2014 Chevrolet SPARK problems and owner complaints

I PURCHASED A 2014 CHEVY SPARK ON 2-26-2014. 40 HOURS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WAS STRUGGLING TO SHIFT. RETURNED TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT A SENSOR WAS NOT PLUGGED IN ALL THE WAY AND THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE WAS BECAUSE A NEW VEHICLE "NEEDED TO BE BROKEN IN...WHICH TAKES ABOUT 1000 MILES). SERVICE MANAGER DECIDED TO KEEP VEHICLE BECAUSE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT. THEY KEPT VEHICLE UNTIL 3-7-2014 AND STILL DID NOT SHIFT RIGHT. HAD 4 DAYS, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. RETURNED CAR TO DEALERSHIP ON 3-14-…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10575260 at NHTSA ↗

JUNE 21ST I BOUGHT A 2014 CHEVY SPARK AND ONLY USED TO GET TO WORK & BACK.THEN ON THE 23RD I WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC WAITING TO MOVE.I PUSHED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDDLE & WAS JOLTED FORWARD & BACK.I THOUGHT THIS WAS NORMAL SINCE I NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION (CVT). THEN I NOTICED THAT I REALLY HAD TO GIVE IT GAS TO GET GOING UP A HILL & AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT.THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN SO I CALLED THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY & THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN.AFTER THEY TOOK THE CAR FOR A TEST RIDE & RAN A DIAGNOSTICS ON IT THEY SAID THAT TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 25 miles reported. Look up ODI 10609747 at NHTSA ↗

AFTER FULLY CHARGING UP THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE, GOING DOWN HILL AT APPROX 40MPH, LOST ALL POWER IN BRAKES, STEERING CONTROL AND THE FORWARD PROPULSION SYSTEM. DUE TO LOSS OF POWER VEERED OUT OF CONTROL ONTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NOT RESPONDING TO PUMPS. AFTER PULLING ON STEERING WHEEL HARD FINALLY GOT VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AND PULLED TO THE SIDE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. DID NOT HAVE VEHICLE AND DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE MORE THAN 30 MILES BEFORE INCIDENT HAPPENED. 2014 CHEVY SPARK ELECTRIC VEHICL…

Owner-reported narrative. 70 miles reported. Look up ODI 10594700 at NHTSA ↗

WITH LESS THAN 500 MILES ON IT, VEHICLE WAS HESITATING INTERMITTENTLY UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP; OCCASIONALLY WOULD MISS BRIEFLY, WOULD NOT ALWAYS "SHIFT" UNLESS YOU TOOK FOOT OFF GAS; WOULD FEEL LIKE BRAKE BEING APPLIED WHEN COASTING AT LOW SPEED; AND WAS GETTING BAD GAS MILEAGE. CAR WAS NOT SHOWING ANY ERROR CODES BUT MECHANIC FOUND THESE ISSUES UPON TEST DRIVING IT HIMSELF. DEALERSHIP REPLACED PISTONS, RODS, ETC. WAS TOLD WRONG PISTONS INSTALLED AT FACTORY. UPON TEST DRIVING AFTER REPAIRS MECHANIC FOUND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (LEAKING…

Owner-reported narrative. 485 miles reported. Look up ODI 10626875 at NHTSA ↗

CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHEN BRAKING WHICH IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC AS CAR JUMPS FORWARD WHEN IT DOES THIS. CONTINUOUSLY RUNS AT OVER 4000RPM. CAR STALLS WHEN ACCELERATING MAKING PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR COMING OFF AN EXIT RAMP QUITE DIFFICULT AND WILL REV ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. CONTINUOUS ENGINE NOISE AS IF CAR IS BEING REDLINED. CAR ALSO HAS DIFFICULTY GOING IN REVERSE. EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD PROPERLY. CAR WILL ROLL BACKWARD WHEN IN DRIVE AND ON A SMALL INCLINE. ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH CAR WHERE STEREO WILL SPONTANEOUSLY …

Owner-reported narrative. 188 miles reported. Look up ODI 10837756 at NHTSA ↗

WE BOUGHT ARE 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK NEW AND SINCE WE HAVE HAD IT THESE ARE THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE HAD. FOUR TIMES WE HAVE WENT TO START THE CAR TURNED KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENS, NO WARNING LIGHTS NOTHING IT'S LIKE THERE IS NO BATTERY IN CAR ALSO KEY GETS HOT AND 3 TIMES WE HAVE LOST POWER, ONCE TURNING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT PUSHED GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT GO OVER 2 MILES AN HOUR LET OFF PEDAL PRESSED AGAIN BOGGED DOWN LET OFF PEDAL AGAIN THEN WHEN PRESSED IT THE CAR SHIFTED HARD AND TOOK OFF FAST. WE TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER 3 TIMES THE SERVICE DEPARTMEN…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10854185 at NHTSA ↗

THE CAR ACTS SLUGGISH AND ACT LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL OUT WHEN YOU PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL AFTER YOU SLOW DOWN OR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT ALSO HAS TRIED TO STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING THREE TIMES WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL WITH OTHER THAN SLIGHT PRESSURE. AT LOW SPEEDS THE STEERING GOES A LITTLE CRAZY SO THAT YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE CAR VERY WELL. I DID SEND A SIMILAR COMPLAINT TO CHEVROLET CORPORATION BACK IN APPROXIMATELY MARCH THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. I DID LET THEM KNOW THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD N…

Owner-reported narrative. 110 miles reported. Look up ODI 10618973 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF CHEMICALS EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTAC WOULD BECOME SICK AND HAVE HEADACHES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITION WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY AND FAILED TO EMIT COLD AIR. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE FOR THE STEERING COULD NOT BE REPLICATED, HOWEVER STATED THAT THE EVAPORATIVE AIR TEMPERATURE (HEAT SENSOR) AND THE…

Owner-reported narrative. 98 miles reported. Look up ODI 10617897 at NHTSA ↗

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND IT WAS AN ISSUE TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING A ROUGH START AND A WARNING I COULD LOSE POWER. AFTER I TOOK MY CAR TO MY SHOP, HE FOUND THAT MY FUEL INJECTOR WAS THE CAUSE OF MY PROBLEM. PO301 CYLINDER MISFIRE #1 INJECTOR PLUGGED. I WAS PARKED, AND WHEN I TURN ON MY CAR, THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON WHEN THE OTHER LIGHTS WENT OFF.,

Owner-reported narrative. 49,966 miles reported. Look up ODI 10855199 at NHTSA ↗