2012 CHEVROLET SONIC Complaints

THE OUTSIDE DOOR MIRRORS ARE SMALL AND HAVE BLIND SPOTS. I'VE LOST SIGHT OF VEHICLES I KNOW WHERE BEHIND ME. WHEN GM BECAME AWARE OF THIS OVERLOOK IN DESIGN OF THE 2012 CHEVY SONIC, 2013 MODELS WERE INSTALLED WITH THE SAME SIZE MIRROR WITH A SMALL CONVEX AS PART OF THE MIRROR TO DETECT AREAS PREVIOUS MIRRORS COULD NOT DETECT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BY GM TO REPLACE THESE MIRRORS. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A INTERSECTION MY CAR WAS GOING 50 MILES AN HOUR, THEN IT JUST SHUT OFF. IT'S A 5 SPEED AND IT SHUT OFF AND THEN STARTED BACK UP.THE CAR WAS IN 5 TH GEAR AT THE TIME IT WAS VERY SCARY IM GLAD THERE WAS NO ONE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE DAY 1 THERE IS OTHER PROBLEMS WITH IT. BUT THE DEALERS SAY ITS NORMAL. THEY DONT KNOW WHY IT DID THIS. BUT THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND TO ME ITS A LEMON. I'M TIRED OF FEELING LIKE A IDIOT THIS CAR HAS ISSUES. *TR

AFTER ONLY OWNING THE 2012 SONIC FOR LESS THAN 4 MONTHS AND HAVING ONLY @ 3,700 MILES ON IT, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I PULLED OUT OF MY WORK DRIVEWAY, AND THE ENGINE WAS RACING IN DRIVE BUT GOING NOWHERE. IT WAS MOVING FORWARD VERY SLOWLY AND NOT SHIFTING. I EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO GET ALMOST OFF THE ROAD, BUT MY BACK END WAS STICKING OUT INTO A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE BECAUSE IT COMPLETELY QUIT GOING FORWARD . I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND BACK INTO DRIVE TO TRY TO GET IT TO MOVE FORWARD AGAIN. AT THAT POINT, WHETHER IN DRIVE, NEUTRAL, M1, ETC, IT WAS IN REVERSE, SO ESSENTIALLY THE CAR ENDED UP BEING EVEN FURTHER STICKING OUT IN THE BUSY ROAD. I HAD TO WAIT FOR A QUICK BREAK IN TRAFFIC AND DRIVE IT IN REVERSE THE WRONG WAY INTO A PARKING LOT TO GET TOWED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED SOLENOID PACK BUT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THEY TORE TRANSMISSION DOWN AND FOUND IT WAS A TORN BELT ON THE CLUTCH FAN, SO THEY THINK. AS OF TODAY, STILL FIGHTING WITH GENERAL MOTORS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THEY JUST WANT TO FIX IT AND EXTEND WARRANTY. I THINK THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE FOR A CAR WITH 3,700 MILES ON IT .IT'S A SHAME GM WON'T STAND UP TO THEIR PRODUCT. STARTING TO FEEL THIS CAR WAS NOT A SAFE CHOICE. SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE POWER TRAIN, ESPECIALLY SHIFTING ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET SONIC EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO TIRES, SIZE: 195/65/R15 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WERE BUBBLES IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND BUT THEY PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE LATER OCCURRED ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

IDLES ROUGHLY, IDLE INCREASES DRAMATICALLY WHILE THE CAR IS AT A STOP, AND THE ENGINE STALLS VERY FREQUENTLY, REGARDLESS OF TEMPERATURE OR WEATHER CONDITIONS. ON START-UP, OR WHILE STOPPED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE IDLE WILL BECOME ROUGH AND VARY BETWEEN 200-3,000 RPM, BUT NOT STALL. ALSO AT TIMES, WHILE STOPPED, THE IDLE WILL INCREASE FROM NORMAL, SMOOTH IDLE UP TO ABOUT 3,000 RPM FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE SECOND, THEN DROP BACK DOWN TO 750 RPM (NORMAL IDLE SPEED) WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. THE ENGINE WILL ALSO STALL AT PARKING LOT SPEEDS WHEN I PUSH IN THE CLUTCH TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. THE CAR ALSO OFTEN STALLS WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOP. A RE-START CANNOT BE ATTEMPTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS. TURN THE KEY, NOTHING HAPPENS. I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE (1.4L TURBO ENGINE WITH 6 SPD MANUAL TRANSMISSION) SINCE 05/21/2012, AND OVER 8,000 MILES LATER, IT STILL IDLES ROUGHLY AND STALLS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. THE DEALERSHIPS SAY, "CANNOT REPRODUCE. OPERATING TO SPECIFICATIONS." *TR

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOP, AND/OR AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PUSHED IN. THEN, IT TAKES THREE SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR CAN ATTEMPT TO BE RE-STARTED! VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TURNING LEFT ACROSS A HIGHWAY OR INTO TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE IS WHAT SEEMS TO BE A 'PROGRAMMED' WAITING PERIOD OF 3 SECONDS BEFORE YOU CAN ATTEMPT TO RE-STARTED. I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE (1.4L TURBO ENGINE WITH 6 SPD MANUAL TRANSMISSION) SINCE 05/21/2012, AND OVER 8,000 MILES LATER, IT STILL STALLS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. THE DEALERSHIPS SAY, "CANNOT REPRODUCE. OPERATING TO SPECIFICATIONS." *TR

THIS CAR WHEN SITTING AT A IDLE SHAKES IT DON'T MATTER IF YOU START IT UP IN THE MORNING OR IN THE DAY OR NIGHT. IT ACTS LIKE IT HAS A MISFIRE WHEN DRIVING LIKE ALL THE CYLINDERS AREN'T WORKING PROPERLY. TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN MARCH 2012. HAS A ROUGH IDLE EVERYDAY ,AFTER IT WARMS UP AND YOU DRIVE WHERE EVER YOU ARE GOING AND THEN SIT AT A IDLE IT BOGS DOWN,SHAKES THE CAR. AND IM TIRED OF GOING THROUGH THIS THE DEALER SAYS ITS NORMAL . AND THAT THE TECH GUYS SAY ITS THERE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT! IM UPSIDE DOWN IN IT SO IM STUCK UNLESS I CAN MAYBE FILE THE LEMON LAW.THE DEALER TOLD ME THE FIRST TIME I WENT THAT IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR FROM SITTING OVERNIGHT. LOL REALLY??? AND THAT THE CHEVY TRUCKS DO IT TOO. COME ON....AND IF THE CAR HAS 3 OR LESS BATS SHOWING ON THE GAS AREA IT RUNS EVEN CRAPPIER LIKE ITS GOING TO BREAK DOWN RIGHT IN THE STREET. I HAVE THE 5 SPEED, AND ITS A TERRIBLE CAR! *TR

RADIO RANDOMLY TURNS ON WHEN CAR IS SHUT OFF. LAST NIGHT IT TURNED ON 13 TIMES. IT ACTIVATES THE FULL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE CAR. WON'T SHUT OFF UNLESS CAR IS STARTED AND XM RADIO IS TUNED TO FM AND SHUT OFF. THEN IF YOUR LUCKY IT MAY STAY OFF. I HAVE BEEN REPORTING THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP IN VERMONT AND CHEVROLET FOR 8 MONTHS. THEY TELL ME IT IS NOT AN ISSUE. THEY TESTED RADIO SAID IT WORKS FINE. IT IS WORSE WHEN COLD OUT. RADIO RANDOMLY TURNS ON. WILL NOT SHUT OFF. *TR

NOVEMBER 26,2012 WE FINANCED A 2012 CHEVY SONIC ON NOVEMBER 17TH. IT ONLY HAD 5 MILES ON IT. SWEET. RIGHT??? NOPE BY WED NOVEMBER 21ST THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS OVER HEATING. IT WAS SPILLING OUT COOLANT FLUID EVERYWHERE. SINCE IT WAS THE HOLIDAYS I HAS TO WAIT TILL FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. IT IS MONDAY NOVEMBER 26TH AND IT IS STILL IN THE SHOP. THE SERVICE TECH SAID THEY FIXED WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. SO NOW THEY SAY IT'S SOMETHING ELSE NOW. WHAT A DRAG! THEY GAVE ME A LOANER ON MONDAY AND REASSURED ME THAT THERE WOULD BE NO COST TO ME, AND EVERYTHING WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WELL OF COURSE I JUST GOT THE DARN THING.. I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE THIS IS THE FOURTH CAR I BOUGHT FROM THIS DEALERSHIP. WELL TOMORROW IS TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27TH LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I SHOULD FIGHT FOR A DIFFERENT NEW CAR!!!!! *TR

MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN SEPTEMBER HAVE CONTROL ISSUES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MY CAR SWAYS ALL OVER THE ROAD DEALER WILL NOT HELP ME .I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINTS ONLINE EVERYWHERE PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS CAR BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED FOR DRIVING AND UNSAFE CAR. *TR