2013 CHEVROLET SONIC Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SONIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIO AND THE AUDIBLE TURN INDICATOR FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN ACTIVATED. DUE TO THE FAILURES, THE BATTERY BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V454000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000.

SHIFT BUTTON STICKING. KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION UNABLE TO REMOVE . CAR CAN NOT BE PUT ON FULL PARK WHICH IS CAUSING ENGINE AND BATTERY TO FAIL. ELECTRONIC KEY RELEASE NOT WORKING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS THE PARK CAN EASILY MOVE BECUASE IT'S NOT FULLY PARKED DUE TO IGNITION KEY FAILIURE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT BUT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALLED SO WE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR FOR THE PAST YEAR NOW I HAVE NOTICED MY RPM GAUGE STICKING AND REVVING ON ITS OWN. IT IS STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE CONSISTENTLY. WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWNHILL THE RPM GAUGE WILL REV HIGH AND STAY STUCK HIGH. THEN WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK IT WILL REV HIGH ON ITS OWN AND STAY STUCK AND EVENTUALLY COME BACK DOWN. SOMETHING NEW I HAVE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE IS WHEN I'M AT A COMPLETE STOP THE RPM GAUGE WILL START REVVING UP AND DOWN ON IT'S OWN WHILE MY CAR LIGHTS BRIGHTEN AND DIM AND MY WARNING LIGHT COMES ON THAT I'M SLIDING WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE I'M AT A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO FEEL JERKY LATELY WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO AND I ONLY HAVE 58,000 MILES ON IT.

WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE BUTTON MECHANISM WILL NOT RELEASE ONCE THE LEVER IS IN THE DESIRED GEAR, MAKING THE SHIFT ITSELF PRONE TO SLIDING BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT GEARS AND PUTTING THE DRIVER AT RISK FOR ACCIDENTS. THERE IS ALSO A SPECIFIC ISSUE WITH THE SHIFT WHEN THE LEVER IS PLACED IN "PARK" POSITION; THE KEY CANNOT BE RELEASED BY THE IGNITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SONIC. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTING LEVER BECAME STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK. AS A RESULT, THE IGNITION KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,300.

GM PART NUMBER 95027313 OUTLET DUCT CONNECTING THE AIR BOX TO THE THROTTLE BODY HAS SHREDDED IN 30,000 MILES OF USE. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES THE ENGINE TO RUN LEAN (ODB2 ERROR CODE P0171) RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED FUEL ECONOMY, POOR ACCELERATION, ROUGH IDLE, AND POTENTIAL FAILURES TO A NUMBER OF COSTLY SENSORS AND COMPONENTS, AS WELL AS ALLOWING DIRTY, UN-FILTERED DIRECTLY INTO THE ENGINE. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALS 26,000 SEARCH RESULTS INCLUDING FORUMS AND MESSAGE BOARDS WHERE COUNTLESS SONIC OWNERS REPORT THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PRODUCT DEFECT AND GM NEEDS TO PROVIDE A REPAIR SOLUTION FOR OWNERS OF THIS MODEL VEHICLE. THE PART HAD DETERIORATED TO THE POINT, WHERE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE FUEL ECONOMY OF THE VEHICLE DROPPING STEADILY FROM THE ADVERTISED 29/CITY/40 HIGHWAY TO AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 25 MPG HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SONIC. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DEER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HOOD AND BUMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNAWARE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

VEHICLE SHIFT KNOB BUTTON IS STICKING. ALLOWS THE CAR TO BE SHIFTED WITH LITTLE FORCE AND CAUSED THE KEY TO LOCK IN THE IGNITION.

FAULTY COMPUTER/RECALLS I PURCHASED THE USED VEHICLE 2 YEARS AGO AND A MONTH AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS BACK TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES TO FIX, BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING. IT IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH MY ENGINE, BUT RATHER THE COMPUTER. BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY COMPUTER ISSUE, IT HAS CAUSED OTHER ISSUES IN MY CAR, INCLUDING FAULTY READING AND MY INABILITY TO KNOW IF SOMETHING DANGEROUS ACTUALLY WAS OCCURRING IN MY VEHICLE. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED, BECAUSE THIS KEEPS HAPPENING AND EACH YEAR I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE TO GET MY CAR INSPECTED.

I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM A DEALER, WHO SET ME UP FOR AN UPSIDE LOAN. PUTTING ME INTO ANOTHER CHEVY WITH NOW 2 CAR LOANS TO PAY OFF. THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE OWNING IT. THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING IT WITH ACCELERATION. IT JOLTS AND JUMPS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ONE, SOMETIMES IT GOES OFF, THEN WILL COME BACK ON. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP YET ASSUMING IT WOULD BE A HUGE EXPENSE FOR THEM TO FIX AND FIND IT. TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE GARAGE AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE EITHER. THIS CAR IS CRAP, I OWE TWICE AS MUCH AS ITS WORTH AND I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. I DRIVE AN HOUR TO WORK EVERY DAY ON THE HIGHWAY AND I AM TERRIFIED I AM GOING TO CRASH EVERY SINGLE DAY. IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY, ON THE STREET. IN THE MORNING WHEN IT START UP IT JOLTS AND SPUTTERS. IF YOU USE THE HEAT, IT SMELLS LIKE ITS BURNING AND THERE IS A HIGH SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE.