2018 Chevrolet Volt complaints

VEHICLE GIVES A "SHIFT TO PARK" MESSAGE WHEN IT IS ALREADY IN PARK AND I AM ATTEMPTING TO TURN IT OFF. I HAVE TO SHIFT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE AND THEN SHIFT IT BACK TO PARK MANY TIMES BEFORE IT ALLOWS ME TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE "SHIFTER IN-LINE WIRE HARNESS JUMPER", AS INDICATED ON MY INVOICE. TWO DAYS LATER, I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN.

"SHIFT TO PARK" DISPLAYS ON THE SCREEN EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS ALREADY IN PARK. ELECTRIC MOTOR WILL NOT SHUT OFF. AND NOW THE SHIFTER DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE THERE IS NO POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE I WAS PARKING THE CAR. *TR

WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED TO PARK AND TURNED OFF, A "SHIFT TO PARK" MESSAGE APPEARS. THE CARE HAS TO BE RESTARTED, SHIFTED OUT OF PARK, AND BACK TO PARK AGAIN IN ORDER TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THE PROBLEM IS CURRENTLY SPORADIC.ABOUT 8 OCCURRENCES SINCE EARLY JUNE, 2020.

"SHIFT TO PARK" ERROR DISPLAYS AFTER SHIFTING THE CAR INTO PARK. WHEN THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS, I AM UNABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN I TRY TO TURN THE CAR OFF, IT SAYS I MUST SHIFT TO PARK, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS ALREADY IN PARK. AS A RESULT, I CAN'T TURN THE CAR OFF AND I CAN'T LEAVE IT BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO LOCK THE DOORS WHEN IN THIS STATE. *TR

AFTER SHIFTING TO PARK AND PUSHING THE POWER BUTTON TO TURN THE CAR OFF, I GET THE MESSAGE "SHIFT TO PARK.", AND THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF. IT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THE CAR IS IN PARK. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. THE CHEVY DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM IN OCTOBER OF 2019 AND IT WORKED UNTIL RECENTLY. *TR

"SHIFT TO PARK" WARNING ALERT ISSUED WHEN SHIFTER IS ALREADY IN PARK. THIS ISSUE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AT LEAST 3X A DAY. WIGGLING AND/OR RESHIFTING TO PARK SOMETIMES RESOLVES THE ISSUE. MORE EFFORT AND TIME TO "PLAY" WITH THE SHIFTER IS REQUIRED IN THE LAST MONTH TO MAKE THE WARNING GO AWAY. ONLINE RESEARCH RESULTED IN MULTIPLE REPORTS INCLUDING VIDEOS ON THE ISSUE WITH THE SHIFTER ASSY. THIS ISSUE STARTED OCCURRING WHEN THE CAR WAS 1.5YEARS OLD. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE SYSTEMIC WITH OTHER SIMILAR GM MODELS. PLEASE CONSIDER ISSUING RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF CAR AFTER DRIVING AND AFTER SHIFTING THE CAR INTO PARK, A MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE SCREEN TO SHIFT THE CAR TO PARK. EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS ALREADY IN PARK THE MESSAGE REMAINS, AND THE CAR WON'T TURN OFF, OR WILL ONLY TURN OFF AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS AT SHIFTING THE CAR OUT OF AND BACK INTO PARK.

CAR SENDS NOTIFICATION TO "SHIFT TO PARK" WHEN SHIFTER IS IN THE PARK POSITION AND GEAR SELECTION INDICATOR DISPLAY INDICATES "P". CAR WILL NOT SHUT DOWN UNTIL SHIFT TO PARK CONDITION HAS BEEN SATISFIED BY FINESSING THE SHIFTER. THIS IS AN ISSUE OF SAFETY BECAUSE THE CAR CANNOT BE TURNED OFF.

I AM HAVING THE SHIFT TO PARK ISSUE. THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OFF ALTHOUGH THE CAR IS IN PARK. THIS ISSUE IS WELL KNOWN TO USERS AND TO DEALERS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL

WHEN I SHUT DOWN POWER IN PARK ON MY 2018 CHEVY VOLT (THE CAR IS STATIONARY) THE CAR WILL NOT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS "SHIFT TO PARK". ESSENTIALLY, THE CAR IS NOT RECOGNIZING THAT THE CAR IS ALREADY IN PARK. I CAN NOT WALK AWAY FRO MY CAR BECAUSE IT REMAINS ON. IT TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS UNTIL IT ULTIMATELY WILL SHUT OFF. THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON ISSUE AS REPORTED BY OTHER CHEVY OWNERS.

AFTER FULLY CHARGED MY CAR, I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE AND INTO AN AVAILABLE PARKING STALL AT WORK ON FRIDAY JANUARY 24TH 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:50PM. I LET MY CAR CRUISE INTO THE STALL WHILE MY FOOT IS COVERING THE BRAKES. HALFWAY INTO THE PARKING STALL, THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT DID NOT HELP. IT STOPPED ONLY WHEN IT JUMPED THE FRONT CONCRETE STALL WITH 2 FRONT WHEELS AND HIT THE TREES THEN ROLLED BACK. I THEN IMMEDIATELY SHIFT THE GEAR TO PARK. THE DAY WAS SUNNY AND ROAD CONDITION WAS DRY. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT IT HIT THE TREES AND NOT OTHER CARS IF I WERE TO TAKE THIS OUT ON THE ROAD. THE ATTACHED PICTURES SHOWS TIRE MARKS AS I AM TRYING TO BRAKE AND THE TIRE WEARS.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO POWER OFF VEHICLE AFTER SHIFTING TO PARK, AN ERROR MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON CONSOLE, "SHIFT TO PARK", AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT POWER OFF. VEHICLE IS IN PARK WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURS, BUT REQUIRES SHIFTING OUT OF PARK, POSSIBLY MULTIPLE TIMES, TO ALLOW VEHICLE TO POWER OFF. ISSUE OCCURS DURING EACH USE OF VEHICLE.

SHIFT TO PARK ISSUE. WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK THE CAR STILL REPORTS SHIFT TO PARK WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN IT OFF.

ANDROID AUTO IS LESS SAFE THAN USING A PHONE ON THE DASH. IT IS VERY BUGGY, ALWAYS LAGGY. TODAY IT WAS UNRESPONSIVE FOR AN ENTIRE HOUR. EVEN AFTER REBOOTING THE PHONE AND THE CAR WHILE TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED IT WOULD NOT COME BACK. WHEN IT DOES WORK IT IS SO SLOW IT IS A DISTRACTION. THE VOICE COMMANDS AS COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE. THEY ONLY WORK HALF THE TIME AT BEST. THIS FORCES YOU TO TOUCH THE SCREEN AND TRY THOSE COMMANDS WHICH ARE ALSO UNRELIABLE. THE UPDATE IN AUGUST OF 2019 DID NOT MAKE ANYTHING BETTER. PLEASE DO NOT TRUST ANYONE'S LIVES TO A GOOGLE AUTOMATED CAR UNTIL THEY CAN GET SUCH A SIMPLE PIECE OF SOFTWARE AS ANDROID AUTO TO FUNCTION AT AN AUTOMOTIVE LEVEL OF RELIABILITY AND SAFETY. THIS INCLUDES NOT LETTING THE CARS ON THE ROADS TO ENDANGER OTHER PEOPLE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR IS STATIONARY, ON CITY STREETS OR THE HIGHWAY.

CHEVROLET SERVICE CASE [XXX] 5/20/19 FOR SAME ISSUE DESCRIBED BELOW SERVICE AT VICTOR CHEVROLET VICTOR CHEVROLET REPLACED BRAKE CALIPERS PROBLEM WAS MINIMIZED FOR A SHORT TIME. 8/27/19 -- BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO VICTOR CHEVROLET FOR THE SECOND TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM * CLUNK IN REAR OF CAR AS IT STOPS. PREVIOUSLY, THE PROBLEM STARTED SMALL AND GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH TIME. THE CLUNK MOVES THE CAR SLIGHTLY FORWARD; IT MOVES MORE AS THE PROBLEM WORSENS. * CAR HAS 6700 MILES NOW. IT HAD ABOUT 4500 MILES LAST TIME (VICTOR CHEVY CAN CONFIRM OR CORRECT) 8/30/19 -- CALLED VICTOR CHEVROLET SERVICE. NIKKI TOLD ME THAT THEY TESTED ANOTHER VOLT AND IT HAS THE SAME ISSUE, SO THIS ISN'T A PROBLEM. I SAID IT BECOMES PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, AND NEEDS BE FIXED, AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AT THE VERY LEAST, I OUGHT NEVER TO HAVE TO PAY FOR FIXING THE ISSUE OR RELATED PROBLEMS REGARDLESS OF THE STATUS OF MY WARRANTY. NIKKI SAID I NEED TO CALL AND TALK TO SERVICE MANAGER (GARY). I SAID HE NEEDS TO RESEARCH AND GIVE ME MORE INFORMATION; I WILL CALL CHEVY MEANWHILE AND CONSULT WITH THEM. 8/30/19 -- CALLED CHEVY (C/S) 800 888 1020 -- JULIAN WILL ESCALATE TO SENIOR ADVISOR TEAM. THEY SAY TWO BUSINESS DAYS. THAT MEANS WEDNESDAY. TODAY IS FRIDAY. CASE NUMBER [XXX] GOALS: 1) KEEP COMMUNICATION IN WRITING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE SO NO MISUNDERSTANDINGS 2) FIX THE ISSUE. SOUNDS LIKE MAYBE THERE IS A RECALL NEEDED IF MANY VOLTS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PERHAPS CHEVY CORPORATE CAN RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND MINI

CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF AFTER BEING PUT IN PARK AND POWER BUTTON PUSHED TO OFF. THE DISPLAYS READS "PUT CAR IN PARK TO TURN OFF", BUT THE CAR IS ALREADY IN PARK. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER SAID THE GEAR ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD VIOLENTLY, SLOWED DOWN TO 45 MPH, AND THEN STALLED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY POWERED OFF THE ENGINE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BY THE POLICE AND TOWED TO MAHER CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 2901 34TH ST N, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33713). THE DEALER FOUND SEVERAL FAILURE CODES AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PUMP OUTLET SEAL, INTERNAL FILTER, AND SPACER PLATE WERE ALL REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5251855943. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,125.

CAR IS CONSISTENTLY MAKING A BURNING SMELL AND THE DEALER IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. I WENT THERE 2000 MILES AGO, THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A BREAK IN SMELL. THE SMELL IS STILL THERE AND ONCE AGAIN THEY ARE CALLING IT A BREAK IN SMELL. I MEAN THE CAR HAS 8400 MILES. HOW LONG DOES IT HAVE TO BREAK IN FOR? NHTSA, PLEASE STEP IN AND HELP US. GM IS CREATING THIS POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD AND THEIR FRANCHISES ARE NOT HELPING.

WHEN MY GAS ENGINE IS WARMED UP AND UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE, THERE WOULD BE THIS BURNT PLASTIC SMELL COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING LIKE THIS FOR THE PAST 3000 MILES OR SO. IT'S A CLEAR BURNT PLASTIC SMELL FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND IT IS ALWAYS AFTER THE ENGINE IS COMPLETELY WARMED UP. I USE MY GAS ENGINE ALL THE TIME. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS IT IS NORMAL FOR HYBRID TO BURN STUFF OFF AS IT ISN'T RUN ALL THE TIME, BUT THE CAR HAS 6700 MILES. IT'S A STRETCH TO BLAME IT ON BREAK IN OIL. SOME OF THE SMELL GETS INTO THE CABIN WHEN I AM STOPPED, BUT IT IS VERY STRONG WHEN I GET OUT THE CAR AND WALK BY. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW.

GEN 2 VOLT HAS A PADDLE ON THE STEERING COLUMN THAT BRAKES THE VEHICLE AND ADDS SOME CHARGE TO THE MAIN BATTERY. (PART OF THR REGEN SYSTEM) SINCE IT BRAKES THE VEHICLE I BELIEVE THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS SHOULD ILLUMINATE , THEY DON'T . IN THE OWNERS IT STATES THAT THE "BRAKE LIGHTS MAY COME ON"... MAY???..... I HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 DAYS. THE BCM WAS CHANGED AND THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO FIX THE ISSUE, IT DID NOT. I AND OTHER VOLT FORM MEMBERS FEEL THIS AN UNSAFE CONDITION. 17/2018

CHEVROLET VOLT CANNOT BE DRIVEN IN DEEP SNOW. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN IN SNOW AT A SPEED OF ONE MILE PER HOUR COVERING 6 MILES IN 6 HOURS AFTER FIRST SNOW IN NYC NOV 15, 2018. THE PROTECTIVE UNDER CARRIAGE PANEL THAT COVERS THE ELECTRICAL AND TUBING BECOMES BRITTLE AND BREAKS AWAY WHEN IMPACTED.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AROUND 60 MPH, THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT CAME ON AND A MESSAGE SAYING 'SHIFT TO PARK' APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE DRIVER SHIFTED TO PARK AND WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL DOWN TO DRIVE AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE CARS WERE APPROACHING FROM BEHIND WITH HIGH SPEED. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO PRESS THE VEHICLE 'START' BUTTON, WE FINALLY WERE ABLE TO PULL DOWN TO NEUTRAL AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. ERROR MESSAGE ON DASH AS WELL. VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND NOT POSSIBLE TO MAKE A QUICK AVOIDANCE. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP FOUND DTC ERROR CODE BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE POWER STEERING LOSS. DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPLACE OR FIX ANYTHING AS OF NOW.

I RAN INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME DURING NORMAL TRAFFIC ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, TWO MONTHS TO THE DAY OF PICKING UP MY 2018 VOLT. THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME MAY HAVE STOPPED QUICKLY, BUT IT WAS NOT A STOP THE VOLT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HANDLE. I WAS ON A STREET IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD I DRIVE EVERY DAY IN TRAFFIC. I HAD MENTIONED TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT THE VOLT'S BRAKES JUST DID NOT FEEL ON PAR WITH THE REST OF THE CAR AND WOULD BE THE ONLY ASPECT OF THIS EV EXPERIENCE I FOUND LACKING. I HAVE THE DATED TEXT MESSAGES TO PROVE THIS. NOW I HAVE A VOLT AT THE BODY SHOP FOR THE 5TH WEEK (LACKING AN AC LINE FOR REASSEMBLY), AN OVER 55% INCREASE IN MY INSURANCE PREMIUMS (PER THE RENEWAL NOTICE I JUST RECEIVED) AND WHAT REALLY HASN'T BEEN A GOOD EXPERIENCE. WHILE I'M WAITING FOR THE RETURN OF MY VOLT I HAVE RECEIVED THE IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL INDICATING THE BRAKING PERFORMANCE MAY BE REDUCED. IF THE CAR HAD BEEN ABLE TO STOP TWO FEET SHORTER I'D HAVE AN UNDAMAGED THREE MONTH OLD VOLT AND MY INSURANCE STANDINGS UNTARNISHED. THAT TWO FEET ENDED UP COSTING OVER $17,500 TO THE CAR. TURNS OUT VOLTS ARE ALSO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. I'M A 55 YEAR OLD MALE, NO WILD KID. STILL STUNS ME THAT IN 2018 GM CAN'T GET BRAKES RIGHT...THE MOST IMPORTANT OF SAFETY SYSTEMS.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND SUDDENLY CAR DISPLAYED WARNING ON DASH BOARD TO SHIFT THE CAR IN PARK POSITION. CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER FROM ENGINE. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER CAR FROM LEFT MOST LANE TO BUFFER LANE BETWEEN FREEWAY AND EXIT. MY MOVE UNTIL IT HAD MOMENTUM. BUT THEM IT STOPPED ON FREEWAY. AFTER STOPPING CAR, IT DID NOT START OR STOP ENGINE. IT DISPLAYED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHILE RESTARTING CAR, IT KEEP DISPLAYING "INITIALIZING" AND IMMEDIATELY SYSTEM REBOOT BY ITSELF. CAR DID NOT START AT ALL AND EVENTUALLY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. CHEVROLET DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY ROOT CAUSE AND REPORTED THE ISSUE IS FIXED. AFTER FIVE DAYS, EXACTLY SAME ERROR OCCURRED AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY. AT THIS TIME, WITH HELP FROM ONSTAR, MULTIPLE ERROR CODE WERE RETRIEVED AND THEY WERE RELATED TO FAILURE IN HYBRID POWER TRAIN SYSTEM. ABOVE TWO INCIDENTS WERE QUITE RISKIER AS CAR LOST ENGINE POWER ON BUSY FREEWAY. IT COULD HAVE SERIOUS COLLISION. ALSO, INCIDENT OCCUR ON ALMOST NEWLY LEASED CAR.

COLLISION OCCURRED ON E DENNY WAY IN SEATTLE, APPROX 3:20 PM ON A DOWNHILL SLOPE IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF CONSTANT BRAKE USE TO HOLD BACK THE CAR. ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY DOWNHILL THE BRAKES FAILED, NO RESISTANCE WHATSOEVER AND THE CAR ROLLED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 15 FEET. THIS WAS A ONE-OFF INCIDENT AND DID NOT RECUR SO FAR. GM AND 3RD PARTY INSPECTORS FOUND NO ERROR CODES, BUT THE BRAKES INDEED FAILED, WHICH MAKES ME SUSPECT A DESIGN PROBLEM IN THE BRAKE-BY-WIRE SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE PEDAL PRESSURE AND MODULATED REGENERATIVE BRAKING. IT WAS LIKE SLIDING ON ICE, NO TRACTION WHATSOEVER.