2014 Chevrolet Spark

WHEN ACCELERATING (BETWEEN 5-30MPH), THE VEHICLE STUTTERS TO GAIN POWER/SPEED-IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THERE'S A DELAY IN THE EXECUTION WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WILL THEN LUNGE FORWARD, THEN SULK BACK AS IF THE ENGINE HAS TEMPORARILY LOST POWER. THE LUNGE, SULK BACK AND STUTTER ARE PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING, TO THE POINT THAT THE PLUNGE AND SULK ARE OCCURRING AT MORE VARYING SPEED CHANGES MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY (ACCELERATING OR LIFTING OFF THE GAS PEDDLE TO SLOW DOWN). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOST MOTIVE POWER WITH A KNOCKING SOUND DETECTED IN THE ENGINE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PISTON FAILURE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,500.

THE JUG THAT HOLDS MY ANTIFREEZE DEVELOPED A HOLE RIGHT WHERE THE HOSE CONNECTS TO IT AND ANTIFREEZE WAS DRIPPING ONTO A BELT. MY CAR WOULD MAKE A SCREECHING SOUND AND HESITATE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I REPLACED THE BELT BUT THEN OTHER STUFF STARTED GOING WRONG. THE ENGINE REVS UP WHILE I AM DRIVING AND THE CAR WILL HESITATE EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS, IT USUALLY HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES IN A FEW SECONDS THEN DRIVES FINE FOR A SHORT WHILE. NO PATTERN, JUST HAPPENS RANDOMLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. ON 08/07/1019 I WAS DRIVING 320 MILES TO COPPERAS COVE, TX FROM LUBBOCK,TX . AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 100 MILES MY CAR STUDDERED REAL BAD AND I LOST ALL POWER AS I TURNED A CORNER. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I STEPPED ON THE GAS TO THE FLOOR AND MY CAR WOULD BARLEY MOVE. I MANAGED TO GET TO A GAS STATION WHERE I HAD TO WAIT FOR A TOW BACK TO LUBBOCK. SOMETHING ABOUT THE DEVICE THAT PUTS OXYGEN INTO THE GAS AS IT GOES INTO THE ENGINE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME EXPERIENCE ONLINE. I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 54000 MILES ON MY CAR. MY ALARM GOES OFF 99% OF THE TIME IF I LOCK MY CAR, AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID DOES NOT DISPENSE.

CAR LOST POWER AND TOOK LONGER TO ACCELERATE THAN NORMAL WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. MY CAR'S DASHBOARD SHOWED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT AND A LOSS OF TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. A CAR DIAGNOSTIC RECOMMENDED TO CHANGE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WHICH I HAVE DONE WITH NO SUCCESS. A DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTIC SAID THERE WAS FAULTY WIRING WHICH WOULD COST $600 TO FIX. I HAVE NOT GONE THROUGH WITH THE REPAIRS AS OF YET. I HAVE MET AT LEAST 2 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

THE ENGINE COOLANT/ANTI-FREEZE RESERVOIR LEAKS. ***IT ONLY LEAKS WHEN DRIVING*** I REALIZED THIS WHEN DOING AN INSPECTION BEFORE A LONG DRIVE (CAR WAS STATIONARY). WHEN I INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD I COULD SEE RESIDUE FROM A LEAK AND SMELL THE COOLANT. I FILLED IT AND THE NEXT DAY IT WAS EMPTY AGAIN, AFTER DRIVING 11 HOURS BETWEEN 2 DAYS. NO LIGHT INDICATORS ARE PRESENT OR FLASHING. A FEW EVENINGS AGO SOME COOLANT MUST HAVE LEAKED ONTO OR NEXT TO THE ENGINE BECAUSE THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. WHEN TYPING 2014 CHEVY SPARK ANTIFREEZE LEAK INTO GOOGLE, THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS. EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE IN THE SAME PLACE. PLEASE HAVE THIS RECALLED.

I CALLED A DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR A YEAR STATING THAT MY TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE SLIPPING. THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T POSSIBLY THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, I WAS JUST DRIVING, STOPPED AT A LIGHT, WENT TO ACCELERATE TO GO THROUGH THE LIGHT, I HEARD CLICK CLICK AND THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT THE CAR DID NOT MOVE. I POPPED IT IN TO LOW, TRIED AGAIN, NOTHING. WENT TO NEUTRAL, THEN TO REVERSE, TRIED AGAIN, NOTHING.

MY 2014 VEHICLE ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES. THE COOLANT IS LEAKING FROM THE MIDDLE SEAM OF THE RESERVOIR TANK AS WELL AS THE TOP HOSE CONNECTION. THANKFULLY I OBSERVED COOLANT ON MY GARAGE FLOOR TO PUT ME ON NOTICE OF THE LEAK. IF I HAD BEEN PARKED OUTDOORS, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE COOLANT LEAKING AND RISKED PERMANENT ENGINE DAMAGE FROM LACK OF COOLANT. THE COOLANT TANK SHOULD NOT FAIL THIS SOON. THIS HAS TO BE A DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED PART. I READ ON A CHEVY SPARK OWNER'S FORUM THAT SEVERAL OWNERS OF THE 2014 SPARK HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME LEAKING RESERVOIR TANK AT THE SAME 50K MILEAGE MARK. THE CHEVY DEALER IS GOING TO CHARGE ME $400 TO MAKE THIS REPAIR. CHEVY SHOULD POSSESS A COMPUTER RECORD OF HOW MANY 2014 SPARKS HAVE HAD THEIR COOLANT TANK REPLACED TO PLACE THEM ON NOTICE THAT THE PART IS DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED TO FAIL AFTER ONLY 50,000 MILES. CHEVY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THE COOLANT TANK SO THAT PEOPLE DO NOT PERMANENTLY DAMAGE THEIR ENGINE BY UNKNOWINGLY DRIVING WITHOUT COOLANT BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED LEAKING COOLANT TANK.