general problems of the 2016 Chevrolet Sonic

Car shuts off randomly during stop lights. I've researched it and have found it's a known issue with my model. When idling it will randomly shut off completely and won't turn back on for a few seconds to minutes. It will do it at stop signs stop lights. Even in im just parked.

Radio malfunctions. Channels automatically change and touch screen doesn't work all the time. I believe 2015 Sonic has a recall for this issue , but not 2016. It appears to be the same issue.

Razor sharp peeling chrome from interior door handles cuts fingers and hands, safety hazard to a driver away from home or not near bandages. Common gm problem from Sonic, cruze, malibu, traverse, equinox, silverados. All gm models.

Car shuts off and check engine light comes on, when it is being driven. Always when we have had rain. We have taken car to dealer and they cannot find the problem. Once we put heat in the gas tank it starts to drive until another rain hits.

I purchased my car on March 9,2019. In may I took it to the dealership robert hutson in moultrie, georgia where I purchased the car from and no one looked at it, it just sat out there. When I'm at a traffic light too long my car will cut off occasionally and always hesitate when accelerating even sometimes when I'm in reverse. I got my transmission looked at and nothing was wrong with it. One day after I stopped at the stop sign and accelerated my car cut off while I was already in drive and I almost got hit. I called the dealership where I got it from and told them that that it was cutting while in traffic and he said all he could tell me was to keep driving it and he don't remember selling me no car, when I told him he did and his name is even on my paperwork listed steve toler. Took it to a local auto mechanic shop and a friend of the family mechanic shop and neither shops could figure out what was wrong. In September I called the Chevrolet manufacturing office and they told me to take it to the nearest Chevrolet place. They looked at and couldn't find anything and my check engine light wasn't coming on but they test drove it and seen exactly what I was talking about. They tried doing an industrial flush and it didn't work. They suggested my alternator be replaced cause it was reading a 15, serpentine belt and belt tensioner be replaced, I did that and tooked it to an auto mechanic shop since I didn't have a warranty. The problem isn't fixed and it still jerks and cuts off to this day.

The upper dash panel (closest to the windshield) has begun to melt. It has an obviously sticky or tacky feel to it at all times. The stickiness is most noticeable in the afternoon and evening on warm, sunny days. After sitting in the dark all night long, the stickiness is less prominent although still noticeable. This dash panel piece has begun to "sparkle" at night because it has hundreds of small, melted spots all over it. The same material used for this dash panel has also been used for the glove box drawer, part of the interior center console, and some of the interior door trim. The glove box has a very faint sticky feeling at times; none of the other areas have shown any obvious signs of melting. This seems logical because none of these other areas receive direct heat and sunlight in the same way the upper dash panel does. This issue was first noticed on October 4, 2018; however, it has presumably been an issue for an extended period since the melting does not appear to have taken place due to a single event.

The passenger seat sensor for the air bags intermittenly turns the air bag on for an adult sitting in the seat. My wife weighs 93 # and should activate that sensor but does not do so consistently. Dealer claims it is set for 95 # but even when my wife holds an 8# weight in her hand and sits down it does not consistently activate. There are a lot of complaints on the internet about this problem going back to the predecessor vehicle to the Sonic, the aveo, but Chevrolet does nothing to solve or recognize this issue. Some of the complaints on the internet show a problem with this sensor for occupants considerably heavier than my wife. This occurs when the passenger initially sits down in the seat.

Cars computer/programming is remotely controlled ,brakes tranmission lights suspension do notb perform as intended by manufacturer. Hacking involved while driving stationary freeways/city streets.