Sparkette

Took the car back in last night along with videos. The Service Manager had told me it would be safe to take a trip to Vermont. My gut said no, so we did a test run. In the first 20-25 minutes of driving the car drove beautifully and had no problems passing. Right after 25 minutes even on the slightest incline MPH would drop and engine wouldn't go past 3000 RPMs. Husband videotaped it, we got off of the expressway and turned around to take it back to the dealership. We even took a video of trying to get back on the expressway and showing that we couldn't even get up to speed with the tractor t

No modifications. Automatic. Today I was told by the dealership and handed paper that this is normal operating conditions for the CVT7 engine and that the car is "learning" my driving habits. Sure didn't have this problem with my 2014. Next step is to do another trip on a less busy highway and then videotape the instrument panel when this occurs as the RPMs, upon acceleration won't go past 3000. I just can't believe this is "normal".

Loved my 2014 Spark and decided to trade it in on a 2015 Spark with more features earlier this year. 2 days in to having the car, it was taken in because it wouldn't accelerate when on the highway. The dealership ended up replacing the flywheel. Most of my driving is local and highway (55mph & higher) is usually 20 minutes or less. First extended travel on highway, 30 minutes into the trip, the car decelerated on inclines and would not accelerate in a normal manner that would be considered safe. Took the car to the dealership and they found nothing on diagnostics. Told me to use "Premiu