2012 Chevrolet Sonic service brakes problems
15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I purchased a 2012 Chevy Sonic with 65k miles on it from Carvibe LLC earlier this month. When I took it into Firestone for a full inspection, they found that the car has severe rusting to the mechanical parts along with the body of the vehicle - the entire structure of the vehicle is compromised…”
filed Aug 20, 2026
“My 2012 chevrolet sonic was involved in an automobile accident resulting in injury to me because my airbags did not deploy. There were several recall campaigns on the vehicle that did not come up under my vin.campaign id 12v52200, campaign id 13v023000, campaign id14v315000, campaign id 14v317000…”
filed Jan 26, 2017
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Service Brakes, HydraulicCampaign 11V599000 · Dec 28, 2011
Service Brakes problems in other Sonic years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 Sonic | 2 | 5% |
| 2016 Sonic | 2 | 4% |
| 2015 Sonic | 3 | 3% |
| 2014 Sonic | 6 | 4% |
| 2013 Sonic | 11 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.