Apr 21, 2026Body & structureEngine
Oil cooling system has been replaced. Major leak in AC line needs replacement. Purge solenoid stop functioning and was replaced, now there is an additional major coolant leak
NHTSA ODI 11732795
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What 37 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Chevrolet Sonic
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
All (37)Crash / fire / injury (7)Engine (19)Airbags (6)Electrical system (5)Fuel system (4)Steering (4)Visibility & wipers (4)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (3)Speed control (3)Brakes (2)Body & structure (1)
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Working with the data? Download all 37 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 19, 2026
How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2017 Chevrolet Sonic verdict →