2016 Chevrolet Spark EV Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2016 Chevrolet Spark EV has one configuration to describe: a four-door hatchback with battery-electric drive in LT trim. That lets the book go deep rather than wide, working through high-voltage system service and the precautions it demands, brake repair, chassis and suspension work, restraint system testing, and the body and low-voltage electrical material, each with the specifications, torque values and diagnostic routines that belong to it.

Engines covered

• Battery-electric drive (EV)

Body styles covered

• 4-door hatchback

Trims covered

• LT

Known issues on the 2016 Spark EV. Two recalls appear on the federal record, and both describe the same failure: the front air bags and the seat belt pretensioners may not deploy in a crash that warrants deployment, so the occupants are left with no restraint beyond the belts themselves. The complaint record holds 41 entries, weighted toward the service brakes at 19, with the air bags at 5 and the power train at 3. Brake procedures and specifications, restraint diagnosis and the wiring behind both are covered in this manual.