AutoUtility currently tracks 8 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2019 Chevrolet Sonic. Engine & Cooling issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 3 complaints (37.5% of submitted records). Zero crashes, fires, injury reports, or fatality reports are cited across these complaint records.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 8 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Engine & Cooling (3 reports • 37.5% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Fuel & Propulsion System (2), Electrical System (1)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 0 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2019 Chevrolet Sonic
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Engine & Cooling
Fuel & Propulsion System
Electrical System
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2019 Chevrolet Sonic
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"The thermostat housing and water pump keeps failing and leaking.The seat heaters dont work. The car started leaking antifreeze real bad which cause it to overheat and lock up. Yes it has been confirm by a dealer that alot of the chevys been coming for new thermostat housing and water pumps. No..."
"The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Sonic. The contact stated while pulling into the garage, the high engine temp warning light illuminated, and the engine was overheating. The contact immediately turned off the vehicle. The contact stated there was coolant underneath the front of the vehicle. The..."
"The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Sonic. The contact stated the RPMs rose abnormally high. The contact stated that the check engine warning light had illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an AutoZone where it was scanned and diagnosed that the turbo charger had failed and needed to be replaced. The..."
"There is no temperature indicator and the car overheats. This caused the hose to the coolant to leak. I had the housing unit replaced but then the car still ran hot. I had the get the whole thermostat replaced. No forum could assist with the replacement of the 2019 as if this year model doesn’t..."
"cooling ISSUES - the WATER PUMPLE , cooling TANK . the WHOLE COOLING . my CARE HAS BEEN SHOP 5 TIMES AT JBA for cooling system"
Complaint History for Chevrolet Sonic
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2020)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Chevrolet Sonic | 114 | 15 | 3 | View 2015 Problems → |
| 2016 Chevrolet Sonic | 48 | 8 | 2 | View 2016 Problems → |
| 2017 Chevrolet Sonic | 37 | 6 | 0 | View 2017 Problems → |
| 2018 Chevrolet Sonic | 14 | 0 | 1 | View 2018 Problems → |
| 2019 Chevrolet Sonic Current Page | 8 | 0 | 0 | Current |
| 2020 Chevrolet Sonic | 10 | 0 | 0 | View 2020 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2019 Chevrolet Sonic
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 5 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine & Cooling NHTSA category: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
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