Service bulletins for the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
1589 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| SB-PIE-0230 | 2016-06-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
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| PI0805 | 2016-06-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PI735B | 2016-06-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PI735A | 2016-06-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PI0421C | 2016-06-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PI0965A | 2016-06-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE). SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PI0928C | 2016-06-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 14234A | 2016-05-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PIE0230 | 2016-05-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PIP5050B | 2016-05-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PI0928 | 2013-05-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. GM: SOME CUSTOMERS MAY REPORT A BUMP, SURGE OR VIBRATION AT IDLE WITH THEIR FOOT ON THE BRAKE. *JS |
| PI-0230 | 2013-04-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. BUICK/CHEVROLET: THERE IS AN OIL/FLUID LEAKAGE UNDER FRONT OF VEHICLE, POSSIBLY FROM WHEEL DRIVE SHAFT SEALS, AND ENGINEERING IS TRYING TO DETERMINE ROOT CAUSE OF LEAKAGE. MODELS 2011-2013 REGAL, CRUZE, 2012-2013 VERANO, SONIC. *PE |
| PI-0805 | 2012-11-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). CHEVROLET: TRANSMISSION STICKS IN THIRD GEAR OR FLARE OR SLIP IN THIRD GEAR OR NO THIRD GEAR, DUE TO POSSIBLE RUBBING CONTACT OF CLUTCH HOUSING 3-5-R/4-5-6 AND REACTION CARRIER HUB. MODEL 2012 SONIC. *PE |
| PIP-5049 | 2012-08-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. GENERAL MOTORS: DIFFICULT TO GET INTO OR OUT OF GEAR EXCESSIVE FREE PLAY IN THE SHIFTER. THE CONDITION CAN BE CAUSED BY A NUT THAT HAS COME LOOSE ON THE SHIFT TOWER ( SEE ITEM 2 LOCATED UNDER PLUG ITEM 1). *JS |
| PIE-0197B | 2012-05-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. BUICK/CHEVROLET: MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER CONCERNS - LOOSE, NOISE WHEN SHIFTED, HARD TO SHIFT INTO GEAR OR PROPER GEAR NOT SELECTED WHEN SHIFTED. *KB |
| PI0670B | 2012-05-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. GM: DIAGNOSTIC TIPS FOR DTC P0776, SLIPS WHEN REVERSE IS SELECTED OR NO REVERSE. SLIP OR FLARE WHEN SHIFTING INTO THIRD/ FIFTH GEAR OR NO THIRD/FIFTH GEAR. ALSO INCLUDED MODEL CHEVROLET CAPTIVA SPORT MODEL YEAR 2012. MODEL CHEVROLET ORLANDO (CANADA) MODEL YEAR 2012. *JS |
| PI-0324-C | 2012-04-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. GMC/CHEVROLET/BUICK: TRANSMISSION PUMP NEEDS INSPECTING DUE TO ENGINE CRANKING BUT FAILS TO START, HAS NO FORWARD, NO REVERSE, TRANSMISSION LEAKS, HARD SHIFT AND NO CRANKING. *PE UPDATED 2/25/13. *PE UPDATED 1/29/2014 *JS |
| PI-0670 | 2012-04-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. GMC/BUICK/CHEVROLET: TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN IN REVERSE OR NOT IN REVERSE, 3RD GEAR OR NO 3RD GEAR, FLARE SHIFTING TO 5TH OR NO 5TH GEAR. *PE UPDATED 4/17/12. *PE |
| PIP-4624-M | 2012-04-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CHEVROLET/BUICK/GMC: RESTRICTION, THROUGH THE PQC, HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE VALVE CONTROL SOLENOID (TEHCM) P/N 24256524 AND 24265367, TO ASSIST ENGINEERING FEEDBACK PRODUCT. *PE |
| PIP-4990 | 2012-03-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. BUICK/CHEVROLET/GMC/PONTIAC/SATURN: SOME MODEL YEAR VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LAMP ILLUMINATED. ISSUE MAY BE CAUSED BY THE CONTROL SOLENOID/MODULE ASSEMBLY OR MAY HAVE DAMAGED OR POOR TERMINALS FOR UNDER HOOD FUSE BLOCK. *PE |
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