2013 Chevrolet Volt complaints

CONTINUOUSLY RECEIVE A "SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM" WARNING. BEGAN HAPPENING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WARNING STAYS ON ALL THE TIME (AS SOON AS VEHICLE IS STARTED). DEALERSHIP INVESTIGATED AND DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR FOR THE AIRBAG MUST BE REPLACED, AT A HIGH COST (~$800). WITHOUT THIS REPAIR, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT (SENSOR DOES NOT INDICATE THAT SOMEONE IS SEATED ON PASSENGER SIDE, SO ONLY DRIVER'S SIDE MAY DEPLOY).

(CHEVY VOLT 2013) A WARNING MESSAGE "SERVICE AIRBAGS" INTERMITTENTLY SHOWS. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS. IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUES AMONG CHEVY VOLT OWNERS (INCLUDING 2 PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY WHO OWN THE SAME CAR MODEL) THE WARNING SHOWS WHILE DRIVING AND DISAPPEARS AFTER A FEW SECONDS.

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY ISSUES WITH THE BATTERY OR PROPULSION CONTROL SYSTEM. I GOT A RECALL NOTICE TO FIX "LOSS OF PROPULSION DUE TO LOW CELL VOLTAGE". THE SERVICE TEAM WAS VERY NICE, I SAT IN THEIR WAITING ROOM FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS. THEY SAID IT WAS DONE SO I THEN WENT TO WORK FOR A COUPLE HOURS. WHEN DRIVING HOME I GET TO THE POINT WHERE THE INITIAL ELECTRICAL BATTERY IS DEPLETED AND THEN IT TURNS ON THE GAS GENERATOR. I IMMEDIATELY GET AN ALERT "LOSS OF PROPULSION" AND THE CAR STOPS ACCELERATING AND DRIVES VERY DIFFERENT. LOW ACCELERATION, AC TURNS OFF. I MAKE IT HOME AND THEN THE CHARGING SYSTEM SAYS IT IS NOT WORKING. I TRY TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND IT DOESN'T LET ME PUT IT IN GEAR. I CALLED ON STAR AND THEY SCHEDULED A TOW TRUCK TO COME AND HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES.

INSIDE REAR BRAKE PAD MATERIAL SEPARATED FROM THE STEEL BACKING RESULTING IN DAMAGED BRAKE ROTORS AND ERRATIC BRAKING. ALL OTHER BRAKE PADS IN SATISFACTORY CONDITION. THESE WERE THE OEM BRAKES AND ROTORS.

PASSENGER SEAT UNOCCUPIED WILL ALERT AIRBAG SENSOR WARNING DISPLAY

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE FOR COMMUTE BACK HOME, THE ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC WARNING POPES UP SAYING THAT PROFUSION PEER WAS REDUCED. THE GASOLINE ENGINE THEN TURNED ON EVEN THOUGH BATTERY WAS APPROXIMATELY 75% CHARGED. WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTY WITH ACCELERATION AS WELL AS DECELERATION; AS A RESULT, I ELECTED TO TAKE THE SIDE STREETS INSTEAD OF THE INTERSTATE

AIRBAG WEIGHT SENSOR ISSUES ON PASSENGER SIDE

I LIVE IN AND DRIVE MY CAR AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. MY BATTERY COOLANT RADIATOR WAS HIT BY A SMALL ROCK AND LEAKED. THIS PREVENTED CHARGING, CAUSED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON, AND COOLANT TO POOL UNDERNEATH MY CAR. I TOWED IT TO A NEARBY CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO GET THE RADIATOR REPLACED. RADIATOR DAMAGE TO VOLTS IS NOT UNCOMMON. CHEVROLET KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE AND HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN COVERING SOME (BUT NOT ALL) VOLTS DUE TO THEIR LOW, VULNERABLE, AND RELATIVELY UNPROTECTED DESIGN OF THE RADIATOR. I BELIEVE CHEVROLET SHOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM WITH STRONGER RADIATOR SHIELDS AND PROTECTORS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KEN GARFF CHEVROLET (801-692-6158, LOCATED AT 548 E 1000 S, AMERICAN FORK, UT 84003) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

THE CHECK AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG GO ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY EVEN IF A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM HAS FAILED AT 70,000 MILES. IT HAPPENS WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN MAKING IT UNSAFE TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL GM AND VOLT BLOGS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2012 AND 2013 VOLT.

WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE MAIN HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY IS DEPLETED, I HAVE A SUDDEN REDUCTION IN SPEED AND ZERO ACCELERATION. I GET A DASHBOARD ALERT "PROPULSION POWER REDUCED". "REDUCED" IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT! THE GAS ENGINE TRIES TO KEEP UP WITH SPEED BY RAMPING UP THE RMPS. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED FORCES OTHER CARS TO AVOID ME AND I CANNOT INCREASE MY SPEED IF NEEDED. I EXPECT I WILL BE REAR ENDED OR LOSE CONTROL WHEN THIS HAPPENS AGAIN. ENGINE REVS EXTREMELY HIGH. I USUALLY PULL OVER AND TURN OFF VEHICLE- SOMETIMES A RESTARTS FIXES IT. I HAVE ALSO WAITED (5 MINS?) WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AT HIGH RMPS HOPING THE BATTERY WOULD RECOVER, BUT NO. I ALSO FEAR THE GAS ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT. THE CAR CAN NO LONGER DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SAFELY AFTER DEPLETION AND CANNOT ACCELERATE SUFFICIENTLY EVEN IN A 30MPH ZONE. THIS IS A CONTINUING ISSUE AND HAS HAPPENED FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY IS BAD, BUT THE MAIN BATTERY CHARGES AND DRIVES FINE UNTIL IT IS DEPLETED. I NOW DON'T DRIVE FARTHER THAN WHAT THE EV BATTERY CAN ACHIEVE. (ALL OTHER CURRENT RECALL ISSUES, SOFTWARE UPDATES HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED)

2013 CHEVY VOLT STOPPED ACCELERATING AND RECEIVED A LOW PROPULSION WHILE DRIVING ON A STATE ROUTE IN OHIO. OUR SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THIS WAS ON A HIGHWAY. THE VOLT WOULD NOT MOVE AND HE HAD TO TRY TO GLIDE OFF THE ROAD SINCE IT HAD NO POWER. HE PUSHED THE CAR OFF THE ROAD SO IT WOULD NOT BE HIT. IF THIS SITUATION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, OUR SON COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TO OTHER VOLT OWNERS IF YOU LOOK THIS ISSUE UP ON THE INTERNET. WHY HASN'T GM FIXED THIS ISSUE SO PEOPLE ARE SAFE WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE? WE BROUGHT OUR VOLT INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THIS CAR IS NOW GOING ON 3 WEEKS AND WE STILL DO NOT HAVE OUR CAR BACK. THEY FIRST SAID IT WAS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL MODULE, AND REPLACED PARTS. NOW THEY ARE STATING THAT IT DID NOT WORK AND IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. I AM NOT SURE THEY KNOW WHAT IS REALLY WRONG WITH THIS VOLT. THEY ARE NOW ASKING US TO PAY $3661 TO HAVE THIS TRANSMISSION REPLACE AND GM WILL PAY 2000 OR IT WOULD BE 5661. THIS CAR IS NOT EVEN WORTH THAT MUCH AT THIS POINT HAS 83000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE NEVER WENT OUT. GM TRIED TO SAY IT WAS THE SHORT, NOW THEY ARE SAYING IT WAS NOT A SHORT. I DO NOT CARE WHAT IT IS I JUST WANT A SAFE CAR FOR MY SON TO DRIVE. IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE BACK PEDALING TO TRY TO NOT PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY (GM) SHOULD PAY FOR. ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS ISSUE IS NOT A NEW ISSUE FOR THE CHEVY VOLT. GM NEEDS TO STAND BY THEIR

COMPONENT DESIGNED TO DETECT PASSENGER SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS FAILED CAUSING THE AIRBAG TO REMAIN OFF. DEALER SAYS THE PASSENGER PRESENCE DETECTION MODULE IN THE SEAT CUSHION HAS FAILED. I HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH VW WHICH WAS A RECALL, HOWEVER GM IS NOT RECALLING THESE FAULTY VEHICLES. THIS COULD CAUSE AN AIRBAG TO NOT INFLATE DURING A CRASH.

JUST PAID $975 TO HAVE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR REPLACED ON MY 2013 CHEVY VOLT. I WAS INFORMED BY THE GM VOLT THREAD THAT THIS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE WITH THE CHEVY VOLTS AND IS HAPPENING TO MANY VOLT OWNERS.

AT LOW SPEED (UNDER 5 MPH) I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HAD NO RESPONSE. I STOMPED DOWN WITH ALL MY MIGHT AND STILL HAD ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE FROM EITHER THE POWER ANTILOCK NOR THE MANUAL BRAKE. THE CAR CONTINUED FORWARD WITH NO SLOWING UNTIL IT HIT THE CAR AHEAD OF ME, TRAVELING SEVERAL FEET BEFORE DOING SO. I NEVER FELT ANY BRAKE ENGAGEMENT INCLUDING 'PUMPING' OF THE ANTILOCK OR ANY SLOWING. I WAS ON A CITY STREET AND HAD BEEN AT A FULL OR NEAR FULL STOP BEFORE LETTING OFF THE BRAKE TO ROLL FORWARD. I WAS GOING STRAIGHT AHEAD. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED.

THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR FAILED IN MY VOLT SEVERAL YEARS AGO. SINCE IT'S NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALER QUOTED ME $1000 TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE AND CHEVY SHOULD RECALL THESE BECAUSE IT'S A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THE AIRBAG IS OFTEN NOT ACTIVATED WHEN I HAVE A PASSENGER DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SENSOR HAS FAILED AND CAN'T SENSE A PERSON IN THE SEAT. CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE! NOT TO MENTION, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT AND EXTREMELY OBNOXIOUS BEEPING MULTIPLE TIMES EVERY TIME I DRIVE NOW. THIS SEAT HAS NEVER BEEN WET AND THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, I RARELY HAVE PASSENGERS.

MY 2013 VOLT HAS STARTED GIVING ME ONLY A MAXIMUM OF 35 MILES CHARGE, BUT REALLY ONLY GIVING ME 27-32 EVEN THROUGH I DRIVE IN LOW (WHICH ALWAYS GAVE ME MORE MILES THAN THE CAR THOUGHT I'D GET). MAYBE THIS IS CONNECTED TO THE NEW PROBLEM? YESTERDAY WHEN I TURNED ON THE CAR (DRIVING IN GAS BECAUSE I HAD RUN OUT OF ELECTRIC) IT GAVE GAVE ME A "PROPULSION POWER REDUCED" ERROR MESSAGE. I TRIED TURNING IT OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE ERROR STAYED. I HAD TO DRIVE FROM DOWNTOWN LA IN A CAR THAT COULD BARELY MOVE. ABOUT 8 MILES IN, THE ERROR DISAPPEARED AND THE CAR RAN NORMALLY. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY ERROR MESSAGES (?!), BUT MAYBE, MAYBE THAT PROBLEM AND THE CHARGING PROBLEM COULD BE CORRECTED BY A $300 SOFTWARE UPDATE. MAYBE. MEANTIME, I FOUND THAT SOME 2013 VOLTS WERE RECALLED FOR EXACTLY THIS ERROR PROBLEM, BUT APPARENTLY NOT MINE. THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T SEEM TO BE INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT WHAT'S WRONG, AND GM SAYS TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP (GM, IN FACT, HUNG UP ON MY TODAY). SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT, GM, YOU KNOW YOU BUILT CARS WITH SOFTWARE PROBLEMS, BUT WE NEED TO PAY TO CORRECT THEM? AND YOU'RE NOT EVEN SURE IT WILL CORRECT IT??????

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED, THE PROPORTION POWER REDUCED INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL; HOWEVER, THE VIN SEARCH DID NOT LOCATE ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO MANUFACTURER RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

FAULTY PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR AFTER WARRANTY

PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING AIRBAG TO DISABLE WHILE PASSENGER IS PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE PRESENTS 'SERVICE AIRBAG' MESSAGE IN THE DASHBOARD AND PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR IS SET TO OFF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALLEN GWYNN CHEVROLET (1400 S BRAND BLVD, GLENDALE, CA 91204, (844) 633-8153) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. *DT *JB

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WONT WORK BECAUSE THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT IS BROKEN. CHEVY IS CHARGING OVER $1,000 TO REPAIR. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN AN ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED OUT OF NOWHERE. WHEN READING ONLINE THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THE REPAIR COST IS EXTREMELY HIGH FOR SOMETHING THAT IS COMPLETELY CHEVY'S FAULT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROST SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FELDMAN CHEVROLET OF NOVI (42355 GRAND RIVER, NOVI, MI 48375 (248) 289-3789) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COOLING PUMP WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SULLIVAN-PARKHILL AUTOMOTIVE (217-903-2817, LOCATED AT 440 W ANTHONY DR, CHAMPAIGN, IL 61822) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE T6 POWER MODULE WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS EXPECTING A CALL BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000.

OUR 2013 CHEVY VOLT DIED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY-BATTERY WENT OUT AFTER A REQUIRED SERVICE UPDATE. WE HAD HAD IT IN SHOP FOR LOW PROPULSON WARNINGS TWO TIMES BEFORE THAT. CHEVY SENT A RECALL STATING SPECIFICALLY THAT THE SERVICE UPDATE WOULD CAUSE LOW PROPULSION AND ULTIMATELY THE CAR COULD DIE, WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE THE CAR BATTERY DIED. DEALERSHIP & DIST MANAGER AGREED THAT WAS THE CAUSE AND SAID THEY WOULD REIMBURSE US $2788 FOR BATTERY. GM DENIED CLAIM AND REFUSES TO HONOR THE DAMAGE THEY CAUSED. THEY REALLY OWE THE WHOLE BALANCE OF $4,220.51.

IN AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION ON A CITY STREET TO AVOID A CAR I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO PULSE FROM THE ABS SYSTEM. HIT CURB AND BUMPER HIT FENCE. TOOK CAR TO SERVICE TO LEARN ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER FAILED. NO WARNING LIGHT ON DASH OF ANY KIND. HAVE LEARNED GM HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN BUT NO RECALL MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. COST TO REPAIR $2400.00. CAR IS IN PERFECT CONDITION, HAS BEEN TROUBLE FREE AND HAS ONLY 23,000 MILES ON IT.

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR IS FAILING. THE CAR IS NOT THAT OLD. WE HAVE HAD NO SPILLS IN THE CAR. BUT THE AIRBAG SENSOR IS COMING ON. WE PAID THE DEALER $180 TO LOOK AT IT, BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. NOW THE SENSOR LIGHT IS COMING ON EVERY TIME WE START THE CAR. IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND FIXING WILL COST UP TO $1500. THAT IS CRAZY. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR CHEVY VOLTS.

VOLT HAS MINIMAL PROPULSION WHEN STOMPING ON THE ACCELERATOR IN ELECTRIC OR HYBRID MODE. IT HAS LOST 60-70 PERCENT OF ITS POWER SINCE NEW. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN PULLING ONTO A HIGHWAY OR NEEDING TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID A ACCIDENT. CHEVROLET SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE NOT WANTING TO HONOR ELECTRIC WARRANTY.

ON SEPT. 5TH 2018 I HIT THE CENTER ISLAND WHILE TURNING ON THE CITY STREET AT ABOUT 15MPH. THE IMPACT WAS SO SLIGHT THAT THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T EVEN DEPLOY. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE DEALERS ON IT'S OWN POWER. MY INSURANCE COMPANY SENT THEIR APPRAISER ,JEREMY , TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE. I HAD TO GET SOME ITEMS OUT OF MY CAR BEFORE THAT. THE MECHANIC HAD THE CAR ON THE RACK SO HE COULD SHOW ME. THE ONLY DAMAGE I READILY NOTICED WAS THE RADIATORS WERE CRUSHED, A 2 1/2" SQUARE FRAME CROSS MEMBER HAD A 1 1/2" DENT WHERE IT HAD IMPACTED THE ISLAND , AND SOME PANELS- NOTICEABLY THE FRONT UNDERSIDE AND DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL WELL WERE DAMAGED. LATER JEREMY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS.HE SAID THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS BENT OUT OF SHAPE. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. IN HIS REPORT HE ITEMIZED THE PARTS BUT ABOUT THE PROPULSION SYSTEM HE WROTE, CONDITIONS EXIST THAT THE ELECTRICAL MOTORS COULD START UP THE GAS ENGINE AND FLOOD THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WITH CO. WELL IF THAT'S THE CASE, WHY DON'T THEY SIMPLY REPLACE THE COMPONENTS THAT WOULD LEAD TO THAT CONDITION OR IF IT WAS INHERENT IN THE CAR, WHY DOESN'T THE DOT DECLARE THE CAR A ROAD HAZZARD AND RECALL ALL VEHICLES? LN CONSUMER REPORTS THEY DECLARED THE VOLT SCORED 5 OUT OF A POSSIBLE 5 RATING ON COLLISION SURVIVAL. WHAT? THE CAR RUNNING AT 15 MPH GETTING TOTALLED BY HITTING A BUMP IS A 5? I THINK MR. JEREMY IS PADDING ALL HIS ESTIMATES AND SHOULD HAVE AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISER REVIEW THE CAR. EITHER HE IS LYING OR THE CAR IS A

WHILE IN MOTION MY CAR SPORADICALLY DISPLAYS "SERVICE AIR BAG SYSTEM." UPON DIAGNOSIS, DEALER STATED THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD WITH 77,000 MILES. SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD FOR THIS ITEM TO BE FAILING. RESEARCHING CHEVROLET VOLT OWNER FORUM YIELDS NUMEROUS CASES OF THIS SAME ISSUE.

SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE IS ON. COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR. THE PREVIOUS OWNER REPLACED AN AIRBAG SENSOR, AND THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED.

AIR BAG PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILURE. WHEN THERE IS NO PASSENGER IN THE SEAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LITE COMES ON. WHEN AN ADULT IS IN THE SEAT THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON UNLESS THE PERSON MOVES AROUND, THEN IT COMES ON AND THEN RESETS ITSELF.

THE CAR REDUCES SPEED WITHOUT ADVANCE WARNING ON HWY AND DECREASES TO 30-40 MPH IN A 65-70 MPH ZONE. THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING, SOME SAFETY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS MALFUNCTION MID DRIVE AND RESUME WORKING

PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AND TURNS ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHETHER OR NOT PASSENGER IS OCCUPYING THE PASSENGER SEAT. UNSAFE IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AS AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY.

I'VE BROUGHT MY 2013 CHEVY VOLT TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES BECAUSE IT DIES SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER MULTIPLE TIMES. ONE OF THE "FIXES" WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT ENDED UP AS A RECALL BECAUSE IT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO DIE SUDDENLY (IT'S RECALL #N172130460, WHICH CAME OUT TWO DAYS BEFORE MY LATEST INCIDENT, BUT I DIDN'T RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL UNTIL 7/28/18...6 WEEKS AFTER MY LAST INCIDENT). THE MOST RECENT TIME THE CAR DIED (6/16/18), I WAS ON A MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT GET HIT AS I PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE. THERE WAS NO SIGNAGE THERE EXCEPT FOR THE "CAUTION BEAR XING" SIGN. AFTER TOWING MY CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP (IN CARSON CITY, NV, AN 8 HOUR ORDEAL), I HAD EXPENSES FOR LODGING AND TRANSPORTATION (INCLUDING LYFT TO SOUTH LAKE TAHOE TO RENT A CAR BECAUSE NO RENTAL CAR OFFICES OPEN ON SUNDAY IN CARSON CITY, THEN FLYING TO RENO AND TAKING A LYFT TO CARSON CITY TO PICK UP THE CAR BECAUSE CHEVY REFUSED TO SHIP THE CAR TO ME EVEN THOUGH I SAID THAT I WAS AFRAID AND DIDN'T TRUST THE CAR IN THE MOUNTAINS). CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CONCIERGE SERVICES REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME BECAUSE I HAD THE CAR TOWED MYSELF INSTEAD OF CALLING THEIR "CONCIERGE SERVICE" TO TOW IT BECAUSE THAT'S "POLICY." HOW ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS SO THAT THEY MAY LIVE TO DRIVE ANOTHER DAY? I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING MORE THAN THE EXPENSES INCURRED FROM THE LAST ADVENTURE: $1040.72, WHICH I CAN ITEMIZE. OTHER TIMES THAT MY CAR HAS D

MY 2013 CHEV VOLT SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME OVER $800 TO FIX IT. I HAVE READ ONLINE OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I WANT MY CAR TO BE SAFE. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL.

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAIN REGARDING A "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT PRESENT IN MY CAR. THE LIGHT TURNS ON SUDDENLY REGARDLESS A PASSENGER IS PRESENT OR NOT. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR PARKED. I TOOK THE CAR TO BE INSPECTED AND THE CODES GIVEN WERE: B0081 AND B0074 (PASSENGER PRESENCE MALFUNCTION) THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IF THE PART WAS NOT CHANGED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT; IT HAS NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO ANY LIQUIDS THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE. THE ESTIMATE PROVIDED AND REPAIRS WERE $980 (PART ONLY: $500) PLUS TAX. SO FAR, I WAS VERY SATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS CAR BUT IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING THAT SOMETHING THAT IS NOT NEGLIGENCE OF THE DRIVER IS NOT COVERED IN THE MANUFACTURING WARRANTY. UPON STUMBLING WITH THIS ISSUE I REALIZED THAT IT IS A COMMON MALFUNCTION OF THIS CAR FROM OTHER OWNERS AS WELL. I WOULD KINDLY ASK YOU TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THIS ISSUE AND INVESTIGATE IT SO THAT THE COMPANY CAN ISSUE A RECALL AND CUSTOMERS NO LONGER HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN A VOLUNTARY REPAIR OR NOT HAVING A PASSENGER AIRBAG IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT IN SUCH MODERN CAR.

MY SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SEAT IS FAULTY MY AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT KEEPS ON TURNING ON AND OFF CONSISTENTLY. NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT OR SPILLS ON THE SEAT.

THERE IS A CAPACITIVE FIELD DETECTOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT ALSO CALLED A PASSENGER POSITION SENSOR. INSTEAD OF A SIMPLE BUCKLE DETECTOR THIS PART HAS FAILED IN MY CAR AT 76,000 MILES AND THE AFFECT IS THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DISABLED. THE PART IS APPARENTLY AROUND 800$ AS THE ENTIRE SEAT ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED. THE INDICATOR ON THE DASH SIMPLY SAYS TO SERVICE THE AIRBAGS. IT MAY BE ANECDOTAL DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT NATURE OF THE FAILURE BUT IT SEEMED TO CLEAR WHEN I ACCELERATED AND FAIL UPON BREAKING, SLOWING DOWN OR GOING DOWN HILL. THIS SEEMS LIKE THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHEN YOU'D WANT YOUR AIRBAGS TO BECOME DISABLED.

GAS GENERATOR FAILED TO START WHEN BATTERY WAS DEPLETED WHILE ON CITY STREET SLOWING TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. WARNING MESSAGE ABOUT REDUCED PROPULSION AND YELLOW ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF. TRIED TURNING BACK ON, RECEIVED WAITING TO INITIALIZE MESSAGE, BUT POWER TO ENGINE WAS NEVER RESTORED. TOWED CAR TO DEALERSHIP.

THE VEHICLE WOULD ISSUE A WARNING DING WITH A DASHBOARD INDICATOR SAYING, "SERVICE AIRBAG." THE DASHBOARD AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD THEN ILLUMINATE. THE WARNING WOULD REMAIN ON FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, THEN THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD EXTINGUISH. INITIALLY THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ONLY ILLUMINATE WHEN A PASSENGER WAS RIDING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, AND EVEN THEN WOULD ONLY HAPPEN INFREQUENTLY. OVER A SIX MONTH PERIOD OF TIME THE AIRBAG WARNING WOULD OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY, AND EVENTUALLY WOULD ILLUMINATE EVEN WHEN A PASSENGER WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP BLAMED THE CONDITION ON EITHER 1) THE SEAT GETTING WET AND DAMAGING THE SENSOR (WHICH HAS NEVER HAPPENED), OR 2) THE REPEATED ACT OF PLACING MY 10-20LB LAPTOP BACKPACK ON THE PASSENGER SEAT (WOULDN'T A 200 LB PASSENGERS BE MORE LIKELY TO DAMAGE A SENSOR THAN A 20LB BACKPACK?).

PASSENGER PRESSENCE MODULE SENSOR GETS DETORIATED WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORTH. BASICALLY RUINING THE TOO SHORT WIRING CONNECTING TO THE SENSORS. THIS MAKES THE AIRBAG NONDEPLOYABLE. THE COMPUTER THINKS NO ONE IS SITTING THERE, ESSENTIALLY. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND GOES ON AND OFF, BUT HAS STAYED ON CONSISTENTLY.

THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT IS THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT 'PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE' THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF OVER $800. THE CAR IS A 2013 WITH 79K MILES, SO IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT I JUST FIND IT REALLY DISAPPOINTING THAT THIS KIND OF MANUFACTURER ISSUE IS NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER THROUGH A RECALL OR FACTORY WARRANTY. THIS ISN'T AN ISSUE OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AND THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, SO IT JUST DOES NOT SEEM LIKE SOMETHING I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY $800 FOR.

GAS GENERATOR FAILED TO START WHEN BATTERY WAS DEPLETED WHILE ON FREEWAY. WARNING MESSAGE ABOUT REDUCED PROPULSION AND YELLOW ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THEN FEWS MOMENTS AFTER VEHICLE COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE AND WAS SLOWING DOWN SO PULLED OVER ONTO SHOULDER AND GOT TOWED VEHICLE WILL NOT CHARGE EITHER WHEN PLUGGED IN.

DRIVING, SO SPILLS ON SEATS, SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON. $800. FIX AT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THIS FUSE? I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT.I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR A YEAR AGO. NO ACCIDENTS, NOTHING AMISS OTHERWISE, LOVE THE CAR, GAVE UP MY NEWER PRIUS TO GET THIS CAR.

MY AIRBAG SENSOR INTERMITTENTLY COMES IN AND OFF. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR AND THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $900. I HAVE READ ON A VOLT FORUM THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY OF US. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM.

PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE NEEDS REPLACING AT A DEALER-QUOTED COST OF $700. REAR SEAT STITCHING CAME APART, REQUIRING SEVERAL HOURS OF REPAIR. 2 BAD 12 VOLT BATTERIES IN 36,000 MILES HAVE SOMEHOW AFFECTED THE MAIN COMPUTER AND I HAVEN'T RECEIVED A QUOTE YET. BAD OIL LINE CONNECTION ON THE MASTER CYLINDER. MECHANIC SAID DEFECTIVE CRIMP. BOUGHT THE CAR IN 6/15 AT 16,000 MILES WITH A RECONSTRUCTED TITLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT. I DOUBT THAT THE ACCIDENT INFLUENCED ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS. THE CAR PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY FOR 10,000 AFTER I BOUGHT IT (EXCEPT FOR THE 12 VOLT BATTERY).

WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THIS CHEVY VOLT'S ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CRASHED CAUSING ME TO CRASH RIGHT ALONG WITH IT. NO BRAKES (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAIL)NO STEERING OR HORN EVEN WORSE...NO AIR BAGS.... RESULTS: MULTI-CAR COLLISION WITH NO FATALITIES BUT, SEVERAL INJURYS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WIRING CONNECTION UNDER THE SEAT HAD A SHORT, WHICH CAUSED THE SENSOR MAT NOT TO FUNCTION. HENDERSON CHEVROLET (240 N GIBSON RD, HENDERSON, NV 89014, 702-558-2438) WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED THREE TSBS FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

SENSOR IN PASSENGER SEAT GOES BAD GIVING AIR BAG ERROR