2013 Sonic MT

Recently (approximately 2-3 weeks ago) my wife noticed the battery light on the display randomly turning on and off. I decided to take her car to work to see if I could replicate the issue on the display, which I did, and a new issue (or something related) began. I downshifted to stop at a stopsign and the car lost complete power. It turned off for approximately 2-3 seconds and then turned back on. I drove home (approximately 5 miles) with no other issues aside from the battery light flipping on and off.

Today I was on my way home and the same issue as above happened, except the car would NOT start back on its own. I attempted to turn the car over, and the battery was dead (clicking while not turning over). I had to jump the car 3 times in half a mile.

I got home and parked the car, left it running for over an hour with no stall and no lights coming on.



Things I have done:

Had both the battery and alternator tested at two different stores, all of them exceeding the minimum required.

Checked and tightened all terminals and wires coming off and going to the battery.

Chevy is telling me I need to have it rediagnosed (just had recalls fixed a few months ago, which included display and the cracked air)



Im at loss, as I am not exceptionally mechanically inclined, and this car was JUST in the damn shop. Any ideas and help greatly appreciated.

problem is simple the pos was made in mexico, thus the wiring is going to be all kinds of fucked. if i were you i would punt the thing and find something else

Never even heard of a sonic.. except the hedgehog.

Edit: Googled it, it's a chevy. That's your issue.

This post was edited by TSL on May 21 2017 06:29am

Go to cruzetalk and post your issues there. You can link up with a GM corporate service concierge who will help manage your case.

I had a similar issue on my 2000 cavalier, where it would randomly die once I got to a stop and started accelerating and then would sometimes have issues starting back up. For me the issue was resolved by taking a wire brush and cleaning the contacts on the ignition coils as well as the ignition control module.

^ Like the above poster mentions. Clean the contacts. Start with the battery. Make sure the wires are snug and not loose.

Could be a oxygen leak somewhere, my car did that when a dumbass mechanic buddy "retrofitted" an intake with just the filter from Autozone. LOL (I'm probably the dumbass for falling into his confidence that "it's the same shit as the expensive ones")

Check your wiring diagram and locate the flux capacitor. Un plug any leads on it and use a multi meter to check how many micofarrads it reads.

Unfortunately they are not available for purchase through our local vendors. I did ask they contact me when they are available.
This is the correct one.. right?

http://www.oreillyauto.com/flux-capacitor.html



Hurr...durr...

Oh man I remember the first any only time I laughed at this.