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Oh they build such wonderful cars.

Posted by bandi http://m.jalopnik....n-your-chevy-sonic Oh they build such wonderful cars.

i'll probably trade for one in the spring.

hahaha go GM!!
way to start the year

it's amazing the smugness on this page... ooohhhh.

Wouldn't they catch that in the pre-delivery inspection?

hey enzo ferrari said it best, you drive a car, you dont make it to stop.

Coming from somebody that works in a car plant I'm not sure how this would have slipped past both Assembly Inspection and Vehicle Performance. The only way I can see it getting past is because of a production switch over from another model but even then the cars should have been tested.

i think the Sonic is assembled at the Lake Orion, WI plant.

im quite sure that loaded calipers are installed on the assembly line. The mess up most likely occurred up stream quite a ways from final assembly. Guy on the assembly line probably never even noticed, just installing them just like the 10,000 before it.

Post by cavemonkey im quite sure that loaded calipers are installed on the assembly line. The mess up most likely occurred up stream quite a ways from final assembly. Guy on the assembly line probably never even noticed, just installing them just like the 10,000 before it.

10,000 cars is roughly 10 days worth of work. It takes roughly 4 hours for a car to line off in assembly. So within the first day Assembly Inspection should have caught wind of a problem. As for the guys online, yes, they are preloaded from a supplier or a sub line in the plant but those parts are normally checked before being installed. That's how I see it done everyday that is.

It was only ONE pad.... there's 7 more pads (6 that would be functional)
what's the big deal?

A little pull to the left...a little longer stopping distance...

my grandfathers/my aveo just crapped last night.

time to upgrade to the turbo aveo. hopefully with brake pads

Posted by Price my grandfathers/my aveo just crapped last night. time to upgrade to the turbo aveo. hopefully with brake pads

guy i work with has an older Aveo... no power steering, no power brakes, rear windows don't roll down, no back seat. no A/C, no radio... it was like $6500 new.

Posted by Samurai i think the Sonic is assembled at the Lake Orion, WI plant.

Lake Orion, MI you mean. It's the plant that used to make the G6 and the Malibu.

Posted by Price my grandfathers/my aveo just crapped last night. time to upgrade to the turbo aveo. hopefully with brake pads

Honestly, what are you expecting from a Turbo Aveo? That's an oxymoron if nothing else.

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Posted by Agent Skelly Lake Orion, MI you mean. It's the plant that used to make the G6 and the Malibu.

michigan? wisconsin? meh, what's the difference? i don't live there.

as a post-script, i am in talks for a new Chevy Sonic... Victory red, six speed manual, 1.4L Turbo, LT package.

Posted by Samurai as a post-script, i am in talks for a new Chevy Sonic... Victory red, six speed manual, 1.4L Turbo, LT package.

And you are going to have your brother check the brakes, right?

The Sonic seems like what the Aveo should of been in the first place.

I think I have mentioned my theory on Daewoo's R&D guys being great but their production engineering just sucks...

Posted by Agent Skelly And you are going to have your brother check the brakes, right? The Sonic seems like what the Aveo should of been in the first place. I think I have mentioned my theory on Daewoo's R&D guys being great but their production engineering just sucks...

hardy har har... still back and forth with the salesman. I am kind of picky with what i want.

Posted by Samurai hardy har har... still back and forth with the salesman. I am kind of picky with what i want.

Won't give ya the white letter tires huh?