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Drained the oil yesterday . Wished to replace the rubber gasket on the drain plug . All the online parts places list the drain plug as 14 -1.5 . Wrong , it is 12 - 1.75 . O'Reilly store in town found the gasket for me . :-) Best wishes , :-) Wyr God bless

What is the GM designation / number for this transmission ? Thanks , :-0 Wyr God bless

Starting to look / shop around . Looking at all season tires . Even considering Hankook from Amazon or Walmart . God bless Wyr

Well , here it is winter . Not running the A/C . Our little Sonic has 24,000 + miles . Filled it up last Saturday . We have run several errands , 100% in town . The guess-o-meter on the dash is showing 29.5 + MPG . Only modification is a self installed after market cruse control...

Changed the oil on the 2015 1.8l automatic Sonic yesterday afternoon . After going through the chore of rounding up the correct ratchets & sockets , where is my drain pan ? Quick trip to buy another . Removed the drain plug & filter / plastic filter " cap ". Re-installed the...

I was on a Spark EV forum & the discussion started out that 2016 may be the last year for the Spark EV . Then the question was asked about a future Sonic EV to replace it . Then the question was asked , is the up coming / future Bolt really a Sonic EV with a different name ? What...

2015 Sonic LS Recall performed this week . Best I could figure out , they re-programed the stereo . God bless Wyr

From what I have been able to figure out , the early Aveos were either the same or very similar to the Korean car GM bought out ? And they sound like they had more than their share of problems ? As time went by , the product line acquired a new name , Sonic . And it sounds like it has...

Just did the first oil change at 3435 miles . How do I reset the oil life indicator ? Thanks , Wyr God bless

Does Chevy use the same engine in both cars ? God bless Wyr

I think the owner's manual says to replace it about 100,000 miles . Do the Sonics have a service history of them breaking . I read the early Aveos did . How much commonality is there between the two cars ? Thanks , Wyr God bless

2015 Sonic LS 1.8l auto tranny - what is the spec on the tranny fluid ? Conventional fluid ? Synthetic fluid ? Thanks , Wyr God bless

Wifey gets around 24 mpg in town , according to the dash display . We made a road trip last week of around 420 miles , coming home . 70 & 75 mph with A/C running . 37.4 mpg , according to the dash display . God bless Wyr

What is the spec on tranny fluid for the 6 speed automatic ? Is it a synthetic or petroleum base ? From what I have researched , there is no dip stick to check the fluid ? Exceedingly bad idea ! :-( And I understand , no filter ? God bless Wyr

Let's see . I read the thermostat and the rubber hose from the air filter box to the throttle body are both common parts falures . And maybe at moderate mileage ? My Sonic is a 2015 1.8l . I found a thermostat for a 2013 oe 2014 on the web . Not ( yet ? ) one for 2015 . Have not...

We have had the Sonic for a couple of weeks . So far I am satisfied with the automatic . My wife can not drive a manual , so that was a non starter . I liked to shift through the gears , when I was younger . I am an old man now and I had rather select Drive and go . So , I will...

I think I remember reading the engine is made in Hungary ? Is that correct ? Thanks , Wyr God bless

Watched a couple of YouTube videos on changing the fluid in the automatic tranny . Ours has the 1.8l engine . Well , I hope that is a long time off , but when it comes around , what is the spec on replacement fluid ? Synthetic or conventional petroleum base ? The video said there...

We have had our 2015 Sonic LS 4dr Sedan Automatic 1.8l for a week , today . Since the 2nd or 3rd day , we have experienced intermittent failure of the instrument cluster lighting . We have been able to restore the instrument lighting by fiddling with the lighting control rotary...

Looked online for a 2015 Sonic manual . So far , no luck . I am especially interested in the electrical wiring diagram . Any help would be appreciated . Thanks , :-) Wyr God bless