Front Seat Head Restraint Problems of Chevrolet Sonic

Chevrolet Sonic owners have reported 2 problems related to front seat head restraint (under the seats category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Chevrolet Sonic based on all problems reported for the Sonic.

1 Front Seat Head Restraint problem of the 2015 Chevrolet Sonic

Failure Date: 10/17/2016

The headrests are too tall and wide. They obstruct visibility when backing up and when changing lanes on the highway and city streets.

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2 Front Seat Head Restraint problem of the 2014 Chevrolet Sonic

Failure Date: 09/29/2014

I understand that NHTSA has mandated forward-leaning head restraints on all late-model vehicles. The head restraint in my 2014 Sonic is terrible; it shoves my head forward, forcing me to either stare at the instrument cluster or raise my eyes in a kubrick stare to see the road. It wasn't immediately apparent during the test drive, but after 200+ miles of driving in less than a week, my neck is stiff and shoulders feel like rocks. All this pain against the statistically unlikely occurrence of being rear-ended (twice in 30 years of driving)? fail. Absolute, 100%, total fail. My 2012 cruze had straight head restraints that didn't cause me pain and were still available when I needed to brace (seeing someone racing up behind me, for instance). Please, for the love of g-d, reconsider this idiotic and overbearing regulation.

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Other Common Seats related problems of Chevrolet Sonic

Problem Category Number of Problems
Seats problems
8
Front Seat Head Restraint problems
2
Front Seat Heater/cooler problems
1


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