NHTSA Complaint #11021228 — 2013 CHEVROLET SONIC

THE CAR HAS BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT REDUCED ENGINE POWER SINCE SEPTEMBER 2016. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED AND NO PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED. DURING A RECENT TRIP THE CAR BEGAN TO HAVE REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND SURGING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TROUBLE CODE P0171. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO SET AN APPOINTMENT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER THE CAR ALMOST DIED AT A STOP LIGHT. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS EVAP PURGE CONTROL SOLENOID.