What 168 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOST MOTIVE POWER WITH A KNOCKING SOUND DETECTED IN THE ENGINE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PISTON FAILURE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,500.

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THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AS I WAS TRYING TO CHECK THE ENGINE OIL AND I PULLED THE HOOD LATCH INSIDE THE CAR AND THE HOOD NEVER POPPED OR RELEASED AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE HOOD OPEN TO CHECK ON THE ENGINE OIL

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WHEN MY ALTERNATOR FAILED IT CAUSED AN OVER CURRENT THROUGH THE ABS RELAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WIRING HARNESS MELTING THE BRACKET AND BREAKING ONE OF THE CLIPS THE OTHER CLIP BROKE WHEN THE GMC DEALER WAS DOING THEIR INSPECTION. I'M WORKING WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT DOESN'T BELIEVE THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE ALTERNATOR AND NOT THE DEALER.

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I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2014 CHEVY SPARK WITH 49,000 MILES. WITHIN A WEEK OF USING THE VEHICLE THE RADIO, CHIMES AND WARNINGS STOPPED WORKING. I WAS DRIVING AND TOUCHED THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. THE RADIO WENT OFF AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. I THOUGHT MAYBE A FUSE HAD BLOWN SO I CHECKED ALL RELATED FUSES. THEN I DID SOME RESEARCH ON LINE. I FOUND NUMEROUS ARTICLES AND RECALLS FOR THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. I AM THE THIRD OWNER OF THIS SPARK. THE FIRST OWNER HAD A RECALL SERVICE PERFORMED ON THE SPARK THAT WAS RELATED TO THE RADIO. JUST A WEEK BEFORE I PURCHASE THE SPARK THE SECOND OWNER HAD THE RADIO "REPAIRED" AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. CHEVROLET AT THIS POINT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THE PROBLEM IS RECALL RELATED BECAUSE THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ONCE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED ON AND OFF AND "NINETY FIVE CODE" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BELLAMY STRICKLAND CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (145 INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD, MCDONOUGH, GA 30253, (770) 954-3000) WHERE FAILURE CODE 95 (AIR BAG FAILURE) APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE, IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAGS MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5676587766. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

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I DROVE FROM SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, TO SAN FRANCISCO, CA (8 MILES). THE CAR WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. AS I APPROACHED THE 6TH ST. EXIT, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO MY CAR. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE; THE BRAKES FELT 'LOCKED' UNDER MY FOOT, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR WAS MOVING RAPIDLY FORWARD AT FREEWAY SPEED, AND I HAD NO WAY TO SLOW IT DOWN. I THEN SAW THE DISPLAY HAD A WARNING SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF 'SERVICE BRAKES SOON.' I WAS TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR AND VERY AFRAID OF A COLLISION DUE TO NOT HAVING ANY MEANS TO STOP. THE 6TH ST. EXIT HAD A HIGH RAMP, AND THERE WAS STILL NO RESPONSE FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR SLOWED ENOUGH GOING UP THE RAMP TO AVOID A COLLISION, AND I COASTED TO THE FIRST INTERSECTION WHERE I PULLED OVER TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL, AND I TURNED OFF THE CAR. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE, I TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS WORKING AGAIN. THERE WAS NO WARNING ON THE DISPLAY. I SAFELY PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND CONTINUED FOR ABOUT HALF A MILE BEFORE PARKING TO MEET MY HUSBAND. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR LATER, I STARTED UP THE CAR AGAIN, AND IT APPEARED TO WORK; THERE WAS STILL NO WARNING SIGNAL AT ALL ABOUT SERVICING BRAKES. I BEGAN TO MAKE MY WAY BACK DOWN THE STREET WHEN, TWO BLOCKS INTO THE DRIVE, THE WARNING SIGNAL CAME ON AND I WAS UNABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE SLOWLY MOVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CALLED MY HUSBAND, WHO CAME IN HIS CAR TO HELP ME. WE CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK AND MY HUSBAND SAW TO IT THAT THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO SERRAMONTE CHEVROLET IN DALY CITY WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED (COST: $3727.91, MILES: 34,136). THE CHEVY SPARK EV DOES NOT HAVE A HANDBRAKE TO MANUALLY STOP THE CAR, PUTTING THE DRIVER AT EXTREME DISADVANTAGE.

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I BOUGHT MY 2014 CHEVY SPARK IN 2017. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING SINCE I BOUGHT IT. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS OR WILL NOT ACCELERATE PAST 50 MPH. I HAD TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE PUT IN AT 85,000 MILES. MECHANIC SHOP TOLD ME NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. HERE I AM 5 MONTHS AFTER HAVING THE ENGINE REPLACED, CAR WILL NOT TURN ON, IT WON'T TURN OVER, IT WON'T CLICK, CAR HAS NO POWER TO THE STARTER OR ALTERNATOR. THROWS THE CODE U0101. SERIOUSLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE. GM NEEDS TO RECALL ENTIRW CHEVY SPARK LINE.

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CAR WAS WORKING FINE AND SHUT OFF IN PARKING LOT. THEN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART IT A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATER LEAD TO FAILURE TO TURN OVER (CRANKING WAS HEARD). CONSOLE LIGHTS WERE LIGHTING INTERMITTENTLY AND VARIED, INCLUDING CHECK ENGINE AND SAFETY LOCK. WIPERS STARTED OCCASIONALLY. COULD NOT PUT IN NEUTRAL TO PUSH IT. OVER A FEW HOURS, THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED.

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MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND WENT OFF AFTER ONE DAY. IT CAME ON AGAIN 3 DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING, AND AT ONE POINT I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. A MECHANIC HAS DIAGNOSED THE ERROR CODE AS P0871 AND ALERTED ME TO GM BULLETIN PIP5521 WHICH STATES MY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED, DESPITE THE CAR ONLY HAVING 56,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY GM WHICH PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. MY CAR IS SLIGHTLY OUT OF WARRANTY AND I'M ATTEMPTING TO GET GM TO FIX IT UNDER A GOOD WILL WARRANTY.

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THE JUG THAT HOLDS MY ANTIFREEZE DEVELOPED A HOLE RIGHT WHERE THE HOSE CONNECTS TO IT AND ANTIFREEZE WAS DRIPPING ONTO A BELT. MY CAR WOULD MAKE A SCREECHING SOUND AND HESITATE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I REPLACED THE BELT BUT THEN OTHER STUFF STARTED GOING WRONG. THE ENGINE REVS UP WHILE I AM DRIVING AND THE CAR WILL HESITATE EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS, IT USUALLY HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES IN A FEW SECONDS THEN DRIVES FINE FOR A SHORT WHILE. NO PATTERN, JUST HAPPENS RANDOMLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. ON 08/07/1019 I WAS DRIVING 320 MILES TO COPPERAS COVE, TX FROM LUBBOCK,TX . AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 100 MILES MY CAR STUDDERED REAL BAD AND I LOST ALL POWER AS I TURNED A CORNER. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I STEPPED ON THE GAS TO THE FLOOR AND MY CAR WOULD BARLEY MOVE. I MANAGED TO GET TO A GAS STATION WHERE I HAD TO WAIT FOR A TOW BACK TO LUBBOCK. SOMETHING ABOUT THE DEVICE THAT PUTS OXYGEN INTO THE GAS AS IT GOES INTO THE ENGINE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME EXPERIENCE ONLINE. I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 54000 MILES ON MY CAR. MY ALARM GOES OFF 99% OF THE TIME IF I LOCK MY CAR, AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID DOES NOT DISPENSE.

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WHEN I TAKE OFF, LIKE FROM STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT, AND MY CAR SHUDDERS AND MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN IT SHIFTS GEARS. I SAW WHERE THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THE CAR "HARD SHIFTING" AND COULD THIS BE THE SAME THING

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IN JANUARY 2019, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN APPOINTMENT BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. NO DEALERSHIP HAD APPOINTMENTS BECAUSE THERE WAS AN AIRBAG RECALL ON ANOTHER GM VEHICLE GOING-ON. THE FIRST AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT I COULD OBTAIN WAS IN APRIL, WHICH ENDED UP TURNING OUT TO BE A FEW DAYS AFTER MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRED. MY STANCE IS THAT I WOULD HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN THE DEALERSHIP IN JANUARY, HAD AN APPOINTMENT BEEN AVAILABLE. BASED UPON THIS, MY FEELING IS THAT GM SHOULD HONOR MY POWERTRAIN AND FIX MY TRANSMISSION UNDER THE WARRANTY. HOWEVER, GM WAS REFUSING TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION UNDER THE WARRANTY, AND I WAS GOING THROUGH THE BAR COMPLAINT PROCESS. ON JUNE 16TH, I WAS DRIVING ACROSS A BRIDGE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PETAL, THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT IS A MIRACLE THAT I WAS NOT RAN OVER BY THE SEMITRUCK THAT WAS BEHIND ME AND WAS ABLE TO SOMEHOW COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I ALMOST DIED! THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THERE IS AN INTERNAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON MY VEHICLE AS GM KNOWS THAT THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR HAS A KNOWN HIGH TRANSMISSION FAILURE RATE AROUND 60K MILES. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. ON JULY 8TH, I PAID TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED; HOWEVER THE CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE UPHILL, THE CAR SLOWS DOWN TO A MAX OF 45MPH. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE ON THE FREEWAY WHERE THE STANDARD SPEED IS 65MPH. IF YOU LOOK AT CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, THERE ARE OVER 200 PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THE 2014 CHEVY SPARK.

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PURCHASED VEHICLE IN 2014 BRAND NEW. THE RADIO SCREEN SAID CHECK ANTENNA WHEN ON XM (WE HAD A FREE TRIAL BUT IT WOULDN'T WORK) SO WE TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHERE THEY SAID THERE WAS A CHAFED WIRE BEHIND RADIO. THEY REPAIRED BUT RADIO STILL DIDN'T WORK CORRECTLY, AND SO THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE RADIO, THIS WAS IN 2015. NOW IT'S 2019, AND SOMETIMES THE CAR WON'T START, THE SIGNAL CHIMES WON'T MAKE SOUNDS AND THE RADIO WILL NOT TURN ON, RANDOM LIGHTS COME ON IN THE DASH - INCLUDING A FAILURE LIGHT ABOUT THE AIRBAGS, AND A BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. WE HAD THE KEY CHIME RECALL COMPLETED, BUT THIS ISSUE OCCURRED ANYWAY. WE REPLACED THE KEY FOB BATTERIES, THE CAR WOULD STILL NOT START RANDOMLY. WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY SAID THE ISSUE WAS MOST LIKELY DUE TO A LOOSE BATTERY CABLE - IT WAS REPAIRED. NOW A MONTH LATER, THE RADIO AGAIN DOESN'T WORK AGAIN AND THE SOUNDS IN THE CAR (SIGNALS,ETC) DON'T WORK AGAIN, AND WE EXPECTED THE CAR NOT TO START AGAIN SINCE THOSE WERE THE SIGNS THAT OCCURRED BEFORE IT WOULDN'T START. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAY THE RADIO DOESN'T WORK AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THE RADIO HAS BEEN REPLACED IN 4 YEARS. ELECTRICAL ISSUES HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT. . I STRONGLY BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING MAJORLY WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL MAKEUP OF THIS VEHICLE AND THAT THE RADIO NOT WORKING/ CAUSING OTHER PROBLEMS, IS JUST AN UNDERLYING ISSUE BEING CAUSED BY SOMETHING GREATER. PLEASE HELP.

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TAKATA RECALL. MY '14 SPARK HAS GOTTEN THE COOLANT TANK REPLACED TWICE. ALSO MY RPMS ARE SHOOTING UP AND BACK DOWN ONCE I HIT 50MPH OR FASTER . ALSO MAKES A HIGH PITCHED NOISE WHEN THIS HAPPENS . IT'S CAUSING MY CAR TO JERK AT FASTER SPEEDS, ALSO MY CAR JERKS AT POINT OF ACCELERATION FROM 0MPH WHEN I'M MAKING TURNS. ALSO THE BATTERY IS CONTINUALLY BEING DRAINED AND IT'S NOT WORN OUT .

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WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, REGEN STOPPED WORKING AND BRAKING STOPPED FUNCTIONING TO A POINT OF ALMOST CRASHING. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE REGEN ISSUES, THE SERVICE STABILITRACK WARNING DISPLAYED ON THE DASH ALONG WITH THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS GOING ON. EVEN AT LESS THAN 5MPH IN A PARKING LOT TO REACH THE TOW TRUCK, TRYING TO STOP WAS A LESSON IN FEAR AND FRUSTRATION. THIS IS NOW THE 3RD TIME THIS VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS CATASTROPHIC PROBLEM. 1ST TIME WAS MARCH 2018 WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, 2ND TIME FEBRUARY 2019 AND NOW APRIL 2019.

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WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTS COMES ON, AND THE CAR LOSES ITS ABILITY TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND SHAKES ALL OVER LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO FALL APART. THIS IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS WHEN I'M ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR SUDDENLY FORCES ITSELF TO GO SLOWER AND WON'T ACCELERATE BEYOND 25-30 MPH

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO YOUNG CHEVROLET (9301 E R L THORNTON FWY, DALLAS, TX 75228, (469) 294-3000) WHERE THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS CHANGED AND REFLASHED. THE DEALER ALSO INSTALLED A NEW AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL MODULE. A WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE I PLACE IT IN PARK WITHOUT ISSUE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ON. ONCE I THEN ATTEMPT TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AN ERROR APPEARS STATING "SHIFT TO PARK. THIS IS DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT HAS BEEN IN PARK WITHOUT ANY ISSUE PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE REFUSES TO FULLY SHUT DOWN, DRAINING THE ACCESSORY 12V BATTERY AS IT REMAINS CONNECTED TO BLUETOOTH, THE TAIL LIGHTS REMAIN ON, AND AN INTERIOR WARNING NOISE CONTINUES TO RING. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 12K MILES.

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SINCE I RECEIVED THE TRANSMISSION SAFETY RECALL AND TOOK MY VEHICLE IN, IT SEEMS LIKE THEY MADE MY VEHICLE WORSE. IT WORKED PERFECTLY BEFORE THE RECALL AND NOW IT SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. ALSO SEEMS LIKE MY BRAKES LOCK WHILE I'M DRIVING AND IF I PRESS ON THE BRAKES THEY ENGAGE VERY BADLY. IT MAKES ME JUMP FORWARD.

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CAR LOST POWER AND TOOK LONGER TO ACCELERATE THAN NORMAL WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. MY CAR'S DASHBOARD SHOWED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT AND A LOSS OF TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. A CAR DIAGNOSTIC RECOMMENDED TO CHANGE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WHICH I HAVE DONE WITH NO SUCCESS. A DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTIC SAID THERE WAS FAULTY WIRING WHICH WOULD COST $600 TO FIX. I HAVE NOT GONE THROUGH WITH THE REPAIRS AS OF YET. I HAVE MET AT LEAST 2 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

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THE RADIO IN MY CAR WILL NOT WORK I HAVE CHANGE THE FUSES TWICE AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK IT WILL NOT EVEN LIGHT UP.

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THE ENGINE COOLANT/ANTI-FREEZE RESERVOIR LEAKS. ***IT ONLY LEAKS WHEN DRIVING*** I REALIZED THIS WHEN DOING AN INSPECTION BEFORE A LONG DRIVE (CAR WAS STATIONARY). WHEN I INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD I COULD SEE RESIDUE FROM A LEAK AND SMELL THE COOLANT. I FILLED IT AND THE NEXT DAY IT WAS EMPTY AGAIN, AFTER DRIVING 11 HOURS BETWEEN 2 DAYS. NO LIGHT INDICATORS ARE PRESENT OR FLASHING. A FEW EVENINGS AGO SOME COOLANT MUST HAVE LEAKED ONTO OR NEXT TO THE ENGINE BECAUSE THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. WHEN TYPING 2014 CHEVY SPARK ANTIFREEZE LEAK INTO GOOGLE, THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS. EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE IN THE SAME PLACE. PLEASE HAVE THIS RECALLED.

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CVT BUCKS LIKE IT CAN'T DECIDE WHAT GEAR TO SHIFT TO AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40. MORE NOTICEABLE AT 55MPH OR MORE. HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE 80,000 MILES BUT HAS GOTTEN WORSE.

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ON 17 SEP 2018 WHILE GOING 60 MPH ON I-65, THE VEHICLE STARTED BEEPING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, THE DOORS STARTED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING ON THEIR OWN, THE FUEL GAUGE WENT FROM HALF A TANK TO EMPTY AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. PRESSING THE GAS WOULD NOT MAKE THE CAR GO FASTER; MY CAR SLOWED TO 40 MPH AND STAYED AT THAT SPEED FOR TWO MINUTES AND THEN LOST POWER COMPLETELY. I HAD TO CUT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PREVENT MYSELF FROM GETTING INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT (AN IDLE CAR ON AN EIGHT LANE INTERSTATE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A GOOD TIME), TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN WAITED 5 MINUTES. I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON, AND IT RAN FOR AN ADDITIONAL FIVE MINUTES BEFORE HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS. REPEAT ONE MORE TIME AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. THE NEXT DAY, 18 SEP 2018, I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT BASED ON ODB2 SCAN ON THE VEHICLE THAT THE ENGINE COMPUTER WASN'T TALKING TO ANY OF THE OTHER SYSTEMS AND THAT THEY COULDN'T FIX THIS PROBLEM; IT HAD TO BE TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE TO RUN A WIRE TRACE TO FIGURE OUT WHICH WIRE IS SHORTING OUT THE SYSTEM.

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PURCHASED A USED 2014 CHEVY SPARK IN NASHUA NH IN 2016 I HAD THE VEHICLE NOT EVEN 4 MONTHS WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF SUDDEN THE ON STAR,RADIO,CHIMES FOR SEAT BELTS ALL WENT OUT BROUGHT IN TO SHOP CHARGED ME 50,00 AND THEY TOLD ME THAT WOULD COST ANOTHER 100.00 TO FURTHER DIAGNOSE IT CHECKED OUT THE RECENTS RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT APPEARS THAT THERE WERE RECALLS ON THE SAME SITUATION BUT MY CAR WAS NOT ONE OF THE VIN NUMBER SO WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? I BELIEVE MY VIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED THANK YOU

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