Nicole1208
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Hello! I have a 2014 Chevy Sonic, 1.8L Automatic which I bought new back in April 2014. Nothing has been modified or added on. Anything to do with cars is foreign to me, so any advice/tips would be greatly appreciated.
I started having problems with it about a week ago, coming out to a dead battery. I was able to have it jump started and taken to A.A to have them test everything. The guy told me that I should have it taken in to the shop because the charging system was throwing out a high 15 volts when it should be 14. He said it seems like the alternator is the problem. Took it to our local Chevy dealer shop and they said I just needed a new battery. They replaced the battery and $193 later I got my car back this past Wednesday. I was a little shocked because everything in my car worked(lights, music), it just clicked when trying to start it.
Thursday evening when I started my car I realized MyLink screen froze(that only happened that one time). On occasion, I have problems with the MPH area not coming on right away when the car is started..sometimes takes several minutes.
Over the last 2 weeks sometimes when stopped at a light, my car will start awkwardly shaking. Well today my check engine light came on. Stopped by A.A for them to run the engine light machine and the code came up to P0171 twice. Would this problem go hand-in-hand with the other issues I was/am having? At this point, I have no idea what is covered under warranty. I'm curious to see if others had these problems. It just seems to be everything at once and of course it goes in for inspection next month.
I started having problems with it about a week ago, coming out to a dead battery. I was able to have it jump started and taken to A.A to have them test everything. The guy told me that I should have it taken in to the shop because the charging system was throwing out a high 15 volts when it should be 14. He said it seems like the alternator is the problem. Took it to our local Chevy dealer shop and they said I just needed a new battery. They replaced the battery and $193 later I got my car back this past Wednesday. I was a little shocked because everything in my car worked(lights, music), it just clicked when trying to start it.
Thursday evening when I started my car I realized MyLink screen froze(that only happened that one time). On occasion, I have problems with the MPH area not coming on right away when the car is started..sometimes takes several minutes.
Over the last 2 weeks sometimes when stopped at a light, my car will start awkwardly shaking. Well today my check engine light came on. Stopped by A.A for them to run the engine light machine and the code came up to P0171 twice. Would this problem go hand-in-hand with the other issues I was/am having? At this point, I have no idea what is covered under warranty. I'm curious to see if others had these problems. It just seems to be everything at once and of course it goes in for inspection next month.
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