chevy sonic engine making ticking noise

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mrblueman

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there has been a ticking noise for like a week coming from the engine. no loud but there is one.

it all start by when i was sitting a a stop light my car made this really loud noise. then it start shaking really hard and died at the stoplight i was able to get it start back up before the light changed. now when i start it and it warms up it idles hard and when i put it in gear the car starts to shakes not bad but it dose. i add my oil chance since and the dealer did not say there was problems with the car. :confused:

i have video but my computer won't let me upload it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKPLjBkNO-0
 
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Gsrdude

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Sounds just like my 1.8 Astra used to sound. There were complaints on it I read on their forums. Supposedly Valve Lash can be adjusted and this did solve issues for folks.

I never cared and knew I'd be getting out of the car before warranty expired anyway.

It's under warranty bring it in for service tell them about the Valve Lash Adjustment
 
sx sonic

sx sonic

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Sound like lifter tick. Also possibly be injector make noise.

Does noise go away after drive for awhile? If so it probably lifters not "pumping up" quickly and the noise your hearing is valvetrain lash. But that wouldn't explain the rough idle or died.

Some members commented before of noisy/ticking injectors, that could be noise you're hearing as well. Again should not cause rough idle or dieing.

Take car back to dealer and thourghly explain to your service writer/manager everything you told us and also how it did not do this before. Something is not right and need to be fixed.

Good luck, hope they can find the culprit the 2nd time
 
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mrblueman

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sx sonic said:
Sound like lifter tick. Also possibly be injector make noise.

Does noise go away after drive for awhile? If so it probably lifters not "pumping up" quickly and the noise your hearing is valvetrain lash. But that wouldn't explain the rough idle or died.

Some members commented before of noisy/ticking injectors, that could be noise you're hearing as well. Again should not cause rough idle or dieing.

Take car back to dealer and thourghly explain to your service writer/manager everything you told us and also how it did not do this before. Something is not right and need to be fixed.

Good luck, hope they can find the culprit the 2nd time
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the dealership i go to i hate them and just don't seem to won't to help me.

i had a cruze before this car and it fell apart in a year. i really hate chevy and gmc.

when i recorded the video the car was warmed up. i had been drive a round for 10 mins or so.
 
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Gsrdude

Gsrdude

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mrblueman said:
the dealership i go to i hate them and just don't seem to won't to help me.

i had a cruze before this car and it fell apart in a year. i really hate chevy and gmc.

when i recorded the video the car was warmed up. i had been drive a round for 10 mins or so.
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Do you have another dealer close to you?

I question the age of some of you folks and these dealers thinking they can get over on you because you are young

Dealers not wanting to help folks on warranty work for brand new unmodified cars is well, illegal

I dare a dealer to give me a hard time about fixing anything on my Sonic under warranty. That's a game I'd love to play anyday.
 
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mrblueman

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Gsrdude said:
Do you have another dealer close to you?

I question the age of some of you folks and these dealers thinking they can get over on you because you are young

Dealers not wanting to help folks on warranty work for brand new unmodified cars is well, illegal

I dare a dealer to give me a hard time about fixing anything on my Sonic under warranty. That's a game I'd love to play anyday.
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no only one dealer close to me. i am 22, and i think they see me as a kid and do not now what i am talking about. that's how i feel going in there. even when i look at cars in other dealerships they treat me as i am a kid.
 
Natesriv

Natesriv

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Ask the dealership if they can let it sit overnight then have them start it. If it's a cold start problem that's really the only way.
Wouldn't hurt to ask to see the service manager, introduce yourself and explain your problem and you'd like to leave it overnight so they can check it thoroughly. Have a buddy give you a ride there/home?? Being calm, polite and giving a good explination of the problem can go a long way.

If they come back with something run it by the gang here. We're here to help and there's a TON of good info here.

Good luck!
 
Gsrdude

Gsrdude

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mrblueman said:
no only one dealer close to me. i am 22, and i think they see me as a kid and do not now what i am talking about. that's how i feel going in there. even when i look at cars in other dealerships they treat me as i am a kid.
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Unfortunate, but stand your ground. Reiterate the fact that you spent your hard earned money on this car and it's warranty and you feel as though you are being treated unfairly.

Your new car is not running correctly and they need to fix it end of story. Open up a case with GM corporate from there.
 
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mrblueman

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the car seems it act up more when the ac is on and when i have my a/c on it smells musty.
also my oil smells burnt and i change it less then a week ago. so i drove my car right now hot and still makes that noise.
 
brandon1239

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Oil smell and ac is unrelated, could be a number of things though, take it in, tell them the whole story and it needs to be fixed. I'm also 22, my first sonic kept going through transmissions and I opened up a lemon law case and got a replacement. Age doesn't matter when you are an unsatisfied customer. Tell them to park your car right next to another of the same engine and trans, start it up and show them the noise, turn yours off and then turn on the other one and if there's a difference in engine noise give them the keys, demand a rental car for free and tell them not to call you until yours is fixed and ready for pickup.
 
Blue hedgehog

Blue hedgehog

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Gsrdude said:
Do you have another dealer close to you?

I question the age of some of you folks and these dealers thinking they can get over on you because you are young

Dealers not wanting to help folks on warranty work for brand new unmodified cars is well, illegal

I dare a dealer to give me a hard time about fixing anything on my Sonic under warranty. That's a game I'd love to play anyday.
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There may be something to the age group, but I think it's more that we bought one of the cheapest cars on the showroom floor. I asked why I never see the sonic advertised with any special deals like the Cruz or Malibu and I was told the markup is so low they can't offer any deals. Also warrantee book time is almost half normal book time for labor so the service dept barely makes any money either. I think if they don't see $$$$$$$$ they don't care.

Mrblueman. I have the same engine and have been a mechanic for 28 years that is not normal unless you have an extremely sensitive microphone on your camera. Don't let them bs you.
 
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SonicRS85

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mrblueman said:
there has been a ticking noise for like a week coming from the engine. no loud but there is one.

it all start by when i was sitting a a stop light my car made this really loud noise. then it start shaking really hard and died at the stoplight i was able to get it start back up before the light changed. now when i start it and it warms up it idles hard and when i put it in gear the car starts to shakes not bad but it dose. i add my oil chance since and the dealer did not say there was problems with the car. :confused:

i have video but my computer won't let me upload it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKPLjBkNO-0
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Hey brother believe it or not I think I had the same issue. I had a 09 Honda civic and about a month or so before I sold it, it would do similar to yours. I could sit at a stop light and it would start to sputter a little. I didn’t think much of it until it got to the point where the car would just shut off completely. Me being an idiot I didn’t think to do anything about it so I left it and then I wake up one morning to go to work and the car is completely dead. I went through a new battery and an alternator because I didn’t want to take it to the shop and still the car was completely dead. So finally I took it in and it just so happened to be the easiest most inexpensive fix after I spent all that money. Apparently there is a little fuse that was causing the A/C's compressor to stay on. So even when the car was off it was still draining the battery. That also explains why you’re getting the sputtering because I believe that compressor staying on all the time starts to choke out the engine. After I replaced that $3 dollar fuse I never had another problem with it. Now forgive me if I'm a little off I keep saying compressor but it may have been something else but I just remember it had something to do with the A/C something staying on which would choke out the motor and drain the battery. Now you may not be getting the battery drained yet but it took a little while for it to do it to mine but once it does you won’t be able to keep it running. Hopefully this is of some help to you. Let me know how things turn out.
 
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