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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?

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

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2012 Chevrolet Sonic transmission problems

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2012 Chevrolet Sonic Owner Comments

problem #2

Aug 012014

Sonic 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles

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

2012 Chevrolet Sonic. Consumer writes in regards to a transmission recall. The dealer informed the consumer, the parts would have to be ordered.

- Milwaukee, WI, USA

problem #1

Oct 012014

Sonic

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
2012 Chevrolet Sonic. Consumer writes in regards to safety recall concerning the turbine shaft. The consumer was informed, the parts were not available. Recall # 14V315000. The consumer also stated, it took a number of days for the dealer to correct an outside water leak on the right, front passenger of the vehicle.

- Hagerstown, MD, USA

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