Vehicle keeps throwing P0011 codes with engine running rough and stalling when moving from stopped or slowing down
2012 Chevrolet Sonic engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet sonic. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the battery warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle however, the vehicle failed to restart. The contact purchased a new battery however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the starter was replaced. Despite the repair, the failure persisted. The vehicle remained in the possession of the mechanic. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.
Engine is running rough with no check engine light. Also air bag light is on with no collisions for it to appear.
Gear/transmission failure while driving in steady traffic... Car suddenly went to 5-6000rpms without pressure on the gas and then down quickly to 1000rpms before I was able to stop and pull over. Afterwards, I couldn't get the car to move above 1000rpms and reverse gear went into failure. The tow truck couldn't move it without placing it into manual mode. It's been in the garage for a week with all diagnostics showing failure within the transmission. At this point, I either need to replace the transmission or buy a new car. I only had approximately 55,000 miles on the car in 7 years.
2012 sonic has the same engine as the chevy cruze, the cruze has a recall on it for the engine valve, yet the sonic does not. My check engine light came on and I took it to get diagnosed and was told the engine valve needs replaced. Called the dealership and there are on outstanding recalls on my vehicle. I don't want to pay to get it fixed when the same engine on the cruze has the same issue.
A month ago, my 2012 chevrolet sonic transmission started not shifting into second gear and severely shifting when persuaded. After that it stopped responding in reverse as well, unless I was to inch forward in drive only to shift back into reverse, which for a while worked. I am a city driver as well and have only added 2,000 miles in 5 months. Now after buying a used transmission and having the shop put it in, it is still not responding in reverse, which the part sold to me should have worked. Hearing this made me come to the realization that it cant be the transmission, but I know next to nothing when it comes to vehicles. When I search my car for recalls there are none but there is a recall for the transmissions made two months after mine, which to me, because my car is having the same response, the manufacturing date shouldn't matter. I have taken it to many shops and no one knows what is wrong with it, and I'm not sure if I took it to actual crossroads chevrolet if they could figure it out either. I bought this car 5 months ago for $4700.
The car has under 100k miles and seems to be having transmission problems. Everything has been well maintaintanced. I recently purchased the car being the second owner. The car has issues getting up to speed causing people to tailgate me or speed up and go around me. You can also feel/hear the transmission going through the gears. The takeoff is absolutely terrible. You can tell the engine is working hard. The rpms don't go above the danger zone but they do rise when switching through the gears. It's very likely to cause a accident especially on the interstate. The car cannot get out of it's own way.
Attempted to start vehicle with key in ignition and also using the factory installed wireless remote starter while car was stationary however the car would not start initially. After another attempt or two the car did start. Also, on occasion after car does finally start, it immediately turns back off. Had car battery tested which that was not the issue. Took the vehicle to local mechanic and he found nothing wrong however while the car was sitting idle with the key in the ignition and turned off with no human interaction, the car attempted to start itself 3 different occasions. He recommended taking car to the chevy dealership and having them reprogram and inspect the remote starter connection/programming. Now the check engine light is on as a notification and the issue continues after mutiple days of repeat failed attempts to start whether from actual key or wireless remote start attempts. Whether vehicle was left inside garage or outside the issue is still the same, regardless of temperature.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet sonic. While the vehicle was parked, the ignition would inadvertently start and the rpms increased violently. All the indicators on the instrument panel were illuminated. The contact spoke with herb jones auto group (1605 ring rd, elizabethtown, ky 42701, (270) 765-2123). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified and was not able to assist. The failure mileage was 100,000. The VIN was invalid.
Automatically stops
First issue was electrical issues (bad lights, unfunctioning controls, AC adapter would not give power, outside lightbulbs do not last, headlamp controls fell apart, mirror conrtrols fell off, vent controls fell apart. When electric window control stopps working and hisses and smokes when engine is turned on. I also have been shocked painfully when trying to get the AC adapter to work. Next came repair of the ignition switch.. I could not pass state inspection because my "check engine" light was on. In august 2017, car had engine misfire, which cost me repair on the fuel pump. A few days after that, the battery died and I replaced it. One week later,, it started to smoke under the hood and the car was overheating. Then a few hours later, electric was on and off but power to vechicle stopped.. This ended up being the serp. Main belt. Next came the ignition switch. (novembwr 2017) early 2018.. Ac adapter stopped working again, and it was replaced. A c stopped blowing cold air spring 2018, and within weeks, the window control failing again, I have had heat stroke twice. Window control unit smokes and hisses when I turn on engine. Window also cracked while driving 55mph. Plastic vents cracked outside therm fell off & plastic undercarriage cover ripped b4 aircond, followed by the fan. When I brought car in for airc, I was told I needed new rear brake pads and the radiator fan and compressor.. There is no therm for engine. Fixed only brakes. Car then began to overheat while in traffic. Replaced radiator fan 2 weeks later. . Still need new AC compressor. Window control began to fail again next. First time window conrol failed, battery died same night, and I had to get serp. Belt and new battery. New battery has already had to be jumped 3 times, and seems as though engine misfire is beginning again. Problems going uphill today.. Slow accelleration, unsteady fuel flow.
The light my engine shows and it always smell labor ke oil
At 54,600 miles it was using oil and smooking out the exhaust !! In motion. The intake manifold had a bad check valve and intake had to be replaced ,very common on the 1.4 turbo engine as I found out by googling this issue ,no update on manifold so this will happen again !!!
No check engine light was on, not when vehicle has stalled. My vehicle has had multiple issues. Stalls while moving and at a dead stop. And a scent of burning like a electrical short behind the dashboard. I am afraid that this vehicle could stall while I am on the road and cause me to be rear ended causing a serious crash.
Coolant leak from water pump, applicable hoses and surge tank. Replaced water pump, surge tank and hose in 2016. Need to replace water pump, hoses and surge tank again in 2018. There is also an engine oil leak yet to be identified. 1.8 l engine.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet sonic. After driving approximately 35 MPH, the contact parked the vehicle and noticed smoke emerging from the engine compartment. The contact drove the vehicle back home (a mile away) and noticed a lot of smoke emerging from the engine compartment. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the oil cooler component and lines failed and needed replacement. The dealer was not contacted. An independent mechanic could not find the part to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 145,000.
Tl-contact owns a 2012 chevy sonic ---- contact was stopped at traffic light and heat went cold -- no hat only blows cold air -- dealership did diagnostic test and vehicle was fixed once already -- vehicle has 60,000 miles --- heat keeps going cold when vehicle is stopped . 0 recalls associated with this VIN...cb
I am having problems with my windshield wiper fluid the hose or something is causing the fluid to drain on the ground I explained to bradley chevrolet in franklin indiana that this has been a recall issue but they stated that my VIN number wasn't in the recall but I am having the same issue that is dumb I want this work completed under the recall and fixed and I am having a lean code of po171 come up that onstar diagnosed and bradley doesn't want to even look at it without charging me a diagnostic fee when I already have the code feeling very frustrated please help me
12/23/16, I purchased a 2012 chevrolet sonic. 4/6/17, I was at a traffic light when smoke come in the vents from the hood of the car. I called onstar & to run a diagnostic. The diagnostic didn't return any information & I contacted the dealer & took the vehicle for service on 4/9/17. I was told the thermostat housing was leaking and caused the smoking. The coolant system was flushed & filled & a gm oil, lube, filter change was done. The vehicle was ready for pick on 4/19/17. A few weeks later the car was smoking again. I called the dealer, I was told it was probably just fluid on the engine. The car continued to smoke periodically. 6/7/17, there was a large pool of oil under the car, I took the car to a local shop. They said that the oil had been overfilled & that it blew a seal. I called the dealer, I was told they did not overfill the oil & made another service appointment. I was told again there was a problem with the coolant system & the oil & that was the reason for the smoking. Repairs completed 7/10/17. 9/27/17, while driving the check engine light came on, so I called onstar for a diagnostic & they gave me an error code p0299. They told me that it was an airflow problem. I called the dealer & asked for the service manager & gave her the error code. She said there was a problem with the turbo & that I needed to bring the vehicle in. I took the car to them 10/3/17. 10/4/17, the service department called me & told me that the turbo on the car was bad. The repairs were completed on 10/12/17. 10/13/17 the car overheated. The vehicle was leaking coolant in two places. I took it to a different dealer & they said the t-joint in the coolant system was leaking. The repairs were completed on 10/18/17. 11/3/17 an email from on-star said there was an engine problem. I contacted on-star for a diagnostic & they said something is wrong with the coolant system.
We do constantly are replacing parts we replaced the window regulator and not even a few months we ha ft to replace again the cooling lines are constantly going out thermostat has been replaced twice now within 2 yrs the seat warmers no longer work been like that the key gets stuck in the ignition had to replace hoses twice constant grinding sounds and no body can figure out why the car is a toy car everything breaks down and not just once
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet sonic. The contact stated that the vehicle exhibited an abnormal exhaust sound. The contact checked the oil and an abnormal fuel odor emitted from the oil. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 66,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet sonic. While the vehicle was stationary with the key in the ignition, the vehicle started up without warning. The vehicle began to shake and the contact stated that the auto-start feature may have malfunctioned. On another occasion, while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle began to shake again and seemed as if it would stall. Bell pierre chevrolet in seattle, washington was made aware of the failures by phone. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and referred the contact to the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 27,500.
My 2012 chevrolet sonic was involved in an automobile accident resulting in injury to me because my airbags did not deploy. There were several recall campaigns on the vehicle that did not come up under my VIN.campaign id 12v52200, campaign id 13v023000, campaign id14v315000, campaign id 14v317000 campaign id 11v599000, campaign id, 12v408000. I collided with a vehicle that had blew a stop sign as I proceeded through the intersection. My vehicle t-bone the other vehicle. My air bags did not deploy the other vehicles air bags did. My car has been service at modern chevrolet university parkway in winston salem nc since purchasing the vehicle in nov. 2012 from that dealership. The only recalls the dealership or gm has notified me about were only gm campaign id 12172 replace swaybar links and gm campaign id12176. Vehicle was a total loss
My antifreeze pressure hose busted,I took it to the deallership they said that I had aitifreeze in the engine. They say it will only cost me around $400.00 dose this sound right .I think a problem with the engine cause the hose to burst an it all should.is there a recall on this.the hose busted while the car was being driven on the highway
Car started misfiring when accelerating and would jerk and be very rough when idling but no engine light. Full tune up found that open valve cover gasket was damaged and that seals were plastic when they should've been rubber, this caused oil to enter the spark plug wells. Changed gasket and seals but problem persisted. Took to the dealership and was told that ignition switch in cylinder 1 was bad, this corrected the issue but now car has burning smell at times.
Has burning smell of anti freeze and wires melting. Air bags don't work on front passenger side.
This car has given me so many problems. The radiator, the motor everything.
Air intake hose has been replaced due to cracking only 3 years old at that time about 45k miles. Now the shift knob sticks and the button takes forever to release, or I have to pop it back out so I can take the key out otherwise the key gets stuck. Getting worse...now it is becoming harder to shift into park. All these problems occur when stationary...I have not attempted to move the car into other gears while in motion but I know it will happen if it is pushed while that button is not released.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet sonic. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH over a bump, the vehicle felt loose from underneath. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but there was no failure determined. The contact stated that failure recurred five months later and in addition, the vehicle made a humming noise when making a turn. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who diagnosed that the stabilizer links needed to be replaced. The contact also stated that the window washer fluid drained on the engine, and the dealer diagnosed that the hose connected to the fluid container was disconnected and needed to reconnect. The vehicle was not remedied. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 32,000.
Takata recall I was driving and I tried to brake at an intersection due to a red light and there was a car in front of me, I was unable to use the brakes because the pad got stiff and it didn't allow me to brake, I had to use my emergency brake but I hit the car in front of me .
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