Chevrolet Sonic Complaints

954 consumer complaints on file.

#11205555May 3, 2019
POWER TRAIN
POWER TRAIN - TRANSMISSION FAILURE - I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR LOST POWER AND WENT TO 5 MPH; THE RPM'S REVVED AT 3500 YET NO POWER WENT TO THE WHEELS. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY PRECARIOUS SITUATION IN WHICH I WAS NEARLY RAMMED BY SEVERAL VEHICLES BEFORE I LIMPED OFF THE EXIT AT 5 MPH; STILL VERY MUCH IN DANGER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A SAFE SPACE AND CALLED AAA FOR A TOW. IT WAS A SATURDAY NIGHT SO NO SERVICES WERE AVAILABLE. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 37,000+ MILES ON IT, HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED BY THE DEALER AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY ON THE POWER TRAIN. NO CAR SHOULD HAVE ITS TRANSMISSION GO OUT WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND REGULAR SERVICE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION AND A FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OF THIS CAR. COST TO REPAIR FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION BY THE DEALER IS SET AT $4100, VERY UNREASONABLE FOR A CAR WHO'S WARRANTY JUST WENT OUT THREE MONTHS AGO. THE DANGER OF A CAR GOING FROM 70 MPH TO 5 MPH WITH NO WARNING WAS FRIGHTFUL AND I AM GRATEFUL TO BE HERE AND THAT NO ONE CRASHED INTO ME. I HAVE ESCALATED THIS UP TO GM FOR INVESTIGATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203779April 25, 2019
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SONIC. THE CONTACT JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE CHIME FAILED TO SOUND WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GOLD RUSH CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 570 GRASS VALLEY HWY, AUBURN, CA 95603, (530) 392-4672), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR FEES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ALL THE DOORS FAILED TO REMAIN UNLOCKED WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5199799138. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203047April 23, 2019
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SONIC. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JACK SCHMITT CHEVROLET OF O'FALLON (LOCATED AT 127 REGENCY PARK, O'FALLON, IL 62269, (618) 509-9727) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5195608729. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,540.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11197182April 18, 2019
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL - THE ENGINE HAS BEEN MISFIRING THIS HAS ALSO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE I KNOW WHO HAS HAD THE SAME VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND THEY DON'T HAVE IT AS A RECALL YET BUT ALL OF THE DEALERSHIP ARE AWARE OF IT. THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN YOUR DRIVING OR WHEN ITS PARKED. THIS IS NOT THE ALTERNATOR OR ANYTHING ELSE I HAD THAT REPLACED AND NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT AND THE SAME ISSUE IS STILL OCCURRING. IT A BAD PART THEY PUT IN THE ENGINE AND IT NEEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IT IS UNFAIR AND NOT SAFE FOR CUSTOMERS WITH THIS ISSUE. THE VEHICLE JERKS AND WHEN IS DOES IT IT FEELS LIKE IT HESITATES TO DRIVE WHILE IN DRIVE MODE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS IT HAS JUST GOTTEN WORSE AND I AM TRULY SCARED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196751April 16, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
A FEW YEARS AGO MY POWER STEERING WENT ON. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET REPLACED RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. CURRENTLY MY AC IS BROKEN AND I'VE SPENT A GOOD BIT OF MONEY TRYING TO FIX IT; YET IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. NOW MY CAR WON'T START. I'VE RELPALCED THE BATTERY A COUPLE YEARS AGO BECAUSE MY CAR KEPT DYING. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAN NEW AND IT HAD CAUSED ME NOTHING BUT FINANCIAL ISSUES. I TRIED CONTACTING CHEVY ABOUT HIS CAR A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. EXPLAINING THAT THESE ARE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF MY CAR IT'S NOT LIKE I'M COMPLAINING ABOUT CHANGING MY TIRES OR NEW BRAKES YOU NOW NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THESE ISSUES WITH A NEW CAR. I KNOW IT'S 5 YEAS OLD NOW BUT THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS I STILL OWE $3800 ON MY CAR AND HAVE DEALT WITH DUMPING MONEY INTO A VEHICLE THAT SHOULDN'T OF HAD ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS IN THE FIRST PLACE. THIS HAS CAUSED UNESSASACRY STRESS IN MY LIFE. ALSO TWO OF MY WINDOWS DON'T WORK. SO MY AC IS BROKE AND I CAN'T EVEN ROLL DOWN TWO WINDOWS IT'S A DEATH SENTENCE. I'VE HAD A HEAT STROKE IN MY CAR BECAUSE OF IT. LEGITIMATELY SCARED ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196762April 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC SHIFTER RELEASE BUTTON STICKING YOU CAN NOT GET THE CAR TO GO INTO PARK TO SHUT OFF CAR ALSO IT STAYS DEPRESSED CAUSING YOU TO BE ABLE TO EASLY HIT THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTERAL OR REVERSE WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196783April 16, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HORN FAILURE. SOUNDED MY HORN AT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE HORN CONTINUED TO SOUND EVEN AFTER I TOOK MY HAD OFF OF IT. THIS CONTINUED ON FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES, INCLUDING TURNING CAR ON AND OFF, UNTIL THE POINT THE HORN COMPLETELY DIED ON IT. HORN HAS INTERMITTENTLY WORKED ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY ON I-55 SOUTHBOUND BETWEEN CALIFORNIA AVE AND PULASKI ROAD IN CHICAGO. THIS IS A MAJOR FAILURE AS IT IS A SMALL CAR AND LARGER VEHICLES (SUVS/SEMI-TRUCKS/ETC.) DO NOT ALWAYS SEE ME. MAKES VEHICLE VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194353April 6, 2019
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I'VE REALIZED AND NOTICED IN MY VEHICLE; THAT SOME THINGS AREN'T ELECTRONIC SET CORRECT. MY AIR BAG LIGHT FOR PASSENGER; DOES NOT TURN ON WHEN I HAVE A PASSENGER. SOME DAYS IT WILL BE ON AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT. MY SCREEN GLITCHES HERE AND THERE AND NOT WORKING CORRECTLY EVEN WITH TOUCH. A FEW BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WILL ARE NOT AS WELL WORKING FOR SOME REASON. MY FUEL GAGE FOR MILES CHANGES AND NOT SET UP CORRECTLY WITH PUMP. IT WILL SHOW 280 WHEN FULL THE. MOVE UP MAYBE 15 MINUTES LATER THEN BACK DOWN. NOT LIKE IT WAS WHEN I FIRST PURCHASE MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193875April 4, 2019
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS GOING BACK AND FORTH FROM ON TO OFF FOR A FEW WEEKS, AS WELL AS THE AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT ON HE DASH, NOW THE LIGHT STAYS ON THE DASH AND THE THE AIRBAG STAYS IN THE OFF POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192887April 1, 2019
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT TENSIONER CABLES FRAYED AND BROKE OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192523March 29, 2019
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A MONTH AGO, MY 2012 CHEVROLET SONIC TRANSMISSION STARTED NOT SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR AND SEVERELY SHIFTING WHEN PERSUADED. AFTER THAT IT STOPPED RESPONDING IN REVERSE AS WELL, UNLESS I WAS TO INCH FORWARD IN DRIVE ONLY TO SHIFT BACK INTO REVERSE, WHICH FOR A WHILE WORKED. I AM A CITY DRIVER AS WELL AND HAVE ONLY ADDED 2,000 MILES IN 5 MONTHS. NOW AFTER BUYING A USED TRANSMISSION AND HAVING THE SHOP PUT IT IN, IT IS STILL NOT RESPONDING IN REVERSE, WHICH THE PART SOLD TO ME SHOULD HAVE WORKED. HEARING THIS MADE ME COME TO THE REALIZATION THAT IT CANT BE THE TRANSMISSION, BUT I KNOW NEXT TO NOTHING WHEN IT COMES TO VEHICLES. WHEN I SEARCH MY CAR FOR RECALLS THERE ARE NONE BUT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSIONS MADE TWO MONTHS AFTER MINE, WHICH TO ME, BECAUSE MY CAR IS HAVING THE SAME RESPONSE, THE MANUFACTURING DATE SHOULDN'T MATTER. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MANY SHOPS AND NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT, AND I'M NOT SURE IF I TOOK IT TO ACTUAL CROSSROADS CHEVROLET IF THEY COULD FIGURE IT OUT EITHER. I BOUGHT THIS CAR 5 MONTHS AGO FOR $4700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191634March 26, 2019
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT INDICATE WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS SPORADIC AND ONLY WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IF THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191642March 26, 2019
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. ONE OF THE ENGINE COOLANT OUTLETS WAS MADE OF PLASTIC AND CRUMBLED INTO PIECES WHERE THE HOSE CONNECTS TO IT. THE BOLTS WERE ALSO BROKEN OFF INTO THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THIS REPAIR COST $1,200 AND WAS DONE TWICE WITHIN 2 MONTHS TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191644March 26, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE INDICATIOR LIGHT FOR LOW TIRE PRESSURE COMES ON BUT NO WARNING CHIME IS HEARED. THIS CAN BE VERY BAD WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TIRE WAS LOOSING PRESSURE WITHOUT ME KNOWING AND I HAD NO CLUE UNTIL THE VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL IT. THE CHIME NEVER WENT OFF. SAME WITH AN OVER HEATING ISSUE THE LIGHT CAME ON BUT I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS OVER HEATING UNTIL IT STATED SHAVING AND STEAMING AND I LOOKED AT THE DASH TO SEE THE LIGHT ON.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11191645March 26, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SONIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DYER CHEVROLET (4200 US-1, FORT, FLORIDA 34982, (772) 242-3116) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM RETURN UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RADIO SOFTWARE SYSTEM FAILED AND DID NOT ALERT HIM WHEN THE TIRES WERE LOW. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FRONT OCCUPANT DETECTION SENSOR ALSO FAILED TO ACTIVATE WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V257000 (EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191730March 26, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SONIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPUTTER AND SMELL LIKE FUEL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191447March 25, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WHEN MY CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 15 MILES PER HOUR & MY ENGINE BEGAN TO REV IT'S SELF. AS I ALMOST GOT HIT. I PULLED OVER IN A PARKING LOT & WAS TRYING TO REVERSE INTO A PARKING SPACE. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I REALIZED I HAD LOST MY REVERSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191503March 25, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LIGHT COME ON CHECK ENGINE AND THE ROAD SLIPPING SIGN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190955March 22, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE GEAR SHUFT ASSEMBLY IS THE ISSUE. THE BUTTON ON THE GEARSHIFT GETS STUCK. THE CAR CANNOT BE TURNED OFF. I REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY ONCE. I MUST NOW REPLACE IT AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190460March 21, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SONIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED, LOST POWER, AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BARBER CHEVROLET (205-631-2669, LOCATED AT 90 BARBER BLVD, GARDENDALE, AL 35071) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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