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10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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2016 Chevrolet Sonic brakes problems

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2016 Chevrolet Sonic Owner Comments

problem #2

Sep 122019

Sonic 4-cyl

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I purchased my car on March 9,2019. In may I took it to the dealership [xxx] in moultrie, Georgia where I purchased the car from and no one looked at it, it just sat out there. When I'm at a traffic light too long my car will cut off occasionally and always hesitate when accelerating even sometimes when I"M in reverse. I got my transmission looked at and nothing was wrong with it. One day after I stopped at the stop sign and accelerated my car cut off while I was already in drive and I almost got hit. I called the dealership where I got it from and told them that it was cutting while in traffic and he said all he could tell me was to keep driving it and he don't remember selling me no car, when I told him he did and his name is even on my paperwork listed [xxx]. took it to a local auto mechanic shop and a friend of the family mechanic shop and neither shops could figure out what was wrong. In September I called the Chevrolet manufacturing office and they told me to take it to the nearest Chevrolet place. They looked at and couldn"T find anything and my check engine light wasn't coming on but they test drove it and seen exactly what I was talking about. They tried doing an industrial flush and it didn't work. They suggested my alternator be replaced cause it was reading a 15, serpentine belt and belt tensioner be replaced, I did that and took it to an auto mechanic shop since I didn't have a warranty. The problem isn't fixed and it still jerks and cuts off to this day. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Thomasville, GA, USA

problem #1

Nov 032017

Sonic

  • miles
These issues happen while the vehicle is both in motion and still.the right indicator light malfunctions quite excessively. The malfunction causes the rear indicator to turn off and the people driving behind you cannot see you using a turn signal. Also the suspension does not brace impact or adjust to different terrain.

- Ridgeland, MS, USA

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