Chevrolet Sonic grinding brakes problems

Filed Feb 7, 2019 · Engine, Fuel system · 4,000 miles · LA

June 2015 the dealer switched cars when we refused the options at the closing of the deal to a base/standard car. A week or so after purchasing the car a tire popped as we drove down the street. It is very loud in the morning. A high pitched squeaking sound. Next we have been smelling gas,oil/fluid leaking from the car. The driveway is stained from it. The thermostat has been changed 3 times. It has been jerking,stalking, sputtering. The antifreeze reservoir has boiled over several times. It smells like something electrical is burning. The air conditioner doesn't cool well. The windshield wipers tore up in less than a year.thealership doesn't know why these things have happened they want to do maintenancing to see if that fixes it. Over $1000. We got this compact car to save and survive. This has been an expensive cheap car.

Filed May 11, 2018 · Brakes · 56,000 miles · OR · crash · fire · 1 injury

The road I was driving on is 55 MPH on bear in. As I began to break nothing happened. A 90 corner was in front of me. 55th ave. I pushed as hard as I could on the breaks. It was smooth.. Traction control was on. No breaking unit went into affect. It was smooth all the way into a tree head on. Zero skid marks! I was conscious the entire time closed on eyes right before impact. Air bags did work. The engine started on fire 3x. They had to use the jaws of life to remove the vehicle from the tree. I pushed so hard on the break that it broke my ankle, split my knee open and sprained my knee. I was taken to the hospital. Mileage on the vehicle was about 56k. This should have killed me. The breaks had worked fine before this.. No squealing, shaking etc. In good working order. Conditions were dark, dry roads, no wind. I do have reports but can not scan them. I loaded 5 images! Please look into this matter immediately. Lives are at stake.

Filed Sep 20, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 9,000 miles · IA

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

Filed Jun 29, 2016 · Brakes · 2 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet sonic. While attempting to engage the brakes, a loud squeaking sound emitted from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician stated that the brake pads needed to be resurfaced. The remedy failed to repair the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 2.

Filed Jun 10, 2016 · Engine, Fuel system · 80 miles · PA

I purchased my car from a dealer, who set me up for an upside loan. Putting me into another chevy with now 2 car loans to pay off. The car has stalled on me at different times while owning it. There have been issues since shortly after purchasing it with acceleration. It jolts and jumps when trying to accelerate. The check engine light is one, sometimes it goes off, then will come back on. I have not taken it to the shop yet assuming it would be a huge expense for them to fix and find it. Took it to a private garage and they could not find the issue either. This car is crap, I owe twice as much as its worth and I do not know what to do with it. I drive an hour to work every day on the highway and I am terrified I am going to crash every single day. It happens on the highway, on the street. In the morning when it start up it jolts and sputters. If you use the heat, it smells like its burning and there is a high squealing noise coming from the passenger side.

Filed Nov 25, 2015 · Engine, Fuel system · 10,000 miles · IL

Car cuts out, grinding noise from engine. Had ignition coil replaced but still doing the same thing. Looses power going up steep hill. Only had car about seven months. Only has sixteen thousand miles on it. Sometimes while I am driving car just looses power and almost got hit in the back. I feel one of these days someone will hit me. Took it back to dealership and they say nothing is wrong but the problem is getting worse. The car does have warranty on it.

Filed Nov 11, 2015 · Engine, Transmission · 32,000 miles · IA

I just purchased my 2014 chevy sonic lt hatchback a month ago. First the day I bought it I found out I had a reverse light out. The dealer said they would fix it when the license plant cover bracket comes in. The same day I got the car I smelled something burning. I told them about it an they said if it keeps doing it to let them know an my passenger side brakes fell like they are dragging. They said it should come out of it do to sitting for awhile. Well I'm still experiencing it. My oil percentage drops far down when driving for 2 hrs on the highway. The burning smell comes in threw the vents an outside even when the AC or heater is on. Something is not right. I only have 39,000 miles when I bought it a moth ago with 32,000 miles. The dealer said it went through an expectation an everything came back ok when I purchased the car that day. How can that be with burning smell,lights out an only one side of wheel that I'm getting a dragging, grinding noises. They well be looking at it in the next 2week. When I'm driving my transmission feels like its skipping. The acceleration is so off.

Filed Nov 1, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 4,081 miles · MA

I was driving on the highway at between 55 and 65 MPH. The side I was on had a long, steady incline upward. I had set my cruise control to about 63 MPH. As I was going uphill the cruise control was supplying fuel to get to and maintain my speed at 63 MPH. I was approaching another car in my lane and decided rather than pass, I would slow down. They were going quite a bit slower than me so came up upon them quickly. I pressed the brake to slow down but the brake was hard as a rock. It would not budge so it did not disconnect the cruise control and my car kept accelerating. I panicked and tried to use both feet on the brake. It still would not budge. I was within 2 car lengths of the car in front of me when finally the car reached the speed I had set the cruise control for and the brakes finally depressed. In hindsight, I had options I.e. Putting the car in neutral, turning key off, turning to avoid a collision, shutting off cruise control, but this car was new to me, and in that moment I fully expected the brakes to work. Once I was in control, I tried to recreate the problem with no one around, knowing my options now. It happened repeatedly. A service tech also had it happen to them. First attempt at repair did not fix it. Second attempt did. It was a bad check valve. Apparently the check valve let air out of a booster, so I lost my brakes? The check valve also let fluid fill the booster. The master cylinder and vacuum were replaced as well. Looking back, there were signs, but no obvious ones. A random hi-pitched noise (air squeaking out the check valve). Loss of brake fluid. Dealer had to fill it when I bought it and I added some at 6 months. This was a dangerous and scary experience. I question the design to dis-engage cruise control and the quality of the check valves themselves.

Filed Aug 27, 2014 · FL

2012 chevrolet sonic. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle metal grinding noises when accelerating from a stop.

Filed Jun 7, 2014 · Engine · 2,100 miles · VA

The air conditioner makes a horrible squealing noise. It does this like clockwork every 30 seconds while running the AC on 2 or above. It is so loud even with the radio on you hear it going down the road. It started right after I hit 2000 miles on the car and about a month after buying it. It continues to do it a year later and I have taken it to the dealer 8 times, the say it is normal.