Warning lights problems

Warning lights: Luminous indicator that is usually placed in the dashboards and warns about a possible problem.
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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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Fan stays on

Chevrolet Sonic 2013 LT 1.8 123000 miles
Check engine light on, code p0128, already changed sensor and still keeps happening and getting code.
Ignacio from United States a year ago  
IG
1 report 
Gonza R from Argentina a year ago
Have you check the thermostat? In many Chevrolet cars that code indicates that the engine is not reaching the operating temperature, usually due to a thermostat failure.
Ignacio from United States a year ago
No I havent but will do that, thanks.
kallie from South Africa a year ago
If the thermostart is falty will the heater works
Andi from United States 8 months ago
I had the same issue and it was the thermostat
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Check engen light and abs light intermittently

Chevrolet Sonic 2013 Hatchback 169000 miles
When engen gets a bit hot the check engen light and abs light will come on at the same time and flash for a short while and then goes off again we have replaced the air intake senor and spark plugs but it still does the same.
Johan from South Africa 2 years ago  
JO
7 reports 
Johan NC from South Africa 2 years ago
Mine does the same, had also replaced the coil pack 5 times in 130000km, and it's aircon stopped working as well as the cabin blower, a few months later, and this is just mentioning a few...
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Jerks at low speeds

Chevrolet Sonic 2012  60890 miles
I have a Sonic and these days I've been noticing it jerks when changing from 1st to 2nd gear. At the beginning, I thought it was my fault, that I was releasing the clutch brusquely. However, the Check Engine turned on and it started jerking every time I changed from 1st to 2nd gear. Has anyone had this problem before?
marsha from United States 9 years ago  
MA
7 reports 
nikki from United States 9 years ago
This problem happened to me and it was solved by changing the 4 spark plugs. When they were removed, I noticed they were burnt and the mechanic explained that, in the agency, they do not replace them, they simply clean them. He also informed me that if the Check Engine appeared, it was due to a coil failure, which is rather expensive.
alice from United States 5 years ago
Check your coil pack
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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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ABS light on cluster and Acceleration not working

Chevrolet Sonic 2012 Hatchback  1135000 miles
When The engine is running, the ABS light fleshes ON at the cluster then car won’t Accelerate or Rev
Nick from South Africa 21 days ago  
NI

The car cut off n shows engine light on the dashboard

Chevrolet Sonic 2012  15000 miles
The car cut off n shows engine light on dashboard
Mades from South Africa 7 months ago  
MA
1 report 

Door ajar dash light stays on

Chevrolet Sonic 2012  100000 miles
Door ajar light on the dash stays on the dome lights go off as soon as you close the doors but the warning light stays on
camarorallysport from United States 5 years ago  
CA
10 reports 

Gas in oil...and loss of power

Chevrolet Sonic 2015 1.4 litre 87000 miles
A guy friend told me i have gas in my oil. What could be causing this and power loss
Also I have no warning light coming on at all.
Darlene from Canada 6 years ago  
DA
1 report 

Stalling while driving and not turning over

Chevrolet Sonic 2014 Sedan 4cy 41000 miles
This started in the summer with driving, slowing down and then the car would stall. I would have to completely shut it down for a minute, in trafic. I was told it was due to high temperatures outside.

The battery has been replaced twice and the dealership just said use higer octane, which we already used. They also said that their is basically no fix! I'm regretting buying this vehicle. Plenty can run in hot temperatures.
Yesterday, it was 60 degrees outside and it wouldn't even turn over. This car isn't even three years old.
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Dellis from United States 6 years ago  
DE
5 reports 

Loss of power overheating battery light check engine light

Chevrolet Sonic 2012 Sonic 1.8 l/s 86546 miles
Trouble code power train emission control battery and check engine light
Ajwk from United States 7 years ago  
AJ
5 reports 

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 

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 
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