r/chevyspark

IS THIS A JOKE TO YOU, NETFLIX??????

Watching Little Brother on netflix and eric andre is playing a kooky little brother. This is his car.

OUR CULTURE IS NOT YOUR COSTUME, NETFLIX!!!!

🤣🤣🤣

u/Eastern_Team6904 — 1 day ago

Transmission Slipping

So I bought a 2020 Chevy Spark from a dealership about 2 weeks ago, as-is, cash. On Tuesday, it reached almost 100 degrees here and I noticed some hesitation upon acceleration on the way to work. I thought about it for a few hours and then decided to take it for a drive around the block to make sure everything was cool--it wasn't. Accelerating at about 25 mph, I felt the transmission slip and the whole car kind of shuddered. My husband is good with cars, so I had him check the transmission fluid and he says it was fine. I am having him replace the trans fluid and filter, just waiting for the parts to come in. The really weird thing about all of this is that my husband said he needed a long, thin flathead screwdriver to access the fluid. Guess what he found under the hood? A long, thin flathead screwdriver! As if someone else had the same idea. I don't know how the filter looks yet, so I'm not considering it a total loss just yet. Any advice or ideas? I don't really know what to do and I'm scared. I need a car.

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u/bllawless — 24 hours ago
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Carplay fuse blown

I bought a nice Chevy Spark LS last week and the previous owner told me that she installed the carplay and was running perfectly, but then she had to put new battery to the car and after that the carplay never started again.

I disarm it and saw that the fuse (10A) OF THE CARPLAY was blown. I put a new one but when i connected the battery car, t blown again.

Does anybody know what problem could possibly be? thanks!

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u/cami88ar — 1 day ago

Goodbye little buddy 😭

Traded in my little sparky today, I'm very sad to see it go. I bought it new in 2019 and we've been through a lot together.

Life has changed a lot since 2019 and I really need a truck, plus I really wanted something with a manual transmission. This 2016 Tacoma TRD Sport 6MT was too good of a deal to pass up, and it all fell together perfectly.

It's bittersweet for sure, but I'm confident she'll be off to a good home.

u/jcdj1996 — 2 days ago

2017 Chevy Spark LS cruise control

Recently bought a 2017 Spark LS manual. Doesn’t have cruise control. Does anyone know if it’s possible to add cruise control by just adding a steering wheel or switches from a donor car. My question is are the basic cruise control settings in the car already and just need to be activated with the switches?

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u/powersm17 — 2 days ago

I continue to be impressed with this little car

80ft of 2x6s (cut into 5ft pieces) and a new miter saw in the back of the Spark 😎

u/Dingo--Dog — 3 days ago

2015 5 speed totaled - still perfectly drivable. Anyone need any parts?

RIP to a real one. If anyone needs any parts, I would be happy to figure something out. NY/NJ area.

u/JonFam96 — 3 days ago

Sunvisor on both sides broken in same way, 2020 model.

Hello, Im having trouble with the sunvisors in my chevy spark. They both broke in the same way, the plastic rod that provides support snapped and the sunvisor lost all stability. I replaced one 2 weeks ago and now the other has broken. I do not feel as if I am being too rough on them and yet they both broke in quick succession. Is this a known issue? Is there anything I can do to prevent this?

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u/HotPaleontologist333 — 3 days ago

Rear ended!

At a stop light and they were going around 20-29mph. On the other car the windshield cracked and the airbag deployed. Not much damage to mines, i’m surprised, half of the bumper didn’t fall off.

u/Realistic-Hotel-3172 — 4 days ago

Do you ever get compliments on your Chevy spark?

I often do with my 2021 Chevy spark that’s red hot color. I often get comments from people saying that they like the color. When I was in the parking lot someone was talking to me while I was in the car. After the conversation She looked at the body of the car and said “I like this little car!” One the road when I’m with my mom, we often like to point out other sparks and say what colors we have seen. On the road last week she said “there goes a dark blue one! It’s pretty too!” It was the Caribbean blue one.

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u/Cautious-Aardvark489 — 6 days ago

What are the chances my 2019 Spark is totaled?

Hi guys, a very upset Spark owner here. I apologize for the long post. There's a TL;DR at the bottom if needed.

I literally made my last car payment on her (mine is named Sparky) 10 days ago, and then 6 days later my mom got into a wreck. She's fine and a claim has been filed with my insurance, but everything has been moving very slowly because it wasn't filed until Friday afternoon. They won't even be picking up the car until tomorrow, since Progressive employees seem to get off at like 4 or 5 PM.

A truck (she calls it an 18 wheeler) hit the driver’s side doors and apparently drug it for some amount of time, so the damage is not pretty. Most likely, both doors will need to be replaced. The back door is actually torn open/punctured. It looks like there’s some damage near the mirror as well, although I didn’t notice this when I inspected the car. I’ve seen a totaled Spark before and the driver came out without a scratch, so I considered it to be pretty safe, despite its small size.

According to the internet, Sparks are totaled pretty easily. I don’t know anything about cars, but I’ve been using google’s AI to get some answers. For example, I learned that it’s probably valued between $6000-$7000. (It’s the top of the line 2LT version with a sunroof.) I'm thinking that both doors will have to be replaced. Google estimates this could cost between $2000-$3000, depending on if the front door can be saved.

I‘m just wondering if anybody has ever dealt with a similar level of damage and if so, how did everything turn out? Obviously, none of you can tell me for sure, but what are the chances she’s totaled? Even if she is, I’d want to keep her. And what kind of timeframe am I looking at? Progressive only pays $40/day for a rental car.

I’m legally disabled so paying for the car has not been easy, and getting a new one isn't an option unless a miracle occurs. (My disability tanked my credit and I no longer have the income I had when I bought the car.) I originally bought it during my senior year of college (2019-2020), intending on using it throughout medical school. However, I was hospitalized during the pandemic and nearly died from pneumonia, ARDS, and sepsis. I haven’t been the same since.

I LOVE my Spark and I'm planning on keeping her as long as I can. This is literally my dream car. It's the ONLY car I wanted. I fell in love with the pre-2016 design and eventually came around on the 2016 design. Her 7th birthday is on July 15th. 🥳🚙

My Spark is pretty sturdy. She’s carried a lot of heavy stuff and gone to several states these past 7 years, as she’s been the main car. (My mother doesn’t have one.) For the record, I’m autistic and I get very attached to things. My Spark is basically a family member — honestly, we talk about her as if she’s a person with a personality, and I'm not ready to lose her yet. 🙏🏽😔

Pictures of the damage are attached. Thanks in advance. Any help is appreciated.

TL;DR: My beloved Spark was hit (🤕) by a commercial-type truck last week while my mother was driving her, damaging both doors on the driver's side. It's hard to tell from the pictures, but the metal in the back door is actually torn open (or punctured). Both doors will probably need to be replaced, and google's repair estimate is between $2000-$3000. So, I'm wondering if anyone has dealt with similar damage and if so, can you tell me what to expect?

u/artisticscientist — 7 days ago

2020 Spark 5spd - noise from clutch/transmission in neutral, clutch pedal out.

This is my buddy's 2020 spark. The noise in the vid goes away when we push the clutch pedal in. It's not the evap purge solenoid. Anyone else experience this or know what it is? Just curious. I don't think it's catastrophic. Thanks!

u/Kip-ft — 6 days ago

Speakers in the door?

2014 spark. Anyone had door panel off? Wondering if I can fit a 4x6 speaker here on the door without building it out. Too hot to take it apart to explore. Wondered if anyone else has.

u/GregoYatzee — 6 days ago

$500 2014 Spark?

Is a 2014 Spark with a hard shifting transmission a deal or a headache? I might be able to get one for $500 with 136K miles… the owner has had it diagnosed as a valve body, but says he is still daily driving it. What do you think?

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u/Royal_Ice325 — 8 days ago