I was driving my spark ev to the dealer around 1:45pm on 12/29/2016 for them to fix the non-functioning heat, the airbag pretensioner recall, and failure to fast-charge. i was traveling straight at about 25 mph on a residential street. when the car in front of me stopped i tried to stop but the brake pedal went to the floor and the car failed to stop. in an instant i checked to be sure i wasn't pressing the accelerator, then pushed with all my might even harder on the brake pedal. the car eventually stopped but only after coming ...
I was driving on the freeway during evening rush hour, so it was stop-and-go traffic. i always leave plenty of room between myself and the car in front of me. the car ahead stopped suddenly, and i slammed on my brakes with a car and a half length distance between myself and the vehicle in front of me. i was going about 15 miles per hour and my car did not stop - i slid straight into the car in front of me. it was not icy and there was plenty of room to stop. the brakes failed. ...
The brakes on the car stopped working at full power, it took 5x longer for the car to come to a complete stop. took to dealer, did recall repairs. same symptoms returned after several days of normal operation. when the brakes start to loose full braking power there are many warning lights that appear on the instrument panel. this car is unsafe to drive and is again acknowledge at the dealer awaiting diagnoses. the car is under full warranty, it has 26k miles. i was going about 50mph
Overall the worst problem with Chevrolet Spark EV relates to SERVICE BRAKES problems. Browse the categories below to learn about the specific Spark EV years that are prone to issues with these components.