Gear Shift knob button stuck in

[GLC]

Hello

I'm new to the site but am a Chevy Sonic owner myself. On my way in to work last night I to had this problem, of my key getting stuck due to the shifter button sticking. It bums me out that this happened on a new car. I bought the car March of 2012 for a work car since I drive 40 miles one way.

Has anyone found out the cause to this problem? Thanks

 

[Chevrolet Customer Care]

Hi GLC

Have you thought about stopping by a dealership to have them look at it? Are you still under your Bumper to Bumper warranty?

Jackie
Chevrolet Customer Care

 

[monzaruba]

the dealer fixed mine...! It's working like new again...!
(my Sonic is from June 2012)

 

[Luv2xlr8]

I will be bringing my car back again next week, they ordered the whole shifter unit just in case they may need to replace so they have the parts on hand. So my stabalizer bars are gone again (5th time)

 

[djaguanino113]

Has anyone found the reason behind this problem? My Sonic just started doing this to me today. The key was getting stuck couldn't figure out why until I noticed the button stuck on my gear shifter. I bought my Sonic used so does anyone know if this is a common problem the dealer will fix or does anyone know about how much this will cost me to repair?

 

[Luv2xlr8]

How many miles do you have on the car? For me, they replaced the whole unit. Took about an hour to do but warranty covered it for me.

Here try this if it happens to get stuck again. Right above the button that gets stuck, pinch on the sides of the shifter outside where the button is stuck in and it will pop out. That's what I was doing until they had the part in.

 

[djaguanino113]

How many miles do you have on the car? For me, they replaced the whole unit. Took about an hour to do but warranty covered it for me.

Here try this if it happens to get stuck again. Right above the button that gets stuck, pinch on the sides of the shifter outside where the button is stuck in and it will pop out. That's what I was doing until they had the part in.

Right now i have just over 50,000 miles on it. I have a warranty through the place where I bought the car so hopefully they should cover it. Thanks for the tip I will try that today and see what happens. Hopefully I get this fixed asap its a real pain having to wait for the button to come out so I can take my key out.

 

[djaguanino113]

How many miles do you have on the car? For me, they replaced the whole unit. Took about an hour to do but warranty covered it for me.

Here try this if it happens to get stuck again. Right above the button that gets stuck, pinch on the sides of the shifter outside where the button is stuck in and it will pop out. That's what I was doing until they had the part in.

ok so I tried the pinching of the shifter and believe it or not it worked! lol, definitely a temporary fix for me though. still need to get it fixed. does anyone know if this is something the dealer will fix, like a recall, or is this something that I am going to have to come out of pocket with?

EDIT: and so no that trick isn't really working either, I know have to have a business card folded in half on the top of the bottom to keep it from sticking.

 

[Luv2xlr8]

Yeah I did the card trick but try pinching it right on the side of where you put the card.

My warranty expired but I have extended warranty so I payed $100 deductible and they paid the rest of the parts and labor. See if the place you bought it from can repair it under warranty.

 

[djaguanino113]

Yeah the pinching worked for a little, then it just kinda stopped. I have a warranty under the place I bought it from so ill have to call them in the morning. Was just trying to not have to pay a deductible if I didn't have to. Thanks for the help though, its always greatly appreciated.

 

[trollbait]

Had this happen a couple times with an HHR, and it seemed like a regular issue on forums.

In that case it was the brake interlock switch not getting flipped. The official fix was a new shifter assembly, but I was way out of warranty. Found a fix online that involved yanking the plastic center stack cover that was under the shifter. Then flipping the switch back with the shifter in neutral. Had it happen 3 times over the 60k miles I had the car.

 

[djaguanino113]

I ended up taking the vehicle in to the dealer today. The pinching worked for about a day, the business card is just annoying lol. so hopefully its covered under my warranty. I will update as soon as I hear back from the dealer.

 

[Chevrolet Customer Care]

Yeah the pinching worked for a little, then it just kinda stopped. I have a warranty under the place I bought it from so ill have to call them in the morning. Was just trying to not have to pay a deductible if I didn't have to. Thanks for the help though, its always greatly appreciated.

Hey djaguanino,

Sorry to hear you're experiencing this with your Sonic! I'm happy to hear you're planning on taking it to your dealer to have it checked out. Let us know if you need any assistance along the way. We can be reached via PM.

Jonathan A. (Assisting Jackie)
Chevrolet Customer Care

 

[monzaruba]

the dealer fixed mine...under warenty...! :banana:

but they screwed up the plastic tap from the console...and said: sorry...!

so i'm looking for a new one to replace it...:sadbanana:

 

[davecerv]

Ohh man, this happened to me once. So embarrassing....my Sonic was barely like at 3k. I was freaking out but then after a few minutes I got it to snap. Hasn't happened again.

 

[SuperFudd]

Would a shot of silicone lubricant properly applied help?

 

[monzaruba]

Would a shot of silicone lubricant properly applied help?

no...not in my case...tried it...worked for 2 days....

 

[djaguanino113]

so after further review, it looks like the button on the gear shifter has actually now broken. I took the car in on Friday to the dealer and they told me it wasn't covered under my extended warranty that I purchased. I called the dealer I purchased the vehicle from and they are going to fix it for me today. so all in all I guess it worked out. kinda surprised it wasn't covered under the warranty though.

 

[Chevrolet Customer Care]

Hi djaguanino113,

We're glad to hear that your selling dealership will be taking care of this issue for you. Please keep us posted on your progress, and if there is anything we can try to help with, please let us know.

Amber N.
Chevrolet Customer Care

 

[djaguanino113]

so still hasn't been fixed yet went to have it fixed on Monday and the part wasn't in. so the part is supposed to be here by Friday, so I have to go back Friday and hopefully it will be fixed. they did throw in a free detail at least

so at what point does this become a recall issue?? from talking to the dealers this seems to be a pretty common issue, and not just in the sonic. they stated it was common in the hhr as well.