2017 Chevrolet Sonic Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2017 Chevrolet Sonic leads with the turbocharged 1.4L DOHC inline-four of 83 cubic inches and adds the naturally aspirated 1.6L of 98 cubic inches and the 1.8L of 110 cubic inches on flex fuel or gasoline. Hatchback and sedan bodies are both covered, in LS, LT and Premier trim. Because the three engines differ in induction and in fuel, the specifications that matter most, among them pressures, timing and torque figures, are given per engine rather than as one shared set.

Engines covered

• 1.4L inline-four (83 cu in) — DOHC, turbocharged, gasoline
• 1.6L inline-four (98 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 1.8L inline-four (110 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, flex-fuel or gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door hatchback
• 4-door sedan

Trims covered

• LS
• LT
• Premier

Known issues on the 2017 Sonic. Owners have logged 37 complaints against this model year in the federal database. Engine trouble leads the list at 11, with the air bags next at 5 and steering at 4. That distribution points a technician toward the sections that see the most use on a car of this age: engine mechanical and management diagnosis, restraint testing and the codes the sensing module stores, and steering column and rack procedures with their torque values. Wiring diagrams cover the circuits feeding each of them.