NHTSA Complaint #10894186 — 2013 CHEVROLET SONIC

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10894186
Vehicle	2013 CHEVROLET SONIC
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident	May 1, 2016
Date Filed	August 8, 2016
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MO

Consumer Description

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR FOR THE PAST YEAR NOW I HAVE NOTICED MY RPM GAUGE STICKING AND REVVING ON ITS OWN. IT IS STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE CONSISTENTLY. WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWNHILL THE RPM GAUGE WILL REV HIGH AND STAY STUCK HIGH. THEN WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK IT WILL REV HIGH ON ITS OWN AND STAY STUCK AND EVENTUALLY COME BACK DOWN. SOMETHING NEW I HAVE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE IS WHEN I'M AT A COMPLETE STOP THE RPM GAUGE WILL START REVVING UP AND DOWN ON IT'S OWN WHILE MY CAR LIGHTS BRIGHTEN AND DIM AND MY WARNING LIGHT COMES ON THAT I'M SLIDING WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE I'M AT A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO FEEL JERKY LATELY WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO AND I ONLY HAVE 58,000 MILES ON IT.

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