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2015 Chevrolet Sonic air bags problems

27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2015 Chevrolet Sonic24% of all complaints for this model year.

27
Air Bags complaints
24%
share of all complaints
33,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
10 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Air bag light on. There are 4 codes in the SDM, due to an internal fault in the sensing diagnostic module. The dealership states that it has to be replaced and will cost close to $1100 to have repaired and to clear all of the codes.

    filed Jun 25, 2023

  • Passenger side front airbags did not deploy during a front end vehicle crash. All other airbags in vehicle did deploy. Injury did occur due to this.

    filed Apr 27, 2023

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Air Bags problems in other Sonic years

YearReportsShare
2017 Sonic616%
2016 Sonic817%
2014 Sonic2416%
2013 Sonic2512%
2012 Sonic3410%
Sonic air bags problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.