Other complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Chevrolet Sonic has 37 NHTSA other complaints and 2 other-related recalls.
37
Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
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EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Chevrolet Sonic and Trax vehicles and 2013-2015 Chevrolet Spark vehicles equipped wi...
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EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Buick Encore all-wheel-drive vehicles manufactured August 23, 2012, to September 9, ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | UNKNOWN. Our car caught fire but I'm not sure what actually caused it, it was in perfect working con... |
| Nov 23, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Unable to shift to park from drive due to internal mechanism broke. |
| Jan 30, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Car was taken to a mechanic. The diagnosis is that the 16186 Catalytic Converter Internal Damage. Th... |
| Jul 1, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I purchased a 2013 Chevy Sonic in October 2021.it has been in the repair shop twice since then. They... |
| Sep 28, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | On Tuesday, September 27 at 10:25 AM, I was driving to pickup medication for my dog. I was less than... |
| Jan 6, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE BUTTON IN THE SHIFT STICK GET STUCK AND DOESN'T COME BACK, KEY GETS STUCK AND I STRUGGLE TO GET ... |
| Jul 15, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | STATIONARY. THE KEY LOCKS IN THE IGNITION BECAUSE THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON ON THE FRONT OF THE SHIFT ... |
| Sep 1, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I AM UNABLE TO REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY. WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK WITH THE IGNITION TURNED OFF, THE KE... |
| Aug 8, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | BUTTON ON SHIFTER STICKING CAN'T TAKE KEYS OUT OF IGNITION WHEN IN PARK AND BUTTON STAYS IN WHILE D... |
| Aug 5, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER STICKS IN. SO YOU CAN'T RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AFTER TURNING T... |
| Jun 27, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION IT DOES NOT CHIME WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN. IT WILL ONLY CHIME WITH THE... |
| Apr 17, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | TAKATA RECALL - THE ENGINE HAS BEEN MISFIRING THIS HAS ALSO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE I KNOW WHO HAS HA... |
| Apr 10, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON GOT STUCK AND I COULDN'T PUSH IT IN TO SWITCH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GET... |
| Jan 25, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, PLACED CAR I PARK FOR A BRIEF SECOND TO MOVE TRASH CAN OUT OF DRIV... |
| Nov 2, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE GEAR SHIFT GETS STUCK AND WON'T MOVE OUT OF PARK. THE BUTTON IS STICKING OUT AND YOU CAN'T PUSH ... |
| Nov 1, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | PUSH BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFT STICKS PREVENTING THE SELECTION (PARK, NEUTRAL, DRIVE ETC) TO LOCK IN ... |
| Sep 13, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | RADIO MALFUNCTION CAUSING NO AUDIBLE NOISE FOR TURN SIGNALS, SEAT BELT INDICATOR OR KEY LEFT IN IGNI... |
| Jun 16, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | CAR STARTED OVER HEATING AS I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY AS SOON AS I TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONING ON IT... |
| May 1, 2018 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED AND TURNED OFF, THE HORN GOES OFF EACH TIME. IF PARKED BUT STILL RUNNI... |
| Jul 10, 2017 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | CODE 52 HAS APPEARED TWO WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT MY CHEVY SONIC 2013 IN JUNE 2017 MILEAGE 1034?? NOW 1... |