Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
36
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2017 Chevrolet Sonic.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Sonic. The contact stated that, while driving at 40 MPH, another vehicle failed to yi… |
| 2025-08-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Multiple attempts to fix camshaft/ camshaft position sensor. Causes car to decelerate at high speeds. Shaking while at … |
| 2025-03-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have replaced the same part now 4 times. I have multiple receipts. Cause the car the shut off or slow down while on t… |
| 2024-04-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Sonic. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the entire vehicle was s… |
| 2024-01-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Roof molding is coming unglued on both sides of the vehicle, possible that it may fly off while traveling on highway or… |
| 2023-09-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | steering wheel will lock up when you turn on car, we took it to Paradise Chevrolet, and they found power steering modul… |
| 2023-06-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | In June of 2023 I was driving my vehicle and suddenly the Traction Control, power steering and check engine light came … |
| 2023-06-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The heating and cooling system has failed numerous times. The water outlet has been defective causing the engine to ove… |
| 2023-06-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle has 53k miles. I have had the error code p0011 (camshaft, vvt bank 1 too advanced) for most of the time I've ha… |
| 2023-02-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Throttle Housing cracked. Lessing the power in the engine. |
| 2022-07-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Purchased this vehicle in February 2022 with 105,000 miles. Oil sticker indicated recent oil change and oil color was l… |
| 2022-07-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Sonic. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being driven at approximately 30… |
| 2022-06-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Sonic. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle los… |
| 2022-05-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Steering Colom locks up, 4 different times. Engine shuts off. NO power to turn vehicle. Vehicle at Paradise Chevrolet … |
| 2022-03-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The thermostat has gone out in this vehicle 4 times in the past 14 months. Luckily for me I had the vehicle repaired at… |
| 2021-01-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNED A 2017 CHEVROLET SONIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 25 M… |
| 2020-11-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 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… |
| 2020-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 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. … |
| 2020-08-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY COOLANT HAS CONTINUOUSLY LEAKED SINCE I GOT THE CAR. IT MAY BE A HOSE ISSUE, BUT MY "ENGINE OVERHEATING- IDLE ENGINE… |
| 2020-08-04 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | LIGHTS COME ON AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 12 MILES, THE ENGINE LOOSES POWER BAD , WHEN YOU LET UP ON GAS FOOT IT TAKES VERY L… |
| 2020-02-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I WAS HIT HEAD ON AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IT COULD HAVE BEEN WAY WORSE THAN IT WAS BUT IT SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED A… |
| 2020-01-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR HAS GONE THROUGH 4 VALVE COVERS IN 5 MOTHS. ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND GM HAS AND WILL NOT EXTEND WARRANTY. |
| 2019-11-19 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | IN MAY OF 2019 WHILE TRYING TO START PUSH BUTTON CAR WOULD NOT START LIGHTS CAME ON IN CAR SAYING SERVICE POWER STEERIN… |
| 2019-10-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | EVAP PURGE SOLENOID STUCK OPEN CAUSING CAR TO STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY- STREETS. IF STOPPED AT A LIGHT … |
| 2019-07-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 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 … |
| 2019-02-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE CHIME CHANGES IN SOUND AFTER CALLING ONSTAR FROM VEHICLE, ALSO SPEAKERS CRACKLE AFTER CALLING ONSTAR FROM VEHIC… |
| 2019-01-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET SONIC. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT MADE A LEFT TURN AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S … |
| 2018-10-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CHEVY SONIC 42,000 MILES 1 1/2 YEARS OLD HAD TO REPLACE EVAP SOLENOID THAT REGULATES AIR AND FUEL. $513 MOSTLY LABOR GM… |
| 2018-08-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MASTER CYLINDER AND POWER BREAK BOOSTER NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 42800 MILES. |
| 2018-07-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH , AIR CONDITIONING WAS ON RECIRCULATE I BLACKED OUT AND TOTALED THE CAR . HOSPITAL RAN A CAR… |
| 2018-07-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING TO WORK WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS MY DAUGHTER HAD AN ACCIDENT A FEW DAYS AGO INVOLVING A REAR END COLLISION … |
| 2018-06-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 CHEVROLET SONIC. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE C… |
| 2018-05-16 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING OUR 2017 CHEVROLET SONIC THERE IS EXHAUST FUMES THAT ARE VERY STRONG THAT EVEN MAKE IT INTO THE INTERIOR … |
| 2017-12-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY 2017 CHEVY SONIC HAS A BRAKE PROBLEM . BRAKES SOMETIMES FAIL TO STOP WHEN APPLIED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN MOVING AND COMI… |
| 2017-03-13 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE WIPER HAS GAP BETWEEN DRIVER SIDE WATER RUNS DOWN WINDSHIELD IN A STREAM ON ALL WIPER SPEEDS. DISTRACT… |
| 2016-09-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET SONIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND WITH THE WINDOW DE… |