2013 Chevrolet Spark: check engine light

Filed Apr 29, 2019 · Transmission · 79,500 miles · GA

After start up the engine light is flashing and the traction control light is on. This is followed by a clunk. After a min or so has passed the lights go away. If you go in reverse after this has occurred, switching the gears, there will be a clunk. As you change the gears to drive the car will no go more than a certain mile per hour. Around 20.

Filed Dec 21, 2018 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 65,500 miles · MN

About a month ago my car, while driving, started acting up. My odometer would fluctuate and not give me my speed, my lower tire pressure came on, my check engine light came on, power steering would go in and out, and acceleration would fluctuate. I brought it in to be looked at, after 3 days of hearing nothing I called and they told me something was wrong with the onstar module. After 4 days of having my car back, same problems. Brought it back in, they called an engineer in since they had no idea what was going on and a week later I got my car back. 4 days later I again had to bring it in for the same stuff and after 9 days of playing phone tag then gave it back. I have had my car back for 2 weeks without any problems, today while 35 miles away from home every single light was flashing on the dash board. My odometer didnt work at all and I could only go 30 miles per hour. I stopped my car, shut it off and turned it back on and nothing changed. The newest ordeal is my break light will turn on and beep at me anywhere from 3 seconds to 5 minutes. With it being the holidays and having to work all week I see no point in bringing my car in for nothing to be fixed for a 4th time and being without a car because I'm only 20 for who knows how long when I have a job to get to that's only 5 minutes away. I'm am so beyond irritated and want to throw this car into a trash can.

Filed Oct 3, 2018 · Engine · 85,000 miles · FL

My engine started shaking with the check engine light flashing and traction control light on. The car wouldn't let me get out of gear.

Filed Jun 2, 2017 · Engine, Transmission · 55,000 miles · IN

Car will start to jerk when accelerating and loose power and not shift. Engine light flashes and sometimes traction control light stays on as well during this. If you shut off engine wait for few minutes then start it's ok. Happens when ever. Just happened yesterday and today.

Filed May 28, 2017 · Engine, Fuel system · 83,000 miles · CA

Used car w/36,000 miles and/or 1 yr wrnty. Under a yr, but outside of mileage, check eng light starts coming on to the day, from feb 28, 2017 to may 28, 2017. From feb 28 to mar 27 to april 27 have had to do oil change. Check eng light would no longer be on after oil change. Then car started making excessively loud noise at 77,000 miles so loud no one could hear me while on my blue tooth. Chevy dealer & a shop ran a diagnostic but no error codes in april & may. Shop tells me tires are cupping, I need new tires that were pretty much new at used car dealer. Chevy dealer tells me no error codes on diagnostic plus I need wheel hub bearings, tire shop tells me the tires need replacing, does a thorough inspect while car is on lift, says problem is struts in front need replacing immediately & shocks need replacing soon on back then says wheel hub bearings are fine, it's the hub bracket that is loose & making rattling noise along with bad tire noise. This is at 80,000 miles. Got tires, no money to do other work. Small local shop near home confirms big o is correct, tires are cupped & it's due to bad front shocks. Highly unusual for 80,000 miles may 3 dealer looks at reason for deceleration which started end of april, slowing to almost a crawl on freeway while accelerator is pressed all the way down to floor, dealer says they drove car, can't find problem. Couldn't be, mileage on car same when picked up as when dropped off. May 28, 2017 check engine light is on, car started knocking, got to work 70 miles from home, noticed on a full tank of gas, car was using fuel at rapid pace sitting on idle in parking lot. Started with 214 miles to drive on full tank of gas, indicator shows 104 miles left off 70 mile trip then dropped to 96 while sitting idle for a less than a minute in parking lot! Mother tells me turn off engine. Said check to see if fuel is dripping under car. It is not.

Filed Jan 21, 2017 · Transmission · VA

Takata recall engine idles high traction control light comes on check engine light flashes does not shift

Filed Mar 29, 2016 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 83,645 miles · ME

I was going south on i95 doing 70 miles an hour engine light flashed off and on traction control light on car lost speed and will not shift high rp not speed. Was almost in a very bad accident.

Filed Mar 21, 2016 · Acceleration, Engine · 36,000 miles · MI

After accelerating from a light at 5mph the gear indicator disappeared and the transmission stuck in 2nd gear verified by revs vs. Vehicle speed. Resulted in very slow acceleration and high revs. Cycling the gear shifter did not resolve issue. Would not even shift to neutral. Issue not resolved until cycling ignition. No check engine light, no indicator lamps. No gear selection indicator on display.

Filed Dec 29, 2015 · Engine, Wheels · 47,000 miles · TX

Not even 10,000 miles in I had a tire gets a bubble on the sidewall. The dealership would not cover it or swap it out saying it could have been due to hitting a pothole or curb. 15,000 miles in driving down the highway and hear a loud bang and the AC doesn't work. I take it in and the dealership says I could have hit road debris and would not cover any work on the AC, I would have to pay out of pocket. About a week later I get a letter in the mail about the AC recall and find out my compressor exploded on the inside due to faulty parts. 20,000 miles in and the car was eating a quart of oil every 2-3 days and still draining it and ran rough. The dealership said they have no idea what it is and they would not help in what they called "looking for problems that can't be reproduced". Then not even a month later I get a letter about the recall and how I need to bring it in as quick as I can because some people 'may' be experiencing excess oil consumption, due to faulty parts. 40,000 miles in I'm getting the tcs light on with the cel flashing at me and the car stutters and looses power all while on the highway. Gives the code of p0324 (knock control system error). Dealership says it could be due to being driven rough and it is my fault. I shouldn't be driving 80 in a chevy spark (the highway speeds in texas). The engine has a loud lifter tick in the heads. Dealership refuses to open them without a fault code that indicates a head issue. 47,000 miles in I have more misfires and error codes. Taking it back to the dealership to see what their excuse is this time.

Filed Dec 29, 2015 · Engine, Steering · 31,000 miles · FL

Have a 2013 chevy spark. It has already had an engine replaced at just over 20,000 miles and continues to have the same problems as before the engine was replaced. It continuously goes back and forth to the dealer, yet "no issues or codes" are ever found. To me this car is a potential death trap every time it's driven. It continuously shows the engine light...blinking away...along with the traction control that frequently is on with it. It then revs extremely high and you can't go over 20 miles an hour because of fear the car will explode. It also shakes during all of this. These are all the same problems that the car has had since before the first engine decided to just blow...on a highway...just over 20,000 miles. Please also note that there have been multiple recalls, for this car as well. Cute car...but it ends there. It's a death trap on wheels!! There should be a major recall and class action lawsuit on these cars!

Filed Apr 18, 2015 · Engine · 43,283 miles · IL

I was driving down the interstate in rush hour and the engine started to hesitate and the engine light came on. With very sluggish acceleration I was able to make it to the shoulder and then the engine stopped. I was unable to start it and had it towed home. Battery checks out ok and everything is fine as far as I can tell with my trouble shooting but all the reviews I read point to chevy having problems with the motor seizing on the chevy sparks and the motor needing to be replaced. I will be talking to the dealer today, just wondering why there is no recall on this issue yet. If contacted, I will update the federal safety agency on this situation. If my 20 yr old daughter who just bought this car 3 months ago had been driving it at the time I'm not sure what the outcome would have been with the motor just stopping on her...very disturbing! Thank you

Filed Mar 14, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 11,500 miles · OH

May have been happening before above date but did not realize it....on dashboard there is no indication of which gear I am in(ie p d n r) and car has no pickup even when peddle to floor...when it does start moving it is very, very, very slow....noticed this several times and when it went in for hood latch recall asked them to check....of course they could not duplicate(recall was not done as to lack of parts) still was occurring occasionally .....went back again for recall latch work(done this time 3-11-15) when leaving check engine light was on...was told it was safe to drive, but I showed them the dashboard was not indicating gear...left it with them they r&r park neutral switch which they stated was filled with water.....this was very dangerous to me, at first I could either turn car off and restart to see indicator on dash or run thru the gears, but right before engine light came on I could do none of this/have read about this numerous times on a site call carcomplaints.com.......thank you