Transmission Stuck In Gear Problems of Chevrolet Sonic

The car got stuck in 1 gear while driving on a highway and then would not go in reverse. Took it to the garage and was told the transmission wave plate has broken. This car has only 70,598 miles on it. Has been serviced regularly. I did a quick google search and this is a huge problem with these models! there was a recall for the same problem but doesn't include my vehicle. Https://m. Carcomplaints. Com/Chevrolet/sonic/2012/transmission/bad_transmission. Shtml.

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Button on gear shift gets stuck in the pushed in position causing the gear shift to move even if bumped. If driving this could cause a crash resulting in injury, or death. When gear shift button is pushed in it prevents the car from completely turning off and key from coming out. This poses a risk of theft.

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Car will not go into reverse. Car will not shift properly, appears to be stuck in 2nd gear.

Vehicle had difficulty accelerating, was using 6000 rpms but only going 30 mph, felt like the car was stuck in 2nd gear. Car lost ability to go in reverse.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Sonic. While parking the vehicle, the contact noticed that the shifter became stuck and was not able to go into park, which caused the key to become stuck. The dealer was contacted (mountain view Chevrolet, 890 riverfront pkwy, chattanooga, TN 37402) and diagnosed that the failure was the shifter assembly, which needed to be replaced. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was 20,000 miles over the warranty; therefore, they were not responsible for the repairs. The failure mileage was 58,500.

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The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Sonic. While in park, the gear shifter failed to shift. The contact had to force the gear shifter into the drive position. While driving 55 mph, the gear shifter became stuck and had to be forced again. The vehicle has not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 48,500.

Gear shift gets stuck - unable to take key out, difficult to shift gears.

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Sonic. While attempting to shift, the gear became stuck intermittently. In addition, the washer fluid was not operating on the windshield. The contact had to constantly add wiper fluid to the washer hose. The dealer could not determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. A month later, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the cause of the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 12v408000 (visibility). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

2012 Chevrolet Sonic: gear shift button stuck in depressed position, preventing removal of the key from ignition when in park position and allows the shifter to shift between gears and park positions with little-to-no intervention. Inability disengage button and to remove the key from the ignition also creates inability to securely park the vehicle and turn the vehicle off. The failure to disengage was first expressed intermittently, with a failure occurrence rate of 20%-30% (with the initial failure mileage approximately 45,000 miles). Within 3 months, the failure occurrence rate increased to 100%. The vehicle was diagnosed as "internal fault of shifter and knob assembly," with recommendation to "replace shifter assembly and shifter knob" (with labor + parts quote at $406. 00 usd). The vehicle was not repaired. Diagnosis identified as a serious safety concern, with request made to issue recall.

Gear shift button stuck in depressed position unable to put the car in park and remove key and have to try and pop out button to park car and remove key.

(automatic transmission) button on gear shift gets stuck in engage. Allows free shifting from park to any gear without the brake pedal being pressed. May easily be bumped into neutral, drive, reverse, or manual with just a touch. Also applies if in drive or any other gear which may result in loss of control if it should accidentally be bumped. When this occurs, it is not possible to remove the key from the ignition. This exposes the vehicle to the potential of theft or other unauthorized use. . Read more...

When placing the car in park the gear shifter button gets stuck and doesn't disengage. Since it doesn't disengage the keys can't be removed from the car. If the car is placed in reverse or drive the button stays stuck causing the shifter to be engaged and able to freely shift into reverse or park while driving. This has happened on several occasion and most often in colder temperatures.

Button on shifter knob that allows car to be put into gear gets stuck and eventually breaks. This allows the car to accidentally be put into gear. This problem also does not allow you to remove your key from the ignition, forcing you to leave your key in the ignition if you want to leave the vehicle.

Tl- the contact owns 2012 Chevrolet Sonic. The contact stated that the gear box had got stuck on multiple occasions. The contact was not able to shift the gear into park to remove the key from the ignition intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer to inspect, diagnose and repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.

Shifter button gets stuck and can't take key out of ignition! its been replaced before and this is the second time! dealer wont replace under warranty!.

The Chevrolet Sonic that we had started having trouble shifting out of the first and second gears around 9000 miles. It is a brand new car with an automatic transmission. In mid June of 2012 we started noticing that the when the transmission went to shift to a higher gear it would stick, then shift hard, thus causing the vehicle to lurch forward. On June 25, 2012 we were driving it home when again the problem shifting started again. This time however, the transmission stuck in second gear and would not shift up or down. The car had to be towed to the dealership we purchased it from and it took two weeks to repair. The technicians told us that there was faulty control link out and replaced it. They test drove it and it still didn't fix the problem. The tech's determined that replacement part was faulty and replaced it with another one. After this the car was given back to us. The car performed well until September 2012 when it started doing the same thing again. When approaching speeds of 17 to 18 miles per hour, the transmission will attempt to shift, get stuck and jerk forward. It eventually shifts but not easily. The rpms when it does this is approximately 3500 rpms. It also gets stuck when there is a little more torque needed around 25 to 28 miles per hours. This is what concerns me as a driver is that when it does it at this speed, the rpms are 5500 to 6000 and when it gets stuck and cant shift, the rpms will actually red line or reach 7000 rpm. My wife and I again took the car to the same dealership who said that since there is no error code or fault code they are consulting the engineers and technicians from general motors. They have been unable to determine that cause only that it is an internal problem with the transmission.