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Nice ride I have a special Edition Dusk.. With the Chevy performance cold air Induction kit and Borla cat-back Installed by dealer and programmed.

Just driving a 1.4T sedan... central DSM.

where at in Des Moines and what kind of sonic are you driving?

Good evening! Are you still waiting for a fifth person to pull the trigger on the spherical bushing control arms before moving forward?

Hello, hope you are enjoying your sonic as much as I am!

Passenger airbag light shows off with normal sized adult in seat.

I see that your PM box is full, so trying here ...

I am wondering if Chevy has found a fix for this? It has shown up on multiple model years and has lots of comments on this board.

I have a 2016 Sonic HB auto, 1.8 ltr with the same problem. The condition is intermittent. My wife who is an average sized person is the one who normally sits in the passenger seat. We do not use any sort of seatcovers.

I have taken it to my Chevrolet dealer and they could not find any faults. I have no doubt that they tried, but they may not have the same depth of knowledge that Detroit has.

My vehicle has about 22K miles but the problem has been present for the entire time I have owned it.

Hello! My name is Tom Lorbeer and I have a 2012 Chevy Sonic LTZ Hatchback 1.4L w/6spd manual transmission. I recently installed a water temperature gauge and wanted to know at what temperature does the coolant have to reach (50/50 mix with DexCool) to activate the overheating coolant light? I've asked a couple of GM mechanics and they told me their service manuals don't say. I'd like to know because I don't know at what temperature the car is considered too hot. I know the thermostat opens at 221F and it is fully opened at 248F. It is also electric assist or MAP. Is there any way you could find out the answer to my question and get back to me? Thanks!
VIN: 1G1JF6SB0C4126305

Your car is awesome.... You deserved the sonic of the month award.... Kudos to your car...

Hello,

I'm having a vibrating/rattling issue from the dashboard area near the glove box windshield pillar (I think) and it tends to happen after cornering and accelerating to around 45 MPH.

VIN: 1G1JE5SH1D4185740
Mileage: 36000

Hi,
i saw that you buy an android system from Ali few mouths ago,
i want to order it too, can you confirm its working good with the sonic without any issues?
also a quick question, did you replace mylink with the android? or the buttons radio?

thanks.

Did you ever happen to figure out if you can swap in the Cruze seats into our Sonics?

Hi! I have a 2002 R1 and 5X6 open trailer that I want to pull with my 2015 Sonic Hatchback LTZ turbo auto. I searched forum found your posts. How well does the car tow? Any issues? Do & donts? I do a lot traveling and would love to take my R1. If you do track days, do you trailer your bike with toolbox, spare tires, generator, cooler & gear. I like to camp out on track day weekends. Anyway, any info would be greatly appreciated! Pics of setup etc also! Thanks much! Ride on��

Hey!

You did a great write-up on the heated seat problem. I suddenly have the same problem on my Sonic. Since I'm living in Germany it's so freaking hard to get informations about our cars.
That's why I'm really happy about your write-up. Is there any chance to get your pictures back on the thread or are you able to send them?

Thanks for your help!
Regards Chris

the valve cover and coil pack went bad on my 2014 sonic and my mechanic said that neither were covered under my warranty. My mechanic said that the valve cover problem is a known problem according to GM. The car had just over 50,000 miles on it when it was repaired. Was my mechanic correct that these items could not be covered under warranty? VIN 1G1JF5SBXE4139897

I saw in your signature that you have RS steering on your Sonic. Is this a software flash?
I have a 2017 LT.

I'm currently running the Trifecta tune. I have not data logged the car at all though. I will be switching over to the BNR tune after I swap out for larger injectors. I've heard great things about that tune.

I have no idea how much the HP gain is with the downpipe. The biggest difference is that the turbo spools faster and the noise is glorious. I have not dyno'd it.

Hey lo I'm in cali I read that you have a catless down pipe what tune are you running with it I have yet to have a smog check yet I'm surprised since I have a 2013 RS figure they get me by now but I'm sure next time they will how much Hp gain did you get by removing the cats with tune have you dyno your ride ? I am running the turbo advantage tune it's pretty dang good over stock I won't even drive the car in stock mode anymore to disappointing ....

Shipping to port Perry would be $50

Hell Dave, I saw you had a coolant leak issue awhile back. Im having one currently. How did you figure out it was the thermostat housing?

Hello I have a 2013 sonic my turbo just went out. I took it to the dealership they are replacing to turbo under warranty. What is bothering me is they said the oil supply line had over heated and stopped up with oil which keyed the turbo from getting oil. I asked them how to keep that from happening, they said change the oil every 3000miles instead of 5000miles. That's not a very good answer to me, I'm worried that this will happen again.