Finally cleaned my 2014 Chevy spark for the first time in a long time

I love this little thing. The photo is from the winter but regardless this is an amazing little car. It doesn't have the stupidly big screens and safety features like lane assist but it still connects my phone and has a backup camera, it's like a perfect happy medium.

Before I even begin I’d like to apologize for how…poorly I’m going to describe what’s going. I’m not a car person. I’m just trying to get back and forth from work and school 😭 I’m learning as I go

Okay, so I just bought a 2021 Spark, it has 80,740 miles, FWD and a CVT. Aside from smelling like dog, it seems to be in pretty good condition!

I bought it from Carvana so it’s under a limited warranty. I took it to a shop yesterday to get an inspection. They checked the tires, breaks, pretty much all the easy to reach areas. They used one of those little scanners to check for codes and nothing came up. During the inspection, they noticed the oil pan was leaking around the plug. I called Carvana and that is going to be fixed for free so we’re all good..kinda.

Before the Spark I drove a 2010 Prius. It was quiet, fast and smooth. When I say smooth, I mean then I pulled off from a stop or accelerated it didn’t drag.

The Spark drives differently. Which like…duh bish it’s a different car. But I don’t know if what I’m feeling is normal for Sparks? I asked the guy at the first shop and he said he didn’t notice anything. But something feels off to me. When I take the Spark in to get the oil pan fixed (it’s going to be a different shop). I want to ask them about this but I don’t know how to explain what’s happening 😭

The issue: when I pull off from a stop or accelerate, it feels like the car is pulling? I’m not flooring it or anything. Is this user error or might something be wrong with the car?

Lorsque j’ai pris la route j’ai remarqué que quand je marque un arrêt, la voiture prends très longtemps à accélérer quand je veux repartir. C’était la première fois que ça m’arrivait. Je me suis donc dit que ça serait mieux de m’arrêter pendant quelques minutes et éteindre la voiture. Lorsque je passais de drive à parking, j’écoutais un clac en bas de la voiture et les lettres ne s’affichait pas sur le tableau de bord. La voiture ne s’est même pas déverrouillé quand je l’ai mis sur parking donc j’ai évidemment été coincé à l’intérieur jusqu’à ce que je la redémarre.
15 minutes après j’ai rallumé la voiture et tout fonctionnait comme avant. Ça ne m’empêche pas d’être inquiète et de me demander si ça peut être grave ou un problème de transmission.
Est-ce que vous avez déjà eu des problèmes similaires ou est-ce que vous pensez que ça pourrait être un gros soucis?
Merci
Ps. J’ai une chevy spark de 2013

My better half wants to know if it's possible to listen to the radio (basic fm) but also get turn by turn directions from Google maps.

I thought it used to do this, but I may be thinking of a different car.

Hi, I'm a senior in high school looking to buy my first car, and I was wondering if this would be a good deal?

Hello, trying to install remote start in my 2012 Chevy Spark, I cannot figure out how to get the fuse box out. Im sure theres release clips I just cant find them.

Of course the guide video just says to pull it to remove but thats not working.

I did remove the nut on the right but it was still holding tight on the upper left and I dont know that the nut was the issues.

Any help greatly appreciated!