2017 Chevrolet Spark owner complaints

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.

There was a recall for the Chevy spark to reprogram the transmission control module, however that does not fix the problem. It does not need to be reprogrammed , because all that did was leave the check engine light on. They have fault control modules. My car is 3 years old and nothing but issues fixing this. The dealerships say that they fixed the recall by reprogramming it, but the light stays on, the rpms drop suddenly and cause the car to jerk when you try to give it gas. This needs to be looked into further. I would never recommend thus car to anyone I know, much less now I'm trying to get rid of it because of the transmission issue

I feel that there are issues with the transmissions on the 2017 Chevy spark. I noticed that there have been complaints in years such as 2014 and 2019. I find that my 2017 exhibits exact same transmission issues as years that came before or after. Lots of indecision with the car about whether to upshift or downshift. Sometimes violent jerking back and forth. Normally. Especially bad between 4th and 5th and 5th and 6th in the upper gears. But in the lower gears more recently it has become more pronounced. This has been going on for quite some time and is getting worse. The car is not that old. First. Noticed it when the car was at 40,000, mi. It is now recently went past 100 and the problem at sometimes is horrible. It does feel unsafe to a high degree. It is a sealed system so there is no w

When the car reaches a certain speed (50 mph plus) it jerks and jolts. The engine light is on and a P-code is present. Each mechanic says something different.

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Spark. The contact stated that on various occasions, and while driving at approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle shuddered while accelerating. The contact stated that the failure persisted while driving above 50 MPH. The check engine warning light was intermittently illuminated. An independent mechanic arrived at the residence and diagnosed the vehicle and retrieved fault codes 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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet spark. While driving 35 MPH, the brakes seized without warning. The contact pulled over and stopped the vehicle. When the vehicle was turned off and restarted, it resumed normal operation and was driven home. Capital Chevrolet Buick GMC of lexington (96 radio dr, lexington, nc 27292, (336) 248-5108) was contacted and stated that diagnostic testing was needed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that an investigation would be started. The failure mileage was approximately 54,990.

Tl* the contact owned a 2017 Chevrolet spark. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the brakes suddenly malfunctioned and the driver crashed into a parked bulldozer. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The driver sustained a left knee injury, which did not require medical attention. A police report was filed. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified. The failure mileage was 2,000.

My fiance and I were driving on the freeway, and all of a sudden out of no where (no warning lights, nothing)... The brakes would not stop. The pedal was hard to push down, it wouldn't go down at all. No way to stop. We were on freeway doing about 65/70 MPH in chicago!! They traffic is always busy over there. So scary when your car doesn't stop at all!!!! We were driving mostly straight until we could sagely slow down enough to get off on an exit. ( which we had to let it coast down to be able to maneuver the car) this is a major safety alert, I'm scared to drive my vehicle.

vehicle brakes went out suddenly after hearing a loud POP sound...brakes wouldn't respond and pedal hard, ran off road and could only glide to a roll stop and not really then...fortunately a repair shop adjacent so drove their and rolled stop. initial look shop advised vacuum pump needs to be diagnosed...they came back with a 'caution on file #pip5598a which advised of known issue but no recall... they came back with a 479$ fee to diagnose exactly what's wrong (those pics enclosed) they are now staring they will not guarantee week or warranty and say engine must be replaced...they are still working up quote to repair vacuum pump, camshaft and timing chain but now are saying will be well over 2k to just SEE if will work and wont guarantee

There is a recall including my spark to replace the passenger side airbag. I took my spark to the dealer (by appointment) on 1 september to have the recall airbag changeover made. It could not be done because a coupler in the new installation was found to be defective. Another coupler was ordered, it arrived and was also found to be defective (8 september). According to the dealer and Chevrolet customer assistance, there are no other couplers to be had and the eta for a correctly-made coupler is unknown. I have been told that my car, which was disassembled and now sits at the dealership, cannot be reassembled until the new airbag is installed. When that can happen is, of course, unknown. If the point of a recall is to make the car driveable, Chevy has failed utterly. As a consumer, I had

I had taken my spark for a oil change in april 2017, I had asked to check , replace filters, check and top off all fluids, tire rotation. After all this , I noticed my brakes were squeaking when I move forward slowly. It was recently recall for it's passenger air bag. I'm afraid my brakes will be defected.

During morning rush hour on the highway, (I was driving in the left lane), traveling around 50mph. I was about 3 car lengths behind, when the vehicle in front of me stopped abruptly, and promptly drove away. I slammed my brakes to the floor and simultaneously swerved to the emergency lane to avoid an impact. With both of my feet on the brake pedal, my car kept sliding like it was on ice for around 80 feet, because the ABS system failed. The only thing that stopped me were the 2 vehicles that were illegally parked in the emergency lane. While skidding, I hit the cement highway divider (on the driver's side). I then slammed into the 1st parked car, which was pushed into the 2nd vehicle. I was subsequentially rear-ended by another vehicle, which followed my same path. Only the steering wheel

Swirved to shoulder of the road came to a complete stop and curtin air bags deployed in standing position.

At railway parking lot, first car blocked when backing out of space. After 3 tries, able to move on, exiting lot and about to turn right into street, car swerved hard right by itself and loudly hit curb. Passenger side wheel and tire totally damaged. I had to get it towed to collision shop. It is still at the shop where am told repair at minimum will cost over $ 1400.00! I found 2 recalls emails that same night and trul y believe the car malfunctioned. Am just thankful no one was involved but me. Could have been dramatic if car was on the road and malfunction made me hit another vehicle instead of a curb. Have had to rent a car, and cost is mounting. Found thru online research that other spark owners had same problem. This could cause fatal accident. Even when fixed, I will be petr

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.

The interior trim on the dash and doors is so shiny it causes reflections in the side mirrors. The reflection is so bad it obstructs your view of the other vehicles on the road behind you. (if you look closely at the uploaded picture you might be able to see the vehicle behind me in the other lane.)

My front windshield wipers don't work when the windshield gets wet. After the sun dries the car, the wipers work fine. I had to keep stopping on the side of the road wiping off the windshield so I could see where I was going. I also turned on the defroster to help dry the windshield. The automatic daytime running lights only come on at night. I have to manually turn them on during the day.

I was driving on the freeway up a slight incline, it was over 100 degrees outside, had ac working and had cruise control set to 70 MPH, the cruise control suddenly canceled itself out and my speed rapidly dropped. This always seems to happen when the weather is over 100 degrees outside and going up an incline, even slightly. Another problem I am having is that when I come to a stop, sometimes the car shudders and jerks. Also if I am running the ac on the vehicle in park, sometimes the ac cuts out itself. In order to start it again I need to turn the knob to off and turn the knob back on to get ac working again. These issues all occurred randomly, multiple times

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet spark. The contact stated that the windshield wipers failed. The windshield wipers failed to engage to clear the windshield as needed. The contact also mentioned that the day time running light also failed to operate as intended. The failures occurred intermittently. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 14,044.

Electrical : First instance in 2020. There are instances when you stop the car, and it appears the vehicle has no electrical charge (it is a gas vehicle). Happened once while parked (2020)- service request August 2020, and another while waiting for a green light (2021). My concern is this occurs and causing an accident. Suspension: First instance in 2021: The vehicle has less than 50K miles. The car rattles loudly. Service request Aug 2021. I went into the dealership and was told that the suspension on the driver side right needed replacement with another part. I had to go to the dealership three times for correction. Was told the car was safe to drive at the time. June 2022, the car is making the same cricket noises, and is unstable. It is my concern that the strut mounts/ suspension