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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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PIC5574A2012-05-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. GM:A CUSTOMER MAY EXPERIENCE A NO CRANK OR NO START. THE DEALER MY FIN MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION CODES IN HISTORY OR THEY MAY BE UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH CERTAIN MODULES. *JS
SB-120272012-05-01. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. SERVICE UPDATE FOR INVENTORY AND CUSTOMER VEHICLES. FUEL PIPE QUICK CONNECT REPLACEMENT. EXPIRES WITH BASE WARRANTY. *KB
SB-120202012-05-01. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. GM: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. DRIVER AIRBAG INSPECTION. *KB UPDATED 5/23/12. *PE
PI0670B2012-05-01. 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-C2012-04-17. 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-06712012-04-17. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID. GENERAL MOTORS: RESERVOIR FOR POWER STEERING FLUID IS HEAT DAMAGED AND LEAKING. MAY CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING PUMP. *PE
PI-06702012-04-17. 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-M2012-04-05. 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
PIC-56252012-04-04. Service bulletin. STEERING. CHEVROLET: DURING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE STEERING IS SENSITIVE AND VEHICLE MAY WANDER. *PE UPDATED 4/18/12. *PE
PIC-56152012-04-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. CHEVROLET: THE IPC MAY BE INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE WHILE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WORKS. *PE UPDATED 4/22/13. *PE
PIP-49902012-03-13. 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
PI-06262012-03-13. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. BUICK/CHEVROLET: IT IS HARD TO REMOVE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DUE TO REVISED SPRING DESIGN, WHICH CAUSES HIGHER RETAINING FORCE BETWEEN DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG AND STEERING WHEEL. *PE
PIC-55832012-02-09. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL. CHEVROLET: INFORMATION PERTAINING TO LIGHT FOR SIR ILLUMINATES ON DASH ON CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 VEHICLES IN REGARDS TO DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT LOOP STAGE ONE OR TWO CIRCUIT CONCERN. *PE
RB-112982011-12-05. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. CHEVROLET: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, AN INACCURATELY INSTALLED FUEL FILLER HOSE CLAMP NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY TO INLET CHECK VALVE, CAN RELEASE VAPORS INTO THE AIR. *PE

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.