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Sway Bar Link Rattle
2012 Chevrolet Sonic
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Chevrolet dealer.
CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2012 Chevrolet Sonic is fairly new & is already showing an early trend of transmission problems.
Owners report hesitation when shifting & grinding/hard shifting into gears. Some dealers are calling the condition "normal". Another owner reported his dealership replaced the transmission under warranty, but the new transmission had the same exact grinding problem. Design defect?
6.8
fairly significant- Typical Repair Cost:
- $230
- Average Mileage:
- 45,350 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 5 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace sway bar link (4 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
suspension problem
Helpful websites
- Original Chevrolet Links Are Plastic Junk - Try These Steel Parts - Replace your junk OEM plastic parts with these steel parts. I did, and what an improvement!
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
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You become aware of this issue if you notice a slight "extra" noise whenever you go over any type of bump in the road. As other comments mention, it seems to not be a huge problem (in fact, I had gotten so used to the noise that I didn't think anything was wrong...needed a passenger to point it out to me). Reported the noise to the dealer, and they said we needed to replace 2 of the sway bar links. The parts themselves totaled to only ~$50, but as usual, it's the labor that will get ya. This ended up costing about $228 after tax.
- Kenny L., South Amboy, NJ, US