2017 Chevrolet Volt complaints

SHIFT TO PARK ERROR THAT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT. IT WILL GIVE YOU A "ACTION REQUIRED: SHIFT TO PARK" ON THE DISPLAY WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO TURN OFF THE CAR. I'VE SEEN PEOPLE CALL IT REPLACING BECM OR REPLACING THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY.THIS PROBLEM IS ONLY CONSIDERED COVERED IN THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, EVERY VOLT HAS THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GM AND FULLY COVERED. THE DEALERSHIP KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT REQUIRES ME TO PAY AN $145 INSPECTION FEE JUST TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM.

ENGINE WILL NOT SHUT OFF. 'SHIFT TO PARK' MESSAGE COMES ON IN INFORMATION AREA OF INSTRUMENTS DESPITE VOLT ALREADY IN PARK. REPEATED SHIFTING OUT OF PARK AND BACK EVENTUALLY AFTER MULTIPLE TIMES ALLOWS FOR CAR TO TURN OFF. STARTED ONLY OCCASIONALLY TO HAPPEN ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO AND NOW HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES PER WEEK. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON EVENT FOR VOLT 2017 AND EARLIER AND OTHER CHEVY MODELS AND NEEDS A RECALL. I HAD TO LEAVE CAR RUNNING ON TWO OCCASIONS.

SHIFT TO PARK EVEN AFTER FACTORY CORRECTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, A WARNING MESSAGE FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH STATED ACTION REQUIRED, SHIFTER NOT IN PARK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CAPITOL CHEVROLET (905 CAPITOL EXPRESSWAY AUTO MALL, SAN JOSE, CA 95136) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE EXPERIENCED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

EXPERIENCING THE DREADED "SHIFT TO PARK: ACTION REQUIRED" ERROR THAT SEEMS TO PLAGUE THIS MODEL. THE CAR WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THE GEARS ARE BEING SHIFTED AND IS COMPLETELY STATIONARY. CAR IS NOW STUCK IN A PARKING LOT AND WILL NOT START AND HAS TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER!

AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO PARK AND POWER OFF BUTTON PUSHED. CAR DOES NOT TURN OFF AND A WARNING MESSAGE "ACTION REQUIRED: SHIFT TO PARK" DISPLAYS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE IS ALREADY IN PARK WHEN THIS MESSAGE COMES UP AND SHOWS THE "P" IN THE UPPER RIGHT OF DASHBOARD HIGHLIGHTED WITH THE RED BACKGROUND.

IT IS THE "SHIFT TO PARK" PROBLEM. THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF BECAUSE IT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE WHEN IT IS IN PARK. IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR MORE THAN A WEEK AND MAY BE REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE MICROSWITCH OR F-HARNESS RELATED TO THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY. THIS CONDITION HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY UPON ATTEMPTING TO TURN IT OFF.

"SHIFT TO PARK" DEFECT. WHEN THE SHIFTER IS PLACED INTO THE "PARK" POSITION AND THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AN INDICATOR STATES "ACTION REQUIRED - SHIFT TO PARK". THE CAR WILL EFFECTIVELY NOT TURN OFF. ONE IS UNABLE TO LOCK THE CAR AND THE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. WORSE YET, THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT GETS WORSE OVER TIME. THE POWER MUST BE TURNED ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES, OR THE SHIFTER MOVED FROM PARK TO LOW A SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE SHIFTER TO ENGAGE IN "PARK". AS THE PROBLEM GET WORSE OVER TIME IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW IF THE CAR OFF AT ALL. THE PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE DEALER INSISTED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. A YEAR LATER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED, AND AT THAT POINT THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM (APPARENTLY BECAUSE BY THEN THE FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM AND THE FIX). NOW, A YEAR LATER, THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED. BECAUSE I AM NO LONGER IN THE WARRANTY PERIOD I'LL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THIS ISSUE IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS MANY 2016 AND 2017 VOLTS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. IT IS QUITE DANGEROUS TO NOT BE ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND NOT KNOW IF IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO DO SO. MINE BECAME SO BAD ONE TIME THAT I CALLED A TOW SERVICE, BUT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE CAR. CHEVY IS CLEARLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT'S APPALLING THAT VOLT OWNERS ARE

MY 2017 CHEVY VOLT GIVES ME 'SERVICE AIRBAG' WARNING ALL THE TIME. AND THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE CAR HAS NEVER MET WITH ANY ACCIDENTS OR SPILLS. SO THERE IS NO REASON FOR CUSTOMER DAMAGE. I SEE THAT THE SAME ISSUE WAS BEEN RAISED BY MANY UNDER PE19013. SO I WOULD WANT GM TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECT RATHER THAN SAYING IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER W

THE SOFTWARE CONTROLLING THE REAR CAMERA, NAVIGATION AND MAIN BATTERY FAILED. THE SYSTEMS BECAME UNUSABLE (THE SCREEN BECAME BLACKED OUT SO THE REAR CAMERA ETC COULD NOT BE USED). ONCE THE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED IT WORKS FINE. CHEVY CHARGED US FOR THE COST OF THIS EVEN THOUGH WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM FOUND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE

I PURCHASED MY USED 17 CHEVY VOLT 2 MONTHS AGO. SUDDENLY MY CAR STARTED HAVING INTERMEDIATE ISSUES OF SHOWING "SHIFT TO PARK" WHEN THE VEHICLE IS CLEARLY IN PARK MODE. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE SHUT OFF. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT GM BUT THEY CLAIM THERE ARE NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETINS FOR MY VIN/VEHICLE. THERE ARE COUNTLESS ONLINE COMPLAINTS FROM 17 VOLT OWNERS SHOWING THE SAME ISSUE (THIS IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH OTHER GM MODELS & I AM ALSO SEEING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE). GM IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS DEFECT & HAS ONLY ISSUED SERVICE BULLETINS ON SOME VIN # - WHILE THEY SHOULD HAVE CAUSE - BASED ON NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS - THAT THIS IMPACT IS OCCURRING WITH THE MAJORITY OF 17 VOLTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN A 3,794 LBS VEHICLE CANNOT BE SHUT OFF. I AM ASKING THAT NHTSA ISSUE A RECALL IN REGARDS TO 2017 CHEVY VOLTS & THE "SHIT TO PARK" ISSUE. WHILE THIS IS AN INTERMEDIATE ISSUE AND SOME DAYS MY CAR SHUTS OF FINE WHILE OTHERS IT TAKES MOVING THE SHIFTER BACK BETWEEN GEARS IN ORDER FOR THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT TO RECOGNIZE IT'S PARKED - I WILL TRY TO CONTACT MY LOCAL DEALER FOR HELP BUT I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO PUT GM & NHTSA ON NOTICE REGARDING THIS WELL KNOWN DEFECT THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED AND COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. GM SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WHICH IS WELL DOCUMENTED - BY PROVIDING A RECALL. PLEASE SEE THESE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR GM ON VARIOUS MODELS SHOWING "SHIFT TO PARK": HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NEWS/2

SHIFT TO PARK ERROR MESSAGE CONSISTENTLY APPEARING PREVENTING THE CAR FROM EFFECTIVELY TURNING OFF WHEN CAR IS SHIFTED TO PARK.

MY VOLT WAS T-BONED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR BY A RED LIGHT RUNNER. I HAD JUST STARTED TO ENTER INTO THE INTERSECTION A SECOND OR SO AFTER MY LIGHT TURNED GREEN, SO NOT GOING VERY FAST. THE OTHER CAR WAS GOING 25-35 MPH (APPROX.). THIS WAS ON A CITY STREET, BOTH ONE WAYS STREETS SO THAT DRIVER WAS ABLE TO BUILD UP SOME MOMENTUM. I WAS PUSHED INTO THE CAR TO MY LEFT (DRIVER'S SIDE). THE DAMAGE WAS ENOUGH TO TOTAL THE CAR. THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT DEPLOYED.

MY 2017 CHEVY VOLT HAS AN ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM . IT WILL ONLY WORK WHEN IT WANTS TO BUT WHAT MAKE IT SO DANGEROUS IS THAT IF YOU GET IT TO ENGAGE IT WILL RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING DISENGAGE ITSELF. IF YOU ARE USING THE 2017 VOLT IN THE LOW GEAR MODE AND THIS HAPPENS THE CAR WILL RAPIDLY DECELERATE WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAS ALMOST CAUSE THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME TO RUN INTO ME. I HAVE TRIED TO GET THIS FIXED SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT SEEMS NOBODY KNOWS WHAT TO DO WITH IT AND THEY WILL TRY BUT IT JUST GOES RIGHT BACK TO DOING IT AGAIN.

AFTER I SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND PRESS THE BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE CAR, A WARNING COMES UP AND SAYS "SHIFT TO PARK." I CANNOT TURN OFF THE CAR UNTIL THE MESSAGE CLEARS. THE MESSAGE IS CLEARED BY GIGGLING THE SHIFTER (ALREADY IN PARK) BACK AND FORTH. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I TURN OFF THE CAR NOW. AFTER A SHORT GOOGLE SEARCH, MANY OTHER 2017 OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO ISSUING A RECALL.

WHEN BUCKLING MY 5 YEAR OLD SON INTO HIS BOOSTER SEAT, THE REAR SEATBELT ALWAYS BECOMES WEDGED IN A CAVITY OF THE REAR SEAT. THIS ALSO OCCURS IF MY SON MOVES WHILE WE ARE IN TRANSIT. THIS CAUSES THE SEATBELT TO FAIL TO RETRACT PROPERLY AND THUS HE IS NOT PROPERLY SECURED. I AM AFRAID NOT ONLY FOR HIS SAFETY BECAUSE THE SEATBELT IS NOT SECURING HIS TORSO PROPERLY. ADDITIONALLY, FROM THIS OCCURRING FREQUENTLY, I AM AFRAID THAT WEAR ON THE SEATBELT (FRAY) WILL COMPROMISE THE SEATBELT MATERIAL CAUSING IT TO FAIL IF EVER IN A CRASH.

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. MESSAGE SAYING "SERVICE POWER STEERING" CAME UP, CAD ONLY HAS 28K MILES ON IT. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. DEALER SAYS I MUST REPLACE ENTIRE STEERING ASSEMBLY. MULTIPLE PEOPLE ONLINE HAVING MY SAME PROBLEM, ALL UNDER 30K MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LATCH FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HELD THE STEERING UP IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING COLUMN TO STAY IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE STEERING COLUMN AND CONFIRMED THAT THE LATCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (TITUS-WILL CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC 2425 CARRIAGE LOOP SW, OLYMPIA, WA 98502 (888) 528-3416) AND WAS INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 61,368.

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT TO PARK. WILL NOT ALLOW CAR TO SHUT OFF AS IT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE CAR IN PARK.

GETTING ALERT 'SHIFT TO PARK', THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF, HAVE TO JIGGLE THE SHIFTER TO GET IT TO RECOGNIZE ITS IN PARK

THE BATTERY CONTROL MODULE FAILED IN MY VOLT ON 12/22/2019. MY CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AS SUCH ON 12/23/19 AND I WAS SENT HOME WITH IT TO WAIT AS GM PARTS ARE ALLEGEDLY SEVERELY DELAYED DUE TO THE UNION STRIKES THAT OCCURRED MONTHS AGO. I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY SAFE TO DRIVE. WHILE ON MY WAY HOME, AND DRIVING AT 40MPH IN THE LEFT LANE OF A FOUR LANE SURFACE ROAD, I LOST ALL PROPULSION POWER AND RECEIVED A MESSAGE READING 'ACTION REQUIRED: SHIFT TO PARK' ON THE DIC ACCOMPANIED BY A WARNING CHIME. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO NOT BE REAR ENDED AS THE CAR DECELERATED VERY QUICKLY WITHOUT MUCH WARNING. THE CAR WAS CLEARLY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TOW TRUCK DID NOT RETRIEVE THE CAR UNTIL 12/30/19 AS THE DEALER FAILED TO RETURN MY CALLS ABOUT THIS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE CAR SAT IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL THEY RETRIEVED IT. I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED AS OF 1/7/2020.

RECEIVED A WARNING BY AUTOMATED E-MAIL FROM MY CAR THAT CHARGING WAS INTERRUPTED ON MY HYBRID ELECTRIC CAR WHILE CHARGING IN MY GARAGE. NORMAL WEATHER, ATTACHED GARAGE, 220V LEVEL 2 CHARGER. I THOUGHT AT FIRST THAT I MIGHT HAVE FORGOTTEN TO CHARGE IT AND DROVE TO WORK. NORMALLY, DYNAMIC BRAKING DOES NOT DO WELL UNTIL A FEW MILES FROM HOME. HOWEVER, WHEN I REACHED THE POINT THAT I SWITCH TO MORE ECOLOGICAL DYNAMIC BRAKING, IT WAS UNABLE TO DUMP THE CHARGE FROM BRAKING TO THE BATTERY. I CONTINUED DRIVING ON GAS AND DISPLAYS WERE UNSTABLE. LOSING DYNAMIC BRAKING IN AN ELECTRICAL VEHICLE IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE (FORMER AUTOMOTIVE RESIDENT ENGINEER AND FAILURE INVESTIGATOR). I DROVE THE CAR BACK HOME AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE. I READ ONLINE THAT IT CANNOT RECHARGE ITS 12V BATTERY SYSTEM IN THIS CONDITION AS WELL AS ITS MOTIVE BATTERY. I HAD TO JUMP THE CAR TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAD MY CAR FOR 10 DAYS AND REPLACED THE BATTERY ELECTRIC CONTROL MODULE (BECM) AND RECHARGED THE CAR AND SENT ME HOME. IT WAS OK FOR A FEW DAYS. I GOT THE SAME ERROR AGAIN ON SUNDAY 1/05AS AN E-MAIL FROM MY CAR WARNING THAT ITS CHARGING HAD DISCONTINUED INDICATING THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS OR HAS HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN A WEEK. I REQUEST THAT THE OMB INVESTIGATE FOR RECALL AND REPLACEMENT WITH BECM UPGRADED TO ALLOW CHARGING OF THE 12V BATTERY SYSTEM AS WELL AS INVESTIGATE FAILURE MODES FOR BECM AND REQUIRING THAT THEY BE ADDRESSED. FAILURE MODES, STATIONARY- 12V AND HIGH VOLTAGE

AFTER YOU POWER OFF MY CAR, I'LL GET AN ALERT ON MY DASHBOARD THAT SAYS, " ACTION REQUIRED SHIFT TO PARK" THE CAR WILL EFFECTIVELY NOT TURN OFF. I'LL BE UNABLE TO LOCK THE CAR AND THE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. WORSE YET, IT IS INTERMITTENT.

BECM FAILURE AT 32,000 MILES. CAR WOULD NOT CHARGE AND WOULD REPORT EV RANGE AS 0 WHEN IT IN FACT DID HAVE RANGE. THE CAR ALSO WOULD NOT MOVE/START RELIABLY LEAVING THE CHANGE OF BEING STRANDED SOMEWHERE BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY COMPUTER. THE DEALER TRIED TO FIX THE SOFTWARE ON THE BECM BUT IT ENDED UP BEING A FAILED BECM. IT SEEMS VERY COMMON FOR THIS TO FAIL FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE. THE DEALER FIXED THE ISSUE UNDER THE VOLTEC WARRANTY AND I HAVE NOT HAD AN ISSUE IN 4+ MONTHS. THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY A BAD BATCH OR ENGINEERING DEFECT ON THE STOCK BECM.

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE 25% OF THE TIME AND WILL DISENGAGE WITHOUT NOTICE. "ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WILL APPEAR IN DIC. HOWEVER, THIS CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD AS YOU NEVER KNOW IF THE CAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY SLOW DOWN. I HAVE FILED CASE # 9-5379585813 WITH CHEVROLET AND BEEN TO FOUR DEALERS AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY NO LONGER RETURN MY CALLS. I AM AFRAID TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAS ENGINE TURNED ON WHILE THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF BATTERY RANGE LEFT. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE DOWNHILL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE GEAR INTO DRIVE; HOWEVER, THE GEAR SHIFTER DID NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. INSTEAD, THE GEAR SHIFTER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ALLEN GWYNN CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 1400 S BRAND BLVD, GLENDALE, CA 91205, 818-528-8597) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND OPENED A CASE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,066.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET VOLT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PEARL MOTOR COMPANY (3100 S CLARK ST, MEXICO, MO 65265, (573) 567-4254) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE KEY FOBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE KEY FOBS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. *BF CONSUMER STATED RELAY WAS FINALLY REPLACED AND PROBLEM SOLVED.*JB

WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, WITH THE SHIFT SET TO "P", I GET A MESSAGE THAT APPEARS, "ACTION REQUIRED SHIFT TO PARK", AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES, SOMETIMES ROUGHLY 6-7 TIMES AND SOMETIMES I WOULD HAVE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN D, N, R, ETC. I HAD MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (VAN GMC/CHEVROLET) AND THEY REPLACED THE SHIFTER HARNESS WHICH WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. MY VOLT IS CONTINUING TO FLASH THE 'ACTION REQUIRED/SHIFT TO PARK' MESSAGE AND HESITATES TO TURN OFF AND THEN POWERS DOWN.

AFTER DIAGNOSING AN AUDIBLE TICK/CLICK SOUND THAT OCCURS WHETHER THE CAR IS POWERED ON OR OFF BUT STOPS MOMENTARILY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED, I WAS TOLD THE ELECTRIC BRAKE BOOSTER IS BAD AND MUST BE REPLACED. BUT GM HAS NO PARTS AVAILABLE. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE CAR AND IF THE PART FAILS COMPLETELY, I WILL HAVE NO BRAKES AT ALL. IT HAS BEEN OVER 3 WEEKS AND THERE IS NO ETA ON PARTS.

SHIFT-TO-PARK ALERT AFTER YOU POWER DOWN CAR. EFFECTLVELY, THE CAR WON'T TURN OFF. BROUGHT TO GM IN 2018 AND THEY REPLACED THE SHIFTER. 18 MONTHS LATER, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. APPEARS TO BE A CHRONIC DEFECT IN THE 2ND GEN VOLT.

I OPENED MY REAR LIFT GATE TO PUT AWAY MY CAR CHARGER AND IT SLAMMED CLOSED ON IT'S OWN. FOR SOME REASON THE REAR LIFT GATE WOULD NOT STAY OPEN UNLESS I HOLD IT UP. I THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU EXPECT WHEN YOU LIFT THE LIFT GATE IT STAYS OPEN ON IT'S OWN. EVERYONE SHOULD BE CAREFUL.

THE SHIFTER SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO BE TURNED OFF.

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY SURFACE STREET THE VEHICLE LOST ALL PROPULSION AND STALLED. STEERING LOCKED UP, WAS DISABLED, AND ELECTRIC POWER STOPPED. THE WARNING LIGHT READ "ACTION REQUIRED - SHIFT TO PARK'. THIS STALL IS IMMEDIATE AND HIGHLY DANGEROUS. I WAS ABLE TO GLIDE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING IN OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE ORANGE ENGINE SYMBOL WAS ILLUMINATED. ALL SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN ON THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALERSHIP BUT WE WERE UNABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE OR SHIFT IT IN NEUTRAL. THE CAR START BUTTON WOULD NOT TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED RUNNING AND THE BATTERY DISABLED AT THE DEALERSHIP.

MY VOLT HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF PROPULSION AND WARNING "ACTION REQUIRED - SHIFT TO PARK" AND WAS IN SERVICE AT MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR 41 DAYS TO SOLVE THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME IT WOULD NO LONGER CHARGE TO 53 MILES ELECTRIC. ON MY LEVEL 1 CHARGER IT HAS CHARGED TO 52 OR 53 MILES SINCE THE FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP ON 1/24/17. THE VEHICLE WILL CHANGE TO 36 - 40 MILES NOW WHICH IS GREATER THAN A 30% LOSS OF ELECTRIC CHARGE. I AM NOT REFERRING TO DRIVING RANGE WHICH VARIES WITH CONDITIONS. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF 53 DAYS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED ON THE LAST SERVICE VISIT WHERE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL WERE REPLACED. I AM NOW IN ARBITRATION WITH GM UNDER THE CALIFORNIA LEMON LAW AND THE BBB. I AM REQUESTING A BUYBACK OF THE VEHICLE FOR IMPAIRMENT OF USE, VALUE, AND SAFETY.

WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF PROPULSION AND THE WARNING DISPLAYED "PROPULSION POWER REDUCED".THIS LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE SWITCHED FROM ELECTRIC TO GAS POWER. I HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE SWITCHING FROM ELECTRIC TO GAS REGULARLY AND IT SPUTTERS AND BUCKS. AFTER A FEW MILES THE SPUTTERING AND ROUGH CHANGE TO GAS WILL DISSIPATE. ON THIS OCCASION THE POWER LOSS WAS SIGNIFICANT AND DANGEROUS. I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE POWER OR PROPULSION TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO DIVERT TO CITY STREETS AND GET HOME AT SPEEDS UNDER 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND OUT OF SERVICE FOR 18 DAYS WITH APPROXIMATELY 250 MILES OF ROAD TESTING WHILE IN SERVICE. I NO LONGER BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE TO BE SAFE OR RELIABLE AND AM ENGAGED IN ARBITRATION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA LEMON LAW AND THE BBB.

THE "SHIFT TO PARK" MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND ALREADY IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF IF IT BELIEVES IT TO BE IN ANY OTHER GEAR OTHER THAN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THE SHIFTER CONTROL AND TRANSMISSION CONTROLS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF SERVICE FOR 18 DAYS AND ROAD TESTED FOR OVER 250 MILES BY THE TECHNICIANS. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE. I AM IN ARBITRATION WITH GM UNDER THE CALIFORNIA LEMON LAW AND AM REQUESTING A VEHICLE BUYBACK.

ON MY 2ND DAY OF OWNERSHIP WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 50 MILES ON IT THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 5 (4 LANE HIGHWAY) THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND LOST ALL PROPULSION AND FORWARD POWER. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST CHANGED FROM ELECTRIC POWER TO GAS POWER. THE WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED WAS "ACTION REQUIRED - SHIFT TO PARK". THE ORANGE ENGINE SYMBOL WAS DISPLAYED. THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, ALL DISPLAYS AND CONTROLS WERE TURNED OFF. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MOVE FROM THE 2ND TO FAR RIGHT LANE OF 4 AND GET JUST OFF THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS JUST ENOUGH SPACE TO GLIDE THE VEHICLE TO A STOP OFF THE HIGHWAY. HOWEVER, THE I5 IS THE PRIMARY TRUCKING ROUTE AND IN THIS UPHILL LOCATION ALL SEMI TRUCKS ARE REQUIRED TO DRIVE IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE. MY VEHICLE WAS SWAYED CONTINUOUSLY BY THE LARGE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES FOR OVER 2 HOURS. A CHP STAYED WITH ME WITH FLASHING LIGHTS TO ATTEMPT TO MOVE VEHICLES TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AFTER 9 HOURS. HOWEVER, I AM NOW IN ARBITRATION WITH GM OVER THE SAME ISSUE "ACTION REQUIRED - SHIFT TO PARK" WITH THE 2ND VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR 95 DAYS OVER AN 8 MONTH PERIOD AND I AM SEEKING A VEHICLE BUYBACK UNDER THE CALIFORNIA LEMON LAW WITH THE BBB FOR IMPAIRMENT OF VALUE, USE, AND SAFELY.

THE BATTERY ENERGY CONTROL MODULE FAILED AT ~34K MILES. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND PREVENTED THE CAR FROM USING THE BATTERIES FOR DRIVING. THE FAILURE MADE THE CAR UNUSABLE.

THE SENSING DIAGNOSTIC MODULE FAILED AT ~38K MILES CAUSING THE AIRBAGS TO STOP WORKING. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.

FAULTY FRONT PROXIMITY SENSOR OR CAMERA RESULTING IN FALSE POSITIVES OF OBJECT IN FRONT OF THE CAR. FALSE WARNING LIGHTS AND WARNING SOUNDS AS IF AN OBJECT IS IN FRONT OF THE CAR WHEN NO OBJECT IS IN SIGHT. USUALLY DURING THE RAIN BUT OCCASIONALLY NOT. OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING LESS THAN 6MPH. HAPPENS AROUND 75% OF THE TIME DURING THE RAIN AND ABOUT 5% OF THE TIME DURING DRY WEATHER.

WHEN I ATTEMPT TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, WITH THE SHIFT SET TO "P", I GET A MESSAGE THAT APPEARS, "ACTION REQUIRED SHIFT TO PARK", AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF.

THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT WITHOUT FIXING THIS THE VEHICLE MAY NOT TURN OFF. SINCE IT IS A HYBRID IT MAY THEN TURN ON SILENTLY GENERATING CARBON MONOXIDE. RECENTLY WHEN I STOP AND TURN OFF THE CAR VIA THE DASH PUSH BUTTON SOMETIMES(BUT NOT ALWAYS) THE CONSOLE SAYS "ACTION REQUIRED. SHIFT INTO PARK" EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS ALREADY IN PARK. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY, AND DOES NOT SEEM TO BE RELATED TO WHETHER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN IN PARK, OR HOW VIGOROUSLY THE LEVER WAS SHIFTED TO PARK. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THE PART AND REPAIR ARE NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY, OR WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. SINCE I AM AWARE OF MULTIPLE DEATHS RELATED TO INABILITY TO TURN OFF A CAR LEADING TO CARBON MONOXIDE GENERATION, I AM CONCERNED EVEN THOUGH THE MANIFESTATION I HAVE SEEN IS A SPURIOUS WARNING RATHER THAN A FAILURE TO TURN OFF THE CAR. POTENTIALLY THE DEALERSHIP IS WRONG. I CANNOT OTHERWISE OBTAIN ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, ITS SOLUTION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.

2017 CHEVY VOLT PREMIUM WITH 45,500 MILES WITH FULL ELECTRICAL CHARGE AND 3/4 TANK OF GAS. ON FRIDAY, 08/09/2019 I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY IN A,M, HOURS. VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO REVERSE. MESSAGE WAIT TO SHIFT HAD CLEARED FROM INSTRUMENT DISPLAY. AFTER SHIFTING AND NO RESPONSE IN PROPULSION, DISPLAY SHOWED "SHIFT TO PARK AND DEPRESS BRAKE" AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO REPEATS THE PROCESS. TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-STARTING I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. NO OTHER PROBLEMS DISPLAYED OR ENCOUNTER DURING REMAINED OF MORNING. VEHICLE STARTED AND SHIFTED AS EXPECTED. IN THE AFTERNOON MY WIFE ENCOUNTER THE SAME PROBLEM AND COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR NOR SHUT IT OFF TO ATTEMPT TO RESTART. AFTER 30 MINUTES AND MULTIPLE CELL PHONE CALLS AND MY SEARCHING THE INTERNET SHE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND DRIVE CORRECTLY AS DISPLAYED IN THE STICK SHIFT. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AT THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR EARLIEST APPOINT A WEEK AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND PREPARED FOR THE HOOK IN THE DRIVEWAY. ON MONDAY 08/12/2019 I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP RATHER THAN WAIT TO FOR MORE UNEXPECTED PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE HAVING IT TOWED ON FRIDAY 08/16/2019. DEALERSHIP. ON TUESDAY, 08/20/2019 DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED ME THEY HAD DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM RELATED TO THE EXHAUST EMISSIONS MODULE AND THAT EFFECTED THE SHIFTING PROBLEM. THEY REPLAC

WHEN I ATTEMPT TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, WITH THE SHIFT LEVER SET TO "P", I GET A MESSAGE THAT APPEARS, "ACTION REQUIRED SHIFT TO PARK", AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF.

WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I ACCELERATED TO PASS A VEHICLE, BUT THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY INSTEAD. A WARNING ABOUT REDUCED POWER SHOWED ON THE DASH. WE BARELY MADE IT TO AN EXIT AND A GAS STATION, AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART, WITH ANOTHER WARNING OF "SERVICE HIGH VOLTAGE CHARGING SYSTEM". WE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER.. IF WE HAD BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN WE WENT TO PASS THE OTHER VEHICLE, WE COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED - ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK AND IT WOULD HAVE IT IT HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC OR PARKING GARAGE OR ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE MANEUVER. THE CAR IS 3 YRS AND 3 MONTHS OLD WITH APPROX 28,000 EASY MILES- THE FIRST 2017 IN SPOKANE DELIVERED IN 2016 (YES, A 2017 BUILT IN EARLY 2016). THE LT VERSION. HAPPENED AFTER TYPICAL CITY DRIVE ON ALL ELECTRIC IN MODEST TEMPERATURES AND CLEAR WEATHER AND RUNNING ON ELECTRIC. MY WIFE WAS TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND IT FELT LIKE THE STEERING LOCKED BUT I BELIEVE IT JUST TURNED VERY HARD AT LOW SPEED WITH NO POWER ASSIST. NO WARNING. AFTER THIS OCCURRED SHE POWERED DOWN AND POWERED BACK ON THE CAR AND THERE WAS A MESSAGE SAYING "POWER STEERING IS WORKING, DRIVE CAREFULLY" SO CAME IN AND TOLD ME BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WORKING. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, IT RECOVERED IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND WORKED LIKE NORMAL FOR A FEW DAYS NOW. SHE DOES NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE VOLT NOW. FTI ANOTHER SAME MODEL VOLT LT DELIVERED TO LOCAL DEALER IN THE SAME BATCH OF VOLTS, THE THIRD VOLT DELIVERED TO SAME LOCAL DEALER, HAD MANY MANY MORE ISSUES WITH POWER STEERING. I LOVE MY VOLT, AN OTHERWISE GREAT SAFE AND WELL HANDLING CAR.

WHEN I ATTEMPT TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, WITH THE SHIFT SET TO "P", I GET A MESSAGE THAT APPEARS, "ACTION REQUIRED SHIFT TO PARK", AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF.

I HAVE HAD 3 BLOWOUT AND ONE MORE TIRE THAT HAS HAD SIDE WALL DAMAGE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS 29,289 MILES ON IT. THE 1ST BLOW OUT WAS AT JUST OVER 7,000 MILES. AFTER THE 2ND BLOW OUT ON THE ORIGINAL TIRES AND BEING STRANDED WITHOUT A SPARE TIRE. WHICH MAKES ME WAIT HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK. I PURCHASE BRIDGESTONE DRIVE GUARD RUN FLAT TIRES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 MORE OF THESE ONE WAS A BLOW OUT AND THE OTHER WAS SIDE WALL DAMAGE IT WAS FOUND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS GETTING A PUNCTURE FLAT FIX. I THOUGHT THE STIFFER SIDEWALL OF THE RUN FLAT TIRE WOULD HELP BUT IT HAS NOT. I BELIEVE THAT THE 3,500 LBS WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE COMBINED WITH 17 RIMS AND 50 SERIES LOW PROFILE TIRES IS CAUSING THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRES TO BE CUT BY THE METAL RIM WHEN CHUCK HOLES ARE HIT. I'VE BEEN DRIVE 42 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A CHUCK HOLE CUT A TIRE LET ALONE 4 TIRES IN 22,000 MILES. THESE DAMAGED SIDE WALLS HAVE ALL BEEN ON CITY STREETS IN NORTH EASTERN OHIO AKRON, AND CLEVELAND AREA. THE SAME STREETS I'VE DRIVEN CARS ON FOR THE PAST 29 YEARS WITHOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS CAR IS BASICALLY A CHEVY CRUZ WITH 700LBS MORE WEIGHT DUE TO THE BATTERIES. THE CRUZ HAS 15 IN WHEELS, 16 IN WHEELS. AND 17 IN WHEELS. I BELIEVE THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT 700 LBS COMBINED WITH THE SHORT 205/50/17 SIDE WALL TIRE .. THE CRUZ'S USES 215/50/17 TIRES IS THE CAUSE OF ALL THESE TIRE FAILURES. I DO NOT HAVE THE TIRE INVOICES WITH ME NOW TO VALIDATE THESE CLAIMS BUT I CAN PROVIDE THEM AT A LATER DATE. SHOULD YOU REQUIR

TAKATA RECALL CHEVY VOLT'S DEFECTIVE HM1 MODULE AND FAILED NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER 2 YEARS ON 2017 VOLT NOT COVERED BY OWNERS WARRANTY 3 YRS OR 36 K MILES. VEHICLE WARRANTY EXPIRED WITH 42 K MILES. REPLACEMENT COAT IS $600+ AND INSTALLATION COST $660. TOTAL $1,260. SAFETY ISSUES AS THIS IS THE MAIN MODULE TO CONTROL ALL OTHER MODULES AS BACK UP CAMERA, GPS, ELECTRICAL SETTINGS AND ELECTRICAL CHARGING SETTINGS AS RATE CAN NOT BE VIEWED AS INFO SCREEN IS TOTALLY BLANK. IN ADDITION ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS TO OTHER ITEMS DISPLAYED ARE BLANK ON SCREEN. REPLACEMENT MODULE IS BACK ORDERED.

THE TROUBLE BEGAN ON MARCH 16TH, I CAME TO A STOP AT A LIGHT, READY TO TAKE A U TURN.DRIVING IN EV MODE. ALL LIGHTS IN THE CONSOLE TURNED ON AND I GOT THREE ERRORS "INFORMATION : PROPULSION POWER IS REDUCED" "SERVICE : STABILITRAK" "SERVICE : POWER STEERING. DRIVE WITH CARE" THE POWER STEERING GAVE UP.RESTARTED THE CAR AFTER 5MINS, EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. ON MARCH 24TH, ON A HIGHWAY , IN HOLD MODE. AFTER A FEW MILES IN, I GOT AN ERROR "ACTION REQUIRED: ENGINE OVERHEATING REDUCE SPEED" TOOK THE NEXT EXIT OUT AND SAW THAT THE COOLANT TANK IS EMPTY. TURNED ON EV MODE , DROVE BACK HOME. ON MARCH 25TH MORNING, TOOK THE CAR IN TO SERVICE CENTER (DRIVE-IN). THEY IDENTIFIED A VALVE LEAKING IN THE COOLANT LOOP. REPLACED THE PART. MULTI-POINT INSPECTION DONE. 2 PENDING RECALLS DONE. GOT THE CAR BACK ON 26TH. ON MARCH 28TH, AT A LIGHT, ABOUT TAKE A LEFT TURN, DRIVING IN EV MODE. AGAIN, ALL LIGHTS IN THE CONSOLE TURNED ON AND I GOT THE SAME 3 ERRORS.I TOOK IT HOME. ON MARCH 29TH MORNING, TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE SERVICE CENTER AGAIN. THEY FOUND ANOTHER LEAK IN THE COOLANT, A HOSE THIS TIME AND REPLACED IT. THEY FOUND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AXLE IS SPILLING GEESE AND REPLACED IT. GOT THE CAR BACK ON APRIL 3RD. ON APRIL 4TH EVENING, THE CAR GAVE ME A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AGAIN. GOT AN APPOINTMENT FOR 5TH MORNING, THE LIGHT WAS OFF ON THE MORNING. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE ADVISER AND HE MENTIONED THAT WE CAN READ THE CODES BUT WONT BE OF MUCH HELP IF THE LIGHTS ARE OFF AND BRING IT BACK IN IF THE LI