2013 Sonic 1.8 LT start up problem?

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Nick8349

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Hi I am new to this forum and I just had a couple questions about my 2013 Chevy Sonic 1.8 LT 5 speed. My car has roughly 8300 miles on it, and I bought it about 6 months ago. It's been fairly cold around here, dipping from 30 degrees to -30 with the windchill. But one semi-warm day (about 18 degrees) I went to start my car and it had a hard time starting, and when it did the RPMS climbed to about 1700, and the whole car was shaking violently. And when I say shaking, it was. And I shut it off, checked the oil, started again and watched the engine do this for a couple more seconds, turned it off, and then waited about 5 minutes, and turned it back on again and it was completely fine. Any ideas on what this could be? I have an appointment with the dealer in a few days but I was wondering if you guys had any input? Thanks

2013 Chevy Sonic 1.8 LT 5 speed
 
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Nick8349 said:
Hi I am new to this forum and I just had a couple questions about my 2013 Chevy Sonic 1.8 LT 5 speed. My car has roughly 8300 miles on it, and I bought it about 6 months ago. It's been fairly cold around here, dipping from 30 degrees to -30 with the windchill. But one semi-warm day (about 18 degrees) I went to start my car and it had a hard time starting, and when it did the RPMS climbed to about 1700, and the whole car was shaking violently. And when I say shaking, it was. And I shut it off, checked the oil, started again and watched the engine do this for a couple more seconds, turned it off, and then waited about 5 minutes, and turned it back on again and it was completely fine. Any ideas on what this could be? I have an appointment with the dealer in a few days but I was wondering if you guys had any input? Thanks

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Hey Nick,

Welcome to the forum, and I do want to apologize for these recent concerns involving your new Sonic. I understand that you may be heading into the dealership soon, but if you need any additional assistance, please take the time to send a private message to us! I would be happy to look into this further for you, and get in touch with the dealership on my end. Be sure to include your VIN, current mileage, contact information and a preferred dealership.

Patsy G
Chevrolet Customer Care
 
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kevjam79

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TAC engineers are working on a fix. They have been working on it for over six months with no solution. The TSB on this issue now states to switch to Top Tier high octane (91 or greater). Please check out my other posts on the topic.

Patsy- Can you look into why it is taking TAC so long?

Thanks.


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kevjam79 said:
TAC engineers are working on a fix. They have been working on it for over six months with no solution. The TSB on this issue now states to switch to Top Tier high octane (91 or greater). Please check out my other posts on the topic.

Patsy- Can you look into why it is taking TAC so long?

Thanks.


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Hey Kevin,

I can take a look into this further for you. Send me a private message with more information including your VIN again. We haven't chatted about this since November and I'm sorry that it has been this long! Looking forward to your response.

Patsy G
Chevrolet Customer Care
 
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