NHTSA Complaint #10676382 — 2012 CHEVROLET SONIC
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10676382 |
| Vehicle | 2012 CHEVROLET SONIC |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 39,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | VA |
Consumer Description
I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, BUT THE LATEST IS THE ENGINE LIGHT, REDUCED POWER LIGHT, AND THE GAS CAP. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT, AND REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS GOING 45 MPH. TOOK THE CAR TO [XXX], AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM ON THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS STILL COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON FIVE DAYS LATER, BUT THIS TIME I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE TUNNEL. I BARELY MADE IT OUT WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. LASTLY, I WENT TO THE GAS STATION AND COULDN'T GET THE GAS CAP OFF. I HAD TO USE A WRENCH TO GET THE GAS CAP OFF. BOUGHT ANOTHER GAS CAP AND IT DID THE SAME THING. I ONLY HAVE 40,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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