What 168 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV

FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT WHILE TAKING A RIGHT TURN, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH FROM ONE SIDE STREET TO ANOTHER. THE IMPACT OF THE AIRBAG CAUSED THE DRIVER TO VEER TO THE RIGHT STRIKING THE CURB. CONTACTED GM AND THEIR INVESTIGATION DETERMINED IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. THEY DENIED THE CLAIM AND WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS. CURRENTLY WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY.

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I CALLED A DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR A YEAR STATING THAT MY TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE SLIPPING. THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T POSSIBLY THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, I WAS JUST DRIVING, STOPPED AT A LIGHT, WENT TO ACCELERATE TO GO THROUGH THE LIGHT, I HEARD CLICK CLICK AND THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT THE CAR DID NOT MOVE. I POPPED IT IN TO LOW, TRIED AGAIN, NOTHING. WENT TO NEUTRAL, THEN TO REVERSE, TRIED AGAIN, NOTHING.

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107,000 HWY/CITY MILES. CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK'S CVT CONTROL MODULE AND TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP INSPECTION REVEALED; PERMANENTLY FROZEN ACTUATORS AND CONTROL VALVES WHICH CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL, WITH ENGINE RUNNING, ON MILD INCLINES, ON RAMPS, OFF RAMPS, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC,AND STOP LIGHTS. VERY LITTLE TIME BETWEEN THE ONSET OF MECHANICAL - ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS WHICH INCLUDE BUCKING, SLIPPAGE AND LOSS OF MOMENTUM, BEFORE THE AMBER "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" DEPLOYS. BY THAT TIME, IT'S TOO LATE..AS STATED EARLIER, LOSS OF MOMENTUM ON FAST-PACED INTERSTATES AND HEAVY FLOW TRAFFIC LIGHTS, PLACED MYSELF AND PASSENGERS IN UNWARRANTED DANGER.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WITH SHIFTING INTO THE CORRECT GEAR WHILE BEING OPERATED OVER 30 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

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I BELIEVE THERE ARE SOME ISSUES WITH THE CARS WIRINGS. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING MY BRAKE WARNING SIGNAL AND TRACTION SIGNAL WILL COME ON THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE CAR WILL START MAKING A DINGING NOISE. THE LIGHT NEVER GO OFF AND MAYBE 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR THEY START GOING OFF AGAIN.

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THE CAR WILL POWER DOWN WHILE DRIVING, DESPITE HAVING ADEQUATE CHARGE. THE MESSAGE "PRESS POWER BUTTON AGAIN TO SHUT OFF" APPEARS EVEN THOUGH THE POWER BUTTON HAS NOT BEEN PRESSED. THEN THE CAR SHUTS DOWN AND COASTS TO A STOP.

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MY 2014 VEHICLE ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES. THE COOLANT IS LEAKING FROM THE MIDDLE SEAM OF THE RESERVOIR TANK AS WELL AS THE TOP HOSE CONNECTION. THANKFULLY I OBSERVED COOLANT ON MY GARAGE FLOOR TO PUT ME ON NOTICE OF THE LEAK. IF I HAD BEEN PARKED OUTDOORS, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE COOLANT LEAKING AND RISKED PERMANENT ENGINE DAMAGE FROM LACK OF COOLANT. THE COOLANT TANK SHOULD NOT FAIL THIS SOON. THIS HAS TO BE A DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED PART. I READ ON A CHEVY SPARK OWNER'S FORUM THAT SEVERAL OWNERS OF THE 2014 SPARK HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME LEAKING RESERVOIR TANK AT THE SAME 50K MILEAGE MARK. THE CHEVY DEALER IS GOING TO CHARGE ME $400 TO MAKE THIS REPAIR. CHEVY SHOULD POSSESS A COMPUTER RECORD OF HOW MANY 2014 SPARKS HAVE HAD THEIR COOLANT TANK REPLACED TO PLACE THEM ON NOTICE THAT THE PART IS DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED TO FAIL AFTER ONLY 50,000 MILES. CHEVY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THE COOLANT TANK SO THAT PEOPLE DO NOT PERMANENTLY DAMAGE THEIR ENGINE BY UNKNOWINGLY DRIVING WITHOUT COOLANT BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED LEAKING COOLANT TANK.

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2014 CHEVY SPARK MOTOR LOST COMPRESSION IN TWO CYLINDERS @ 60K MILES, WHITMORE CHEVROLET IN WEST POINT, VA. TOOK APPROX. 5.5 WEEKS TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEAD, WITH NO LOANER CAR AVAILABLE TO ME. SERVICE MANAGER YELLED AT ME FOR STOPPING WHEN I WOULD STOP BY TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE CARS STATUS, SAME WHEN I WOULD CALL. NEITHER THE CALLS OR VISITS WERE EVEN DAILY, HE WAS HORRIBLE TO DEAL WITH. IN THE MEANTIME I CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS & THEY DID ESSENTIALLY NOTHING OTHER THAN STATE THAT DEALERS ARE INDEPENDANTLY OWNED & THEY GAVE ME 15 MONTHS OF ONSTAR...I WOULD RATHER HAVE A CAR THE FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. FAST FORWARD APPROX. 2 MONTHS & THE AC STOPPED WORKING. TRIED CONTACTING WHIMORE ABOUT THE FAILED AC SYSTEM, SERVICE GROUP EITHER HANGS UP ON ME OR SIMPLY DO NOT CALL BACK. CONTACTED ANOTHER CHEVY DEALER & WAS TOLD THAT I EITHER GO BACK TO WHITMORE OR PAY TO HAVE THE AC FIXED AT THEIR DEALERSHIP. AFTER BUYING GM SINCE 1987 I GUESS I WILL BE LOOKING INTO OTHER MANUFACTURERS VERY, VERY SOON AS I NOW NEED 3 NEW VEHICLES.

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PULLING INTO A PARKING RAMP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT GUNNING THE GAS PEDAL. DIAGNOSTIC CODES WERE ALL TRANSMISSION RELATED. TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY AT 70,000 MILES. CAR HAD BEEN EXHIBITING SLOW ACCELERATION, STUTTERING, HESITATION AND JUMPING DURING ROLLING STOPS OR TAKE OFF. THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR 2 YEARS OR BETTER.

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE CAR STARTS TO STALL. I WENT AND GOT THE CODES READ. EVERYTHING CAME BACK THAT ITS THE TRANSMISSION. CHEVY CLAIMS THEY'RE NOT SURE IF THE WARRANTY WILL COVER ALL THE COST. THE PLACE I GOT THE CAR FROM DIDN'T EVEN PROVIDE ME WITH ANY CARFAXS. I CALLED THEM AND THEY DIDN'T GIVE ANY SOLUTION. I AM DISAPPOINTED.

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TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK: P0075 ERROR CODE. VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY HAD A FLUID LEAK FROM A BOLT SECURING TRANSMISSION HOUSING TO ENGINE. LEAK VISIBLE UNDER VEHICLE NEAR THE MUFFLER PIPE. SEAL REPLACED ON VEHICLE; APPROX MILEAGE 15,000. CAME TO COMPLETE STOP AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE GRINDING NOISE/NO POWER. VEHICLE EXHIBITED ODD BEHAVIOR IN DRIVE/TRANMISSION. VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE SEVERAL TIMES AT AROUND 85,000 MILES, ON MAKING A STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP ONLY MISFIRING CODES FOUND. FAILURE AT 101,000 MILES. MADE A COMPLETE STOP AFTER DRIVING AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. P0075 CODE. I FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING FROM THE SAME LOCATION, NEAR THE MUFFLER PIPE BENEATH THE ENGINE.

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THERE'S ONLY 47K MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND THE STRUT MOUNTS ARE BEGINNING TO GET WORN. AFTER CONSULTING TWO OTHER AUTO SHOPS AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THE AUTO SHOPS SAID IT WAS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR A NEWER VEHICLE TO NEED THESE PARTS REPLACED. AS OF RIGHT NOW THE STRUT MOUNTS AREN'T MAKING ANY NOISE FOR THE DRIVER TO FEEL AS IF SOMETHING IS WRONG. THE CHERVOLET DEALERSHIP POINTED OUT THIS DEFECT, AND THE AUTO SHOP MECHANICS HAD TO BE TOLD OF THIS ISSUE FOR THEM TO SEE IT.

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WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE BRAKES LOCKED UP BY THEMSELVES AND THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP WAITING FOR A MASTER CYLINDER FOR 4 MONTHS. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY. THE DEALER SAID THE MASTER CYLINDER LOCKED UP THE BRAKES. THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN BACK ORDERED FOR 4 MONTHS .

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. MIKE ANDERSON CHEVROLET OF CHICAGO (5333 W IRVING PARK RD, CHICAGO, IL) STATED THAT THERE WERE NO SAFETY ISSUES PRESENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000.

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AFTER 38000 MILES AND 38 MONTHS (ON A 3 YEAR, 36000 MILE WARRANTY), THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR ON MY 2014 CHEVY SPARK WERE BOTH BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPON SEARCHING AT 2 DIFFERENT PARTS STORES, THE 2ND STORE ADVISED THERE WAS NOT A PART IN ANY WAREHOUSE NATIONWIDE. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A FACTORY DEFECT CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR TO FAIL, AND THEN THE BATTERY.

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INCOMPLETE WELD ON STRUT STABILIZER CAUSED THE STABILIZER TO BREAK LOOSE ON A CITY STREET CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. WHEN PICTURES SUBMITTED TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE OF WELDS THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO "IMPACT DAMAGE" AND NOT A DEFECT SO NOT COVERED BY DEFECT WARRENTY , ALTHOUGH THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER AT WINDY CHEVROLET IN ELLENSBURG, WA INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THAT ON OF THE WELDS HAD NOT ADHERED TO BOTH PIECES.

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CAR MOTOR WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN KEY IS NOT IN THE IGNITION AND IGNITION IS IN THE OFF POSITION. CAR IS STILL DRIVE-ABLE, IT WILL SWITCH GEARS AND IS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN. HAD TO SHUT DOWN CAR BY TAKING OUT A FUSE UNDER THE HOOD. CAR IS ABLE TO RESTART USING KEY. A WEEK LATER CAR MOTOR WILL TURN OFF, BUT THE INSIDE CHIME IS GOING OFF, LEAVING CAR PARKED! I READ OTHER REPORTS ON THE EXACT SAME ISSUE.

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KEY FOB HINGE IS FAULTY, MADE OUT OF POTTER'S METAL I'VE HAD NOW 3 KEY'S IN THE SPAN OF 3 YEAR'S BREAK DUE TO THEM BREAKING OFF AT THE HINGE AND THE ENGINE WON'T START DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER HAVING AN ANTI THEFT PROTECTION. THEY KEY'S WILL LAST FOR THE SPAN OF APPROXIMATELY 10,000-15,000 MILES THEN FAILURE WILL HAPPEN SHORTLY FOLLOWING. THIS EFFECT'S CAR'S WHEN TRYING TO START.

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I HAVE REGISTERED COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VEHICLE BEFORE. THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY; IT IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY FROM A LOW SPEED OR STOPPED POSITION. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED 3 TIMES, BUT THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. ON AUGUST 19, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE CAR'S INABILITY TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC.

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HAD TO REPLACE THERMOSTAT, OIL PAN GASKET AND NOW RADIATOR RESIVOR! HAS ONLY 51K MILES ON IT!! REALLY??? PIECE OF JUNK!!

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WHILE DRIVING THE RADIO WILL TURN OFF AND ALSO TURN OFF SEATBELT CHIME AND ONSTAR WILL DISABLE AND KEY CHIME WILL NOT WORK.

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WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM STOPPED POSITION CAR WILL HESITATE AND STALL OUT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD 1400 MISFIRE CODES IN HISTORY. HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP 5 MORE TIMES AND CANNOT DUPLICATE CONCERN. NOW WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY CAR HAS LOST ACCELERATION AND STALLED OUT A TOTAL 4 TIMES IN 85 MILES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. I'VE BEEN LUCKY SO FAR TO AVOID BEING HIT BUT I SHOULDN'T BE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE WHEN I'M DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 30K MILES ON IT. I'VE HAD THE CAR SINCE 12/2016 AND IT'S BEEN A COMPLETE NIGHTMARE. GM NEEDS TO RECALL ALL THESE CARS BEFORE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM IS FILED. I'M PAYING FOR A CAR THAT I AM SCARED TO DEATH LITERALLY, TO DIE!!!

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SINCE THE DAY I HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR 2 1/2 YEARS AGO IT WILL DIE, EVEN WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH. RECENTLY IT HASN'T BEEN STARTING EVERY TIME. CHEVY SAYS THE BATTERY IS BAD. HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED AT 8 OTHER PLACES, THEY ALL SAID BATTERY WAS FINE. HE HAD TESTED THE BATTERY RIGHT AFTER I TRIED TO START IT FOR TWO HOURS. WHEN YOU PULL THE NEGATIVE CABLE OFF THE BATTERY, THERE IS STILL 2 AMPS BRING DRAWN OFF THE BATTERY. WITH NOTHING ON, NO DIME LIGHT, NO RADIO, NO AIR. AND I'VE TOLD THEM FOREVER THAT MY SEATBELT WARNING SIGNS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. BUT THEY CAN'T SEEM TO REPRODUCE ANY PROBLEMS.

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I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT, I WAS DOING 65MPH THE TRUCK THAT HIT ME WAS GOING APPROX. 85MPH WHEN HE HIT ME. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THIS HAPPENED ON I-295 NORTH IN JACKSONVILLE,FL GOING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD

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I HAVE HAD TO TAKE THIS CAR IN 4 TIMES BECAUSE THE 4TH CYLINDER KEEPS GOING OUT. THE AIR BARELY WORKS AND I AM JUST SO DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR.

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