Chevrolet Sonic Complaints

954 consumer complaints on file.

#10733138June 13, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I TOOK MY 2012 CHEVY SONIC LT 6 SPEED MANUAL TO REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE MULTIPLE REPAIRS DONE. WHEN SHOP INSTALLED CLUTCH ASSEMBLY THEY USED ALL NEW OEM CLUTCH PARTS AND HAD A CLUTCH HYDRAULIC SLAVE CYLINDER, OVER EXTEND AND BLOW OUT SEAL, LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. ( ABOUT MARCH 26TH 2015.) ISSUE WAS NARROWED DOWN TO POSSIBLE BINDING OR BLOCKAGE OF SLAVE CYLINDER FUNCTION, DURING INSTALL OR AFTER. AFTER SEVERAL SLAVE CYLINDER FAILURES I CONTACTED GENERAL MANAGER AT DEALERSHIP WHO PAST MATTER TO SERVICE MANAGER AND HE LOOKED UP IN SYSTEM FOR BLEEDING INSTRUCTIONS AND FOUND THEM TO BE AS GM REPAIR MANUAL STATED, CORRECTLY BEING DONE. HE THEN SAID HE WOULD CHECK THE PI OR ENGINEERING SERVICE BULLETINS. HE FOUND EXACT BULLETIN #PI0421D EXPLAINING SAME EVENTS AND GAVE ME A COPY TO PASS ON TO SHOP. NOW AFTER READING REPORT, THE PROBLEM IS CLEAR BUT OUT OF DATE SLAVE CYLINDERS WERE STILL BEING SOLD AS REPLACEMENT PART. AFTER I RECEIVED ORIGINAL BLEEDER VALVE FROM SHOP I CUT TOP IN TWO PIECES TO INSPECT AND VERIFY ISSUE. I FOUND THAT THE ORIGINAL SLAVE CYLINDER LEFT BEHIND IN BLEEDER VALVE, A RUBBER SEAL "AS DESCRIBED IN BULLETIN". NEWEST UPDATED SLAVE CYLINDER AVAILABLE HAS A HARD PLASTIC SEAL THAT DOESN'T SEEM REMOVABLE. CURRENTLY, IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS COVERED UNDER A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY BUT MY CAR IS FAR FROM COVERAGE. COVERAGE NOT LIKELY UNLESS, CAR CAME IN WITH RELATED SYMPTOMS THAT LEAD TO ISSUE. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THIS BULLETIN IS NOT BEING UPDATED TO A RECALL. BULLETIN STATES CLEARLY THAT SLAVE CAN AND HAS FAILED (AS IT DID ON SHOPS, 3RD ATTEMPT) AFTER INSTALL, WITHIN 1,000 MILES. SAFETY ISSUE: IS THAT IF CLUTCH SLAVE FAILS DURING OPERATION, CLUTCH FAILURE WILL CAUSE CAR TO BE STUCK IN CURRENT GEAR OR UNABLE TO BE PUT BACK IN GEAR. THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND COST, LOSS OF LIFE. THIS MAY HAVE ALREADY HAPPENED BUT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724500June 10, 2015
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN MY WIFE PLACES CAR IN PARK, REMOVES KEYS, THE CAR WILL ATTEMPT TO RESTART?!! YES RE-START<< THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS & I AM FEARFUL FOR HER LIFE!!!! 2012 SONIC WAS PURCHASED @ JON HALL CHEVROLET IN DAYTONA BEACH, FL. IN 2011. WITH 700+ MILES ON IT ALREADY. I'D CERTAINLY APPRECIATE SOMEBODY CONTACTING THEM (JON HALL) AND ALLOW HER TO TAKE IT IN FOR A FREE REPAIR. CAR IS USED ONLY FOR HER TO GO TO WORK & BACK. THIS CAR FAIRLY NEW (2012) HAS DEFECT IN IT FROM THE DAY SHE RECEIVED IT ...PLZE DO HELP. HER LIFE MAY BE AT STAKE. (FIRE, EXPLOSION ETC..)!!!!!!! [email protected]
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#10724518June 10, 2015
AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AFTER PURCHASING MY CHEVY SONIC 2012, I WENT TO GET MY FIRST OIL CHANGE 3 MONTHS LATER. AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE GONE BACK MULTIPLE TIMES, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT WAS THE GAS CAP WHICH BY THE WAY HAD A RECALL ON IT. THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON A WEEK LATER. TOOK IT BACK THEY SAID THAT THE ONE THEY REPLACED IT WITH HAD A BAD SEAL. THEY ORDERED THE PART REPLACED THE CAP. DROVE FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. TOOK IT BACK, THIS TIME THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR NEEDED A THERMOSTAT REPLACEMENT DONE THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK THIS TIME, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A AIR VENT TUBE THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE ENGINE, WHICH BY THE WAY IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY POWER TRAIN, DID THAT AND YET AGAIN THE LIGHT IS BACK ON. NOW MY RADIO GOES ON AND OFF WHEN IT WANTS TO. WHEN I GET UP TO GO TO WORK MY BATTERY IS DEAD. THEY HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE DRIVERS AIR BAG FOR SOME SORT OF RECALL. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WAS REPLACED AS IT ALSO HAD A RECALL. I REALLY WANT TO TRADE THIS CAR IN I AM LITERARY SCARED TO DRIVE IT. SCARED DRIVER...........
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724563June 10, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET SONIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE KEYS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724597June 10, 2015
STEERING
IN 2014 WHEN THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY...THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE ISSUE WAS CAR APPLIED BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY WHEN TURNING CERTAIN CORNERS...THE ISSUE WAS NEVER FIXED AND COMPLAINTS WERE FILED WITH GM FOR RECORD PURPOSES IN CASE OF AN INCIDENT AND AS AN ATTEMPT TO GET CAR FIXED....WHILE THIS IS NOT THE EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRING AT THE PRESENT TIME...IT IS A STEERING TYPE PROBLEM...NOW THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND MOMENTARILY COMES BACK ON.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723936June 8, 2015
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET SONIC. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS APPEARED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723537June 5, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY RADIO WILL TURN ITSELF ON HOURS AFTER MY CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. I'VE HAD TO TAKE OUT THE FUSE EVERYTIME I EXIT THE CAR SO THE BATTERY WON'T DRAIN. I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN WITH FIXING THIS PROBLEM. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW. I'VE CALLED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND THEY SAID IT WAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. PLEASE DON'T TELL ME I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS OUT OF POCKET. FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN THERE'S A LOT OF THESE CASES ON THE INTERNET. SO IT'S NOT JUST A RANDOM PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723264June 3, 2015
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SONIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING UNDER THE HOOD HAD A SOY BASED COATING ON IT, WHICH ATTRACTED ANIMALS TO CHEW THREW THE WIRING. AS A RESULT, ALL THE LIGHTS AND GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRES AND CORDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,205. MA 10/8 UPDATED 3/22/16*JS UPDATED 10/18/2017*CN
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723013June 2, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GEAR SHIFTER BUTTON GETS STUCK, NOT ALLOWING RELEASING KEY FROM IGNITION. DRIVER HAS TO HAVE LUBRICANT ON HAND AT ALL TIMES, TO GET SHIFTER BUTTON UNSTUCK. HOWEVER LATELY IT IS GETTING SOMEWHAT HARDER TO GET IT TO WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723024June 2, 2015
ENGINE
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. DEALER CODES: P0101, P0171, THROTTLE BODY INTAKE TUBE TORN ALLOWING UNMETERED AIR TO ENTER ENGINE. REPAIR COST ABOUT $450 PLEASE ADVISE IF THIS IS FREQUENT OCCURRENCE IN CHEVY SONIC MY 12. ARE THERE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS SUBJECT TO RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722802June 1, 2015
POWER TRAIN
GEAR SHIFT BUTTON GOT STUCK IN DOWN POSITION AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN GEAR SHIFT WAS IN PLACED IN PARK. THE CAR COULD NOT BE COMPLETELY TURNED OFF AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED THREE DAYS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON THE CAR. THE GEAR SHIFT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $450.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722490May 31, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I AM OWNER OF 2012 CHEVY SONIC, YESTERDAY AGAIN - WHEN I SHUT OFF MY CAR ...IT STARTED BACK UP AGAIN JUST AFTER I SHUT THE KEY OFF CAR WAS IN PARK. PLZE DO H E L P - M E !!!
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721911May 28, 2015
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DURING THE LAST WEEK HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE KEY NOT RELEASING FROM STEERING COLUMN. THE LAST TWO DAYS GEAR SHIFTER GETTING VERY HARD TO SHIFT AND BUTTON STICKS AND KEY WILL NOT RELEASE, AND WHEELS WILL NOT LOCK. HAVE HAD TO LEAVE THE KEY IN CAR WHICH IS NOT A VERY SAFE THING TO DO. HAVE NOTICED TODAY THAT THE BUTTON AFTER AWHILE WILL POP OUT AND THEN THE KEY WILL RELEASE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE THINGS GET WORSE WHICH APPARENTLY IS GOING TO HAPPEN..
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717436May 20, 2015
AIR BAGS
I WAS GOING DOWN DENTON ROAD AND HIT A DEER GOING 55 MPH. THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS DAMAGED REALLY BAD ALMOST $5,000.00 OF DAMAGE. I HAVE TWO SLIPPED DISK IN MY BACK BECAUSE OF THE INCIDENT. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717244May 19, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRADED IN MY ORIGINAL RECALL CHEVY COLBALT 2005 IN APRIL 2014. I WAS GIVEN A TRADE IN AMOUNT WHICH I USED TO PUT DOWN ON A NEW CAR, CHEVROLET SONIC 2014. I HAD IT ALL OF A WEEK WHEN SUDDENLY I WAS DRIVING AND STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDDLE IT BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO NOT MOVING REGARDLESS TO HOW MUCH I STEPPED ON THE GAS. NATURALLY, I WAS VERY UPSET. I CALLED FOR HELP.THEY TRANSFERRED ME INTO A DIFFERENT 2014 SONIC. FROM DAY 1 I NOTICE PROBLEMS NOT CONCERNED ONLY BECAUSE THE ISSUE LASTED 10-15 MINUTES AND THEN IT WAS FINE. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN TRUNK,DOORS LOCK OF STEERING WHEEL WHEN EXITING THE CAR AND THE BEEPING SOUND AS IF SOMETHING WAS LEFT ON IN THE CAR. AS TIME PASSED IT WAS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENT. FINALLY IN APRIL 2015 THE BEEPING AND STEERING WHEEL AND ALL THE ABOVE NOW WOULDNT STOP. I RAN IT TO SERVICE. THEY DID A TOTAL GLOBAL DIAGNOSTIC SAID ALL WAS NOW FINE. I LEFT WITH EASE, WITHIN 3 WEEKS ON MAY 9TH MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE COMING HOME AND JUST PARKED. I COULDNT OPEN ANY LOCKS REMOTE DIDN'T WORK MANUAL LOCKS DIDN'T WORK THE CAR WAS IN TOTAL SHUT DOWN. I DIDN'T HAVE MY CELL PHONE, I BELONG TO ONSTAR AND CALLED THEM FOR HELP. TO MY SURPRISE THEY REFUSED ME ROADSIDE ASST SAYING ITS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THEY DON'T GET INVOLVED . THAT'S ANOTHER ISSUE. BEING IN FLA STUCK IN A HOT CAR FOR OVER AN HOUR OF FEAR IN A STATE OF PANIC, I TRIED PUSHING EVERY BUTTON POSSIBLE OUT OF FEAR, AND CRAZY AS IT SOUNDS I TURN THE BUTTON HEADLIGHTS FROM AUTO TO OFF { TAKE NOTE THE LIGHTS WERE NOT ON } AND SUDDENLY THE LOCKS OPENED. STRANGE.TOWED CAR TO SERVICE AGAIN, HELD IT FOR A WEEK AND CANT FIND ANY ISSUES. NOT SATISFIED DUE TO THE ISSUES IN THE PAST AND MOST RECENT. I KNOW SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG. SPOKE TO CORPORATE AND NO ONE WANTS TO DO ANYTHING .THEY ARE ONLY OFFERING ME 11,000 AND I HAVE AN OUTSTANDING LOAN FOR 13,200. SO I WILL BE WITHOUT A CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716222May 13, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THE SHIFT KNOB BUTTON IS STICKING. I CANNOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE VEHICLE. MORE IMPORTANTLY THE CAR IS NEVER FULLY IN PARK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM IMMEDIATELY. HE SAID THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT WAS NOT A RECALL. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716225May 13, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET SONIC. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE SHIFTER COULD NOT BE SWITCHED TO PARK. IN ADDITION, WHEN IN PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716284May 13, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET SONIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE IGNITION KEY REMAINED STUCK AND FAILED TO TURN. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION TURBINE SHAFT FRACTURED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714431May 4, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
FIRST NOTICED THIS HAPPENING ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR. WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO LUNGE FORWARD OR TAKE OFF. OR, WHEN GOING FROM MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO THE GAS THE CAR WANTS TO LUNGE FORWARD ONCE I PRESS ON THE GAS JUST A LITTLE BIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714279May 3, 2015
ENGINE
ON MY WAY TO WORK NOTICED THE CAR LACKING SOME POWER WHEN ACCELERATING TO GET ON HIGHWAY. OVER THE NEXT 2 WEEKS CAR STARTED SOUNDING DIFFERENT. (LIKE DRIVING WITH AIR BREATHER OFF) WHILE CHANGING OIL TODAY NOTICED AIR INTAKE TUBE IS CRACKED. WHICH COULD ALLOW DIRT AND MOISTURE TO BYPASS FILTER AND GO INTO ENGINE CAUSING DAMAGE. NOW THE CAR HAS 52130 MILES ON IT 2013 SONIC LS. AIR INTAKE TUBE SHOULD LAST LONGER THEN 2 YEARS. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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