2014 CHEVROLET SPARK
264 complaints filed with NHTSA.
NHTSA Safety Rating
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ENGINE | 49 |
| POWER TRAIN | 43 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 38 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 23 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 16 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 16 |
| AIR BAGS | 13 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 10 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 9 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 8 |
| STEERING | 7 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 7 |
| SEAT BELTS | 6 |
| SUSPENSION | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 3 |
Recalls (6)
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Spark vehicles manufactured April 30, 2014, to May 20, 2015, and 2015 Chevrolet Sonic vehicles manufactured June 18, 2014, to June 10, 2015. In the affected vehicles, equipped with the base radio and OnStar, the radio may l
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Chevrolet Sonic and Trax vehicles and 2013-2015 Chevrolet Spark vehicles equipped with a Bring Your Own Media radio. The affected radios may fail to provide an audible warning chime when the driver, after turning off the ignition and
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Chevrolet Spark and 2014-2015 Chevrolet Spark EV vehicles. The secondary hood latch may corrode at the latch pivot, preventing the hood latch from properly engaging.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Chevrolet Spark vehicles manufactured January 17, 2012, to July 29, 2014. The secondary hood latch may prematurely corrode at the latch pivot causing the striker to get stuck out of position, preventing it from properly engaging the
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Spark vehicles manufactured from May 7, 2014, to May 26, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the left and right lower control arm attaching bolts in the front suspension may not be tightened to specification.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Chevrolet Sonic and Trax, and 2013-2015 Spark vehicles equipped with a Bring Your Own Media radio. The affected radios may fail to provide an audible warning chime when the driver fails to fasten their seatbelt or if the driver leave
Recent Complaints
Car braked in front of me to avoid a crash; I did the same. I managed to leave enough space and I did not make contact with the car in front of me. As I was stopped behind the car in front of me, another car rear-ended me going â 35 mph. Consequently, my car was compressed between both cars. There was severe damage to the hood/front end of my car from the force of the car behind me pushing against the car in front of me; moderate damage to the rear. No airbags deployed. I was left with a sprai
The hood latch was eroded and caused me to crash and shattered my entire windshield.
FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT WHILE TAKING A RIGHT TURN, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH FROM ONE SIDE STREET TO ANOTHER. THE IMPACT OF THE AIRBAG CAUSED THE DRIVER TO VEER TO THE RIGHT STRIKING THE CURB. CONTACTED GM AND THEIR INVESTIGATION DETERMINED IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. THEY DENIED THE CLAIM AND WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS. CURRENTLY WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Mileage: 60,000
FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT WHILE TAKING A RIGHT TURN, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH FROM ONE SIDE STREET TO ANOTHER. THE IMPACT OF THE AIRBAG CAUSED THE DRIVER TO VEER TO THE RIGHT STRIKING THE CURB. CONTACTED GM AND THEIR INVESTIGATION DETERMINED IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. THEY DENIED THE CLAIM AND WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS. CURRENTLY WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Mileage: 60,000
FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT WHILE TAKING A RIGHT TURN, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH FROM ONE SIDE STREET TO ANOTHER. THE IMPACT OF THE AIRBAG CAUSED THE DRIVER TO VEER TO THE RIGHT STRIKING THE CURB. CONTACTED GM AND THEIR INVESTIGATION DETERMINED IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. THEY DENIED THE CLAIM AND WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS. CURRENTLY WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Mileage: 60,000
I HAVE REGISTERED COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VEHICLE BEFORE. THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY; IT IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY FROM A LOW SPEED OR STOPPED POSITION. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED 3 TIMES, BUT THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. ON AUGUST 19, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE CAR'S INABILITY TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC.
Mileage: 57,000
I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT, I WAS DOING 65MPH THE TRUCK THAT HIT ME WAS GOING APPROX. 85MPH WHEN HE HIT ME. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THIS HAPPENED ON I-295 NORTH IN JACKSONVILLE,FL GOING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD
Mileage: 25,000
I WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT WHERE I HIT A CONCRETE WALL AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THE CAR DID SUSTAIN ENOUGH DAMAGE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AND DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE CAR DID DISPLAY A ERROR CODE 95 FOR FAILED AIRBAGS. GM HAS BEEN CONTACTED. I SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES.
Mileage: 42,000
A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME ON I29 - I WAS GOING ABOUT 65MPH STRAIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE AND NOT ONE OF MY AIR BAGS WORKED- NOTHING DEPLOYED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT A CODE 95 WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. I WAS LUCKY I ALWAYS WEAR MY SEAT-BELT AS I COULD HAVE DIED.
Mileage: 10,050
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP DUE TO FATIGUE AND CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX AND DITCH. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY; HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED TWO FRACTURED VERTEBRAE, A FRACTURED STERNUM, AND MULTIPLE BRUISES AND CUTS TO THE HEAD. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN
Mileage: 19,400
I WAS DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE NEAR WEST PALM BEACH AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. THE BRAKES WAS NOT WORKING AND THE STEERING LOCKED ON ME PREVENTING ME TO TURN THE WHEEL RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO THE GRASS TO A GUARD RAIL. ALSO THE AIR BAGS IN THE FROM DID NOT DEPLOY. ONLY THE SIDE AIR BAGS. I INJURED MY HEAD AND HAD TO GET STITCHES BECAUSE OF THIS.
I WAS DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE NEAR WEST PALM BEACH AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. THE BRAKES WAS NOT WORKING AND THE STEERING LOCKED ON ME PREVENTING ME TO TURN THE WHEEL RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO THE GRASS TO A GUARD RAIL. ALSO THE AIR BAGS IN THE FROM DID NOT DEPLOY. ONLY THE SIDE AIR BAGS. I INJURED MY HEAD AND HAD TO GET STITCHES BECAUSE OF THIS.
I WAS DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE NEAR WEST PALM BEACH AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. THE BRAKES WAS NOT WORKING AND THE STEERING LOCKED ON ME PREVENTING ME TO TURN THE WHEEL RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO THE GRASS TO A GUARD RAIL. ALSO THE AIR BAGS IN THE FROM DID NOT DEPLOY. ONLY THE SIDE AIR BAGS. I INJURED MY HEAD AND HAD TO GET STITCHES BECAUSE OF THIS.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT 45 MPH. IT WAS AT NIGHT. AS SOON AS I WENT THROUGH THE FIRST GREEN LIGHT, I ACCELERATED (PUSHED ON THE GAS). WHEN I CAME UPON THE SECOND LIGHT, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO BRAKE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I TRIED APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT IT SEEMED AS IF THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I COULD NOT STEER RIGHT OR ANYTHING. I HIT TO CURBS AND KNOCKED DOWN TO CITY SIGNS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
Mileage: 11,200
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT 45 MPH. IT WAS AT NIGHT. AS SOON AS I WENT THROUGH THE FIRST GREEN LIGHT, I ACCELERATED (PUSHED ON THE GAS). WHEN I CAME UPON THE SECOND LIGHT, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO BRAKE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I TRIED APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT IT SEEMED AS IF THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I COULD NOT STEER RIGHT OR ANYTHING. I HIT TO CURBS AND KNOCKED DOWN TO CITY SIGNS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
Mileage: 11,200
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT 45 MPH. IT WAS AT NIGHT. AS SOON AS I WENT THROUGH THE FIRST GREEN LIGHT, I ACCELERATED (PUSHED ON THE GAS). WHEN I CAME UPON THE SECOND LIGHT, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO BRAKE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I TRIED APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT IT SEEMED AS IF THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I COULD NOT STEER RIGHT OR ANYTHING. I HIT TO CURBS AND KNOCKED DOWN TO CITY SIGNS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
Mileage: 11,200
HOOD FLEW OPEN INTO WINDSHIELD WHILE ACCELERATING, CAUSED ME TO CRASH VEHICLE INTO TREE. *TR
Mileage: 26,000
REPORTED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CHEVY SPARK WITH PURCHASED IN AUG 2013, NO STARTS, AUTO SHUT OFFS, RPM SPIKES AND "NOW" OIL BURNING, BEGINNING OCTOBER 2013 DIRECTLY TO GM COMPANY AT 855-238-0780, 866-790-5600 AND CHEVY HEADQUARTERS AND SEVERAL CHEVY SERVICE CENTERS: ONSTAR SUBSCRIBER SERVICES ACCT# ACCOUNT NUMBER: 139-256-583 AT 1.888.4.ONSTAR ACTIVATED AUGUST 2013 BEGAN SENDING VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC IN SEPT 2013 WITH AN VEHICLE PROBLEM ALERT FOR THE TRANSMISSION/ENGINE SYSTEMS, I ADDRESSED THI
Mileage: 33,000
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 DI
Mileage: 110
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 DI
Mileage: 110