# 2012 Chevrolet Sonic - rat in the ducts

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-sonic-rat-in-the-ducts/151587>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, sonic\
**Created:** [October 27, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-sonic-rat-in-the-ducts/151587 "2019-10-27T17:21:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Julie50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3e96dc/32.png) [@Julie50](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Julie50)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-sonic-rat-in-the-ducts/151587/1 "2019-10-27T17:21:53Z")

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Have a rat in air ducts. Want to know how the ducts run on passenger side, I am trying to block it out.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2019, 12:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-sonic-rat-in-the-ducts/151587/2 "2019-10-29T00:28:34Z")

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Have you checked if the cabin air filter has a hole in it?

[https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/chevrolet,2012,sonic,1.8l+l4,1501879,heat+&+air+conditioning,cabin+air+filter,6832](https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/chevrolet,2012,sonic,1.8l+l4,1501879,heat+&+air+conditioning,cabin+air+filter,6832)

Because if it does. that’s how the rodent got in.

Tester

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2019, 3:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-sonic-rat-in-the-ducts/151587/3 "2019-10-29T03:43:37Z")

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> [@Tester](#):
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> Have you checked if the cabin air filter has a hole in it?

Do you mean the rat got into the passenger compartment first (through an open window say), then moved into the hvac ducts by chewing through the cabin air filter?

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2019, 4:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-sonic-rat-in-the-ducts/151587/4 "2019-10-29T04:59:59Z")

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You could try setting a rat trap in the passenger front floor.

A few years ago I had a rat issue in my LIncoln; as I discovered while checking the spare tire pressure. I set a trap, caught two the first day, and that was the end of the rat escapades.