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2012 Chevrolet Sonic air bags problems

34 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
34 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
52,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
18 and 0
Injuries and deaths
13 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2012 Chevrolet Sonic Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 52,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 52,000 miles
Based on 26 complaints that include mileage. 54% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles6
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 26 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 52,000 miles, and 54% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 18 crashes, 13 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2012 chevrolet sonic. While the contact's husband was driving 35 MPH in inclement weather, the condition went from rain to snow and the vehicle started to fishtail. The contact stated that the all terrain traction control system activated and the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that her husband lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree. The driver's side frontal air bag and the passenger frontal air bag deployed; however, the driver's frontal air bag only partially deployed.

Reported at 85,560 miles, February 2017 CrashInjuryDeath

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet sonic. The contact stated that he could hear a grinding noise whenever making a turn. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the failure might have been cause by a defective suspension. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who offered to send a lubrication kit to remedy the problem. The failure mileage was 12,000. ...updated 10/19/12 updated 10/25/2012

Reported at 12,000 miles, July 2011

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