whineeeee!

[Sonic Matt]

I have the 2013 sedan 1.8 auto and I'm hearing a whining noise while accelerating It's pretty loud and I don't really hear it at higher speeds. Anyone have any ideas? I'm posting in transmission discussion because I think it's a tranny problem. I know I have to bring to dealer which I already have and they "can't hear it" even though its clear as day so this time when I go I'm getting in the car with them.

 

[Chevrolet Customer Care]

I have the 2013 sedan 1.8 auto and I'm hearing a whining noise while accelerating It's pretty loud and I don't really hear it at higher speeds. Anyone have any ideas? I'm posting in transmission discussion because I think it's a tranny problem. I know I have to bring to dealer which I already have and they "can't hear it" even though its clear as day so this time when I go I'm getting in the car with them.

Hello Mberio,

We apologize for the acceleration issues you're experiencing with your 2014 Sonic. You mentioned that you're taking your vehicle back to the dealership for a test drive. This is a great idea. No one knows your vehicle better than you. Allowing a service manager to test drive your vehicle gives you the opportunity to demonstrate the concerns you are experiencing. That way, when everyone exits the car, it is clear as to what you are referring to.

We'd like to assist by reaching out to the involved dealership to set up another appointment. If this is something of interest, please send your VIN, mileage, preferred dealership and contact information in a private message.

Thank you for your time,

Jasmine F
Chevrolet Customer Care

 

[laborsmith]

Jasmine, I am not sure preferred dealer is what OP needs but an area dealer other than his dealer.

Laborsmith

 

[Sonic Matt]

Yeah def not going to the dealer I went to that pushed me out the door because they don't want to do warranty work.

 

[hammrdwn510]

Record a video?

 

[Sonic Matt]

I'll have to do it tomorrow its raining right now pretty bad.

 

[Sonic Matt]

here is the video of the whine. https://youtu.be/bfZ3ctZCG74

 

[curvguy]

Hows the atf level? It sounds like the torque converter is the culprit.

 

[2014 Blue RS]

Definitely sounds mechanical.

 

[hammrdwn510]

here is the video of the whine. https://youtu.be/bfZ3ctZCG74

now show this to the dealer if they claim not to be able to "replicate" the whineeeee!

 

[Sonic Matt]

yeah good idea haha was hoping someone might know what is causing it before I bring it in to dealer again. It's not causing any problems to be honest it drives fine its just an annoying noise.

 

[Sonic Matt]

update on this situation...I went to the dealer after work today and road along with the service manager and he heard the noise. He thought it may be my tires so i spent 25$ on a tire rotation and he said he thought the noise wasnt as loud. I drove it home and heard the noise the exact same as before. Spent 25$ for nothing. They told me to call them if the noise gets better or worse. I'm sorry but I've never heard of tires making a whining howling noise and I've driven cars that the tires were about to pop. I'm just annoyed by the noise and its not affecting driveability.

 

[Sonic Matt]

not that anyone cares but I got my new tires on and still hear the noise. Dealer is lucky i needed new tires or that would of been money out the window. if they misdiagnosed it and checked everything and said everything points to the tires and then changing the tires doesn't work what am I supposed to do they said bring it back but they will probably say they have no idea. im just annoyed!

 

[Sonic Matt]

okay went back to dealer again after i got new tires and now the whining is "normal". apparently all sonics with 35k miles whine when accelerating/decelerating around 20-30mph. just thought id share the crap i was fed


P.S. Dont want anyone thinking I'm a whiner like my car just trying to get this problem figure out like anyone else would. but seems nobody has ever had an issue like this. I love my sonic!