Chevrolet Sonic Complaints

954 consumer complaints on file.

#11120392August 16, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRIC RECALL SINCE 2016, I HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH MY CARS ELECTRIC FEATURES. IT STARTED WITH THE RADIO RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF, THEN I NOTICED THAT WHEN I WOULD PARK MY CAR, I WAS UNABLE TO TAKE MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AS IF IT WAS STUCK. THIS HAS CAUSED MULTIPLE SITUATIONS WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE MY KEY IN THE IGNITION BECAUSE I COULDN'T TURN OFF MY CAR. EVENTUALLY MY CAR WAS STOLEN DUE TO THIS ISSUE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR BACK, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. ANYTIME I STOP MY VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN PARK, THE KEY STILL STICKS AND I CANNOT GET IT OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119964August 14, 2018
POWER TRAIN
THE TURBOCHARGER FAILED. IT SEEMS LIKE A COMMON ISSUE BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. DRIVING WITHOUT REPLACEMENT POSES SAFETY CONCERNS. IT IS ALSO A LARGE EXPENSE WHEN NOT COVERED AFTER THE 5 YEAR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119428August 12, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
MASTER CYLINDER AND POWER BREAK BOOSTER NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 42800 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119432August 12, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, WHEELS
THE LIGHT MY ENGINE SHOWS AND IT ALWAYS SMELL LABOR KE OIL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118802August 9, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SONIC. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO TURN OFF. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 5 MPH. FURTHERMORE, ALL OF THE POWER WINDOWS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER (POWER CHEVROLET, 500 SW SUBLIMITY BLVD, SUBLIMITY, OREGON 97385, (866) 928-5319) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND REPAIRED THE WIRING IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBERS: 8-4486719908 AND 8-4102065156. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,896.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118029August 6, 2018
AIR BAGS
WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE WHOLE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT ON THE STEERING WITH THE HORN BECAME UNATTACHED AND FELL INTO MY LAP CAUSING ME TO ALMOST WRECK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118091August 6, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET SONIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (SHEARER CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC, 1675 SHELBURNE RD, SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT 05403, (802) 658-1111) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION TURBINE SHAFT MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118152August 6, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 CHEVROLET SONIC. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO CARMAX (2550 ROOSEVELT BLVD, CLEARWATER, FL 33760, (727) 507-0790). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 900227. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11115774August 4, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
"TAKATA RECALL". MY AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT ON MAY 28,2018 WHILE I WAS SITTING IN MY YARD WAITING TO COOK OFF MY CAR. SO I HAVE REPLACED THE AIR COMPRESSOR FUSE AND RELAYS AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. IT CAME ON ONCE SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN EXCHANGED AND THE COMPRESSOR STILL WILL NOT COME BACK ON AFTER I HAVE HAD IT UNPLUGGED AND PLUGGED BACK IN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11114315July 28, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IF I'M YIELDING AT A STOP OR SITTING IDLE IN TRAFFIC, THE MINUTE I MOVE OR TURN THE CAR SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY. SOMETIMES IN THE THICK OF TRAFFIC LIKE AN INTERSECTION. IT'S NOT SAFE AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11114339July 28, 2018
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SHIFTER BUTTON STICKS AND CAN'T PULL KEY OUT OF IGNITION....JUST BOUGHT THIS SMH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113916July 26, 2018
SEAT BELTS
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT TENSIONER CABLE SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113406July 24, 2018
POWER TRAIN
IN THE SUMMER OF 2017 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY SONIC AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT WOULD EVEN HAPPEN AT RED LIGHTS WHEN I WOULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND HAVING IT SIT FOR A FEW SECONDS, IT SEEMED TO BE FINE. IN SEPTEMBER 2017, IT WAS UNABLE TO PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THIS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH A HOSE IN MY ENGINE AND HAD IT REPLACED. THE CAR RAN FINE DURING THE WINTER. IN SPRING OF 2018, WHEN THE WEATHER STARTED TO CHANGE, THE ISSUE OF THE CAR STOPPING AND FAILING TO ACCELERATE CAME BACK AND BEGAN TO OCCUR. IT IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT I WAS HAVING BEFORE AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS IN TERMS OF SAFETY. I HAVE ATTACHED A COPY OF THE SERVICE EXPAINATION AND RECEIPT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113010July 23, 2018
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
CAR WAS IN MOTION GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. STOPPED AT A REDLIGHT. CONTINUED QHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN BUT NOT FAST AS THE NEXT LIGHT WAS TURNING RED. BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. UPON COLLISION THE AIR BAGS MALFUNCTIONED AND DID NOT DEPLOY. MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE CHEVROLET SONIC STARTING FROM THE 2015 MODEL. GM WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS YET TO FIX IT OR RECALL IT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112541July 20, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON INTERIOR IS WHAT SERVICE TOLD ME. SOMETHING BLEW AND NOT ONLY DOES TRANSMISSION NOT WORK BUT THE TIRES WON'T TURN. I SAW A RECALL FOR 2012 CHEVY SONIC, BUT WAS TOLD NOT ON MY VIN NUMBER. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE TRANSMISSION SHAFT, WHICH THEY SAID COULD BE THE REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, ON A STREET AND I TURNED RIGHT, ONTO A JUNCTION WHEN THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THEN DIED AS I ACCELERATED. I COASTED TO THE SIDE AND UP TO A FARM DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111643July 16, 2018
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING, WAS USING 6000 RPMS BUT ONLY GOING 30 MPH, FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. CAR LOST ABILITY TO GO IN REVERSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111313July 14, 2018
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS MY DAUGHTER HAD AN ACCIDENT A FEW DAYS AGO INVOLVING A REAR END COLLISION WITH A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP. SHE DIDN'T NOTICE THE CARS IN FRONT HAD STOPPED SUDDENLY AND HIT THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT HER FRONT PROXIMITY SIGNAL DIDN'T SOUND OFF WARNING SHE WAS TOO CLOSE AND AFTER THE IMPACT HER AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT LEASTT 35 MPH. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY WITH THE CAR NOW AND IF IT'S REPAIRABLE WE WILL STILL SELL AS MY CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY IS GONE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11111132July 13, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET SONIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, BUT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MAHER CHEVROLET, 2901 34TH STREET N, ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA 33713) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SHIFTER WAS REPLACED BY ANOTHER DEALER (DIMMITT CHEVROLET, 25485 US HIGHWAY 19 N, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33763) APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AGO. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111158July 13, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIO WOULD AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (WALDORF CHEVROLET CADILLAC, 2298 CRAIN HWY, WALDORF, MD 20601), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V416000 (EQUIPMENT). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110335July 9, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SONIC. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE'S DOORS AND BECAME LOCKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE FOR HOURS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WERE FINALLY ABLE TO OPEN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SHORTAGE DUE TO A FAILING DOOR SENSOR. THE CONTACT CALLED JENNINGS CHEVROLET BUICK GMC AT (717) 496-4158 (LOCATED AT 916 NORLAND AVE, CHAMBERSBURG, PA 17201) WHERE AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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