2012 Chevrolet Volt complaints

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY FOR DIFFERENT LENGTHS OF TIME. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND IT SEEMS LIKE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND THAT IT HAS BEEN REPORTED MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE. THE LIGHT NORMALLY TURNS ON WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE MECHANIC YET BECAUSE, ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE I SAW REGARDING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, SOMETIMES THE MECHANICS CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT IF THE PROBLEM CAN'T BE REPRODUCED AT THE TIME. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR THOUGH AND HAS BEEN REPORTED MULTIPLE TIMES.

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEGAN MAKING EXTREMELY LOUD WHINING-LIKE SOUND WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING. PARKED THE CAR UNTIL IT COULD BE ACCEPTED AT THE CERTIFIED CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. TECHNICIAN IMMEDIATELY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND EXPRESSED IT AS "COMMON." THE ISSUE IS A SEPARATION OF THE "ELECTRIC DRIVER MOTOR B ROTOR BEARING CAGE" REQUIRING A REVISED BEARING INSTALLATION. THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW AS GM REQUIRES A NEW/REVISED BEARING INSTALLATION, AND IS LIKELY PROGRESSED WITH THE VEHICLES REGENERATIVE BRAKING. GEN1 MODELS DO NOT HAVE A CUSTOMIZABLE REGENERATIVE BRAKING OPTION TO ALLEVIATE THIS STRESS ON THE ROTOR BEARINGS. IN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, THE SERVICE BULLETIN PROVIDED BY GM IS HAS PROGRESSED TO AN APPENDED LETTER L (BULLETIN NO. PIP5081L). A LARGE NUMBER OF VOLT OWNERS SHARE THIS EXPERIENCE, MANY OF WHICH QUALIFY FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. MY VEHICLE'S WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRED BY LESS THAN ONE YEAR AND 11,000 MILES.

SERVICE AIRBAG SENSOR FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I WILL GET THE WARNING DING, THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN GO OUT AGAIN. IT USED TO HAPPEN INFREQUENTLY, WHEN SOMETHING, LIKE A HANDBAG WAS ON THE SEAT, BUT IS BECOMING MORE COMMON AS TIME GOES ON WHEN THERE IS NOTHING ON THE SEAT. THE QUOTE FOR REPAIR IS OVER $1000. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT; THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM BY CHEVY.

TEMPERATURE SENSORS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE BATTERY PACK FAIL UNEXPECTEDLY. SOMETIMES DISPLAYING A "BATTERY TOO COLD PLUG INTO WARM" MESSAGE OR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. PERSONALLY, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE HAD A SENSOR FAIL. THE ENTIRE MODULE CONTAINING THE FAILED SENSOR MUST BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY IS MADE UP OF THREE DIFFERENT SECTIONS CALLED MODULES. WHEN A SENSOR FAILS, THE CAR WILL SIMPLY REFUSE TO START DESPITE BEING WITHIN A NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE. I'VE HAD THE MESSAGE DISPLAY WHEN IN MOTION. THIS TIME HOWEVER, THE MESSAGE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND A BURNING ODOR THAT RESEMBLES BURNING PLASTIC WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. I HAVE YET TO EXPERIENCE REDUCED PROPULSION OF ANY KIND WHILE DRIVING.

SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT NOW STAYS ON PERMANENTLY. DEALER INSPECTION REVEALS THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT PASSENGER DISCRIMINATING SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ESTIMATED COST IS $900.00 +/- THIS SEAT HAS NEVER BEEN WET OR DAMAGED, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

PURCHASED CAR 5-31-12-RECEIVED GM'S '19 RECALL TO REPROGRAM HPCM TO ELIMINATE PPR SOME VEHICLES HAD. PRIOR TO SERVICE NO ISSUES. COOLANTS REPLACED SAME TIME. SERVICE DONE 11-19-19 BY OURISMAN ROCKMONT @ 141,301~85% EV, WITH NEGATIVE IMPACT. RANGE NOW TO 28~32 MILES/CHG, 8.1-8.3 KWH CONSUMED, PRIOR 36-38 MILES/CHG 9.7-9.9 KWH@60-75F. ENG NOW RUNS RANDOMLY @ TEMPS BTW 40-65F. CALLED GM,COMPLAINED ASSIGNED CASE#9-56696768626&TAYLOR@866-790-5600X5916129. MULTI MSGS B4 CALL RETURNED. ADVICE-RETURN TO DEALER, DID ON 12-5-19 TOLD CAR FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. CALLED GM VOICED DISCONTENT W/CAR SINCE RECALL SERVICE. TOLD GM RELIES ON DEALER TECHS TO DETERMINE IF CAR IS FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. PER ADVISOR'S REC, TOOK 3RD TRIP TO DEALER. DEALER REP STATED CAR WAS WORKING CORRECTLY, SAID HE HAD COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS AFTER RECALL WORK, ENGINE RUNNING DUE TO LOW TEMP, BATTERIES & RANGE DETERIORATE OVER TIME. REQUESTED CAR BE RETURNED PRE-RECALL STATE, TOLD NOT AN OPTION. EXPECTED BATTERY DETERIORATION FROM START, DIDN'T EXPECT GM/DEALER TO BREAK CAR, CAUSING 2 HAPPEN IN 1 DAY. PREVIOUSLY ENG RAN AT 24F W/SCREEN SHOWING RUNNING DUE TO TEMP. NO SCREEN NOW. CAR SPEED DROPS WHEN ENGINE ENGAGES, SAFETY ISSUE ON BUSY ROADS. WROTE GM 5/20 & DEALER 11/2020,NO REPLY. CAR DRIVEN <6K MI IN '20 DUE TO THESE ISSUES. DON'T TRUST GM/DEALER TO FIX CAR. GM SENDS ME TO DEALER SAYS CAR PERFORMING CORRECTLY. CAR NO LONGER CHRGS, INDICATES CHG SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED. AFTER 2 TRIPS TO GM DEALER, STILL NOT WORKING

THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES BLANK IN COLD WEATHER. NOT ABLE TO SEE SPEED OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION.

MY "SERVICE AIRBAG SOON" LIGHT HAS COME ON FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AND REQUIRES A REPLACEMENT OF THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR AND MODULE. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED BY THE CHEVY DEALER AT $897 BEFORE TAX. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OTHER PEOPLE BEFORE. DUE TO THE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONING AND NOT KNOWING IF THERE IS OR ISN'T A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT THE AIRBAG MAY OR MAY NOT BE ACTIVE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

MY 2012 HAS A "SERVICE AIRBAG" CODE THAT POPS UP WHEN I START THE CAR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB, I'VE COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE 2012 CHEVY VOLTS. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE SEAT. THE REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE IS VERY EXPENSIVE, AND I AFRAID TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN MY CAR. THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE THE CONSUMER HAS TO PAY FOR OUT OF POCKET. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU.

THE DRIVER'S INFO SCREEN (SPEED, ODOMETER, REMAINING FUEL, WARNING LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, SAFETY MESSAGES, ETC.) WENT BLANK WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT INTERMITTENTLY COMES BACK ON, BUT GOES BLANK AGAIN.

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR IN SEAT FAILING ON AND OFF FOR A COUPLE MONTHS, STEADILY GETTING WORSE AND LIGHT/WARNING COMING ON MORE OFTEN UNTIL IT'S CONTINUOUSLY FAILING. SEAT DID NOT GET WET OR DAMAGED.

AIRBAG SENSOR WARNING. 117K MILES. JUST CAME ON, DEALER WANTS $1100 TO FIX IT. AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE GM SHOULD FIX IT FREE.

WHILE DRIVING SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER HAVING TO BASICALLY DEPRESS GAS PEDAL TO MAINTAIN SPEED WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY RECEIVING "REDUCED PROPULSION ERROR". DEALER CLEARED ERROR AND DID A REPROGRAM. AFTER PICKING UP VEHICLE RANGE WAS REDUCED APPROXIMATELY 1/3RD BUT CAR RAN. SHAME ON ME FOR NOT BEING MORE FORCEFUL ABOUT RANGE REDUCTION BECAUSE THIS BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS SUMMER JUNE 2020 COMPLAINED ABOUT REDUCED RANGE AND DEALER DID MORE PROGRAMING. NOW IN OCTOBER 2020 REDUCED PROPULSION ERROR CAME BACK AND HYBRID BATTERY IS BAD. WARRANTY RAN OUT IN MAY 2020 AND GM REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE 2018 DATE OF DEFECTIVE BATTERY.

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY INDEPENDENTLY SLOWED DOWN WITH AN UNKNOWN MESSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT'S WIFE CONTINUED DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SLOW SPEED. UPON REACHING HER DESTINATION, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT'S WIFE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RECHARGED, AND REMAINED INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. A DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,627.

PASSANGER AIRBAG SENSOR FAULTY REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. WHEN IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING THE AIRBAG WOULD DEFAULT TO OFF. MAKING IT NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT EVEN IF A PASSAGER WAS IN THE SEAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING VEHICLE, THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE19013 (AIR BAGS). THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

[XXX] 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STOPPING AT THE END OF A BATTERY CHARGE WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO SWITCH TO THE GASOLINE MOTOR. THE HYBRID BATTERY MANAGEMENT HAS A LOSS OF PROPULSION MESSAGE CAUSED BY THE BATTERY VOLTAGE IN VARIOUS CELLS NOT BEING BALANCED. THERE WAS A RECALL AND THE ONLY CHANGE IS WHEN THE CAR STOPS IT IS ABLE TO LIMP OFF THE ROAD INSTEAD OF COASTING IN NEUTRAL. THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED Y THE RECALL. ALSO THE RECALL WAS APPLIED TO THE 2013 AND NEWER AND NOT TO THIS VIN. THE NEWLY RECALLED SETTINGS ARE NO BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL ISSUE AND THE SAME CONDITION IN SOFTWARE IS CAUSING A POWERTRAIN FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR HAS GONE BAD AN CONSTANTLY GOES ON AND OFF EVEN WHEN THERE IS NOTHING OR NOBODY IN THE SEAT. I HAVE READ KN FORUMS AND IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE FIRST FEW YEARS OF THE VOLT, AND IT IS A QUITE EXPENSIVE FIX. I HAVE RECIEVED QUOTES RANGING FROM $850 - $1200 TO REPLACE IT. THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT USUALLY GOES OFF AND NOTIFIES ME AS SOON AS I START THE CAR UNLESS THERE IS A PERSON SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BEFORE I START. IC IT DOES NOT TRIGGER THE LIGHT WHEN I START, THEN IT WILL TRIGGER THE WARNING LIGHT WHEN THE PASSENGER MOVES EVEN SLIGHTLY. THE SEAT HAS NEVER BEEN WET OR ABUSED.

VEHICLE MESSAGE SAID "SERVICE ENGINE" "ENGINE UNAVAILABLE, LOW PROPULSION" "SERVICE AIRBAG" AND AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. TOOK IT TO HENDRICK CHEVROLET APEX NORTH CAROLINA. THEY SAID THERE IS A RECALL #N172130462-02. THEY SAID THAT RECALL DID NOT COVER SERVICE AIRBAG AND AIRBAG LIGHT. THEY SAID I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE BCM FOR $900+. MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ONLINE AT VARIOUS FORUMS AND CAR WEBSITES. ALSO WAS READING THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THESE AIRBAGS BUT I DO NOT SEE A RECALL FOR IT YET. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANY SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. THE CAR IS USED DAILY TO TAKE KIDS TO SCHOOL AND BACK AND I'M CONCERNED THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT GO OFF IF NEEDED. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY CAR HAS HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH POWER PROPULSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND START-UP SINCE NEW AND SEVERAL ITEMS WERE REPLACED IN 2017. I PURCHASED 6 YEAR / 100,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN NEW. SEVERAL ITEMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. BUT UPDATES ARE NEEDED TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING PROPERLY. NOW THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED BUT THE VEHICLE STILL NEEDS UPDATES TO RUN PROPERLY AND THE DEALER WANTS PAID TO INSTALL UPDATES. THIS IS A SCAM IF THE CAR WONT RUN WITH OUT BEING UPDATED YEARLY. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE CAR IN 2017 WHEN I STARTED IT UP AND IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. I COULDN'T SHUT IT OFF AND CALLED ONSTAR TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THAT IS WHEN SEVERAL ITEMS WERE REPLACED. THE CAR IS IN THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR ANOTHER UPDATE. 8-28-20. THERE WAS AN UPDATED PERFORMED 11-11-19 AND 10-10-18. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE IS ALWAYS AN UPDATE BEING PERFORMED.

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG MODULE IS BAD. NO ACCIDENTS. SENSOR FAILURE COMES ON WHEN YOU START THE CAR. CHEVROLET IS SAYING IT'S OVER $800 TO REPLACE. 99950 MILES ON ODOMETER. AIRBAG SENSOR STARTED COMING ON SPORADICALLY WHILE AN ADULT WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DURING THE LAST 10,000-20,000 MILES OF DRIVING VEHICLE. NOW THE AIRBAG SENSOR COMES ON EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS STARTED.

MY PASSENGER SEAT FREQUENTLY GENERATES A SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING. THE LAST TIME I TALKED TO A DEALER REP ABOUT THIS, I WAS TOLD IT WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY "PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE." AS I AM OUT OF MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, THE COST TO FIX IS OVER $800. I'VE ALSO SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINS ON VOLT FORUMS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE.

INTERMITTENT "SERVICE AIRBAG" WARNING, DESPITE THE VEHICLE NEVER HAVING BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. OCCURS WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION, SOMETIMES WITH PASSENGER, SOMETIMES WITHOUT. SEEMS TO BE A SENSOR/WIRING PROBLEM.

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR WARNING. NO DAMAGE, NO CAUSE, IT JUST CAME ON AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WANTS $800+ TO FIX IT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE EFFECTING SERVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE. IT IS A DEFECT!

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR NORMALLY IN ELECTRIC MODE, AND PARKED IT WITH ONE MILE REMAINING OF ELECTRICITY. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE GASOLINE ENGINE CAME ON AND WAS REVVING AT A VERY HIGH RATE. IN ADDITION, A POP-UP MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD READ 'PROPULSION POWER IS REDUCED.' THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV HIGH AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO ACHIEVE A SPEED OF ABOUT 30 MPH DURING MY TWO-MILE RIDE HOME. UPON PARKING THE CAR IN GARAGE AND CHARGING IT, THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. IT WAS 90 DEGREES OUTSIDE WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

THE ISSUE IS CAUSED BY A PREVIOUS SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE VEHICLE INTERFACE CONTROL MODULE (VICM) WHICH WAS INSTALLED TO IMPROVE THE CAR, BUT WHICH MAY HAVE DISABLED THE CELL BALANCING FUNCTION, CAUSING THE VOLT TO ENTER A LOW-VOLTAGE CONDITION. THIS PUTS THE AFFECTED VOLTS INTO A SITUATION WHERE IT WOULD ENTER WHAT IS CALLED A LOW-POWER "LIMP-HOME" MODE, BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY CAUSE THE VOLT TO SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC. DEALER STATES THAT NEEDS TO REPLACE BATTERY WHICH IT COST ABOUT 6000. CHEVROLET IS NOT RESPONDING FOR THE DEFECTIVE PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE RECALL. LOW-VOLTAGE BATTERY CELL ISSUE OR PROPULSION REDUCE

OCCASIONALLY, RECEIVE A WARNING ON DASHBOARD THAT AIRBAGS REQUIRE SERVICE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND DISABLES ALL AIRBAGS (INCLUDING DRIVER-SIDE) IN THE VEHICLE. IN SEPTEMBER 2019, NHTSA LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION INTO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND GM VEHICLES: HTTPS://GMAUTHORITY.COM/BLOG/2019/09/CHEVROLET-VOLT-UNDER-INVESTIGATION-FOR-AIRBAG-WARNING-LIGHTS/

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE REDUCED PROPULSION ERROR MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BEATY CHEVROLET (9615 PARKSIDE DR, KNOXVILLE, TN 37922) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VOLTAGE ON THE BATTERY WAS LOW AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO SERRA CHEVROLET CADILLAC BUICK GMC KIA (189 STONEBRIDGE BLVD, JACKSON, TN 38305) WHERE THE DEALER DISCUSSED TRADING IN THE VEHICLE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND THE DEALER SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THAT A CELL PHONE SITTING ON THE SEAT CAN CAUSE THE LIGHT TO COME ON. IT SEEMS TO BE A FLAW IN THE DESIGN AND SOMETHING THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD FIX FOR FREE. *TR

AIR BAG SENSOR ERROR KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF IN DASHBOARD. TOOK VOLT IN AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS A FAULTY PASSENGER SIDE SENSOR LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. TO FIX OVER $1000 + LABOUR + TAX. WHEN ERROR IS ON, SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS WILL NOT FUNCTION, MY VOLT IS UP TO CLOSE TO 100,000 MILES READ THAT OTHER 2012 VOLT OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ERROR. AIR BAG ERROR STARTED AROUND FEB OF THIS YEAR AND HAS BEEN OFF AND ON SINCE THEN. LONGEST PERIOD IT WAS ON FOR, WAS ABOUT 3 DAYS SO THEN I TOOK CAR IN. BEFORE THAT THE ERROR WOULD APPEAR FOR AN HOUR OR 2 BEFORE DISAPPEARING

DRIVER SCREEN GOES COMPLETELY BLANK, LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH NO IDEA HOW MANY MILES UNTIL EMPTY, NO SPEEDOMETER, NO WARNING LIGHTS, OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION. *TR

SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE DUE TO FAULTY PRESSURE SENSOR IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. COST $800 TO REPLACE. *TR

LAST JUNE I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR NORMAL SERVICE AND RIGHT AS I WAS EXITING THE LOT, I GOT A "SERVICE AIRBAG' NOTIFICATION THAT WAS NOT ON THERE ANYTIME WITHIN THE 5 YEARS I'VE HAD THE CAR, NOR BEFORE I DROPPED IT OFF. I ASKED THE DEALER TO LOOK AT IT BECAUSE MAYBE A SENSOR OR WIRE WAS LOOSE AND THEY REFUSED WITHOUT ADDITIONAL PAYMENT. I RAISED SUCH A QUESTION THAT THE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP SENT ME PAPERWORK STATING THAT THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM SOLD ME A SALVAGED CAR, HOWEVER THE VIN WAS ONE NUMBER OR LETTER OFF. THE DEALER WHERE I RECEIVED SERVICE FROM ALSO KEPT ASKING ME IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND I HAVE NOT BEEN; HOWEVER WITH MY CAR BEING A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED, MAYBE THERE WAS ONE PREVIOUSLY THAT WAS NOT REPORTED? SUFFICE IT TO SAY, A LAWYER WOULD BE PRICEY. ALL & ALL THE PAPERWORK I WAS SENT DID NOT MATCH THE VIN ON MY CAR AND I STARTED LOOKING IN FORUMS AND FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME "SERVICE AIRBAG" ISSUE OUT OF THE BLUE, WHICH LED ME TO WONDER WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THERE WAS A PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT, THE SERVICE AIR BAGS AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS OFF WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. COLONIAL WEST CHEVROLET OF FITCHBURG LOCATED AT (314 JOHN FITCH HWY, FITCHBURG, MA 01420) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

SERVICE AIRBAGS WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD WITH NO CAUSE. SEAT AND INTERIOR HAS NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO WATER. MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPRESSED THIS PROBLEM. NO CODES INDICATE ANYTHING TO ISOLATE WHAT PART OF THE SYSTEM IS AFFECTED.

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE KEY FOB IS CARRIED INSIDE THE OWNERS PANTS POCKET, THE OWNER'S KEYS WILL INADVERTENTLY PRESS AGAINST THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE FOB FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME (5 SECS ?). THE REMOTE WILL IN TURN SIGNAL THE VOLT TO POWER ALL FOUR WINDOWS IN THE CAR TO THE "EXPRESS WINDOW DOWN" FEATURE. DURING THIS TIME FRAME THE OWNER OF THE CAR IS UNAWARE OF THE WINDOWS IN THE LOWERED POSITION AND IF RAIN ENTERS THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR THE INTERIOR & SEATS BECOME SATURATED. THIS IN TURN MAY CAUSE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OCCUPANCY SENSOR TO MALFUNCTION AND DISPLAY THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" WARNING LIGHT ON THE DRIVER INSTRUMENTATION SCREEN. THERE ARE REPORTS FROM GM SERVICE DEPARTMENTS TELLING CUSTOMERS THE AIRBAG OCCUPANCY SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THE OWNER GOT THE SEAT WET AND OFFER VERY LITTLE ASSISTANCE. THE EXPRESS WINDOW DOWN FEATURE CAN NOT BE SWITCHED OFF FROM ANY MENU SETTINGS OF THE CAR. THIS IS A CLEAR RECALL THAT CAN ADVERSELY EFFECT THE DRIVER / PASSENGER AIRBAG SAFELY DEPLOYING.

THE SERVICE AIRBAG SENSOR KEEPS COMING ON. WE ARE WORRIED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK CORRECTLY IF NEEDED.

INTERMITTENT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION. THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN VERY LIGHT ITEMS ARE PLACED ON THE SEAT AND WHEN A PASSENGER IS PRESENT.

AN AIR BAG ERROR MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DASH. WE DISCOVERED IF A PERSON SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE ERROR CLEARS. WE JUST BOUGHT THE CAR, AND THE DEALER STATES THAT THIS SAFETY FEATURE WOULD FALL ON US TO REPAIR. WHEN WE TEST DROVE THE CAR THERE AS SOMEONE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SO WE WERE NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE TILL AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED.

THE DRIVE MOTOR ROTOR BEARING FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 71,000 MILES. THIS MAJOR REPAIR TO THE DRIVE TRAIN MAKES THE CAR UNUSUALLY LOUD AND THE DEALER CAUTIONED THAT IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THAT IF LEFT IN REPAIRED COULD CAUSE MORE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLE COMPONENTS.

MY 2012 CHEVY VOLT HAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, AND SURFACE STREETS ON OVER 15 OCCASIONS. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST GOES OUT, THE BRAKE ASSIST GOES OUT AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND BREAK THE CAR, I HAVE NEARLY AVOIDED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS, THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THIS WILL OCCUR.THE POWER STEERING ASSIST GOES OUT, THE BRAKE ASSIST GOES OUT AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND BREAK THE CAR, I HAVE NEARLY AVOIDED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS, THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THIS WILL OCCUR ONCE I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO SAFELY PULL OVER THE CAR SAYS ENGINE NOT AVAILABLE, PROPULSION POWER REDUCED, THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF AND IT SAYS WAITING TO INITIALIZE ON THE SCREEN. I HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND PAID A DIAGNOSTIC, THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY JUST RESET THE CAR BY UNPLUGGING THE BATTERY AND TELL ME THAT THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE.THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE THE CAR IS DRIVING ON HIS HYBRID BATTERY, IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING IN HYBRID MODE WITH THE GAS MOTOR. IN DOING MY OWN RESEARCH, I FOUND A RECALL CAMPAIGN THAT DESCRIBES THE EXACT ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING, IT EVEN STATES THAT THE CAR MAY NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE IF THIS OCCURS. RECALL #18V397000. EACH TIME I TOWED MY CHEVY VOLT TO THE DEALER IT SAT THERE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS TO A MONTH, THEY RETURNED IT TO ME AND THE NEXT DAY IT DIED IN THE ROAD. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, THE DEALER STATES THAT THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND I FEAR FOR MY LIFE

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL INTERMITTENTLY CODE FOR SERVICE AIRBAG. IT WILL DO THIS WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN OR NOT IN THE SEAT. WHEN IT DOES THIS THE AIRBAG INDICATES AS OFF INSTEAD OF DEFAULTING TO ON. THIS IS WORRISOME CAUSE THE AIRBAG COULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACCIDENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEN IT IS OCCUPIED.

RADIATOR LEAK

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN EVEN THE SLIGHTEST PRESSURE IS PLACED ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. I WAS TOLD THAT REPLACING THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT IS THE ONLY REMEDY, AND THAT IS REPAIR IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS KNOWN TO GM.

VEHICLE DISPLAYING SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY UNLESS A $1000 PART IS ORDERED AND INSTALLED. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY DEVICE AND SHOULD BE COVERED AS A SAFETY RECALL. THIS WARNING APPEARS UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND REMAINS ON. THE DEALER STATED THE PASSENGER SENSING MODULE SHORTED OUT INTERNALLY. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 124K MILES ON IT.

THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO AN OPEN INVESTIGATION (PE19013). AIRBAG WARNING DISPLAYED AFTER PASSENGER HAS EXITED THE VEHICLE ('SERVICE AIRBAG'). APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY FAULTY PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR. FAULT CLEARED WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF/ON. DEALER (PARADISE CHEVROLET, VENTURA, CA) ADVISED THAT PASSENGER PRESENCE AND AIRBAG SYSTEMS HAVE AN 'INTERNAL FAULT' (B0074, B0081) WHICH DEALER SERVICE REP STATED MAY CAUSE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT TO DEPLOY CORRECTLY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. QUOTED REPAIR COST OF $499 FOR SENSOR AND 3 HOURS LABOR (@$150/HR).

BREAKS FAILED WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH ON WINDY MOUNTAIN ROAD . THERE WAS NO WARNING , CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE DOWNHILL GRADUALLY . AFTER ABOUT 0.3 MILES I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY PUSH EMERGENCY BREAKS (IT'S A BUTTON AND DIDN'T WORK AT FIRST ) GET TO MORE FLAT ROAD AND STOPED THE CAR BY DRIVING ON GRAVEL AND DRY BRUSH . VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST ITS POWER ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES LATER . EMERGENCY LIGHTS DIDN'T WORK . CHP ASSISTED US AS CAR WAS ABANDONED IN THE MIDDLE OF MOUNTAIN ROAD , BLOCKING THE WHOLE LINE . GM HAS NOT OFFERED ANY EXPLANATION YET .

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED DUE TO A FAILED SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HAD TO REPLACE WITH A USED SEAT.

VOLT LOSES POWER WHEN SWITCHING FROM ELECTRIC TO GAS MOTOR. HAS NO OCCURRED TWO TIMES, BOTH RESULTING IN A TOW BILL. TE VOLT DEPLETES THE ONBOARD BATTERY CHARGE AND IS THEN SUPPOSED TO SWITCH OVE TO THE NITERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE. INSTEAD, AT THE TIME OF TRANSITION THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL PROPULSION POWER, POWER STEERING, ETC. THE CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WILL NOT MOVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A MULTIPLE-LANE FREEWAY AND IS VERY DANGEROUS TRYING TO MANEUVER A VEHICLE THAT HAS NO POWER TO DRIVETRAIN OR STEERING.

AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY TOOK CAR TO CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A BAD SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE COST WOULD BE 900 DOLLARS FOR PART AND LABOR.