
AIR BAGS
WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN OHIO WHEN A F-150COME OUT OF ANOTHER ROAD AND T BONED ME THEY HAD O CUT ME OUT OF THE CAR MY NECK WAS INJURED AND MY BACK STILL HURTS AND I HAVE BAD HEADACHES NOW THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT GM SAYS I WAS NOT HIT HARD ENOUGH BUT I HAD SEVERAL AIRBAGS IN THE CAR AND NONE OF THEM DEPLOYED AND CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS .I THINK IT IS PRETTY SAD WHEN U BUY A VEHICLE FOR SAFETY THEN YOU CRASH AND THE COMPANY HAS NO CARE ABOUT YOU THEY JUST CARE ABOUT TRYING TO SAY THAT NOTHING WAS FAULTY ON THERE PART BUT AS WE ALL KNOW THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL RECALLS ON THESE CARS SINCE FOR FAULTY AIRBAGS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10606270June 26, 2014
AIR BAGS, WHEELS
I JUST NOTICED THERE WAS AN AIRBAG RECALL ON MY VEHICLE, I DID NOT GET NOTICE OF THIS RECALL. I WAS IN A RECENT ACCIDENT AND EVERYONE SEEM SHOCKED THAT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DUE TO THE DAMAGES TO MY CAR. ADDITIONALLY, I AM HAVING TO ADD AIR TO MY TIRES WEEKLY AS SOON AS I ADD AIR THEN I GET ANOTHER WARNING THAT MY TIRES NEED MORE AIR. THE SENSOR DID NOT RESPOND AS MY ONSTAR SERVICES DID NOT GET IT TO RESPOND AS THE SERVICE IS SET UP TO DO. I HAVE CHANGED CLIMATE FROM A COLD(PA) TO A WARMER (GA) AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605510June 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING IN 70MPH TRAFFIC, MY WIFE JOSTLED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WHILE REACHING UP TO ADJUST WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE CAR STALLED. A TRUCK WAS BARRELING DOWN ON US. FORTUNATELY WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN TIME. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH NO TROUBLE. THIS WAS A RENTED CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598836June 17, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCTOBER 2013, BUT IT IS HAPPENING DAILY NOW. I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND IT WILL NOT TURN AT ALL. IT IS STUCK. I TAKE THE KEY OUT AND PUT IT BACK IN AND TRY TO TURN WITH NO LUCK. TODAY IT TOOK 15 TIMES OF TRYING TO TURN THE KEY AND TAKING IT OUT AND PUTTING IT BACK IN BEFORE IT WOULD START. I HAVE EVEN VIDEOED MYSELF TRYING TO START MY CAR SO I CAN SHOW THE DEALERSHIP. I AM SUPPOSED TO TAKE IT IN TOMORROW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598257June 14, 2014
ENGINE
AFTER HASELWOOD CHEVROLET BUICK GMC DEALERSHIP FIXED THE TRANSMISSION SEALS I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE IS IDLING ROUGH WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT I NOTICE THIS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596145June 12, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
2012 CHEVROLET SONIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALLS AND VEHICLE REPAIRS ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE KNOCK SENSOR AND LOWER TRANSMISSION MOUNT WERE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596812June 7, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE AIR CONDITIONER MAKES A HORRIBLE SQUEALING NOISE. IT DOES THIS LIKE CLOCKWORK EVERY 30 SECONDS WHILE RUNNING THE AC ON 2 OR ABOVE. IT IS SO LOUD EVEN WITH THE RADIO ON YOU HEAR IT GOING DOWN THE ROAD. IT STARTED RIGHT AFTER I HIT 2000 MILES ON THE CAR AND ABOUT A MONTH AFTER BUYING IT. IT CONTINUES TO DO IT A YEAR LATER AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 8 TIMES, THE SAY IT IS NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596839June 7, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW EVERYTIME I GO TO PARK MY CAR MY SHIFTER GET STUCK AND I AM UNABLE TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK OR TAKE THE KEY OUT. I WENT TO THE DEALER SHIP AND I WAS TOLD I COULD SPEND $150 TO GET IT LOOKED AT & THEN SPEND HOW EVERY MUCH MONEY IT WOULD BE TO FIX IT. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR THAT AT THE MOMENT BUT NOW ITS TO THE POINT WHERE I CANT EVEN DRIVE MY CAR AT ALL BECAUSE THE SHIFTER ALWAYS GETS STUCK AND I CANT GET MY KEY OUT TO PARK OR PUT IT IN PARK DRIVE REVERSE ETC...... ! ! ! I HAVE SEEN THAT A COUPLE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM SO ITS NOT JUST MY CAR. BUT SINCE IT GETS SUCK I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HIT THE SHIFTER BY ACCIDENT AND IT WILL MOVE THE CAR INTO ANOTHER POSITION BECAUSE IT DOESN'T CLICK WITCH MEANS I CAN GO FROM DRIVING TO IT BEING THROWN INTO PARK OR REVERSE IN SECONDS. THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE A ACCIDENT! I NEED THIS FIXED I DRIVE WITH KIDS IN MY CAR ON A DAILY BASIS .......... THEIR IS SOMETHING WRONG IN THE SHIFTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596536June 5, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
A BAD SMELL LIKE ROTTEN EGGS, KEEPS COMING OUT OF THE AC/C VENTS AND THE ENGINE OF THE CAR. I CHANGED THE AIR FILTER AND EVERYTHING BUT NOTHING HAPPEN THE SMELL DOES NOT GO AWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594703May 28, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY MOTHER STATED THAT SHE WAS SITTING STILL AT A RED LIGHT WAITING FOR IT TO TURN GREEN WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD CAUSING HER TO STRIKE THE CAR THAT WAS IN FRONT OF HER. SHE MANAGED TO STEERING AROUND THAT CAR AND BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. SHE AND MY SISTER TOLD ME THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. BOTH TIMES THE CAR WAS STANDING STILL AND HER FEET WERE ON THE BRAKES.UPDATED 06/03/14 *BF *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594446May 27, 2014
ENGINE
WHEN IN PARK, THE ENGINE IDLES VERY ROUGHLY. AS A RESULT OF THE ROUGH IDLE, THE FUEL ECONOMY IS NOT AS GOOD AS IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE. TWICE, THE CAR HAS STOPPED RUNNING WHEN AT A STOP SIGN/TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN I REPORTED TO MY DEALER, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THERE WAS A TSB ON THE ISSUE AND THE SOLUTION WAS TO RUN TIER 1 GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT GM DOES NOT HAVE A "FIX" FOR THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS THE 1.8 L GASOLINE ENGINE WITH SIX SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592980May 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SONIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE SWITCH UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE GEAR SHIFT CONSOLE HOUSING WAS CLEANED INTERNALLY. THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS ALSO CLEANED WITH A DEGREASER SOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, ONE WEEK LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. DR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588778May 16, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION SEALS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT PROPERLY SEALED AT TIME OF MANUFACTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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