Three problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2017 Chevrolet Spark. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2017 Chevrolet Spark based on all problems reported for the 2017 Spark.
The following has now happened on 3 separate occasions when driving on a highway: when driving at highway speeds (50 -55 mph) and hitting a bump that jolts the car (not necessarilly a huge bump), the entire engine and electrical system cuts off and shuts down. This happens only on the highway and has not happened on street driving yet. The car power turns off and this can be very disorienting to an unskilled driver. It requires that I put my car in neutral (my car is a stick shift), turn off the ignition and then turn it on and restart it, while moving at 55mph at night on a wet highway. The last time this happened it was at night and raining. This has happened 3 times over the past 6 months.
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Spark. The contact stated that on various occasions and while driving at approximately 55 mph, the vehicle shuddered when accelerating. The contact stated that the failure persisted when driving over 50 mph and that the check engine warning light was intermittently illuminated. The contact had an independent mechanic go to her residence, and after using a diagnostic reader, failure codes were retrieved for the transmission pump. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
As I was idling up behind the car in front of me at a 4-way stop, and braking gently, my engine puttered out and turned off. I was able to restart the car after putting it in park and turning the ignition off then back on.
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