CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2012 Chevrolet Sonic is fairly new & is already showing an early trend of transmission problems.
Owners report hesitation when shifting & grinding/hard shifting into gears. Some dealers are calling the condition "normal". Another owner reported his dealership replaced the transmission under warranty, but the new transmission had the same exact grinding problem. Design defect?
How does a clutch just disappear off of an AC compressor? On Saturday the AC worked fine, Sunday morning it was blowing warm. I went to add a can of freon to it but it pegged out in the red section of the gauge; that means take it to a mechanic to check it out. I have a home mechanic who wants $600 to put a whole new AC compressor in it. This is one of over 20 things that have gone wrong with this piece of junk. It has been in the shop over 6 times since January. Once a month. Always something new wrong with it. I have replaced over 80% of what's under the hood, but somehow it finds yet another thing to fail. Sick of it. DO NOT BUY THIS JUNK!
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How does a clutch just disappear off of an AC compressor? On Saturday the AC worked fine, Sunday morning it was blowing warm. I went to add a can of freon to it but it pegged out in the red section of the gauge; that means take it to a mechanic to check it out. I have a home mechanic who wants $600 to put a whole new AC compressor in it. This is one of over 20 things that have gone wrong with this piece of junk. It has been in the shop over 6 times since January. Once a month. Always something new wrong with it. I have replaced over 80% of what's under the hood, but somehow it finds yet another thing to fail. Sick of it. DO NOT BUY THIS JUNK!
- A C., Kansas City, MO, US