2013 Chevrolet Volt complaints

"SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY. ORIGINAL CAUSE APPEARED TO BE MOVEMENT OF FRONT PASSENGER SEAT; RECENT CAUSES WERE SUDDEN BRAKING AND RANDOM NORMAL SPEED CORNERING. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM, BUT UNABLE. DEALER HAND TIGHTENED WIRES UNDER SEAT. PROBLEM CORRECTED FOR A FEW WEEKS, THEN RETURNED. SUGGESTED NEXT STEP BY DEALER: REPLACE PPS MODULE. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS $800+ REPAIR WITH NO GUARANTEED OUTCOME. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER VOLT OWNERS IN INTERNET POSTS. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF GM HAS ANY FIXES NOT KNOWN TO DEALER.

SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING DURING OR SHORTLY AFTER SOMEONE SITS IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. ALSO SEE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES "OFF" FOR EXTENDED PERIOD. DEALER STATES IT IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST YEAR. BELIEVE THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT, AND ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD, AS AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION.

THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT SINCE I HAD THIS CAR ALONG WITH CHARGING ISSUE IN THE BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP THIS CHEVROLET VOLT HAS BEEN BEEN DEEM TOTAL FROM THE ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON JANUARY 6 BECAUSE OF THE STEERING LOCKING UP

WHENEVER SOMEONE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE SERVICE AIRBAG INDICATOR COMES ON. DEALER REVIEWED CODES AND DETERMINED THE AIRBAG SENSOR IS FAULTY. THE SERVICE TECH STATED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT INFLATE UNTIL THIS IS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $850.00. THERE ARE ONLY 56,000 MILES ON THE CAR, BUT THE PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 40,000 MILES.

PAID DEALER $160 TO FIND OUT PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE HAD FAILED. THEY'RE ASKING FOR ANOTHER $820 (MOSTLY LABOR) TO FIX THE ISSUE BY REPLACING WITH PART #22968438 IN THE PASSENGER SEAT...SO I'M DRIVING AROUND WITH A BAD AIRBAG I GUESS. CAN'T SEE SPENDING 1000.00 RIGHT NOW TO FIX A BLINKING WARNING LIGHT. I SEE ON THE WEB THAT OTHERS ARE ALSO HAVING THIS PROBLEM, AND WONDER HOW MANY VOLT OWNERS ARE DRIVING WITH BAD AIRBAGS WAITING FOR A RECALL TO BE ANNOUNCED. SEEMS LIKE A PART THAT JUST SHOULDN'T HAVE MUCH WEAR-AND-TEAR, AND SHOULD MAYBE NEVER BECOME AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR ISSUE. ENGINE, TRANNY, TIRES, ETC. - SURE. BUT NOT THE DANG AIRBAG SYSTEM. MY CELL IF YOU WANT MORE DETAILS [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC

RADIATOR FAILURE/LEAKING AT 67000 MILES. UNKNOWN CAUSE. CAUSED CAR TO OVERHEAT AND HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN TO AVOID FURTHER DAMAGE TO ELECTRICAL/BATTERY COMPONENTS. COST TO REPAIR EXCEEDS $1500.

DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, MULTIPLE LANES.." REDUCED POWER" MESSAGE APPEARS ON DASH..CAR SHUTS DOWN IMMEDIATELY...NO STEERING ASSIST...BRAKES OKAY...STUCK IN MIDDLE LANES WITH NO PROPULSION...LUCKILY A FIRETRUCK HAPPENED BY AND WAS PUSHED OFF THE ROAD...CAR TOWED TO DEALER. INFORMED MULTIPLE VOLTS TOWED IN FOR SAME ISSUE. ALSO INFORMED EXTREME BACKORDER FOR REPAIR BATTERY ACROSS U. S. TOLD APPROX 2 MONTH WAIT FOR BATTERY SECTION...ONCE THIS BATTERY FAILS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING, YOU ARE DEAD IN THE WATER...NO POWER STEERING AND UNABLE TO MOVE IN OR OUT OF TRAFFIC...IF THIS DEALER HAS 3 CARS, HOW MANY UNSAFE CARS ARE THERE ACROSS THE COUNTRY?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET VOLT. AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,222.

LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD!

TAILGATE STRIKER LATCH P/N 13581431 (ON BODY, NOT TAILGATE) LOOSE FOUND THE 2 SCREWS P/N 11518445 WERE LOOSE AND REAR TAILGATE WAS RATTLING.

ONBOARD SCREEN STOPPED WORKING AFTER CAR WASN'T USED FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE BUTTON LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON AND OFF. AC, SEAT HEATERS AND CAR FUNCTIONS NORMALLY EXCEPT RADIO AND THE MIDPANEL SCREEN. SINCE THE SCREEN DOESN'T TURN ON CONTROLLING THE AC IS DONE THROUGH TRIAL AND ERROR.

THIS NOTE IS SUPPLEMENTAL TO NHTSA #10940031 OF 1/1/17. THE TIRE THAT HAD JUST REPLACED THE SECOND FAILED TIRE ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE DEEMED TO BE UNACCEPTABLE TO REPAIR ONLY ABOUT 200 MILES AFTER IT WAS INSTALLED. GIVEN 3 OF THESE TIRES FAILED VERY PREMATURELY OVER 7.5K MILES, NEVER MIND 2 IN 200 MILES, THIS SUGGESTED TO ME A POSSIBLE ATYPICAL WEAKNESS IN THE DESIGN OF THESE TIRES SO I SCRAPPED ALL 4 FUEL MAX TIRES AND REPLACED THEM WITH THE FAR SUPERIOR GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TRIPLETRED TIRES. HAVING PUT 70K+/- MILES ON A SET OF PREVIOUSLY OWNED TRIPLETRED TIRES WITHOUT A SINGLE FAILURE UNDER VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL CONDITIONS TO THOSE I USED THE FUEL MAX TIRES UNDER I CAN STATE WITH CONFIDENCE THAT THEY ARE MUCH MORE DAMAGE RESISTANT TIRES THAN THE FUEL MAX VERSION OF THE ASSURANCE LINE IN ADDITION TO HAVING NOTICEABLY GREATER/SAFER TRACTION IN RAIN AND SNOW. *TR

MY LCD INFOTAINMENT SCREEN WENT BLANK AND IT WON'T TURN BACK ON. IT HAS HAPPEN COUPLE OF TIMES. MY SCREEN FROZE YESTERDAY AND I SHUT DOWN HE CAR, LOCKED, WALKED OUT FOR 2 MINUTES AND CAME BACK THE SCREEN WAS BLACK. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT A LOT CHEVROLET VOLT LCD SCREEN BLANK OUT A LOT. PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE, I CAN'T USE MY RADIO, MY BACK UP CAMERA OR SENSORS. THE CAR HAS A LOT OF BLIND SPOTS AND IT IS HARD FOR ME TO BACK OUT. ALSO, I READ ONLINE THAT CHEVROLET HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE VOLT LCD STOP WORKING AFTER 36,000 MILES. PLEASE HELP, BECAUSE THIS IS ISSUE THE COMPANY KNOWS BUT HASN'T FIX.

ONE OF THE PRONGS ON THE PORTABLE CHARGER GOT STUCK IN THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET. NOW WE ARE UNABLE TO CHARGE IT AT HOME WITHOUT LOCATING AN INCONVENIENTLY LOCATED CHARGING STATION.

WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED, IF ONE SIDE OF THE CAR GOES OVER A POT HOLE, THE CAR LOSES BRAKING POWER AND CONTINUES FORWARD EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE GOES INTO A POTHOLE WHILE TRYING TO STOP AT AN ONCOMING RED LIGHT, THE CAR DISPLAYS A MESSAGE IN RED LETTERS ON THE DASHBOARD REFERENCING LOW TRACTION WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY LOSING BRAKING POWER. THE CAR CONTINUES FORWARD WITH NO BRAKING POWER EVEN THOUGH I STILL HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT ONLY RECOVERS BRAKING POWER AFTER TWO SECONDS. UNFORTUNATELY, BY THEN, IT MIGHT BE TOO LATE TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DANGEROUS SOFTWARE ERROR WITH THE TRACTION OR ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM.

THESE TIRES ARE SHOWN AS BEING THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES GM PUT ON THEIR VOLTS. IN MY EXPERIENCE THEY ARE SEVERELY BELOW NORMAL DURABILITY. MY VOLT'S FL TIRE WAS REPLACED AT 17K MILES (SLOW SIDEWALL LEAK) FOLLOWED BY THE RR FAILING AT 24K MILES (CATASTROPHIC). DESPITE THE USUAL POTHOLE AND ROAD DEBRIS ENCOUNTERS MY PREVIOUS SET OF PIRELLI P4 TIRES RAN 115K+ MILES FAILURE FREE AND THE MICHELINS I HAD BEFORE THEM LASTED 64K MILES WITHOUT A FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, I SEE MY TWO REMAINING FACTORY TIRES ARE DOWN TO 6/32 TO 7/32 OF AN INCH TREAD AFTER ONLY 24K MILES WHICH MIGHT EXPLAIN THEIR DISTRESSINGLY POOR GRIP IN RAIN AND SNOW. TO PUT THAT WEAR IN PERSPECTIVE, THE PIRELLI TIRES STILL HAD FROM 5/32 TO 7/32 OF AN INCH TREAD LEFT WHEN AT 115K MILES. THAT THESE TIRES SEEMINGLY NEED REPLACING AT THE RATE OF ONE TIRE ROUGHLY EVERY 6K TO 12K MILES SUGGESTS THEY SUFFER FROM A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN DEFICIENCY. I GATHER MY EXPERIENCE IS NOT A FLUKE. A VISIT TO A VOLT OWNERS' SITE FOUND COMPLAINTS OF 5 FLATS IN 36K MILES, 2 FLATS IN UNDER A YEAR, 3 FLATS IN 3 MONTHS, 2 FLATS IN ONE YEAR, 4 FLATS IN A YEAR AND A HALF, 2 FLATS IN 10 MONTHS AND 2 FLATS IN 22K MILES. SUCH DISMAL RELIABILITY AND APPARENT DANGEROUS FRAGILITY SUGGESTS A RECALL, OR AT LEAST AN INVESTIGATION, MIGHT BE JUSTIFIED FOR SAFETY. REFERENCED SITE: HTTP://WWW.MYCHEVROLETVOLT.COM/CHEVY-VOLT-FLAT-TIRE-NO-SPARE-TIRE-WOES#COMMENT-873011

NO SIGNAL AT FUSE BLOCK FOR RAP RELAY. ALL ELECTRICAL PORTS WERE NON-FUNCTIONAL AND TOT HE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE DASH, THERE WAS A FREQUENT CLICKING OF THE RELAY SWITCH CLICKING ON AND OFF. WHILE DRIVING I EXPERIENCED A PUNCTURE IN THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE RESULTING IN RAPID DEFLATING OF THE TIRE. AS I WAS AT THE APEX OF A BRIDGE, I SLOWED AND WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE BRIDGE TO THE SHOULDER (BRIDGE HAS NO SAFETY LANE OR SHOULDER) BEFORE THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. IN THE DRIZZLING RAIN I REMEMBERED THAT I DIDN'T HAVE A SPARE OR A DOUGHNUT, BUT AN EMERGENCY TIRE REPAIR INFLATOR. THAT DIDN'T WORK AS IT NEEDED POWER FROM ANY OF THE NON-FUNCTIONING PORTS. TRYING TO INFLATE THE TIRE IS WHEN I DISCOVERED THE NON-FUNCTIONING PORTS AND THE CLICKING NOISE HAD STARTED SHORTLY BEFORE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS.

ABOUT A YEAR AGO I CALL CHEVY ABOUT MY GAS PEDAL PULLING ITSELF TO THE GROUND AND THE CAR TAKING OFF MORE THAN ONCE. THEY NEVER GOT BACK TO ME. DONT PUSH THE PEDAL WHEN CAR IS OFF CAUSE WHEN YOU TURN IT ON IT WILL DO THIS...I THINK OCT 2016 I WAS ELECTROCUTED UN PLUGING MY CAR. THE 3 PRONGS BURNED MY ARM THAT WILL NEVER BE THE SAME ALONG WITH MY LUNGS BRAIN AND TIREDNES ! I PASSED OUT COLD IT TOOK ME WEEKS OF CRYING TO ADMIT TO MYSELF WHAT HAPPEN. I FELT ANGRY AND LIKE THE PLUG HIT ME GOING 100 MILES AN HOUR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT HOW BEING SHOCKED MAKES YOU FEEL.

OCT 24TH MORNING MURRIETA, CA , IT WAS RAINING AND BIG THUNDERS AND LIGHTING. MY WIFE STARTED FOR WORK , THE CAR WAS FULLY CHARGED. SHE MADE HER USUAL RIGHT TURN FROM " MURRIETTA HOTSPRINGS RD " TO " BUTTERFIELD STAGE ROAD" IN CITY OF MURRIETA / TEMECULA CA. SHE PUT THE CAR IN "REGENERATION MODE" AS THE ROAD WAS DOWN HILL. THERE WAS A BIG LIGHTING AND FOLLOWED BY A BIG THUNDER SOUNDS. SHE SAW WHITE LIGHT AND WAS BLINDED FOR FRACTION OF SECOND, IT WAS RAINING HEAVY, IMMEDIATELY SHE FELT THE CAR WAS FLOATED/DRIFTING TO LEFT , HIT THE CENTER RAOD DIVIDER AND ALL AIR BAGS WERE ALREADY DEPLOYED. SHE TRIED HER BEST TO PULL THE CAR TO RIGHT (SHE COULD NOT SEE DUE TO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ALL EXCEPT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG) BUT COULD NOT DO SO , SHE ALSO STATED THE STEERING WAS STRUCK. THE CAR CAME TO STOP AFTER JUMPING INTO OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET. NO OTHER CAR WAS INVOLVED. MOST OF THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS TO THE FRONT WHEELS, FRONT UNDER BODY DUE TO IMPACT WITH THE CENTER ROAD DIVIDER. ALL AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED EXCEPT FOR THE PASSENGER. SHE WAS ALONE IN THE CAR. THE POLICE AND EMD WERE AT THE SCENE AFTER 10 -15 MINS AS SOMEONE HAD ALREADY CALLED 911. I WAS AT THE SCEEN AS THE LOCATION WAS 10 MINS FROM MY HOME. THE POLICE REPORT IS STILL DUE AS I NOTIFY YOU. INSURANCE DECLARED TOTAL LOSS. MY WIFE HAD MINOR INJURIES DUE TO AIR BAGS. WE HOPE SOMEONE CAN FIND ANSWERS FOR THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. 1) DID LIGHTING CAUSE ANY ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE WITH VEHICLE ELECTRONICS WHICH MAY HAVE CONTR

I HAVE A 2013 CHEVY VOLT. THE OTHER DAY WHILE DRIVING MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT BLACK. I COULDN'T SEE MY SPEED, FUEL, REMAINING BATTERY, SIGNAL INDICATORS. I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING GOING ON WITH THE CAR. THE MAIN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPORTS ON EVERYTHING. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD , "YEAH THESE THINGS GO OFTEN AND YOUR OUT OF WARRANTY". I ALSO LOOKED THIS UP ONLINE AND THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER VOLT OWNERS THAT ARE DEALING WITH THIS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. GM KNOWS THEY ARE SELLING A BAD PRODUCT. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SPEND $1200 ON A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS. HERE IS A LINK TO SOME OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. HTTP://GM-VOLT.COM/FORUM/ARCHIVE/INDEX.PHP/T-9451.HTML

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE DRIVING FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS OVER 75 MPH, THE "PROPULSION POWER LOW DECREASE SPEED" MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE SPEED DECREASED TO 55 MPH. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, SMOKE WAS PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, MY HAND PRESSED AGAINST THE GEAR SHIFTER AND IT SHIFTED FROM L TO D WITHOUT PRESSING THE GEAR RELEASE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A ROAD IN INDIANAPOLIS AT 35 MILES PER HOUR, MY CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND A MESSAGE READING " ENGINE NOT AVAILABLE - SERVICE SOON" APPEARED ON MY HUD. MY CAR ONLY HAS 32,800 MILES ON IT AND A CLEAN TITLE. NOTHING ABOUT MY DRIVING CHANGED TO CAUSE THIS ISSUE, IT WAS SUDDEN AND WITHOUT APPARENT CAUSE. I HAD THE CAR TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, AND GM JUST RESET THE CODES. IT IS DRIVING OK FOR NOW, BUT A RESET OF CODES IS A TEMPORARY FIX TO THE ISSUE, AND I'VE READ EXTENSIVELY ABOUT MANY, MANY OTHER VOLT OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO HAVE YOUR ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGH WAY DURING RUSH HOUR. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS LOOKED INTO, AND I FEEL THAT GM IS TRYING TO BURY IT WITH RESETS WHICH AREN'T WORKING FOR MOST PEOPLE.

WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, I WENT TO CHANGE THE DRIVE MODE, BUT I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE POWER BUTTON. WHEN I HIT THE POWER BOTTOM THE CAR SHUT DOWN. I WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR WHILE THE SHIFT LEVER WAS IN DRIVE, SO I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP, PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND REBOOT THE CAR. I WAS VERY SURPRISED THAT I WAS ABLE TO POWER OFF THE CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING AROUND 40-45 MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE SERVICE HIGH VOLTAGE CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

MY VOLT WAS PURCHASED NEW WITH THE GOODYEAR ASSURANCE FUEL MAX TIRES. AT ONLY 17,000 MILES, I EXPERIENCED A BLOW-OUT AND COMPLETE FLATTENING OF A REAR TIRE WHILE GENTLY SLOWING TO ONLY 25 MPH IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON A LOCAL SUBURBAN STREET . THERE WAS NO DEBRIS IN THE ROAD. THE BLOW-OUT LEFT THE TIRE WITH A HOLE THE SIZE OF A PENCIL. CONSEQUENTLY, IT WAS NOT REPARABLE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THIS TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER BUT OF COURSE, WAS NOT. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THESE TIRES.

WHILE ENTERING IN THE HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE REGARDLESS THE FACT THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CAR DECELERATED AND THEN STALLED. THE CAR HAS BEEN REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND IT WAS A VEHICLE FAILURE.

MY VOLT REAR TAIL LIGHT IS FULL OF WATER. DEALER TOLD ME NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN HIT, BUMPED, OR EVEN BEEN INTO A CAR WASH. FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND I CANNOT GET ANYONE TO LISTEN TO ME. I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON LINE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WOULD ACTIVATE INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE STARTED OCCURRING AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V145000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

A WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH, WHICH SAID "PROPULSION POWER IS REDUCED," FOLLOWED BY, "ENGINE NOT AVAILABLE. SERVICE SOON," AS WELL AS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I PRESSED THE ONSTAR BUTTON TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG BUT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE ERROR MESSAGE AND COULD NOT ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION WITH THE VEHICLE TO PERFORM DIAGNOSTICS. WHILE ON HOLD WITH ONSTAR, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPONTANEOUSLY DECELERATE VERY RAPIDLY DESPITE MY ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE, IN THE MIDDLE OF FAST HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. I MADE IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY, LIMPING ALONG AT 3-10 MPH, WITH THE HELP OF A GOOD SAMARITAN WHO BLOCKED TRAFFIC FOR ME. THIS IS A SPONTANEOUS OCCURRENCE, WITH NO MAINTENANCE NEGLIGENCE TO EXPLAIN THE EVENT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHICH HAS YET TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (INCLUDING MOTOR) SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE I WAS DRIVING AT 5 MPH OR LESS IN A PARKING LOT. IN THE SECOND INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. INVESTIGATED BY DEALER ON 3/27/15. THEY REPORTED A NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITHOUT RESOLUTION. THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM NOR PROVIDE ANY FIX.

AFTER DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AT 55 MPH I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMED TO BE STUCK IN THE CENTER POSITION. WITH A SLIGHT FORCE IT SEEMED TO COME OFF OF A NOTCH AND RESUME NORMAL FEEL UNTIL ONCE AGAIN I TRAVELED FOR SOME TIME IN A STRAIGHT LINE. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANT I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING RACK AND PINION BUT I AM ENTERING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT CONFIRM THAT THE PARTS THEY USED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHERE ANY DIFFERENT THAT THE ORIGINAL PARTS THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM AFTER 19000 MILES OF DRIVING. NOR WOULD THEY TELL ME THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE MANY CHEVY VOLTS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER 19K MILES AND PERHAPS IN A MORE SERIOUS FASHION. *TR

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 8/27/14, AND RESULTED IN MY WIFE ME TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT OUR HOME. THE VOLT WAS PARKED IN THE ENCLOSED GARAGE ON 8/26 AROUND 7PM. THE 240 VOLT CHARGER WAS PLUGGED IN AS USUAL. I DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL AFTER PLUGGING IN THE CHARGER, AND THE VOLT WAS LEFT UNATTENDED UNTIL THE EMS ARRIVED AROUND 11AM THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE EMS PERSONNEL FOUND THE ENGINE RUNNING, VERY HIGH LEVELS OF CO UPON ENTERING THE GARAGE AND EVEN HIGHER LEVELS INSIDE THE CAR. THE INSIDE OF THE PASSAGE COMPARTMENT WAS DESCRIBED AS HOT. THE FRONT EXTERIOR OF THE CAR WAS TO HOT TO TOUCH AND THE CAR REAR WARM. THE TEMPERATURE UNDER THE CAR HOOD WAS DESCRIBED AS "RED HOT". THE ENGINE HAD CONSUMED AROUND 5 GALLONS OF GAS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. DISTRIBUTION OF THE CO THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE A/C AIR HANDLER WHICH IS LOCATED INSIDE THE GARAGE. DATA DUMPS REVEALED POWER AND STARTING BATTERIES WERE EXHAUSTED, AND NO FAULT FLAGS DROPPED. I BELIEVE THE INCIDENT HAS REVEALED: -THE TEMPERATURE LEVELS REACHED UNDER THE HOOD PROBABLY EXCEEDED THE SAFE OPERATING LEVELS OF THE DIGITAL SYSTEMS SOLID STATE JUNCTIONS RENDERING ANY DATA COLLECTED (OR NOT COLLECTED) AS UNRELIABLE. -THE LITHIUM ION AND STARTING BATTERIES WERE TOTALLY W/O CHARGE. HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN WHEN THE SOLE FUNCTION OF THE GAS ENGINE ( WHICH WAS RUNNING WHEN DISCOVERED BY THE FIREMEN ) IS TO CHARGE THESE BATTERIES UNLESS A FAILURE OC

I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE ON THE CAR DASH DISPLAY: PROPULSION REDUCED-ENGINE NOT AVAILABLE. THIS MESSAGE CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE CARPOOL LANE. I CALLED GM THRU ON STAR AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A CATASTROPHIC ERROR AND NEEDED TO GET MY CAR INTO REPAIR WITH 24 HOURS. WITH ONLY 6 MILES LEFT ON THE BATTERY, I TOLD THE GM REP THAT I BETTER GET THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALER. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN CULVER CITY. THE MINUTE I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY OF THE DEALERSHIP, MY CAR STOPPED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER IF THE CAR HAD STOPPED IN THE CARPOOL LANE. I HAVE READ OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ON GOOGLE AND YAHOO. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE MODULE, WHICH THEY SAID WOULD TAKE 8 HOURS TO REPAIR, BUT WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR, THEY ONLY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION MODULE. SINCE THE INCIDENT, I ONLY GET A FULL CHARGE OF 32 TO 34 MILES, WHERE BEFORE THE INCIDENT I WAS GETTING A FULL CHARGE OF 42 TO 44 MILES PER CHARGE. THIS IS DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AS GM BLAMES THE DRIVER FOR THE PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE MODULE ON MY CAR. *TR

WAS ENTERING HIGHWAY IN THE DARK AND WENT TO PUT THE CAR INTO "HOLD" MODE TO RUN THE GAS ENGINE AND SAVE BATTERY CHARGE. THIS REQUIRES PUSHING A BUTTON 3 TIMES. I REACHED OVER AND PUSHED THE BUTTON. ACCIDENTLY WAS PUSHING THE "POWER" BUTTON WHICH IS RIGHT BELOW THE "MODE" BUTTON SHUTTING DOWN THE CAR. THE ENTIRE CAR SHUTS OFF, NO LIGHTS, POWERTRAIN, PS, PB JUST DEAD. THIS IS EASY TO DO IF YOU ARE WATCHING THE ROAD AND JUST GLANCE DOWN TO THE BUTTONS. THEY ARE PLACED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IF IN TRAFFIC OR ON WINDING ROADS. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS ON THE VOLT FORUM! *TR

WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A MODERATE RATE OF DECELERATION, I NOTICED THAT MY DRIVERS SEAT HAD FORWARD/BACKWARD PLAY IN IT. THE ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND NOTICING THAT MY SEAT BACK SHIFTED FORWARD (~1/2" OF PLAY). I WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE AT A STOP BY SHIFTING MY WEIGHT IN THE SEAT. ALL MOTION APPEARS TO SOURCE FROM THE RECLINING MECHANISM, NOT THE SEAT RAILS. THIS ISSUE WAS PRESENTED TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP BUT THE RESPONSE WAS THAT THE ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED IN A NEW VEHICLE SO IT WAS LABELED AS "INTENDED OPERATION." A REPEAT INVESTIGATION IN SEPTEMBER 2014 ALSO PRODUCED THE SAME RESPONSE. AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE SAFETY SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE, IT IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR A SEAT TO HAVE PLAY IN THE RECLINING MECHANISM AND EQUALLY AS INAPPROPRIATE FOR THAT TO BE CONSIDERED "INTENDED OPERATION." THE PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT EXHIBIT THESE ISSUES, AND A REVIEW OF THE GM-VOLT.COM FORUMS INDICATES THAT WHILE THE PROBLEM EXISTS IN OTHER VEHICLES, IT IS BY NO MEANS UNIVERSAL ACROSS THE MODEL. *TR

I'VE LEASED MY 2013 VOLT FOR 1 1/2 YEARS. JULY 3RD I GOT 2 FLAT TIRES (BOTH DRIVER SIDE, REAR AND FRONT). I BOUGHT 2 NEW TIRES AND THE SERVICE AT CHEVY PUT THEM ON THE 2 FRONT WHEELS. EXACTLY 2 MONTHS LATER, I GOT 2 MORE FLAT TIRES (PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT AND REAR). I FIND IT INCREDIBLY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT 4 NEW TIRES ARE NOW FLAT. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 40 YEARS AND HAVE OWNED MANY DIFFERENT NEW CARS, AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED! I FEEL THERE IS SOMETHING EITHER ABOUT THE CAR BEING ELECTRIC OR THE TYPE OF TIRES THAT IS CAUSING FLATS. BESIDES BEING VERY EXPENSIVE, IT IS ALSO VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON FLAT TIRES. *TR

CHEVY VOLT IS AN EXTENDED RANGE ELECTRIC VEHICLE, IT USES A GAS POWERED GENERATOR TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC POWER FOR DRIVING IF THE BATTERY HAS DROPPED BELOW A CERTAIN VOLTAGE. I PARKED MY VEHICLE IN MY GARAGE AT HOME AND NEGLECTED TO POWER DOWN THE ELECTRIC SYSTEMS IN THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A BLUE POWER BUTTON ON THE CENTER CONSOLE, IF YOU DO NOT PRESS THIS BUTTON VERY DELIBERATELY THE SYSTEM DOES NOT POWER DOWN. THIS IS NOT READILY APPARENT SINCE THE CENTER CONSOLE STAYS LIT EVEN WHEN POWERED DOWN. I OPENED THE CHARGE PORT AND PLUGGED THE VEHICLE IN. IF THE VEHICLE IS POWERED DOWN THE CAR WILL GIVE AN AUDIBLE BEEP AND THE CHARGE LIGHT WILL GO FROM ORANGE TO GREEN AFTER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 4-5 SECONDS. IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT POWERED DOWN THE LIGHT STAYS ORANGE AND NO WARNING IS GIVEN TO THE OPERATOR. I LEFT THE VEHICLE, I HAD THE REMOTE WITH ME. THE FOLLOWING MORNING MY WIFE DISCOVERED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE WITH THE GENERATOR RUNNING AT VERY HIGH RPM'S THE TEMPERATURE IN THE GARAGE WAS VERY HOT, THE DOOR HANDLE TO THE GARAGE WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE CAR USED ALMOST ALL OF IT'S GASOLINE SUPPLY, ABOUT 10 GALLONS, THAT EQUATES TO ABOUT 190 POUNDS OF CO2 PRODUCED IN MY HOME. I BACKED THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE CONCRETE UNDERNEATH THE CAR WAS TOO HOT TO TOUCH AND STILL WARM 10 HOURS LATER. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER, THEY REPAIRED THE HEAT DAMAGE AND RETURNED THE CAR TO ME. I HAVE SINCE TESTED THIS SAME SCENARIO AND THE VEHICLE WILL START ITS GAS POWERED GENERATOR

THE CAR'S ELECTRICAL / SOFTWARE ISSUES CAUSED (1) ALL OF THE WINDOWS TO ROLL DOWN IN UNISON (IN FOR REPAIR 3 TIMES TO FIX THIS ONE), (2) CAUSED THE CAR TO NOT RECOGNIZE THAT IT WAS IN "PARK", THUS NOT SHUTTING OFF, AND (3) CAUSED THE CAR TO LOSE POWER WITHOUT TOUCHING ANY OF THE BUTTONS ON THE CONSOLE (I.E. THE "DRIVE" BUTTON OR THE "POWER" BUTTON). THE LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED LAST FRIDAY (AUGUST 1, 2014) WHEN THE CAR JUST LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON I-85 NORTH AT AROUND 4:00PM. I HAD TO GET OVER FROM 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER AT ALL IN THE CAR AND LUCKILY DID SO WITHOUT INCIDENT. ONSTAR'S DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BRAKING SYSTEM, ENGINE, AND OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR SHOWED THE CAR NEEDED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND WHILE STILL WITH ONSTAR THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THE POWER BUTTON LIT UP TOO. I HIT THE POWER BUTTON AND DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE RICK HENDRICK CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN DULUTH. WHEN I WENT TO PICK THE CAR UP LATER SATURDAY MORNING, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAR DO BECAUSE THEY CAN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REFLASHED VARIOUS ECUS, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY CANNOT "RECREATE" THE PROBLEMS AND CANNOT FIX THEM. SO THEY JUST WIPE THEIR HANDS CLEAN OF THESE ISSUES AND ACT LIKE THEY DON'T EXIST. (THE SERVICE MANAGER ACTUALLY CALLED ME "IGNORANT" ONCE AND LATER APOLOGIZED.) I PRAY IT DOESN'T TAKE PEOPLE DYING IN THESE CARS BEFORE CHEVROLET AND/OR GENERAL MOTORS DOES SOMETHING TO FIX THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE PULLING OUT THE DRIVEWAY AT 10 MPH, THE PARKING BRAKE AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT WATER LEAKED INTO THE BATTERY CHARGING RECEPTACLE CAUSING THE RESISTANCE OF THE INTERLOCK TO DROP OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE PARKING BRAKE BECOMING ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,500. UPDATED 12/2/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO PARK.

WHEN IN LOW GEAR (HIGHER REGENERATIVE BRAKING), WHEN BRAKING AND GOING OVER SOME BUMPS, THE REGEN BRAKING STOPS CAUSING A FEELING OF A LURCH FORWARD. A 'LOW TRACTION" LIGHT APPEARS. THIS CAUSES A REDUCTION IN BRAKING FORCE OF APPROXIMATELY 35BHP, A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE STYLE PULSATION OF THE REGEN SHOULD BE EMPLOYED, NOT A DISCONTINUATION OF THE REGEN BRAKES. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS REPEATEDLY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING/FAILED TO START SINCE JUNE 2013. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SERVICE DUE TO REPAIRS = 42 DAYS IN THE LAST 10 MONTHS. GM CONTINUES TO REPLACE/RECALL PARTS ON THE HYBRID BATTERY AS WELL AS OTHER PARTS CONCERNING SECONDARY PROBLEMS. I AM AFRAID THIS VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN AGAIN WHILE I AM DRIVING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT HURTING ME OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD. CLEARLY, IT IS A POTENTIAL DEATH TRAP. *TR

LETTER FROM CONSTITUENT REGARDING HIS WIFE 2013 CHEVROLET VOLT, WHO HAVING ISSUES WITH THE HVAC SYSTEM NOT COOLING THE REAR SEATS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS NEAR 100 DEGREES; REQUESTING THAT GM ACCEPT THE RETURN OF THE VEHICLE AND PURCHASE PRICE BE REFUNDED.*SD THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOWS WOULD FOG UP WHENEVER HUMIDITY WAS PRESENT, THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM, WAS READING THE VEHICLE WAS IN DETROIT, THE RE-GENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM AND ACCELERATION HAD DOWNGRADED AFTER THE LAST SOFTWARE UPDATE.*JB

WHEN A CELL PHONE IS PLACED ON THE CENTER OF THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND ARMS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. NO WEIGHT REQUIRED. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ERRONEOUSLY DEPRESSED THE DRIVE MODE BUTTON AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL POWER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,900.

MY CHEVY VOLT WAS AT A CAR WASH AND THE ATTENDANT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF WHILE STILL IN "D" GEAR. THE CAR IS ABLE TO ROLL AND MOVE WHILE IN THIS GEAR. I WAS SURPRISED SO I TESTED IT FOR MYSELF, AND SURE ENOUGH YOU'RE ABLE TO TURN THE POWER OFF AND EXIT THE VEHICLE WHILE STILL IN 'D'. EVERY CAR I'VE OWNED (AUTOMATIC) FORCES YOU TO SHIFT INTO P OR N BEFORE ALLOWING THE KEY TO REMOVE. THIS IS A GREAT CONCERN FOR ME, SO I CALLED MY VOLT ADVISOR TODAY AND WAS INFORMED THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS ROLLED INTO THEIR GARAGE, AND THE BEHAVIOR WAS BY DESIGN AND NORMAL. *TR

CAR GAS ENGINE STARTED, (ENGINE RUNNING DUE TO TEMP). RAN FOR JUST A FEW SECONDS, THEN SHUT DOWN AND WENT INTO "SERVICE MODE" - KILLING BOTH THE GAS ENGINE AND ELECTRIC MOTOR - WITHOUT TOUCHING ANY BUTTONS ON DASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME STIFF FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

DRIVING IN LOS ANGELES CONSISTS OF LOTS OF UNEVEN ROADS FULL OF POTHOLES. AS I WAS TRYING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE HIT AN UNEVEN ROAD AND A POTHOLE I TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF MY BRAKES AND IT FELT LIKE MY VEHICLE WAS SLIDING. IT WAS A BRIEF 2-3 SECOND FEELING BUT VERY UNSETTLING. *TR

BOTTOM HALF OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER SIDE WAS NOT PROPERLY BONDED TO THE BODY. PROBLEM WAS NOTICED DUE TO A WHISTLING NOISE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. PUSHED ON THE GLASS FROM THE INSIDE I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GLASS WITH LITTLE PRESSURE. *TR