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2020 Chevrolet SONIC Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1700107
Internal NHTSA #	11366483
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	SONIC
Model Year	2020
File date	24/09/20
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Manufacturers owners manual instructions may lead to transmission / electrical failures which may cause an accident when traveling. The recreational towing instructions require that fuses be removed (step 5) before next steps including shifting vehicle into park and turning ignition to the on position . Those steps ( 6-9) can not be executed if step 5 is executed first. Owners who attempt to prepare the vehicle for recreational towing by using a different sequence run the risk of damaging their vehicles and/or causing severe accidents if the transmission locks up under tow (moving). Dealer claims is vin specific. It is not vin specific. I tested several identical vehicles on the dealer lot and they all fail, using the manufacturer instructions.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	1800
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SAINT PETERSBURG, FL
VIN pattern	1G1JD5SB3L4XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	20/04/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	60
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2020 Chevrolet SONIC Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2020 Chevrolet SONIC Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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