2019 Chevrolet Spark problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags (3) · Tires (2) · Service Brakes (2)
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Safety recalls (1)
Air Bags: Air Bag/Restraint Control Module 2018-11-01 · campaign 18V774000 · 12 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019 Buick Encore, Chevrolet Spark, Traverse, and Trax vehicles. The Sensing Diagnostic Module (SDM) on these vehicle may not have been turned off of "manufacturing mode," preventing the air bags from deploying in the event of a crash.
Risk: If the air bags do not deploy in the event of a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the SDM module to the correct mode, free of charge. The recall began November 6, 2018. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 and Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 18365.
Service bulletins (577)
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 2026-10-26 · GM Update N25-250552 · Over The Air
• improvements to onstar functionality.
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.
Showing the 6 most recent of 577 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-06-11 · Tires“landgolden lg17 185/55r15 82v all season radial tires were purchased from amazon (seller: priority tire) and professionally installed. tires have been balanced and rotated approximately every 5000 miles. less than 30,000 miles and tires are already at 3/32" tread due to manufacturing defect. older tires on same car (different brand tires) have worn…”
2026-06-11 · Tires“landgolden lg17 185/55r15 82v all season radial tires purchased from amazon (seller: priority tire) and professionally installed. tires have been balanced and rotated approximately every 5000 miles. less than 30,000 miles and tires are already at 3/32" tread due to manufacturing defect, per multiple tire stores. older tires on same car (different b…”
2025-04-28 · Air Bags · 130,000 mi · 💥 crash“the contact owned a 2019 chevrolet spark. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 50 mph, the contact had lost consciousness. the contact stated that an emergency services vehicle was behind her and had observed her go through an intersection, crash through and guardrail, and roll down an embankment. the contact was removed from the …”
2025-02-05 · Unknown Or Other“car is hesitating alot from a stop and has locked up. engine light came on. had it diagnosed and the codes came up transmission control module (tcm). cant find the part and the ine i did find was 800. it's only 6 years old and should not have transmission problems and be locking up on me.…”
2024-09-20 · Power Train“i have a 2019 chevy spark after doing research it appears that the spark has a high transmission failure …”
2023-06-21 · Seat Belts“friday morning, on june 16th i went out to start my car and i noticed an i code 95 on my dashboard. it also showed my abs light, traction light, and airbag/seatbelt light. when i researched the i code 95 it said that my car had been in an accident and the airbag and seatbelt needs to be replaced. when i came home the previous night on june 15th the…”
2021-11-04 · Air Bags · 💥 crash“collision to the front of car. it bent the frame but airbags still did not deploy.…”
2021-10-20 · Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal · 15,000 mi“the contact owns a 2019 chevrolet spark. the contact stated while depressing the accelerator pedal from a complete stop, the pedal was stuck to the floorboard causing the vehicle to accelerate uncontrollably. there was no warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to a local dealer but was not diagnosed. the manufacturer was informed of the f…”
2021-03-06 · Power Train · 46,935 mi“airbag code (95) the car just got out of the shop from a faulty transmission and a warped piston(#3) i had it back for two weeks and now the airbag code comes on. i drove about five minutes and then park the car down to one the code came on. i cleared it shut the car off them started it came back…”
2020-09-04 · Electrical System · 35,000 mi“the alarm goes off for no reason when parked and no one around.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.