9.8

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
500 miles

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problem #2

Jan 162024

Spark

  • miles
There are many electrical failures in this vehicle from the door alarm not sounding when the car has been turned off to the radio staying on and burning down the battery and the radio making changes to the stations volume, volume freezes and lowers or is totally unresponsive while the driver is driving, this is a major distracting. Also overhead light is unresponsive and flickers when it wants to. Subsequently these issues have required me to have 5 new batteries replaced since owning this car. A dealer wants to charge $225 to check this I have seen and heard other complaints. I can-??t possibly be the only one having these problems. My Vin number is not part of it. Previous recalls for some unknown reason. There has never been a battery failure, or warning light it just dies. I have video of the occurrence on most recently on January 11, 2020 for what has been occurring for years and very frequently.

- Citrus Heights, CA, USA

problem #1

Sep 012015

Spark

  • 1,000 miles
The center console screen (infotainment) is very bright on its lowest light level setting. No way to turn off the screen or dim it more the where the factory setting is. Talked with dealer, onstar call center, and customer activist at Chevrolet. They all say it is a factory setting that cannot be changed. This is very dangerous, because at its lowest setting I can not see if there is any wildlife of humans along the edge of the rural road at night. It is like driving in a condition equivalent to having a constant oncoming high beam light. There needs to be a recall for a programming update to the computer so there is a virtual dimmer switch that goes all the way down to off.

- Ogdensburg, NY, USA