2019 Chevrolet Sonic problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Fuel/Propulsion System (2) · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:gasoline:turbo/Supercharger (1) · Engine And Engine Cooling (1)
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Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (580)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-26 · PIT5698F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi provides diagnostics tips on how the lin bus works and how to diagnosis it.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-04 · PIP4902W · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-21 · PIT5099J · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
pi to help diagnose a/c concern
Unknown Or Other 2026-04-01 · PIT3271Q · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP6104 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a gds2 session log and upload to a technical assistance case in cx connect.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP4902V · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Showing the 6 most recent of 580 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2024-11-13 · Fuel/Propulsion System“the thermostat housing and water pump keeps failing and leaking.the seat heaters dont work. the car started leaking antifreeze real bad which cause it to overheat and lock up. yes it has been confirm by a dealer that alot of the chevys been coming for new thermostat housing and water pumps. no vehicle was only inspected by a dealer. the overheating…”
2024-07-29 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 81,400 mi“the contact owns a 2019 chevrolet sonic. the contact stated while pulling into the garage, the high engine temp warning light illuminated, and the engine was overheating. the contact immediately turned off the vehicle. the contact stated there was coolant underneath the front of the vehicle. the contact had learned that the water pump failure was c…”
2024-05-24 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:gasoline:turbo/Supercharger · 47,600 mi“the contact owns a 2019 chevrolet sonic. the contact stated the rpms rose abnormally high. the contact stated that the check engine warning light had illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an autozone where it was scanned and diagnosed that the turbo charger had failed and needed to be replaced. the diagnostic scan retrieved dtc code: p0299. the man…”
2024-04-24 · Engine“there is no temperature indicator and the car overheats. this caused the hose to the coolant to leak. i had the housing unit replaced but then the car still ran hot. i had the get the whole thermostat replaced. no forum could assist with the replacement of the 2019 as if this year model doesn’t exist and the part needed doesn’t fit properly making …”
2024-02-05 · Fuel/Propulsion System“cooling issues - the water pumple , cooling tank . the whole cooling . my care has been shop 5 times at jba for cooling system …”
2024-01-15 · Unknown Or Other“the car was bought in may 24 of 2019. since the car has been in the shop 4 times at jba in glen burnie md were i bought car from . car been in shop at jba 01/29/2020 -coolant leaking , was back in shop 07/25/2022 - water pump leaking , car was leaking coolant, back in shop october 2023 - for over heating , cooling system, here we are january of 2…”
2019-07-16 · Unknown Or Other · 25 mi“vehicle is making a loud 'howling' noise. i brought it to the dealership, and they said that there is no fix to it.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.