2013 Chevrolet Sonic problems
Owners have filed 322 complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Sonic with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 17.7% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 17.1%.
Complaints322
Crashes39
Fires4
Injuries32
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 17.7% · 57
Engine 17.1% · 55
Unknown or other 14.0% · 45
Power train 11.8% · 38
Air bags 7.8% · 25
Fuel/propulsion system 4.0% · 13
Steering 4.0% · 13
Electronic stability control (ESC) 3.7% · 12
Severity
Of those complaints, 39 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire and 32 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 4 model years of the Chevrolet Sonic in this data, 2013 ranks 2nd by complaint volume — 2012 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 13 in the last three years against 21 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 50,000 miles.
In owners' own words
It started with the radio going dark sometimes not working then the windows wont" go down then my car would not turn on took it to many mechanics no one could figure out what's wrong finally one told me that some sonics had a recall and it was doing the same thing as mine.This is more often it was once in a while but now is very often my radio doesn't come on and my head lights keeps going off too. Electrical system
The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Sonic. The contact stated that all the safety features on the instrument panel became inoperable. In addition, the contact mentioned that both turn signals failed to operate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. However, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000. Electrical system · reported at 60,000 miles
The air conditioner instead of blowing cold air, it blows hot air. I have taken it from Miami to a 3rd party mechanic where it did not helped much. Nobody knew what was the problem. I move to Texas and in summer over 100 degrees and having a baby sweat is not good. The temperature as âweather shows -15 degrees. When right now is 99 degrees at 7:10 am central time Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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