Six problems related to water pump have been reported for the 2013 Chevrolet Sonic. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Chevrolet Sonic based on all problems reported for the 2013 Sonic.
Leaking water pump.
The Sonic now runs very spotty, poor acceleration, and slow bumpy idle. Prior ball joint was replaced and the cv axil , entire engine replaced. Believe it or not, water pump replaced. These repairs, with receipts, constitute a lemon law breach. I should be entitled to a new car or compensated. Yes, the suspension issue did happen while I was driving, as well as the engine. Will upload documents soon. Oh, one last thing, very difficult removing key from ignition, been going on 4 months.
The water pump was leaking.
The same issues with the coolant leak in the water pump for the 1. 4l engine is happening to my 1. 8l Chevrolet Sonic.
Tl the contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Sonic. While operating the vehicle, a burning odor was present. Upon inspection, it was discovered that fluid/water was leaking from the engine compartment. The vehicle was taken to 5 star Chevrolet (495 watson blvd, warner robin, GA) where it was diagnosed that the water pump was faulty. The contact indicated that the water pump was previously replaced, but the failure recurred one year later. There were no warning indicators illuminated when the engine overheated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 85,000.
Vehicle is loosing coolant and a small puddle of coolant developed under the passenger side of vehicle. Coolant temperature light came on indicating overheating while taking vehicle in for service. Dealer determined that a faulty seal was causing the water pump to leak coolant.