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2012 Chevrolet Sonic hesitation / surging reports

20 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic — roughly 6% of all complaints for this model year.

20
Hesitation / surging reports
6%
share of complaints
44,011 mi
median mileage in hesitation / surging reports (14 with odometer)

Hesitation / surging in other Sonic years

2013 Sonic9
Sonic hesitation / surging by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2012 Chevrolet Sonic report before drawing conclusions.