Chevrolet Spark Complaints

529 consumer complaints on file.

#10652102November 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
CAR STALLS WILL PUT THE PEDAL TO THE METAL AND WILL NOT ADVANCE. IT WILL START TO MOVE SLOW AFTER A WHILE NOT REACHING FULL SPEED. TRANSMISSION GEAR DISPLAY WILL BE BLANK IN DASH CONSOLE. CAR MOVES AT A VERY HIGH RPM READING. TRANSMISSION WILL KICK IF SET ON NEUTRAL AND THEN SHIF TO DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE IN THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WE OWE THE CAR. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TWICE TO THE DEALER BUT IS WORKING FINE AT SUCH TIME SO THEY CAN NOT DETECT THE PROBLEM. FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN MY WIFE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN IT HAPPEN TO ME I HAD JUST STARTED THE CAR. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650522October 27, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR HAS EXCESSIVE GAS CONSUMPTION. IT IS PRESENTLY GETTING ONLY 24.9 MILES TO THE GALLON. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL HAVE A VERY STRONG SULFUR ODOR COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. I SHOULD BE AVERAGING ABOUT 34 MILES PER GALLON WITH DRIVING PATTERN WHICH IS A MIX OF CITY AND HIGHWAY MILEAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650523October 27, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR HAS EXCESSIVE GAS CONSUMPTION. IT IS PRESENTLY GETTING ONLY 24.9 MILES TO THE GALLON. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL HAVE A VERY STRONG SULFUR ODOR COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. I SHOULD BE AVERAGING ABOUT 34 MILES PER GALLON WITH DRIVING PATTERN WHICH IS A MIX OF CITY AND HIGHWAY MILEAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650541October 27, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I GET THIS LOUD ANNOYING HIGH PITCHED RINGING SOUND COMING FROM BACK WHEELS. THE SOUND IS SO LOUD AT TIMES THAT PEDESTRIANS CAN HEAR IT AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. IT DOES THIS AFTER I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR 30 MINUTES OR MORE. ONCE THE RINGING SOUND STARTS IT WILL NOT STOP NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I'M GOING OR WHETHER I AM SITTING IN IDOL, PARK OR IN ANY GEAR. CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP REPAIR DEPARTMENT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT SAID IT MAY BE THE FUEL PUMP. WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THAT THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR DEPARTMENT WILL NOT AT LEAST CHECK THE FUEL PUMP WHICH WOULD ELIMINATE THIS AS THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. IT DEFINITELY IS NOT A FUNCTIONAL SOUND AND IT MAY BE DANGEROUS TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR WHEN IT IS MAKING THIS SOUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649920October 25, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SPARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR IT TO FUNCTION AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. DJR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648715October 20, 2014
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
HAVE A 2014 CHEVY SPARK. I DO NOT HAVE A SPARE TIRE. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE HEADING HOME FROM VISITING FAMILY OUT OF STATE AND HAD A FLAT TIRE. I THOUGHT NO BIG DEAL I WILL PUT THE SPARE ON AND TAKE CARE OF THE FLAT WHEN I GET HOME. I WAS LOOKING AROUND AND THERE WAS NO SPARE TIRE. ALL I HAD WAS BOTTLE OF MANUFACTURE SUPPLIED FIX A FLAT AND AN AIR COMPRESSOR. NO JACK NO LUG WRENCH AND NO SPARE TIRE. I THOUGHT MAYBE THE CAR HAD RUNFLAT TIRES. IT DID NOT. I WENT TO PUT FIXFLAT IN TIRE AND AIR UP. THERE WAS A HOLE IN SIDE WALL OF TIRE. I HAD TO PAY FOR A TOW TRUCK TO TOW CAR TO SHOP. HOOK UP FEE PLUS MILEAGE. IF THERE WAS A SPARE AND ALL, I WOULD ONLY BE OUT THE COST OF THE TIRE. THIS IS UNCALLED FOR BY ANY MANUFACTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644292October 13, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RENTAL CAR - CHEVY SPARK. WENT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND WAS NOT ABLE TO POWER VEHICLE. SLOWLY STARTED ROLLING INTO FAST MOVING TRAFFIC (FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS) AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. NOT SURE IF THIS IS A FAULTY IGNITION OR A POWER FAILURE. CAR WAS GOING FROM A FULLY STOPPED POSITION TO A LEFT HAND TURN.VERY DANGEROUS AND WOULD HAVE BEEN IN COLLISION HAD NOT OTHER CARS IN TRAFFIC COME TO A STOP TO AVOID A COLLISION. I AM UNSURE OF YEAR (2013 - 2015) AS DID NOT RECORD THIS INFORMATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641626October 6, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
HOOD FLEW OPEN INTO WINDSHIELD WHILE ACCELERATING, CAUSED ME TO CRASH VEHICLE INTO TREE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641612October 6, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHEN DECELERATING IN MY 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK BETWEEN 25 AND 15 MPH IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS APPLYING THE BRAKES. SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID IT'S NORMAL FOR A CVT. I HAVE DRIVEN MULTIPLE CARS WITH CVT AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, A LOUD TICKING FROM THE ENGINE. TECHNICIAN STATES IT'S THE FUEL INJECTORS. I AM NOT ACCEPTING THIS EXPLANATION BECAUSE THE ENGINE ALSO "MISSES" A STROKE ONCE IN AWHILE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640903October 2, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SPARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO START AND HESITATED UPON CHANGING GEARS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VENTILATION CONTROLS FAILED TO ACTIVATE THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER OVER FIVE TIMES AND THE FAILURES WERE UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640351September 30, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS GOING TO PARK IN A PARKING SPACE AND 4 PEOPLE WENT CROSS IN FRONT OF ME AND I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ME AND I ALMOST HIT THEM.I HIT THE BRAKE AGAIN AND IT STOPPED JUST IN TIME.TWO DAYS LATER MY WIFE WAS BEHIND A TRUCK AND SHE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE AND IT DID THE SAME THING TO HER AND SHE BROKE HER 4TH TOE AND SPRAINED HER ANKLE AND HURT HER HIP.THE ONLY WAY SHE GOT IT STOPPED WAS SHOVING IT INTO PARK.I HAD THE DEALER AT CREWS CHEVROLET TO TOE IT IN AND THEY SAY THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG.I REFUSE TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I AM AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.I WANT GM TO TAKE IT BACK AND REFUND MY MONEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10639051September 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SPARK. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631284September 6, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER AND ISSUED A FIX IT TICKET BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE OFFICER NEITHER OF MY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING. I MIGHT ADD THAT THE OFFICER FOLLOWED ME FOR SEVERAL BLOCKS AND SAW ME STOP AT LEAST 4 TIMES BEFORE PULLING ME OVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626875August 20, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WITH LESS THAN 500 MILES ON IT, VEHICLE WAS HESITATING INTERMITTENTLY UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP; OCCASIONALLY WOULD MISS BRIEFLY, WOULD NOT ALWAYS "SHIFT" UNLESS YOU TOOK FOOT OFF GAS; WOULD FEEL LIKE BRAKE BEING APPLIED WHEN COASTING AT LOW SPEED; AND WAS GETTING BAD GAS MILEAGE. CAR WAS NOT SHOWING ANY ERROR CODES BUT MECHANIC FOUND THESE ISSUES UPON TEST DRIVING IT HIMSELF. DEALERSHIP REPLACED PISTONS, RODS, ETC. WAS TOLD WRONG PISTONS INSTALLED AT FACTORY. UPON TEST DRIVING AFTER REPAIRS MECHANIC FOUND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (LEAKING) AND FOUND A CRACK IN THE HOUSING AND AN O RING NOT SEATED PROPERLY. REPLACED HOUSING AND AGAIN TEST DROVE AND HAD TRANSMISSION NOISE AND FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN PAN) AND THEY THEN REPLACED ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. LOVED THE STYLE OF THIS CAR BUT AM TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE QUALITY OF THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621723August 12, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS THE 3RD TIME I WAS DRIVING SLOW, COMING TO A STOP BUT DIDN'T HAVE TO STOP, WENT TO PROCEED AND REALIZED THE CAR HAD SHUT DOWN. EACH TIME I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, SO I DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC AROUND ME, BUT HAD I BEEN ON THE STREET IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. EACH INCIDENT I RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621388August 11, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS IN THE CAR WITH MY SON PULLING INTO MY YARD WHICH IS AT AN INCLINE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES THEY FAILED AND THE CAR CRASHED INTO MY BRICK HOUSE. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED OUT AND THE HOUSE HAS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. ALL THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, HOWEVER, MY SON HAD NO INJURIES AND I WALKED AWAY WITH SIGNIFICANT BRUISING AND LACERATIONS ON MY LEGS. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING MY CLAIM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10620860August 8, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SPARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND LACK OF ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE A KNOCKING SOUND WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND AN EXCESSIVE LOSS OF MOTOR OIL FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE HAD REOCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621035August 8, 2014
ENGINE
REPORTED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CHEVY SPARK WITH PURCHASED IN AUG 2013, NO STARTS, AUTO SHUT OFFS, RPM SPIKES AND "NOW" OIL BURNING, BEGINNING OCTOBER 2013 DIRECTLY TO GM COMPANY AT 855-238-0780, 866-790-5600 AND CHEVY HEADQUARTERS AND SEVERAL CHEVY SERVICE CENTERS: ONSTAR SUBSCRIBER SERVICES ACCT# ACCOUNT NUMBER: 139-256-583 AT 1.888.4.ONSTAR ACTIVATED AUGUST 2013 BEGAN SENDING VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC IN SEPT 2013 WITH AN VEHICLE PROBLEM ALERT FOR THE TRANSMISSION/ENGINE SYSTEMS, I ADDRESSED THIS WITH SEVERAL CHEVY DEALERS AND WAS TOLD AT ONE POINT THAT IT WAS A POSSIBLE REPORTING ERROR BY ONSTAR SINCE THE CHEVY SERVICE CENTER COULD NOT LOCATE OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE ISSUES WITH THE SPARK FURTHER DETERIORATED INTO BURNING OIL AND LEAKING OIL PROBLEMS, OF COURSE IT WAS TAKEN TO THE CHEVY DEALERS IN BOTH ENTERPRISE AND [XXX], [XXX] IN INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA AND NOTHING SIGNIFICANT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FOUND ALTHOUGH WHEN CHECKING THE OIL STICK WE CONTINUE TO FIND NO OIL OR LOW OIL LEVELS IN THE CAR, WE THEN HAVE TO REPEATEDLY PUT REPLACEMENT OIL IN THE CAR. TODAY, FRIDAY AUGUST 8, 2014 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR'S ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, THE OWNER [XXX] ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY BUT WAS HIT FROM BEHIND, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS KILLED THIS TIME. WE ARE NOT CERTAIN OF THE INJURIES BUT THE OWNER, [XXX] HAS COMPLAINED OF BACKACHE AND HEADACHE, SYMPTOMS OF A POSSIBLE CONCUSSION. WE HATE THIS CAR!!! IT IS A LEMON AND MAY EVENTUALLY KILL SOMEONE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619207August 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY DAUGHTER & NIECE STOPPED AT A CONVENIENCE STORE, LOCKED THE CAR, CAME BACK OUT AND CAR WOULDN'T START. CALLED ONSTAR AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. A MODULE FAILED THAT LOCKED OUT THE ENGINE AS IT WOULD IF VEHICLE WAS STOLEN. DEALER GOT THE MODULE QUICKLY, BUT COULDN'T GET THE KEYS TO REPROGRAM. THIS HAPPENED 60 MILES AWAY, I HAVE GOTTEN A LOANER FROM THE DEALERSHIP, BUT MY DAUGHTER COULDN'T AS SHE'S 20 YEARS OLD. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SO I HAD SAFE, DEPENDABLE TRANSPORTATION FOR MY DAUGHTER. WHAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY! DEALER SAID THEY HAD NO RECORD OF THIS HAPPENING ON ANY TYPE GM VEHICLE IN THE PAST. IT'S SIX DAYS AND COUNTING, STILL NO CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618973August 5, 2014
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE CAR ACTS SLUGGISH AND ACT LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL OUT WHEN YOU PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL AFTER YOU SLOW DOWN OR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT ALSO HAS TRIED TO STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING THREE TIMES WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL WITH OTHER THAN SLIGHT PRESSURE. AT LOW SPEEDS THE STEERING GOES A LITTLE CRAZY SO THAT YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE CAR VERY WELL. I DID SEND A SIMILAR COMPLAINT TO CHEVROLET CORPORATION BACK IN APPROXIMATELY MARCH THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. I DID LET THEM KNOW THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT BE SOLD. MY SON HAD THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN ON MAY 4, 2014 WHEN HE HAD STOPPED TO GET GAS. HE WAS PULLING AWAY FROM PUMPS AND THE CAR KEPT GOING RIGHT INTO CURB BECAUSE IT WAS TRYING TO STALL OUT. I WILL BE SUBMITTING SAME INFORMATION AGAIN TO CHEVROLET CORPORATION THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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