Chevrolet Spark Complaints

529 consumer complaints on file.

#10850913March 21, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A LIGHT AT 5MPH THE GEAR INDICATOR DISAPPEARED AND THE TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 2ND GEAR VERIFIED BY REVS VS. VEHICLE SPEED. RESULTED IN VERY SLOW ACCELERATION AND HIGH REVS. CYCLING THE GEAR SHIFTER DID NOT RESOLVE ISSUE. WOULD NOT EVEN SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. ISSUE NOT RESOLVED UNTIL CYCLING IGNITION. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NO INDICATOR LAMPS. NO GEAR SELECTION INDICATOR ON DISPLAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850916March 21, 2016
POWER TRAIN
UNDER EMERGENCY BRAKING FROM 45MPH THE GEAR SHIFTER SLIT FORWARD TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT OPERATOR INPUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846379March 14, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS VECHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND SPEED. WHEN I BRAKE IT'S SOMETHING COMING UP UNDER MY FEET AND THEN THE TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON, :SLIPPERY WHEN IT'S WET LIGHT" ON THE PANEL. NOW, I HAD TAKEN IT TO BOB BELL TWICE AND THEY KEEP SAYING THEY FIXED IT, BUT MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SAME CONDITIONED. I WANT SOMETHING DONE BEFORE I LOSE MY LIFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837756February 23, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHEN BRAKING WHICH IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC AS CAR JUMPS FORWARD WHEN IT DOES THIS. CONTINUOUSLY RUNS AT OVER 4000RPM. CAR STALLS WHEN ACCELERATING MAKING PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR COMING OFF AN EXIT RAMP QUITE DIFFICULT AND WILL REV ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. CONTINUOUS ENGINE NOISE AS IF CAR IS BEING REDLINED. CAR ALSO HAS DIFFICULTY GOING IN REVERSE. EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD PROPERLY. CAR WILL ROLL BACKWARD WHEN IN DRIVE AND ON A SMALL INCLINE. ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH CAR WHERE STEREO WILL SPONTANEOUSLY CHANGE STATIONS AND THE DASH LIGHTS WILL FLICKER. HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS TO GM CONTINUOUSLY AND HAD IN DEALERSHIP MORE THAN 11 TIMES FOR REPAIR OF ISSUE. CAR WAS BOUGHT IN FEB 2015, FIRST TAKEN IN TO DEALERSHIP FOR ISSUE IN FEB 2015. IT IS NOW FEB 2016 AND GM REFUSING TO ADDRESS ISSUE. CAR FALLS UNDER LEMON LAW AND THEY ARE STALLING TO WAIT OUT TIME FRAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837369February 21, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AFTER STARTING CAR WHICH THE WEATHER WASN'T A FACTOR AT ALL, DRY WARM DAY, BUT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR DID NOT. CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED, GOT GEAR NOTIFICATION BACK BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T GO IN GEAR. CAR HAS 8,000 MILES ON IT. FINALLY CAR MOVED BUT WOULDN'T GO PAST 10 MPH. ONSTAR STATES 3 DIFFERENT CODES POPPED UP AND TO TAKE CAR IN WITHIN 7 DAYS. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR AT ALL. CALLED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING AND THE OPEN RECALL IS FOR ROUGH SHIFTING WHICH I HAD AN APT SET UP FOR FEB. 22, 2016 TO GET THE OPEN RECALL FIXED. CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. NOT FOR WHAT MY CAR IS DOING. AFTER CAR MOVED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON BUT HAS A DIFFERENT CODE THAN THE PREVIOUS TWO CODES. ONSTAR SAID THAT CODE HAS TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND EMISSIONS. A NEW CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE THESE KIND OF ISSUES ESPECIALLY 6 MONTHS OF BUYING THE VEHICLE NEW. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING A CHEMICAL CAUSING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS TO BECAME ILL. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THE ILLNESS COULD BE CAUSED ETHANOL GLYCOL POISONING. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825214February 9, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FROM MAY 2015 TO SEPT. 2015, MY VEHICLE HIGH-REVVED AND DIED ON THE HIGHWAY THREE TIMES... THE SAME THREE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON: TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE, REDUCED ENGINE POWER. DUE TO THE TIMING OF INCIDENTS, AUTONATION REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH IT WAS WARRANTIED. I CALLED GM CORPORATE AND EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS A DANGER TO THE SAFETY OF OTHERS AND JEOPARDIZED MY LIFE, AND THEY MADE ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THE SITUATION AT HAND.. AUTONATION CALLED AND APOLOGIZED FOR THE LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT THEY DID NOT SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO FIND THE PROBLEM. ON A DAY OFF FROM WORK, I TOOK IT TO THE SAME AUTONATION TO HAVE THEM RUN DIAGNOSTICS, AND THE TURNED ME AWAY. THIS HAPPENED A DOCUMENT THREE TIMES. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER CHEVY HOUSE, AND THEY ALSO REFUSED THE CAR. DRIVING IT ENDANGERED MY LIFE AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS. FAST FORWARD A COUPLE MONTHS, I FIND OUT THE THROTTLE BODY IS BAD, AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN PUT OUT. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, CONDENSATION HAD BEGUN ON THE INTERIOR OF MY VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, MY FLOORBOARDS WERE SOPPING WET, AND WATER BEGAN TO FILL THE CAB OF MY CAR. AUTONATION DID FIND THAT A HOSE HAD BEEN CUT AND HAD BEEN LEAKING FLUID THROUGHOUT THE CAB. TODAY, 2-9-16 AT APPX. 0426, MY VEHICLE BEGAN FILLING THE CAB WITH NOXIOUS FUMES AND SMOKING UPON PARKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD FOR NO OBVIOUS REASON. NO LIGHTS OR CHIMES INITIATED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE COULD HAVE SET FIRE AT ANY MOMENT HAD I KEPT DRIVING. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS TO MYSELF AND THOSE AROUND, AND NO ONE AT AUTONATION TAKES IT SERIOUSLY. I HOPE BY ADVANCING MY PROBLEMS WITH THE 2014 CHEVY SPARK WILL STEER POTENTIAL BUYERS THE OTHER WAY, AND I ALSO HOPE THAT GM WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND BUY THE CAR BACK. WHEN A CAR DIES ON THE MOST DANGEROUS HIGHWAY IN TEXAS FOR NO REASON AND STARTS SMOKING, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823026January 29, 2016
AIR BAGS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SPARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HATCHBACK LOCK FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V298000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819881January 13, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION POWER. IT RAN 5K RPMS TO GO 55 MPH AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WAS ON AND THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT WAS BLINKING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR A WEEK AND THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS STAY ON AND SOMETIMES THEY GO OFF EVEN THOUGH I CONTINUE TO HAVE LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND RIDICULOUSLY HIGH RPMS TO TRAVEL 35-55MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816850December 29, 2015
ENGINE, WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NOT EVEN 10,000 MILES IN I HAD A TIRE GETS A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT COVER IT OR SWAP IT OUT SAYING IT COULD HAVE BEEN DUE TO HITTING A POTHOLE OR CURB. 15,000 MILES IN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND HEAR A LOUD BANG AND THE AC DOESN'T WORK. I TAKE IT IN AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS I COULD HAVE HIT ROAD DEBRIS AND WOULD NOT COVER ANY WORK ON THE AC, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. ABOUT A WEEK LATER I GET A LETTER IN THE MAIL ABOUT THE AC RECALL AND FIND OUT MY COMPRESSOR EXPLODED ON THE INSIDE DUE TO FAULTY PARTS. 20,000 MILES IN AND THE CAR WAS EATING A QUART OF OIL EVERY 2-3 DAYS AND STILL DRAINING IT AND RAN ROUGH. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP IN WHAT THEY CALLED "LOOKING FOR PROBLEMS THAT CAN'T BE REPRODUCED". THEN NOT EVEN A MONTH LATER I GET A LETTER ABOUT THE RECALL AND HOW I NEED TO BRING IT IN AS QUICK AS I CAN BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE 'MAY' BE EXPERIENCING EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION, DUE TO FAULTY PARTS. 40,000 MILES IN I'M GETTING THE TCS LIGHT ON WITH THE CEL FLASHING AT ME AND THE CAR STUTTERS AND LOOSES POWER ALL WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. GIVES THE CODE OF P0324 (KNOCK CONTROL SYSTEM ERROR). DEALERSHIP SAYS IT COULD BE DUE TO BEING DRIVEN ROUGH AND IT IS MY FAULT. I SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING 80 IN A CHEVY SPARK (THE HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN TEXAS). THE ENGINE HAS A LOUD LIFTER TICK IN THE HEADS. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO OPEN THEM WITHOUT A FAULT CODE THAT INDICATES A HEAD ISSUE. 47,000 MILES IN I HAVE MORE MISFIRES AND ERROR CODES. TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THEIR EXCUSE IS THIS TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816898December 29, 2015
ENGINE, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HAVE A 2013 CHEVY SPARK. IT HAS ALREADY HAD AN ENGINE REPLACED AT JUST OVER 20,000 MILES AND CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS BEFORE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. IT CONTINUOUSLY GOES BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALER, YET "NO ISSUES OR CODES" ARE EVER FOUND. TO ME THIS CAR IS A POTENTIAL DEATH TRAP EVERY TIME IT'S DRIVEN. IT CONTINUOUSLY SHOWS THE ENGINE LIGHT...BLINKING AWAY...ALONG WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL THAT FREQUENTLY IS ON WITH IT. IT THEN REVS EXTREMELY HIGH AND YOU CAN'T GO OVER 20 MILES AN HOUR BECAUSE OF FEAR THE CAR WILL EXPLODE. IT ALSO SHAKES DURING ALL OF THIS. THESE ARE ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT THE CAR HAS HAD SINCE BEFORE THE FIRST ENGINE DECIDED TO JUST BLOW...ON A HIGHWAY...JUST OVER 20,000 MILES. PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE RECALLS, FOR THIS CAR AS WELL. CUTE CAR...BUT IT ENDS THERE. IT'S A DEATH TRAP ON WHEELS!! THERE SHOULD BE A MAJOR RECALL AND CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON THESE CARS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788298November 4, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE NEAR WEST PALM BEACH AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. THE BRAKES WAS NOT WORKING AND THE STEERING LOCKED ON ME PREVENTING ME TO TURN THE WHEEL RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO THE GRASS TO A GUARD RAIL. ALSO THE AIR BAGS IN THE FROM DID NOT DEPLOY. ONLY THE SIDE AIR BAGS. I INJURED MY HEAD AND HAD TO GET STITCHES BECAUSE OF THIS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10787420October 31, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE RADIO LOCKED AND SCREEN WENT BLANK ALL RADIO FUNCTIONS STOPPED WORKING. ALL WARNING CHIMES STOPPED WORKING. I PURCHASED THE CAR FOR MY NEWLY LICENSED DAUGHTER 6 MONTHS AGO, AND THIS IS THE SECOND PROBLEM I'VE HAD WITH THIS CAR AND I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE FOR HER TO DRIVE. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF MY VIN # EVEN THOUGH I SAW A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM, STATING THAT I HAVE TO COME OUT MY POCKET TO FIX IT. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM/CHEVROLET. CAR AGAIN, THEY ARE A PIECE OF CRAP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781281October 10, 2015
WHEELS
DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, ON A LOCAL STREET, ON A CLEAR DAY; I HEARD A HISSING SOUND.I KNEW I HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE THE CAR WAS DRIVING LUMPY SO I KNEW I HAD A FLAT. WHEN I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE, THE SIDE OF MY TIRE WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT. I HAVE ALWAYS CHECKED MY TIRES TO MAKE SURE THE TIRE PRESSURE IS JUST RIGHT, AND HAVE THEM ROTATED. ON STAR ALSO ALERTS ME WHEN AND IF THE PRESSURE GO LOW. MY TIRES WERE STILL IN GOOD CONDITION. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THIS DAMAGE OCCURRED. IT LOOKED AS IF SOMEONE TOOK A GIANT CAN OPENER AND OPENED MY TIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781044October 9, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10767439September 22, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE CENTER CONSOLE SCREEN (INFOTAINMENT) IS VERY BRIGHT ON ITS LOWEST LIGHT LEVEL SETTING. NO WAY TO TURN OFF THE SCREEN OR DIM IT MORE THE WHERE THE FACTORY SETTING IS. TALKED WITH DEALER, ONSTAR CALL CENTER, AND CUSTOMER ACTIVIST AT CHEVROLET. THEY ALL SAY IT IS A FACTORY SETTING THAT CANNOT BE CHANGED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE AT ITS LOWEST SETTING I CAN NOT SEE IF THERE IS ANY WILDLIFE OF HUMANS ALONG THE EDGE OF THE RURAL ROAD AT NIGHT. IT IS LIKE DRIVING IN A CONDITION EQUIVALENT TO HAVING A CONSTANT ONCOMING HIGH BEAM LIGHT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR A PROGRAMMING UPDATE TO THE COMPUTER SO THERE IS A VIRTUAL DIMMER SWITCH THAT GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764029September 15, 2015
STEERING, AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT 45 MPH. IT WAS AT NIGHT. AS SOON AS I WENT THROUGH THE FIRST GREEN LIGHT, I ACCELERATED (PUSHED ON THE GAS). WHEN I CAME UPON THE SECOND LIGHT, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO BRAKE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I TRIED APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT IT SEEMED AS IF THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I COULD NOT STEER RIGHT OR ANYTHING. I HIT TO CURBS AND KNOCKED DOWN TO CITY SIGNS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH EMS GOT ME OUT OF THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOTALED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10760545September 2, 2015
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
2014 CHEVROLET SPARK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEAD REST WERE UNCOMFORTABLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DESIGN OF THE HEAD REST, CAUSE HER NECK PAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760363August 31, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SPARK. WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY STARTED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,800. MA 10/19/2015 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759978August 28, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE RECAL NUMBER 2014456 (2014 CHEVY SPARK EV) SECONDARY HOOD LATCH CORROSION WHERE THE LATCH CAN RUST AND BREAK AND HOOD CAN OPEN WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TRIED TO SCHEDULE WITH MY DEALER IN CONROE TX SEVERAL TIMES NO ONE EVER CALLS BACK. WHEN I CALL TO FOLLOW UP THEY DONT CALL BACK. I HAVE SAME ISSUE WITH CHEVY VOLT RECAUL. TWO RECALLS ON VOLT CAR, THE FIRST TIME I TOOK VOLT DEALER DID NOT FIX IT AND NEVER FOLLOWED UP EVEN THOUGH THEY TOLD ME THEY FIXED IT. GM LIKES TO SEND ALL THESE NOTIFICATION BUT THEY NEVER FIX THE ISSUES ON THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748908August 15, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY REV AND STALL. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIR ON FIVE OCCASIONS DEALERS DRIVE IT FOR MAYBE 30 MILES AND SAY ISSUE CAN NOT BE FOUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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