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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN 1G1JC5SH0D4256528 · Checked Aug 23, 2026
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Complaints on this exact build 3

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1G1JC5SH0D4•••••• 2013 Chevrolet SONIC

This build draws 1.6× more complaints than the average 2013 Chevrolet SONIC build (3 vs 2).

3on this build
187on the model
101builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reported Electrical System 2 Air Bags 1 Electronic Stability Control (esc) 1

What owners of this build wrote

Electrical System crash Apr 2016
Last year on april 12th 2016 I was in a car accident with a csx dump truck her merged onto my side and hit me my door caved in and everything but my airbag did not deploy im okay and so is my car but I had to get my whole driver side fixed and now my child dont work at all and I…
Unknown Or Other Apr 2016
When the you start the car, it hops, jerks roughly, and it takes longer than what it should to start even in fair weather. Hesitates to shift, jerks into gear, very slow (unsafe on highway), a gutless wonder, and acts as if the transmission is slipping when the real issue is…
Electrical System May 2018
"takata recall". My air conditioner went out on may 28,2018 while I was sitting in my yard waiting to cook off my car. So I have replaced the air compressor fuse and relays and it still does not work. It came on once since they have been exchanged and the compressor still will…

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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1G1JC5SH0D4256528 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.