NHTSA Complaint #10567521 — 2013 CHEVROLET SONIC
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10567521 |
| Vehicle | 2013 CHEVROLET SONIC |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 7,900 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | OR |
Consumer Description
JAN.7/2013 HEARD SUTTLE/SCRAPING/RATTLE SOUNDS, THOUGHT I ROLLED OVER SOMETHING ON DARK ROAD IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE. MOVED MY CAR TO LEFT THEN REALLY SCRAPED ON SOMETHING. BY NEXT MORNING SOME OIL LEAKED OUT. HAD CAR TOWED TO G.M. DEALER. THEY HAD MAIN ENGINEERS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING OIL TO SPREAD IN ENGINE &SONIC WAS INSANELY SMOKING BLACK SMOKE IN, AROUND.LIKE IN BLACK CLOUD WITH SPARKS COMING OUT BACK OF CAR. I GOT TERRIFIED, AS I HAD JUST PICKED IT UP,WAS TOLD THEY HAD FIXED THE OIL LEAKS. DEALER STILL HAS CAR. 3/3/13 THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED, BUT IT REEKED WITH TOXIC FUMES, I BECAME NAUSEOUS, THROAT WAS SCRATCHING LIKE BEFORE. TOLD GM THAT SONIC WAS NOT FIXED. REQUESTED NEW CAR FROM THEM. THEY ARE OFFERING ME A REPURCHASE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO EXTEND MY RENTAL TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY OF 5 SAFELY. *TR
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