What 168 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV

CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHEN BRAKING WHICH IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC AS CAR JUMPS FORWARD WHEN IT DOES THIS. CONTINUOUSLY RUNS AT OVER 4000RPM. CAR STALLS WHEN ACCELERATING MAKING PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR COMING OFF AN EXIT RAMP QUITE DIFFICULT AND WILL REV ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. CONTINUOUS ENGINE NOISE AS IF CAR IS BEING REDLINED. CAR ALSO HAS DIFFICULTY GOING IN REVERSE. EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD PROPERLY. CAR WILL ROLL BACKWARD WHEN IN DRIVE AND ON A SMALL INCLINE. ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH CAR WHERE STEREO WILL SPONTANEOUSLY CHANGE STATIONS AND THE DASH LIGHTS WILL FLICKER. HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS TO GM CONTINUOUSLY AND HAD IN DEALERSHIP MORE THAN 11 TIMES FOR REPAIR OF ISSUE. CAR WAS BOUGHT IN FEB 2015, FIRST TAKEN IN TO DEALERSHIP FOR ISSUE IN FEB 2015. IT IS NOW FEB 2016 AND GM REFUSING TO ADDRESS ISSUE. CAR FALLS UNDER LEMON LAW AND THEY ARE STALLING TO WAIT OUT TIME FRAME.

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FROM MAY 2015 TO SEPT. 2015, MY VEHICLE HIGH-REVVED AND DIED ON THE HIGHWAY THREE TIMES... THE SAME THREE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON: TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE, REDUCED ENGINE POWER. DUE TO THE TIMING OF INCIDENTS, AUTONATION REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH IT WAS WARRANTIED. I CALLED GM CORPORATE AND EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS A DANGER TO THE SAFETY OF OTHERS AND JEOPARDIZED MY LIFE, AND THEY MADE ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THE SITUATION AT HAND.. AUTONATION CALLED AND APOLOGIZED FOR THE LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT THEY DID NOT SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO FIND THE PROBLEM. ON A DAY OFF FROM WORK, I TOOK IT TO THE SAME AUTONATION TO HAVE THEM RUN DIAGNOSTICS, AND THE TURNED ME AWAY. THIS HAPPENED A DOCUMENT THREE TIMES. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER CHEVY HOUSE, AND THEY ALSO REFUSED THE CAR. DRIVING IT ENDANGERED MY LIFE AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS. FAST FORWARD A COUPLE MONTHS, I FIND OUT THE THROTTLE BODY IS BAD, AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN PUT OUT. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, CONDENSATION HAD BEGUN ON THE INTERIOR OF MY VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, MY FLOORBOARDS WERE SOPPING WET, AND WATER BEGAN TO FILL THE CAB OF MY CAR. AUTONATION DID FIND THAT A HOSE HAD BEEN CUT AND HAD BEEN LEAKING FLUID THROUGHOUT THE CAB. TODAY, 2-9-16 AT APPX. 0426, MY VEHICLE BEGAN FILLING THE CAB WITH NOXIOUS FUMES AND SMOKING UPON PARKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD FOR NO OBVIOUS REASON. NO LIGHTS OR CHIMES INITIATED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE COULD HAVE SET FIRE AT ANY MOMENT HAD I KEPT DRIVING. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS TO MYSELF AND THOSE AROUND, AND NO ONE AT AUTONATION TAKES IT SERIOUSLY. I HOPE BY ADVANCING MY PROBLEMS WITH THE 2014 CHEVY SPARK WILL STEER POTENTIAL BUYERS THE OTHER WAY, AND I ALSO HOPE THAT GM WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND BUY THE CAR BACK. WHEN A CAR DIES ON THE MOST DANGEROUS HIGHWAY IN TEXAS FOR NO REASON AND STARTS SMOKING, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG.

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE NEAR WEST PALM BEACH AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. THE BRAKES WAS NOT WORKING AND THE STEERING LOCKED ON ME PREVENTING ME TO TURN THE WHEEL RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO THE GRASS TO A GUARD RAIL. ALSO THE AIR BAGS IN THE FROM DID NOT DEPLOY. ONLY THE SIDE AIR BAGS. I INJURED MY HEAD AND HAD TO GET STITCHES BECAUSE OF THIS.

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WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE RADIO LOCKED AND SCREEN WENT BLANK ALL RADIO FUNCTIONS STOPPED WORKING. ALL WARNING CHIMES STOPPED WORKING. I PURCHASED THE CAR FOR MY NEWLY LICENSED DAUGHTER 6 MONTHS AGO, AND THIS IS THE SECOND PROBLEM I'VE HAD WITH THIS CAR AND I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE FOR HER TO DRIVE. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF MY VIN # EVEN THOUGH I SAW A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM, STATING THAT I HAVE TO COME OUT MY POCKET TO FIX IT. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM/CHEVROLET. CAR AGAIN, THEY ARE A PIECE OF CRAP!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

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I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT 45 MPH. IT WAS AT NIGHT. AS SOON AS I WENT THROUGH THE FIRST GREEN LIGHT, I ACCELERATED (PUSHED ON THE GAS). WHEN I CAME UPON THE SECOND LIGHT, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO BRAKE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I TRIED APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT IT SEEMED AS IF THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I COULD NOT STEER RIGHT OR ANYTHING. I HIT TO CURBS AND KNOCKED DOWN TO CITY SIGNS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH EMS GOT ME OUT OF THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOTALED.

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2014 CHEVROLET SPARK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEAD REST WERE UNCOMFORTABLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DESIGN OF THE HEAD REST, CAUSE HER NECK PAIN. *JB

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I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE RECAL NUMBER 2014456 (2014 CHEVY SPARK EV) SECONDARY HOOD LATCH CORROSION WHERE THE LATCH CAN RUST AND BREAK AND HOOD CAN OPEN WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TRIED TO SCHEDULE WITH MY DEALER IN CONROE TX SEVERAL TIMES NO ONE EVER CALLS BACK. WHEN I CALL TO FOLLOW UP THEY DONT CALL BACK. I HAVE SAME ISSUE WITH CHEVY VOLT RECAUL. TWO RECALLS ON VOLT CAR, THE FIRST TIME I TOOK VOLT DEALER DID NOT FIX IT AND NEVER FOLLOWED UP EVEN THOUGH THEY TOLD ME THEY FIXED IT. GM LIKES TO SEND ALL THESE NOTIFICATION BUT THEY NEVER FIX THE ISSUES ON THE RECALL.

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THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY REV AND STALL. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIR ON FIVE OCCASIONS DEALERS DRIVE IT FOR MAYBE 30 MILES AND SAY ISSUE CAN NOT BE FOUND.

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2014 CHEVY SPARK WITH JUST OVER 4 K MILES WITH SEVERE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS FROM A STOP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER HAD TO LEARN MY DRIVING STYLE THIS WAS WITH ABOUT 2K MILES DRIVEN. THEN ON JUNE 11, 2015 I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER AGAIN WITH THE SAME COMPLIANT THIS TIME THEY DID A DRIVING TEST AND SCAN THE CVT WAS FOUND TO BE STICKING IN HIGH GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO LOW GEAR. A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS ORDERED AND IT TOOK ABOUT 8 DAYS TO ARRIVE. THEY INSTALLED THE NEW CVT AND WHEN THE TECHNICIAN TRIED TO BACK MY CAR OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE ANOTHER BAD TRANSMISSION. SO ANOTHER NEW CVT TRANSMISSION WAS ORDERED AND INSTALLED SO FAR THIS ONE IS WORKING, TOTAL TIME FOR THIS REPAIR WAS FROM JUNE 11, 2015 TO JULY 3, 2015.

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SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING ME TO GO INTO OTHER LANE AND COME TO A STOP. NO COLLISION OR DAMAGES TO SIDE OF CAR TO MAKE THESE DEPLOY. INSURANCE ADJUSTER AND CHEVROLET DEALER DO NOT KNOW WHY THESE DEPLOYED ON BOTH SIDES OF MY CAR.

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THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE THE CAR IS IN PARK AND WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIND THE REASON WHY. ALL THEY WILL SAY IS THE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

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HELLO, BELOW IS AN EMAIL DETAILING THE ISSUE I SENT TO HERTZ WHICH I RENTED THE CAR FROM HELLO, AS A REOCCURRING HERTZ CUSTOMER, I WANTED TO MAKE HERTZ AWARE OF A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE WITH A CHEVROLET SPARK THAT I RECENTLY RENTED. WHILE ON I-95 IN CONNECTICUT, THE CAR TURNED OFF COMPLETELY AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. IF I AS A DRIVER HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CAR TURNING OFF, THE ONLY LOGICAL EXPLANATION IS THAT MY KNEE TOUCHED THE KEYCHAIN WHICH CAUSED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO TURN OFF. SUCH A LIGHT TAP OF MY RIGHT KNEE WHILE I AM DRIVING TO POTENTIALLY BE THE REASON A CAR TURNS OFF IS OF GREAT CONCERN. I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP RENTING WITH HERTZ BUT THIS INCIDENT HAS DAMAGED MY RESPECT FOR HERTZ RENTED VEHICLES. BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT, I WOULD APPRECIATE HERTZ INSPECTING THIS VEHICLE AND PROVIDING REIMBURSEMENT AND OTHER RELIEF. BELOW IS THE INFORMATION ON THE RENTAL: SINCERELY, [XXX] RENTAL AGREEMENT NO:[XXX] INVOICE DATE: 03/30/2015 DOCUMENT: [XXX] RENTAL REFERENCE RENTAL AGREEMENT NO:[XXX] RESERVATION ID: [XXX] FREQUENT TRAVELER: ZE1 I.T. NO.: VSTATE VOUCHER: [XXX] RATE PLAN: IN: VSTATE [XXX] RENTED ON: [XXX] LA GUARDIA AP NY, NY RETURNED ON: 03/29/2015 17:15 LOC# 190110 LA GUARDIA AP NY, NY CAR DESCRIPTION: [XXX] VEH. NO.: [XXX] CAR CLASS CHARGED: A MILEAGE IN: 17,756 RENTED: A OUT: 16,895 RESERVED: A DRIVEN: 861 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHEN MERGING ON TO INTERSTATE OR TAKING OFF ALMOST HIT IN TAIL IN .AND STILL ACTS AS IF ITS HESITATE WHEN TAKING OFF .WAS TOLD BY CHEVY DEALERSHIP MECHANIC ITS BECAUSE ITS A FOUR CYLINDER ONLY HAD CAR A FEW MONTHS NOW AND SCARED TO GO FAR FROM HOME IN IT.TALKED TO OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME CAR AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW DOES IT TAKE SOMEONE GETTING HURT OR KILLED BEFORE THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL CAP FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

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TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH HEAVY MIST AND ACTIVE SNOWFALL, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR OVERHEATED AND STOPPED WORKING, CREATING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE DRIVER COULD NOT SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE MOTOR FROM DAMAGE. NEW MOTOR AGAIN OVERHEATED DURING WINDSHIELD WIPER USE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN HEAVY DIRTY MIST FROM VEHICLES AHEAD, CREATING A SECOND EMERGENCY SITUATION WHERE DRIVER COULD NOT SEE. DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED THIS OWNER THAT THIS MODEL CAR HAS MECHANISM TO PROTECT THE MOTOR FROM OVERHEATING DURING HEAVY USE, WHICH CAUSES THE WIPERS TO CEASE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS THE MOTOR SHOULD NOT BE DESIGNED TO SUDDENLY STOP WORKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS; IT SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE LOAD OF THESE COMMON WINTER CONDITIONS. *TR

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK. THE CONTACTED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND FAILED TO ACCELERATED HIGHER THEN 40 MPH AS ALL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT QUICKLY EXITED THE FREEWAY AND THE VEHICLE RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURRED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

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WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE BUT IT DID NOT RESPOND AND I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND LET OTHER VEHICLES PASS. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS AGGRESSIVELY DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE RPMS RAPIDLY INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

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WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO CROSS TRAFFIC WITH PLENTY OF TIME, THE ENGINE WILL NOT ACCELERATE! EVEN WITH THE GAS COMPLETELY PRESSED IT STALLS FOR A GOOD FOUR SECONDS. I WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF IT TRAFFIC DID NOT SLOW DOWN FOR MY CAR TO FINALLY REV UP, SOUNDING LIKE IT'S RED LINING JUST TO GET WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK M300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLES ANTIFREEZE LEVEL WAS LOW AND THE ANTIFREEZE RESERVOIR WAS ALMOST EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTIFREEZE CANISTER HAD A LEAK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,700. UPDATED 02/02/15*LJ UPDATED 10/6/2015*JS

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1ST AND 2ND RECALL COMPLETED BUT VEHICLE STILL DOES NOT RUN RIGHT. 3RD 4TH AND 5TH RECALL HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULE BY GM AND ARE SAFETY RECALLS. 1. BOLT ON BOTTOM HAS TO BE TORQUED TO THE RIGHT SETTING OR COULD BE LOST OF STEERING. 2. AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING. 3. NEED NEW HOOD LATCH AS IT COULD CORRODE VEHICLE COULD OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE ON THE STREET. *TR

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I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 2014 CHEVY SPARK REGARDING THE PCV VALVE INDICATING THAT THE VALVE WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO LEAK OIL. I DID NOT SEE THIS RECALL ON YOUR WEBSITE SO I THOUGHT I SHOULD INFORM YOU. THANKS *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V593000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

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