2015 CHEVROLET SONIC Complaints

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  • 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC
    - LACON, IL

    OUR VEHICLE WAS HIT WHILE IN MOTION AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON A CITY STREET ON THE DRIVER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT DIDN'T YIELD AT A STOP INTERSECTION. SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ENTIRE DRIVER SIDE OF OUR THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. MY HEAD BOUNCED OFF THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CAUSING INJURY THAT I DIDN'T SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR. CHILD IN BACKSEAT DRIVER SIDE HIT HEAD AS WELL, AND DID SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. OUR VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE, AND HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE SCENE.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC
    - GLENDALE, AZ

    I HAD JUST PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AT THE GROCERY STORE, I PRESSED THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFT STICK AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT IT INTO PARK, HOWEVER THE STICK GOT STUCK AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO SHIFT UP PAST THE "R" OR REVERSE POSITION, I COULD NOT PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. I HAD TO CALL SOMEONE TO COME HELP ME GET THE CAR INTO THE PARK POSITION. THIS SHIFT STICK BUTTON WAS GETTING STUCK SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THIS BUT IT HAS NEVER GOTTEN STUCK LIKE THAT. I HAVE TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP BUT I DOUBT THEY WILL BE OF ANY HELP.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC
    - PRINCETON, WV

    THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE - THE BODY CONTROL MODULE HAS WENT OUT IN THE VEHICLE. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC
    - MURPHYSBORO, IL

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE CRASH OCCURRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC
    - HOUSTON, TX

    WHEN SHIFTER FROM ANY GEAR INTO PARK THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER STICKS IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION MAKING IT EASY TO BUMP THE SHIFTER BACK INTO GEAR AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE SHIFTER IF PUT INTO THE PARK POSITION THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION UNTIL AFTER THE BUTTON SLIDES SLOWLY INTO THE LATCHED "NOT DEPRESSED" POSITION. THE ISSUE OCCURS ONLY WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE PARK AND DOES NOT AFFECT ANY OTHER SHIFTER POSITION.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC
    - IRONTON, MO

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A PREMATURE FAILURE WITH THE SDM MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC
    - MURPHYSBORO, IL

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS OVER THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT INJURED HIS RIGHT HAND AND RIGHT FOOT, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER; HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED AN INVESTIGATOR TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DRIVER'S ERROR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC
    - GULFPORT, MS

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC. WHILE MERGING INTO THE LEFT LANE, AN ONCOMING VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. ..UPDATED 12/28/16 *BF *TR

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC
    - GARY, IN

    KEY GETS WARM ON SHORT DRIVE AND HOT ON DRIVES OVER 90 MINUTES COMBINED CITY AND HIGHWAY. WHEN I STOP THE CAR AND TAKE THE KEY OUT, THE METAL SHAFT THAT GOES INTO THE IGNITION IS HOT

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC
    - BONNER SPRINGS, KS

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE TPMS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TPMS RECEIVER AND SENSOR WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THE TPMS RECEIVER WAS REPLACED AGAIN, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE