2017 Chevrolet SONIC - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"vehicle has 53k miles. i have had the error code p0011 (camshaft, vvt bank 1 too advanced) for most of the time i've had this car. spend thousands at a certified dealership to get this issue fixed, only for it to pop up again. i was told the solution for this code is a new engine. this was after i spend thousands and my power train warranty expired. oil changes and routine maintenance were all done in timely manner. this engine was built to fail."

"the heating and cooling system has failed numerous times. the water outlet has been defective causing the engine to overheat along with the thermostat housing. the water outlet failed within a month of buying the car. it wasn't even 3 years old and only had 60 000 miles on it. last month it failed. just last week the thermostat housing failed. now today the water outlet failed again. this car really needs investigated and have parts recalled. it's not fair to have a car for this short of time to have these issues. each time it's been repaired by a certified mechanic."

"tl* the contact's daughter owned a 2017 chevrolet sonic. the contact stated that while her daughter was driving at 25 mph, a fellow motorist had honked at her as she noticed flames forming from underneath the radio inside her vehicle. the contact's daughter initially attempted to extinguish the fire with a cup of water but to no avail. she was able to pull over and exit the vehicle and then called the authorities who arrived on the scene and extinguished the fire. a fire report was filed and no injuries were reported. the vehicle was destroyed as a result of the fire and was towed to an independent tow yard. prior to the failure, the contact stated that the check engine light had illuminated on the dashboard. her daughter had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic and alan webb chevrolet( 3712 ne 66th ave, vancouver, wa 98661) to have the vehicle serviced for a defective purge valve. the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. the vehicle was destroyed. the failure mileage was 54,136."

"my engine light is on , so i had it ran for a test which p2076 has came up as 1 of the codes. prior to finding this out my car has cut off on me 3 times just being stropped at a red light. last time was on thanksgiving 2020, i was sitting at a red light when my car suddenly turned off. i had to put it back in park and shut it off, but it did cut back on. the other 2 times that my car suddenly cut off on me, the engine light was not visible at the time which is very scary if a car is cutting off"

"the coolant had leaked out my car and the check engine came on. i took it back to the dealer whom i purchased it from. it's only being five months and i am having these errors again. this is the second time the coolant has leaked out and i had to refill the coolant."

"my coolant has continuously leaked since i got the car. it may be a hose issue, but my "engine overheating- idle engine" warning light continues to come on, and my coolant reservoir keeps emptying quickly. i have read many similar instances with this particular year of the chevy sonic. my air also gets warm very often, which is linked to the coolant issue. my car is in motion when this light comes on."

"car has gone through 4 valve covers in 5 moths. its a known problem and gm has and will not extend warranty."

"came to a stop at a controlled signal light and my car died and refused to start. i had to get help to push my car out of the traffic. after several tries and 30 minutes later the car started. at least 40 other people have reported this same issue to car complaints.com and lemon laws.com"