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Chevrolet Sonic 2012  22000 miles
Hello, everyone. Two months ago, my car started making a noise every time I drive along a shabby street. It sounds as if the bottom plate or something else was loose. I checked it from underneath and everything seems to be in good state. Has anyone had this problem? What can it be?
Derick from United States 9 years ago  
DE
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leslie from United States 9 years ago
Hi, I am 95% sure your failure is in your rods, which are the ones that help support the front damping with the chassis. Apparently, this piece's failure is a manufacturing problem. When this happened to me, I replaced them and the problem was solved.
Val02 from United States 9 years ago
The same occurred to me and I discovered that the engine mounting on the right side, the one that is next to the air filter was making the noise. Once it was replaced, the annoying noise disappeared and has not yet returned after 6 months. Hope it helps.
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Strange noise SolvedSolved

Chevrolet Sonic 2012  60000 miles
Recently, a strange noise has appeared near the front shock absorbers, and it seems as if there were something loose. This noise appears only when driving through a hole or along an unpaved street. I've already checked it and it seems to be the rods that are of a terrible quality. It is an annoying noise they make which appears to be that the car was about to break down. To be new, the vehicle leaves a lot to be desired.
avarilla from United States 8 years ago  
AV
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one from United States 8 years ago
The noise is not in the rods but in the brake pads, which get distorted when they wear down. I took the vehicle to a brake commerce and the only thing they did was to put some silicone to the brake pads so that they got stuck to the caliper properly. That was enough for the problem to be solved.
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Gearbox failure, engine noise

Chevrolet Sonic 2014  26000 miles
I own a Sonic 2014 and the transmission resulted being one of the worst ones. It is the second time that the gears get stuck in a month. And, every time I start the car, the engine makes an awful noise; it seems to be an old vehicle. The service leaves a lot to be desired and the insurance does not respond. The car stalled in the middle my journey the 24th of December and I was left there, because no one answered me. I really do not know what to do.
cilla from United States 9 years ago  
CI
1 report 

Many failures

Chevrolet Sonic 2012  45000 miles
In 2011, I bought a Sonic 2012 who turned out to be absolutely faulty. The first problem was with the braking, which did not work or did whenever it wanted to. It was then found that some hoses that control the emptiness were damaged. Later, the ABS began making a terrible noise like the one of an old car. Finally, it started jerking because something in the transmission was failing, and even two times a little engine of the air conditioning gate broke down.
Belinda from United States 9 years ago  
BE
4 reports 
Tony from United States 2 years ago
Mine is 2018 sonic, it's jerking, shuts off while driving, jerks, won't up a hill when I lose the RPM, any advice, my mechanic said it was ABS sensor, changed that, changed the ABS switch, still nothing, the ABS light is off since I replaced the switch, he says it was 4 more sensors had to be replaced
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Many failures

Chevrolet Sonic 2012  50000 miles
I bought a Sonic LTZ 2012 and it leaves a lot to be desired. It has already presented failures in the battery and thermostat. Even more, a terrible noise appeared coming from the suspension, as well as another one on the right side which is just as if something were boiling. I have also encountered problems with the gearbox. It is really frustrating.
Floyd from United States 8 years ago  
FL
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Darlene from Canada 6 years ago
Same. I hear some weird noises coming from suspension. But everytime I go to dealership they say its l ok. . . . I believe these guys are idiots.
Paul from United States a year ago
There's a small square cap you can pop off beside the shifter. Then stick something in there to depress a button that will unlock the shifter. It's there so you can shift our of park in emergencies or maintenance
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Smoking and loosing power

Chevrolet Sonic 2013 Sedan 1.4 110000 miles
My car after engine overhaul it started to smoke and loose power,and oil light its beeping
Phumudzo from South Africa 3 years ago  
PH
4 reports 
Tumi from South Africa 2 years ago
My Chev Sonic 1.4 2013 model doesn't wanna start but On for lights,dash board and radio. Please help
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Chevrolet Sonic 2014  45000 miles
Sound it’s very high and have vibration when start and waiting
Hassanfarah from other 3 years ago  
HA
8 reports 
Murida from South Africa 6 months ago
Same as mine. U should check the ignition coil
Sthandwa from South Africa 2 months ago
Mine does the same I have bought coils but non is working.
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Stop accelerating and turn off engine.

Chevrolet Sonic 2014 Hatch 98000 miles
My checy sonic stalls n stop accelerating after driving fr a while. Sometimes it does that if the petrol was finished n i refill. Then it wil start n go buy few minutes it wil begin to stall n never accelerate...it also have a cracking noise that come immediately when i turn the engine on but goes to normal idling in 5 seconds.
Freeman from South Africa 2 years ago  
FR
Rank 5
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Mtho from South Africa a year ago
I'm also driving Chevrolet sonic 1.6 and doing the same
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Many failures

Chevrolet Sonic 2012  57000 miles
We bought our Sonic 2012 ltz in 2011 and, since the first year of usage, we've been having problems with it. First, a joint was released and it makes it sound as if it were an old car. It then started failing when braking forward or backward and it ended up being the vacuum hose of the ABS brakes. This year, the stabilizer bar's screws have been replaced as well as the automatic transmission's oil lock. Last but not least, a week and a half ago, we suffered a collision from the front and the air bags were not activated. There is no way we can now feel secure when stepping on the car. If somebody has had similar problems, I would appreciate it if you let me know and if you know how I can solve this. Thank you for the comments.
Mari25 from United States 8 years ago  
MA
2 reports 

Annoying noises

Chevrolet Sonic 2012  40000 miles
Good afternoon, my Sonic has a creaking noise coming from the steering wheel that appears every time I turn to the left or right. There is also a similar noise coming from the right superior part of the car, which is really annoying. The other problem was that, after a year and a half of usage, the battery got damaged. Briefly, I've had many inconvenients with this vehicle.
pip from United States 8 years ago  
PI
11 reports 
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