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I bought a used 2016 Spark. For some reason, the AM radio does not get reception and the power socket/cigarette lighter in the front does not work. Everything else works fine. Anybody have any guesses why the AM does not work? The seller did say there was some rats chewing the wires and...

My 2016 Spark has 40k miles and is now 4 years old. So when does the 12v battery need replacing? I would like to replace it BEFORE it dies and becomes an issue. Also, what is the best replacement part #? I want to use an AGM battery like factory. I found LN1AGM, but that one is no-longer...

I now actually own my first Spark rather than leasing. This was my 3rd Spark I had leased. It is a 2016 and I had put 40,000 miles on it (lease allowed 32,500). Buyout was $10,400. By buying it, I "saved" paying over-mile fees and the $395 lease-end fee. GM Financial, of course, did not...

Can anybody point me to where it says, in writing, that Chevy will replace the battery if capacity drops below 35 or 40%? I can't find it in the warranty booklet. I only see where it says to expect degradation up to 40% for the life of the warranty..... I ask because I have a 2016 Spark with...

It is a different kind of life with a Volt..... had just a Spark and nothing else to get around for about 4 years prior to new Volt. Have had my Volt for about 30 days now. There are lots of differences but it is a great car still. I still have a 2016 Spark, but it is wife's car.

I just got 2 new tires on the front of my spark, bridgestone ep422, and they used 2.5oz of wheel weights on each wheel. The strip of stick-on wheel weights is like 4-5 inches long. This seems excessive to me. These are not cheap tires. Americas tire did the balancing and they use the road...

I would like to buy a nice, as-new-as-possible, blue 2014 Spark with the DC quick-charge option. Needs to be the LT1 with the blue cloth interior as well. I know it is very specific, but just putting my fishing line out there. So if you have one to sell, or maybe know somebody, or even see an...

What would it take to be able to get the spark to go 100 miles on a charge? Assuming flat ground and moderate temps, what speed would you need to go? Askin in another way, what would you want your kwh usage to be as you are travelling along to make it to 100 miles? 45mph? 8kwh? Why do I...

I got a 2014 Spark October of 2013 and have 2 Sparks now, a 2015 and 2016. Why out now? Public chargers. I am so sick of plug-in hybrids, hybrids, and ICE cars blocking EV level 2 AND level 3 parking spots. I am done. I have lived the EV life 4 years now with no gas backup and I can't take...

I own 2 sparks, a 2015 and a 2016. Same battery. The 2016 shows about 87 miles of range and the 2015 shows 67 miles when fully charged. They are the same car, same charging, same temperature, both have had the range meter update done. It is almost like the 2015 has a dead part of the...

Ok, so with the differences between the batteries (size, form, cooling systems, chemistry, manufacturer, degradation rate, voltage)... which battery is better?? Please include your reason with your opinion. As for me, I would have to assume the 2015-16 is better. Better chemistry, lower...

I noticed that regen braking maxes at 60kw, so does that mean the spark could handle 60kw when DC charging if the evse can output that much (like in the future)? Or is the car limited in some other way?

Has anybody bought their spark at the end of the lease yet? If so, how much?

I would like to add a roof rack to my Spark EV to carry bikes and a cargo box. The factory rails would be the best option in my opinion, but you would need to drop the headliner and drill holes in the roof to add them, so has anybody done it? Here is an Ebay link to the rails I am talking...

I think that you should not park in an EV spot unless you need to charge. I would think this goes without saying. Anybody agree? Disagree? This has come up (in my 30k miles of EV life so far) about 3 times, where I need to charge, and the spots are blocked by EVs not even charging! It...

One of my Sparks had the "service vehicle soon" light come on in the gauge cluster. Car has like 9000 miles on it and seems to be doing fine. I have no idea why it came on. It is the car symbol with the "!" on it. Manual says I should take the car to the dealer to have it checked out...... I...

I want to make my battery last as long as possible, so I am wondering what technique is best. Lets say you only drive 10 miles a day, is it best to not plug it in and drive 5-6 days until down to about 80% , then re-charge? Or better to plug it in everyday and charge back to 100%? I hear a...

I have noticed some public chargers showing up around N. California that are 23kw chargers. They use the quick-charge port, but only charge 23kw as opposed to the usual 44kw rate on the DC quick-chargers. So is it ok to go to full 100% charge on the 23kw chargers? Or still good to go to only...

I use the portable charger that came with the car for almost all of my charging needs. Due to my schedule, I have plenty of time to charge back up to full after driving about 60 miles a day. I always set it to 12amps. Is this "trickle charging" all the time bad for the battery? Or is it...

Anybody know of a way to have the level 1 portable charger that came with the Spark to stop charging at 80% full? Or the level 2 charger? Or anybody rig something to do that? ............ I ask because I heard the Leaf actually has a setting to do that, as it is much better for the battery in...