2012 CHEVROLET SONIC Complaints

CURRENT MILEAGE IS 26,985 1. CAR SEEMS TO LOSE POWER WHEN ACCELERATING AND HESITATES (ALMOST SHUTTING DOWN), IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AND IS NOW HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN. IT' VERY DANGEROUS WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS OR MAKING A RIGHT ON RED AND ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN ACCELERATING TO ENTER A HIGHWAY. 2. REAR SUSPENSION MAKES STRANGE NOISES UPON BACKING UP/STOPPING; 3. VERY BAD ODOR COMING FROM A/C VENTS....DISGUSTING, ALMOST SMELLS LIKE PLASTIC BURNING OR BURNING ROTTEN EGGS; 4. I HEAR STRANGE NOISES IN THE BACK BRAKES, NOT CONSTANT BUT RANDOM AND GETTING LOUDER WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN; 5. WIPER FLUID NOT WORKING, I'VE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE; 6. THE AUTOMATIC DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY CHANGING, MOST ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING THE WIPERS ON/OFF. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER IF YOU'RE IN COMPLETE DARKNESS OR DAYLIGHT. 7. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT LOCK UNTIL YOU PUT THE KEY BACK IN THE IGNITION, RESTART THE CAR, TAKE IT OUT OF PARK AND PUT IT BACK IN PARK. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO DO THIS 2 OR 3 TIMES, EACH TIME GETTING BACK OUT OF THE CAR TO TRY TO LOCK IT. 8. STEERING THIS CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS DIFFICULT...THE CAR SWERVES AND IF IT'S A WINDY DAY IT'S BEYOND DIFFICULT TO KEEP THIS CAR IN THE LANE. VERY DANGEROUS. 9. THE RADIO TURNS ITSELF ON AND OFF AS IT PLEASES. IT TOOK ME YEARS TO BE ABLE TO FINALLY PURCHASE A NEW CAR AND NOW THERE ARE NOT ONLY 6 RECALLS ON THE CAR BUT I ALSO HAVE ALL THE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS LISTED ABOVE. THERE'S A 45 DAY WAIT TO HAVE THE RECALLS REPAIRED AND EVENT WITH THAT I AM NOW GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE A DAY OFF OF WORK WITHOUT PAY TO GET THIS CRAP ALL FIXED! I FEEL LIKE I HAVE WASTED MY MONEY. SO MUCH FOR EXPECTING RELIABILITY AND QUALITY. *TR

VEHICLE HAS NO POWER ON ACCELERATION SO I LOSE POWER IN INTERSECTIONS AND ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

AUTOMATIC SHIFTER BUTTON STICKS WHICH DOESN'T LET THE KEY TO COME OUT. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING WHILE THE BUTTON IS STUCK IN. YOU CAN BUMP THE SHIFTER N IT'LL TAKE IT OUT OF GEAR DUE TO THE SHIFTER BUTTON STICKING N NOT POPPING OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET SONIC. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THIRTY TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A 7% GRADE GOING DOWN HILL AT 50 MILES AN HOUR MY CAR SHUT OFF, STEERING LOCKED AND BRAKES DIDN'T WORK THE ONLY THING I COULD USE WAS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IF I WASN'T CALM AND USED MY HEAD ME AND MY SON WOULD HAVE DIED. MY CAR NOW IS MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND SHAKING AFTER IT WARMS UP. MY SHIFTER GETS STUCK AND I CANT PARK OR TAKE MY KEY OUT. EVERYTHING IN THIS CAR IS AN ALARM FOR DANGER OR DEATH. I'VE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DON'T RETURN MY CALLS. I FINALLY GOT A HOLD OF THEM AND THEY SAID I CAN BRING IT IN BUT ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR REPAIRS LIKE THIS. *TR

WAS DRIVING AND CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING...HAD JUST ENOUGH POWER TO COAST OUT OF TRAFFIC...CAR WAS RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE. DID EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL STATED IF THE TRANSMISSION TURBINE SHAFT FRACTURE OCCURS DURING VEHICLE OPERATION IN THE FIRST OR SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT UPSHIFT TO THE THIRD THRU SIXTH GEARS LIMITING THE VEHICLES SPEED... *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. IN JANUARY I VISITED THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY HEATER WAS NOT WORKING. AT THAT TIME I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE MY BATTERY SOON THAT IT HAD SOME LEAKING ACID. THREE WEEKS LATER I REPLACE THE BATTERY. AT THAT TIME THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. IVE SPENT THOUSANDS SINCE THEN REPAIRING WHAT THE DEALERSHIP DESCRIBED AS A ELECTRICAL NIGHTMARE. I ALSO HAVE TOLD THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES THAT THERE ARE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. I INSISTED THEY DRIVE WITH ME AND ALTHOUGH THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES HAVE BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED, THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN BUSY REPAIRING THE ELECTRICAL DAMAGE OF THE BATTERY, THE HAVE NEVER TOUCHED MY TRANSMISSION. I STILL HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MY CAR HESITATES AND DOESN'T ACCELERATE CAUSING ME TO ALMOST WRECK SEVERAL TIMES. I ALSO HAVE HAD SEVERAL IGNITION PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. ONE OCCASION MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE KEY WAS IN THE OFF POSITION BUT THE CAR REMAINED RUNNING FOR SEVERAL HOURS UNTIL THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. ANTHER OCCASION I WAS PUMPING GAS AND THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE AND THE CAR STARTED CRANKING ITSELF. IT ATTEMPTED TO START THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. MY CAR STALLS AT RED LIGHTS AND WILL DECELERATE IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVE TRAFFIC. I AM FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND FEAR FOR ME AND MY CHILDRENS SAFETY. I HAVE CONTACTED GM SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE HAD MY CAR IN FOR REPAIR NUMEROUS TIMES. MY SALESPERSON ADVISED ME TO FILE A LEMON LAW REPORT AND MY MECHANIC DESCRIBED MY VEHICLE AS AN ELECTRICAL NIGHTMARE. NO GM REP CAN EXPLAIN WHY MY VEHICLES BATTERY WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS MUCH DAMAGE BEING MY CAR WAS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD. PLEASE HELP. *JS

THE SHIFTER MECHANISM GETS STUCK & THE CAR CANNOT BE PUT INTO DRIVE. THIS HAPPENS MANY TIMES-ESPECIALLY DURING THE COLDER MONTHS, WHEN THE CAR CANNOT BE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE & I AM LEFT STRANDED IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER. ADDITIONALLY, GM REFUSES TO ADMIT THE SHIFTER IS DEFECTIVE & REFUSES TO BUY THE CAR BACK, AS I AM JUST A STUDENT IN COLLEGE WORKING A PART-TIME JOB. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I NEEDED A DEPENDABLE CAR TO GET ME BACK & FOURTH TO COLLEGE & MY PART-TIME JOB...BECAUSE OF THE CARS DEFECTS, I AM OFTEN LATE FOR SCHOOL & OR WORK. PLUS, MY SISTER ALSO HAS A CHEVY 2006 AVEO SHE WAS GIVEN, BUT THIS CAR ALSO HAS THE VERY SAME ISSUE'S WITH THE SHIFTER...THEREFORE, WHEN GM CEO [XXX] TESTIFIES BEFORE CONGRESS AND TELLS CONGRESS THAT GM IS NOT HIDING OR COVERING-UP ANY ADDITIONAL CAR PROBLEMS...SHE IS A LIAR & I AM STUCK WITH THIS PRETTY MUCH USELESS CAR, THAT GM HAS MY MONEY & I DON'T HAVE A DEPENDABLE CAR & I/WE ARE WILLING TO OFFER BOTH CARS SO THAT AN INDEPENDENT EXPERT MECHANIC CAN EVALUATE BOTH CARS TO PROVE THAT GM INDEED KNEW ABOUT THESE SHIFTER MECHANISM DEFECTS GOING BACK TO AT LEAST 2006 AVEO MODEL, BUT CONTINUED TO SELL THESE TIME-BOMBS TO THE YOUNG ADULTS OF THIS COUNTRY, WHO ARE SCRAPPING BY TO MAKE ENDS-MEAT & TRY TO GET AN EDUCATION...THEN WE BUY A CAR FROM AN ARROGANT, RUTHLESS, EVIL, LYING COMPANY & WE HAVE NOWHERE TO TURN...I TIRED AN NJ LEMON LAW ATTORNEY, BUT I DETERMINED THAT HE WAS ACTUALLY I BED WITH GM & THE OTHER GM ATTORNEY. I WANT GM TO TAKE THIS CAR BACK, AS I WOULDN'T SELL IT TO MY WORST ENEMY, AS THAT IS NOT THE RIGHT THING TO DO. I WANT GM TO STEP-UP TO THE PLATE & REFUND ALL MY MONEY SO THAT I CAN GO OUT & BUY A DEPENDABLE CAR FROM A REPUTABLE CAR COMPANY. MY DAD, [XXX] , IS ALSO HELPING ME WITH THIS MESS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE CAR HAS A POPPING NOISE WHEN BACKING OVER A CURB OR TURNING SLOWLY. FERMAN DEALERSHIP IN BRANDON, FL. COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. 2012 SONICS HAVE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POPPING NOISE UNDER CAR. SEEMS TO BE A SUSPENSION PROBLEM. DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NOT HEARD ANY COMPLAINTS. THEY ARE NOT TELLING THE TRUTH. *JS

2012 CHEVROLET SONIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALLS AND VEHICLE REPAIRS ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE KNOCK SENSOR AND LOWER TRANSMISSION MOUNT WERE REPLACED. *JB