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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?

7.0

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
12,250 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. check done to see that airbags installed properly (1 reports)
  2. dealer replaced (1 reports)
2012 Chevrolet Sonic seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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2012 Chevrolet Sonic Owner Comments

problem #2

Aug 082012

Sonic LTZ

  • Automatic transmission
  • 11,500 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

what can be next? Car gets gas mileage less than advertised and doesn't shift smoothly but I'm told no fix for that. The problems withe car don't even include the buying experience from Hell I had with no response from GM.

Update from Sep 19, 2012: problems with the car don't include the buying experience from Hell and the lack of response From GM.

- petprincessga, Atlanta, GA, US

problem #1

May 202012

Sonic

  • Automatic transmission
  • 13,000 miles

the dealer should compensate me somehow for my wasted time and expense.

- Irina B., North Port, FL, US

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