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Ray Dockrey

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  1. I personally would stay away from the 2013-2015 model years. 2016 was a design change and things got better. Most of the transmission issues was with the 2014-2015 model year cars as they switched to the CVT and there was weird issues with it. They still use that same CVT but it does seem to have gotten much better through the years. The 2016 and newer model years also had a engine design change so it made more power which seemed to help with the shifting of the CVT. As always these are just my opinions and experiences. I had a 2014 and went through the issues with the transmission. 

     

    As cheap as these things are you should be able to get a base model fairly new for cheap. 

  2. My opinion, so take it for what its worth, as long as you are running quality fuel its not needed. I use top tier fuel which has the advantages of more detergents to keep the system clean. So many times they put that in the manual to get you to take it to service when its not really needed. The dealers love it because they can upsell you on products thats not needed. 

  3. Just wanted to add this as it comes up in searching and somebody else asked this exact question. On the 2019 LS' that lower light under the turn signal are DRL's. On the LT and up versions those lower lights gets replaced by a LED strip but serves the same purpose for the DRL's. The only version of the 2019 Spark that I can find that has true fog lights is the 2019 Chevy Spark Activ. 

  4. 18 hours ago, ChevyBeat said:

    Hi Greg,

    There is a EV section on this forum. You can try there.

    https://chevysparkforum.com/forum/58-chevy-spark-ev-forum/

     

    I came across a separate forum year ago for Spark EV. Not sure how helpful,  as I never roamed into it.

    http://www.mychevysparkev.com/forum/

    Unfortunately the latest post in the EV Forum here is from last October. That is why I suggested elsewhere. Hopefully the other link you provided will help. 

  5. 22 hours ago, Desert said:

    Name is greg. Need help with my dead spark ev. 

    You might have to look elsewhere. Very few if any EV owners here and this sight doesn't see much traffic anymore. 

  6. 5 hours ago, Mma said:

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    Because ,. There was a recall on this AC issue. Years ago . Take it to dealer & they will fix it

    Actually there wasn't. It fell under a customer satisfaction program and it was only good for about a year. And also it really didn't help any. I could tell no real difference after it was done. The AC just sucks in the 2013-2015's. 

  7. 15 hours ago, JamesW77 said:

    Where can you get a cold air intake for a 2017 spark any help would be appreciated 

    Just start searching Google. You could probably throw something together yourself using piping and silicone connections. 

  8. Could just need a recharge, could be a leak, or even a blend door that isn't functioning right. I will tell you the air in the 2014's really never worked right. It didn't in mine anyway and it was a very common complaint. I cringed when summer time came and was really glad to see it go. Especially when summer hit. You will just have to take it somewhere and have it looked at. Unless its under warranty I would try to avoid the dealer and find a reputable repair shop. 

  9. On 6/8/2020 at 5:30 PM, AwesomeDale said:

    This exact same issue just started happening last week in my 2015 Spark 1LT Manual. Steering wheel controls for radio stopped working, temperature missing from display and “service rear vision system” displays on screen when in reverse. It has been several months since it was last at the dealer for regular service. 

    You could try unhooking the battery overnight and see if that resets it. More then likely its going to need to go to the dealer and be reflashed. 

  10. There aren't many on here anymore with 2013-2015 Sparks. I doubt you will have much interest. It seems that most people who bought these where just people who drive them and nothing else. Plus due to the cat delete you further limit your customer base because its illegal and because most states have inspections. And last, and I could be wrong on this but the 2016's and up have different engine designs and I am pretty sure what you designed won't work on 2016's and up. 

     

  11. I know the swaybar endlinks being bad can cause all kinds of noise. If you have an independent shop that you use you could take it there and have them evaluate it. Other then that you might just have to out it on jackstands in the front, take the wheels off, and start seeing if you can find whats loose. I know when my swaybar endlinks went on my GM SUV they looked fine but they were so loose it wasn't even funny. You could press up on the swaybar and see just how loose they were. It could be a bad strut but I would look for something simple first. If they did a poor job on the brakes it could be a pad rattling or something like that. 

  12. It could be so many things. Oil pan, oil drain plug, oil filter that didn't get tightened properly, oil sending unit, crank seal, valve cover gasket. You really can't assume anything. You would jsut have to get under it and start trying to track where its coming from. 

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