NHTSA Complaint #11081075 — 2016 CHEVROLET SONIC
UNKNOWN OR OTHER issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11081075 |
| Vehicle | 2016 CHEVROLET SONIC |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 12,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | FL |
Consumer Description
THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAGS INTERMITTENLY TURNS THE AIR BAG ON FOR AN ADULT SITTING IN THE SEAT. MY WIFE WEIGHS 93 # AND SHOULD ACTIVATE THAT SENSOR BUT DOES NOT DO SO CONSISTENTLY. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS SET FOR 95 # BUT EVEN WHEN MY WIFE HOLDS AN 8# WEIGHT IN HER HAND AND SITS DOWN IT DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY ACTIVATE. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM GOING BACK TO THE PREDECESSOR VEHICLE TO THE SONIC, THE AVEO, BUT CHEVROLET DOES NOTHING TO SOLVE OR RECOGNIZE THIS ISSUE. SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET SHOW A PROBLEM WITH THIS SENSOR FOR OCCUPANTS CONSIDERABLY HEAVIER THAN MY WIFE. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE PASSENGER INITIALLY SITS DOWN IN THE SEAT.
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