2012 CHEVROLET VOLT Electrical System Problems

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 70MPH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE, ALONG WITH THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE OR ANY WARNING LAMPS. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WITH THE VEHICLE HAVING 99,835 MILES.

Grandson was driving and went to brake to make a turn and the engine not available light came on and he had no brakes. He was unable to slow and take the turn and hit a truck in the front driver quarter panel which resulted in the car being a total loss.

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated while driving approximately 50-60 MPH, the Engine Failure, Mountain Mode Not Available, Battery at Zero Percent, Propulsion Power Reduced, and High Voltage messages were displayed. The check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle then inadvertently decelerated to 30-40 MPH. The contact pulled over to the side of the roadway and turned off the vehicle. After several attempts, the vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the high-voltage battery pack needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle failed to pass the yearly vehicle inspection. The dealer loaded sample data into the computer and then drove the vehicle for 50 miles before the vehicle passed inspection. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Action Number: PE23022 (Electrical System). The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

2012 CHEVROLET VOLT, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOSING POWER FOR PROPULSION ON THE HIGHWAY/ROADS AT ALL SPEEDS. SHUTTING OFF. ELECTRIC CHARGE IS SUPPOSED TO SWITCH TO THE GASOLINE MOTOR WHEN IT IS LOW, BUT IT DOES NOT, AND VICE VERSA. IT SHOWS HYBRID BATTERY MANAGEMENT HAS A LOSS OF PROPULSION WITH A MESSAGE OF LOW PROPULSION POWER. THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED WITH A RECALL A FEW YEARS BACK BECAUSE THE SAME PROBLEM IS SHOWING UP. NOW, CHEVY DOES NOT HAVE THIS VIN BEING RECALLED. BUT WORSE, THE CONDITIONS IN THE SOFTWARE ARE CAUSING A POWERTRAIN FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE HELP. I AM PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Blank (dark) main screen display for speedometer, fuel, etc. Fuse not blown. the vehicle is unsafe to drive. One can run out of electrical power and or gas and not know, stop on the highway and be in harms way. no turn signals, no speed indication at all, nothing. this is recall worthy! and needs to be addressed by chevy.

CAR SUDDENLY ENTERSINTO A NO START AND STALL.THIS IS BEING REPAIRED BY H&H CHEVROLET IN OMAHA AT OWNERS EXPENSE.THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE IN A FAULTY BATTERYCHARGE SENSOR. THE PART IS BEING ORDERED BY H&H SERVICE DEPARTMENT ANDIS NOTYET INSTALLED.AS OF 2/9/2022.

LCD Driver panel, fuel,odometer, speedometer, screen is completely black. Started flickering then went out. No warnings given. I have no idea how fast I am going nor how much gas/ battery power I have.

My instruments cluster that displays speedometer/fuel/battery charge indicator went absolutely blank while vehicle was in motion on busy highway. Only remedy recommend by Chevy dealer was to replace the entire assembly and reprogramming. I feel failure of essential display of basic functions to the driver is definitely a hazard to the vehicle operator and to the general public.

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated that after entering and starting the vehicle, she became aware that the center console screen was showing a blank screen. The contact restarted the vehicle however, the failure persisted. After waiting for a few minutes, the contact drove the vehicle to her son’s home to charge the vehicle and the display screen started working. The contact was concerned that the failure would recur. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 87,000.

Mileage: 87,000

The display screen which shows my gas, battery amount as well as my speed has stopped working. I have changed the fuses, disconnected the battery and it still will not come on. This is dangerous, as I cannot see how fast I am going and can potentially run out of gas and battery power on the highway with no way to get anywhere. This is the only thing that has gone out, everything else in the car is working. It has been reproduced and I cannot drive anywhere safely because of this. I am in fear of what may happen, as well as the legal ramifications of not knowing my speed. No warning, just flickering of the screen and then it went blank and has not come back on.

THE VEHICLE HAS ILLUMINATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH A WARNING THAT THE BATTERY IS TOO COLD. THIS OCCURRED WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS IN SUMMER TEMPERATURES. AN INTERNET SEARCH HAS INDICATED THAT A TEMPERATURE SENSOR MAY BE TO BLAME, AND THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MAY TRY TO HEAT THE BATTERY TO AN UNSAFE LEVEL.

Mileage: 101,000

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

Mileage: 75,000

PURCHASED CAR 5-31-12-RECEIVED GM'S '19 RECALL TO REPROGRAM HPCM TO ELIMINATE PPR SOME VEHICLES HAD. PRIOR TO SERVICE NO ISSUES. COOLANTS REPLACED SAME TIME. SERVICE DONE 11-19-19 BY OURISMAN ROCKMONT @ 141,301~85% EV, WITH NEGATIVE IMPACT. RANGE NOW TO 28~32 MILES/CHG, 8.1-8.3 KWH CONSUMED, PRIOR 36-38 MILES/CHG 9.7-9.9 KWH@60-75F. ENG NOW RUNS RANDOMLY @ TEMPS BTW 40-65F. CALLED GM,COMPLAINED ASSIGNED CASE#9-56696768626&TAYLOR@866-790-5600X5916129. MULTI MSGS B4 CALL RETURNED. ADVICE-RETURN TO DEALER, DID ON 12-5-19 TOLD CAR FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. CALLED GM VOICED DISCONTENT W/CAR SINCE RECALL SERVICE. TOLD GM RELIES ON DEALER TECHS TO DETERMINE IF CAR IS FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. PER ADVISOR'S REC, TOOK 3RD TRIP TO DEALER. DEALER REP STATED CAR WAS WORKING CORRECTLY, SAID HE HAD COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS AFTER RECALL WORK, ENGINE RUNNING DUE TO LOW TEMP, BATTERIES & RANGE DETERIORATE OVER TIME. REQUESTED CAR BE RETURNED PRE-RECALL STATE, TOLD NOT AN OPTION. EXPECTED BATTERY DETERIORATION FROM START, DIDN'T EXPECT GM/DEALER TO BREAK CAR, CAUSING 2 HAPPEN IN 1 DAY. PREVIOUSLY ENG RAN AT 24F W/SCREEN SHOWING RUNNING DUE TO TEMP. NO SCREEN NOW. CAR SPEED DROPS WHEN ENGINE ENGAGES, SAFETY ISSUE ON BUSY ROADS. WROTE GM 5/20 & DEALER 11/2020,NO REPLY. CAR DRIVEN <6K MI IN '20 DUE TO THESE ISSUES. DON'T TRUST GM/DEALER TO FIX CAR. GM SENDS ME TO DEALER SAYS CAR PERFORMING CORRECTLY. CAR NO LONGER CHRGS, INDICATES CHG SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED. AFTER 2 TRIPS TO GM DEALER, STILL NOT WORKING, TOLD BATTERY MAY NEED REPLACING. IF SO DAMAGE DONE BY GM DEALER & GM HPCM2 UPDATE. TOLD IN '19 BY OURISMAN REP UPDATE FIXED BATTERY CELL REBALANCING ISSUE. SINCE HPCM2 REPROGRAMMING MY CARS PERFORMANCE FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED & SAFETY ISSUE WHEN ENGINE ENGAGES. GM SHOULD RECALL VEHICLES, FIX THEM MAKING OWNERS WHOLE SINCE IT IS THEIR SOFTWARE & DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIANS WHO CREATED SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 141,301

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

Mileage: 72,000

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

Mileage: 160,000

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

Mileage: 115,000

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

Mileage: 51,000

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

Mileage: 149,627

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

Mileage: 149,627

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

Mileage: 112,000

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

Mileage: 162,000

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

Mileage: 95,607

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

Mileage: 91,000

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

Mileage: 124,000

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

Mileage: 96,000

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

Mileage: 119,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT BLACK AND BECAME INOPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 140,000

THE CHECK AIRBAG SENSOR COMES ON SPORADICALLY, AND THE CAR DOES NOT SEEM TO RECOGNIZE WHEN SOMEONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE SENSOR REPAIR IS ~$900 EVEN THOUGH THE WARNING IS NOT CONSISTENT. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, THERE IS NO KNOWN CAUSE.

Mileage: 1

THE CAR WILL SHUT ITSELF OFF WITH VERY LITTLE TIME TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IF THAT IS EVEN A POSSIBILITY. WHEN SWITCHING FROM BATTERY POWER TO THE GAS MOTOR. RANDOMLY. THE CAR WILL DIE AT ANY SPEED. FIRST MESSAGE IS LOW PROPULSION POWER. NEXT MESSAGE ENGINE NOT AVAILABLE, SERVICE SOON. LESS THAN 4 MINUTES FROM 1ST MESSAGE TO TOTAL SHUT DOWN. LEAST AMOUNT OF TIME BETWEEN MESSAGES AND SHUT DOWN IS 15 SECONDS. CAR WILL DECELERATE (ON HIGHWAY WHERE VEHICLES BEHIND HAVE NO WARNING... NO BRAKE LIGHTS THAT CAR IS RAPIDLY LOSING SPEED). NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. USUALLY CAR WILL RESTART AND RUN TERRIBLE.. AFTER 20 MINUTES OR SO. AFTER RESTART CAR RUNS BAD LOW POWER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. AFTER 10 MORE MINUTES OF DRIVING. IT STRAIGHTENS OUT. USUALLY. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. ASSORTED CODES IN COMPUTER. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAPPENS AND IT IS 15 SECONDS TO COMPLETE SHUT DOWN. I HAVE OPENED A CASE WITH CHEVROLET. NO RESPONSE AS OF YET. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO CALL WITHIN 2 DAYS. I WILL UPLOAD AN ATTEMPT AT RESTART AS IT IS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE WHERE I WAS SAFELY IN A PARKING LOT WHEN IT HAPPENED. USUALLY I AM NOT. AND MANY ROADS IN MY AREA DO NOT HAVE A SHOULDER.

Mileage: 146,000

DRIVER'S INFORMATION SCREEN FAILURE. UPON STARTING, SCREEN WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. CANNOT SEE SPEED TRAVELING, FUEL AVAILABLE, TURN SIGNALS, HAZARD LIGHTS, ETC. UNSAFE AND SEEMINGLY COMMON PROBLEM THAT WE ARE NOW EXPERIENCING OURSELVES.

Mileage: 145,000

I WAS DRIVING IN 50 MPH TRAFFIC IT LOST ALL PROPULSION. THE PROBLEM I HAVE SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE THE PROBLEM GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR WITH 2013-2015 VOLTS. I BELIEVE GM DID OR SHOULD HAVE ANTICIPATED THE PROBLEM AND DID NOTHING. GM PROGRAM N172130462 HAS OWNERS OF 2013-2015 VOLTS BRINGING THEIR CARS IN TO DEALERSHIPS FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE. GM HAS RECOGNIZED THAT THESE CARS "MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE IT COULD GRADUALLY LOSE THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN VOLTAGE. IF BATTERY CONCERNS ARE NOT ADDRESSED, OVER TIME THE VEHICLE COULD ENTER A REDUCED PROPULSION MODE WHILE DRIVING, OR LOSE PROPULSION, OR IT MAY NOT START." I BROUGHT MY VOLT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON JANUARY 31, 2019, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT CONSISTENTLY HOLDING THE CHARGE THAT IT NORMALLY DID AND THE CAR WOULD OFTEN START IN "LOW PROPULSION MODE" WHEN STARTING IT AFTER TURNING IT OFF WITH THE BATTERY LOW OR DEPLETED. DESPITE BEING UNDER WARRANTY THE DEALERSHIP, BOB STEELE CHEVROLET IN COCOA, FL, CLAIMED THE COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, REFUSED TO TRY FURTHER, AND SENT ME ON MY WAY WITH A BILL FOR THEIR FAILED EFFORTS. ON JULY 19, 2019, I WAS DRIVING IN ON MY WAY TO WORK IN MY 2012 VOLT WITH 101,400 MILES. THE CAR SWITCHED FROM BATTERY TO GAS AS IT HAD MANY TIMES BEFORE. ABOUT ONE MILE LATER IT SWITCHED BACK TO BATTERY, GAVE A MESSAGE THAT IT WAS GOING INTO "LOW PROPULSION MODE", AND STOPPED PROVIDING ANY PROPULSION. THIS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS ON US1 AND IT WAS DANGEROUS FOR ME TO RAPIDLY CHANGE LANES WHILE LOSING SPEED TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I GOT TO A PARKING LOT WITHOUT ENOUGH SPEED TO GET UP THE MILD INCLINE AT THE ENTRANCE AND WAS STUCK BLOCKING THE ENTRANCE WHILE I AWAITED A TOW TRUCK. THIS LOSS OF PROPULSION COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT ANY SPEED AND THINGS WOULD HAVE BEEN WORSE HAD I BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE.

Mileage: 101,400

THE INSTRUMENTATION PANEL HAS WENT BLANK. STARTED BLINKING WHEN DRIVING, WENT FULLY BLANK BY THE TIME I REACHED HOME. NO WAY TO SEE THE SEEP OR REMAINING FUEL. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP THE WANTS TO REPLACE THE PANEL BUT THE PART TO FIX THIS IS UNAVAILABLE. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR IT FOR 4 MONTHS NOW,

Mileage: 70,000

VOLT LOSES POWER WHEN SWITCHING FROM BATTERY TO GAS. HAS NOW OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. EACH TIME VOLT IS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 65+MPH. VOLT DEPLETES BATTERY CHARGE AND IMMEDIATELY UPON TRANSITION TO GAS WILL LOSE ALL POWER. CANNOT ACCELERATE. STEERING WHEEL LOSES POWER STEERING. VOLT WILL DECELERATE UNTIL 0 MPH. VERY DANGEROUS. IN EACH INSTANCE DRIVER IS FORCED TO GET TO SHOULDER OR OFF FREEWAY IN VOLT WHICH IS RAPIDLY LOSING SPEED. OCCURRED ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT SHOULDER LAST TIME. ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 96,000

THE INFORMATION DISPLAY HAS GONE BLACK. THE INFORMATION DISPLAY SHOWS SPEED, MILEAGE, FUEL LEVEL, TURN BLINKER STATUS, AND OTHER CRITICAL INFORMATION. THE SCREEN BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT DOES NOT AFFECT THE DISPLAY AND IS NOT THE PROBLEM. THE ISSUE CONTINUES WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY, ON CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAY, TURNING, OR BRAKING. I DO NOT KNOW THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE BUT IT APPEARS TO INVOLVE ONBOARD COMPUTER COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT NOR DAMAGED IN ANY WAY.

Mileage: 98,950

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG / SEAT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINANTS EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE. GOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND MY PASSENGER WAS ALMOST KILLED AS THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURES REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THESE SEAT SENSORS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON WAY TO LONG. ALSO THE CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING.

Mileage: 190,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TACHOMETER GAUGES BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE SPEED, FUEL LEVEL, TEMPERATURE, OR OTHER FUNCTIONS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF UPDATE: NEITHER DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER HAVE FOUND PART TO REPAIR VEHICLE.*AS

Mileage: 80,000

2012 CHEVY VOLT AIRBAG PASSENGER SIDE. LIGHT CAR HAS BEEN TAMPERED WITH BY THE DEALERSHIPS. HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. REFUSAL TO FIX. ISSUE ALLOWS FOR THIRD PARTY ACCESS TO MY VEHICLE. USING SUB LANGUAGE MENUS. FOR SPANISH AND FRENCH. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS CALLS FOR A MAJOR INVESTIGATION INTO CHEVY DEALERSHIPS, FRAUD. MY CAR HAD THIS RIGHT AFTER MY FIRST IN WARRANTY SERVICE AT ROSEVILLE CHEVY DEALERSHIP. PLEASE HELP. MY VEHICLE IS BEING ILLIEGALY MONITORED . AND EXSTORTED FOR MONEY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT IS RELATED TO TAILIGHT SWITCHING BULBS AND ANTILOCKOUT ISSUES WITH THE CAR.

Mileage: 50,000

VEHICLE DIES SUDDENLY WHILE MOVING, ALTHOUGH UNDER FULL ELECTRIC CHARGE. COULD NOT RESTART. CHEVY SAID WAS SOFTWARE PROBLEM AND MADE FIX DEC 2018. JUST HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY 2/17. OTHERS REPORTED ON VOLT BLOG SITE. SAID WAIT 5-10 MINUTES AND THEN RESTART, WHICH I DID AND THAT WORKED. CONCERN THAT LOSS OF POWER IS SUDDEN AND WITHOUT WARNING. DIED IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION THIS TIME BUT FORTUNATELY NO CROSS TRAFFIC. THIS IS SERIOUS PROBLEM -- APPARENTLY OTHERS HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE. REPORTING TO LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AT THIS TIME.

Mileage: 72,400

THE MAIN DISPLAY ON THE DASHBOARD IS BLANK. I CANNOT SEE MY SPEED OR REMAINING CHARGE OR GAS.

Mileage: 60,000

11/10/2018 WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45MPH HEADING SCHOOL THE CAR TOTALLY SHUT DOWN FOR NOT REASON, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE EV MODE SHUT DOWN AND THE GAS ENGINE DID NOT START. POLICE RECOMMEND TO GET IT TOWED TO SAFE LOCATION. ONSTAR RECORDS, MULTIPLE SHUT DOWN OF COMPUTER MODULES. 11

Mileage: 147,000

INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT TOTALLY BLACK WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE STILL RUNS AND VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE. CAN NOT CHECK THE SPEED, OTHER THAN FOLLOW THE SPEED OF THE OTHER VEHICLE.

Mileage: 145,000

WENT OUT TO START MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AND THE TOUCHSCREEN OR MAIN DATA SCREEN IS BLACK. I CAN'T TELL IF I HAVE ANY ELECTRICAL POWER OR IF THE HEAT OR AC OR STEREO IS ON. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON A TRIP OUT OF TOWN IT COULD PUT ME IN SEVERE DANGER.

Mileage: 70,000

NHTSA ID NUMBER:10872363 THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY SCREEN WENT BLANK AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON. THE BACKLIGHT IS FUNCTIONING AND IT WILL INTERMITTENTLY REBOOT AND DISPLAY BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. IT STARTED GRADUALLY AND WOULD OCCASIONALLY GO BLANK WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS; BOTH IN MOTION AND STATIONARY, AND EVENTUALLY FAILED ENTIRELY. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WHICH NO DEALER SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX. THIS MEANS NO SPEEDOMETER, NO FUEL/BATTERY RANGE INFORMATION, AND NO INDICATOR LIGHTS OF ANY KIND. THE ODOMETER IS ALSO NOW NOT VISIBLE. ORIGINALLY THIS ISSUE ONLY OCCURED WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS OVER ~75F (A COMMON NOTED FACTOR WITH OTHER VOLTS HAVING THIS PROBLEM). THE ISSUE HAS SINCE PROGRESSED TO BEING FULLY DISFUNCTIONAL.

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVERS DISPLAY DASHBOARD IS BLACK WHEN STARTED. HAS NOT RETURNED AFTER MANY RESTARTS, CHARGES, LOCKS AND BATTERY DISCONNECTS.

Mileage: 176,000

DRIVER'S INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SCREEN FLICKERS AND THEN GOES BLANK WHILE DRIVING/IN MOTION ON A CITY ROAD AND ON THE HIGHWAY. DRIVER LOSES ALL INDICATION OF SPEED, TURN SIGNALS, LIGHTING, SPEEDOMETER, CRUISE CONTROL, FUEL LEVEL, CHARGE LEVEL, AND ALL OTHER CRITICAL INFORMATION THAT IS DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVER SCREEN.

Mileage: 121,000

DRIVERS DISPLAY DASHBOARD IS BLACK WHEN STARTED. HASN'T RETURNED AFTER MANY RESTARTS, CHARGES, LOCKS AND BATTERY DISCONNECTS.

Mileage: 140,000

ABOUT 2 MINUTES AFTER STARTING AND WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20MPH, THE DRIVER'S LCD PANEL SUDDENLY WENT COMPLETELY BLACK. THIS CONTAINS THE SPEEDOMETER, BATTERY GAUGE, FUEL GAUGE, TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR, AND SHIFT POSITION INDICATOR. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED, AND IT CAME ON BUT WENT BLACK AGAIN. NOW WHEN STARTING THE CAR, IT DOESN'T COME ON AT ALL.

Mileage: 65,000

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS GONE COMPLETELY BLANK IN THE CAR. IT WENT IN AND OFF FOR TWO DAYS AND THEN DIED COMPLETELY.THIS IS A MAJOR HAZARD AS I DONT KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING OR THE GAS AMOUNT I HAVE IN THE CAR. THIS WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPEN NOT KNOWING IF THE ENTIRE CAR WAS GOING TO BLACK OUT VERY SCARY MOMENT.

Mileage: 86,000

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES COMPLETELY BLANK WHEN STARTING THE CAR, AND STAYS BLANK FOR THE DURATION OF THE TRIP. SPEED, WARNING LIGHTS, AND ALL OTHER INDICATORS ARE COMPLETELY ABSENT. THE EVENT APPEARS TO BE RANDOM, WITH SOMETIMES THE PANEL WORKING FINE, OTHER TIMES IT IS COMPLETELY BLANK. THE CAR APPEARS TO OTHERWISE WORK PERFECTLY FINE, AND CAN BE DRIVEN IN THIS STATE, ALTHOUGH I THINK THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. IT HAS HAPPENED IN COLD CONDITIONS, WARM CONDITIONS, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SCREEN BECAME BLACK AND NONE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ICONS WERE VISIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. REGAL CHEVROLET IN LAKELAND, FLORIDA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.

Mileage: 61,000

EVSE CHARGING CABLE STOPPED WORKING. GM FLIP FLOPPED OVER THE LAST YEAR ON WARRANTY COVERAGE. I HAVE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS WITH THE WARRANTY COVERAGE STATUS CHANGED FROM V (VOLTEC), TO BUMPER-TO-BUMPER, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD AS OF DEC 1ST, 2017 (NOT WHAT I AGREED TO WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR). UNABLE TO CHARGE VEHICLE AT HOME WITHOUT IT. GM REPLACED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THESE UNITS UNDER A RECALL CAMPAIGN BETWEEN 2012-2013, ONLY FOR A PORTION OF THE VIN #'S FROM THE 2011-2012 MODEL YEAR. MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THEY ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND GM HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE REST OF THE 2012 MODEL YEAR UNITS. I HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL AVENUES OF TRYING TO HAVE GM STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, INCLUDING INVOLVING THE CEO OF GM, MARY BARRA, VIA THE ATTACHED EMAILS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ESCALATED TO RECALL STATUS FOR THE OTHER 10,000 SOME 2012 VOLT UNITS ON THE ROAD TODAY THAT GM WILL NOT STAND BEHIND. THIS RELATES TO THE CAR BEING STATIONARY. CHARGING THE VEHICLE VIA THE EVSE IS ABSOLUTELY NEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN ELECTRIC (EV) MODE.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT COMPLETELY DARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GEORGE MOORE CHEVROLET (10979 ATLANTIC BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32225) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. ..UPDATED 10/23/17 *BF

Mileage: 70,000

THE MAIN DRIVER DISPLAY DOES NOT COME ON USUALLY WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY IN THE WINTER, BUT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE WHEN TEMPS ARE IN THE 70'S. NEVER IN THE SUMMER. THERE IS NO SPEED, FUEL OR MILEAGE DISPLAY.

Mileage: 35,000

LCD SCREEN THAT SHOWS SPEED AND FUEL LEVEL AND INFORMATION SHORTED OUT WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 97,000

SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING APPEARED. ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS CHECKED OK, NO CODES. ONE DAY LATER THE MULTIFUNCTION SCREEN DISPLAY IS BLANK AND ALL BUTTONS BUT THE CLIMATE CONTROL ARE NON FUNCTIONING. ONLY CAPACITIVE TOUCH BUTTONS THAT WORK ARE FRONT DEHUMIDIFIER, AND FAN CONTROL BUTTONS (INCLUDING AUTO). AIR CONDITIONING IS STUCK ON AN NO OTHER BUTTONS FUNCTION. MAY BE RELATED TO PRIOR SUBMISSION: NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10872363

Mileage: 108,000

THE CHARGER OVER HEATS AND MELTS WIRES COATING SHORTING THE WIRING CAUSE CHARGER TO BLOW FUSE LEAVING A FIRE HAZARD IN YOUR GARAGE

I HAVE HAD VARIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES-NOVEMBER OF 2012. FIRST BACK UP CAMERA WENT BLANK, JULY 2014 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HIGH VOLTAGE; NOVEMBER 14 ELECTRICAL ISSUE; JUNE 2015 UNINTENTIONAL RUNNING LIGHT ON; JULY 2015 SAME ISSUE; AUGUST 2015 CHECK ENGINE/ARIBAG LIGHT ON DEALER CHECKED AND RESET CODES . AUGUST 2016 CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT ON. WENT IN SEVERAL TIMES STEVE MOORE ORDERED PART THAT WOULD BE $1,200 TO FIX. LIGHT WENT OFF. WHEN CHECK AIRBAG CAME BACK ON TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. CITY CHEVROLET SAID I NEEDED A NEW 12 VOLT BATTERY REPLACED BATTERY WITHIN 48 HOURS OF BEING AT THE DEALER ISSUE CAME BACK. NOW THE LCD SCREEN IS BLANK. THE PROBLEMS SEEMS TO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE

Mileage: 45,000

THE LCD SCREEN SHOWING SPEED, CHARGE LEVEL, AMOUNT OF FUEL GOES DARK AS I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. IT COMES BACK ON AFTER RESTART BUT SHUTS BACK DOWN. VERY DANGEROUS, DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I'M DRIVING OR FUEL LEVEL.

Mileage: 72,000

THE SCREEN ON THE DRIVERS DASH FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL , SPEED, GAS VOLUME AND ELECTRIC CHARGE,HAS GONE BLACK OR BLANK AND STAYS BLACK IN PARK OR IN DRIVING MODE. THE RESULT OF THE INSPECTION FROM A CHEVY TECHNICIAN FOUND THE CLUSTER IS INOP. IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMED FOR $923.52 AS QUOTED.THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH OTHER VOLT OWNERS AND A COMPLAINT : NHTSA ID NUMBER 10872363 HAS BEEN FILED.

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,014. *CN

Mileage: 48,014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM VIEWING THE SPEED LIMIT. IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY PERCENTAGE, TURN SIGNALS, AND FUEL LEVEL COULD NOT BE SEEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

Mileage: 35,000

WITHOUT WARNING THE ILLUMINATED INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES BLACK. USUALLY IT HAPPENS DURING START UP AFTER THE CAR HAS SET FOR A FEW HOURS. THE PROBLEM RESOLVES ITSELF AFTER DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MILES,OR, IF THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ISSUE ARE STATED IN THE CHEVY VOLT FORUM ONLINE. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE OCCURRING IN FIRST GENERATION VOLTS. *TR

Mileage: 52,700

AT RANDOM TIMES AND DAYS, WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE CENTER LCD DISPLAY IS BLANK. THIS DISPLAY IS CRUCIAL FOR THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT DISPLAYS YOUR SPEED, THE BATTERY LIFE AND GAS TANK AMOUNT, TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS AS WELL AS OTHER IMPORTANT DETAILS NEEDED WHEN DRIVING. IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR WHEN THE VEHICLE'S SCREEN IS BLANK. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. 3 OF THE 4 JUST RECENTLY. AFTER A DAY OR 2, THE SCREEN WILL START WORKING AND THEN AFTER A DAY OR 2, IT WOULD STOP. IT'S AN ON GOING ISSUE AND I'M FINDING OUT THROUGH FORUMS THAT THERE'S A BUNCH OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOT JUST WITH THE 2012 VOLT BUT WITH OTHER YEAR VOLTS AS WELL. I'M CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AS IT'S DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BLINDLY WITHOUT KNOWING YOUR SPEED OR HOW MUCH GAS OR BATTERY LIFE YOU HAVE LEFT. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

THE DISPLAY THAT SHOWS GAS GAUGE, MPH, ETC. HAS GONE BLANK. IT IS A HAZARD. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

I CHARGE MY 2012 CHEVY VOLT WITH THE 120V CHARGING UNIT SUPPLIED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I USE THE CHARGER IN A DEDICATED CIRCUIT OF 20 AMPS. HOWEVER I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE MAY BE A DEFICIENCY IN THE GAUGE OF THE WIRE USED. THE WIRE FROM THE CHARGING UNIT TO THE CAR BECOMES QUITE WARM. HOWEVER, THE SHORT CORD FROM THE CHARGING UNIT TO THE WALL PLUG BECOMES DANGEROUSLY HOT. SO HOT THAT PART OF THE PLUG HAS MELTED AND LEFT BURN MARKS ON THE WALL SOCKET. EVEN THE WALL IS VERY WARM INDICATING THAT THE WIRING IN THE WALL IS HOT AS WELL. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD AT THIS POINT. WOULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE? I HAVE ATTACHED A PHOTO OF THE CHARGING UNIT PLUGGED INTO THE WALL SHOWING THE SCORCH MARKS FROM OVERHEATING. DURING THIS TIME, THE CAR IS STATIONARY IN THE GARAGE.

Mileage: 28,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

THE VOLT WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 2012: IN / AROUND JUNE OF 2013 A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS TAKEN INTO THE LOCAL DEALER (WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED) IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A LEAKING COOLANT SYSTEM FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTRIC BATTERY (LITHIUM ION BATTERY). THEY COULD NOT FIND THE LEAK SO THEY REFILED THE SYSTEM AND INCLUDED A FLUORESCENT DYE AND RETURNED IT TO ME (THE AMOUNT OF COOLANT WAS ~7 LITERS). 12 MONTHS LATER (PLUS OR MINUS A FEW WEEKS) IN 2014, THE SAME LIGHT CAME ON, IT WAS AGAIN SERVICED (THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE LEAK) AND IT WAS RETURNED TO ME (~7 LITERS COOLANT). 12 MONTHS LATER (PLUS OR MINUS A FEW WEEKS) IN 2015 AGAIN THE LIGHT CAME ON, THIS TIME A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF THE COOLANT SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AROUND THE LITHIUM ION BATTERIES (CLAIMED TO HAVE FOUND A FEW LEAKY CONNECTIONS). THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN RETURNED TO ME (~ALL KNEW COOLANT). 12 MONTHS LATER (PLUS OR MINUS A FEW WEEKS) IN NOW 2016 THE SAME LIGHT HAS COME ON YET AGAIN AND IT WILL BE RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR YET AGAIN. LEADING TO THE WARNING LIGHT THE CAR'S FAN RUNS LONGER AND LONGER WHILE CHARGING (ITS TRYING TO COOL DURING CHARGING) AND THE AC STOPS WORKING / BLOWING COLD. THE LIGHT USUALLY COME ON SHORTLY AFTER STARTING. ATTEMPTS ARE CURRENTLY BEING MADE TO CONTACT A CHEVROLET VOLT / ELECTRIC CAR ADVISOR TO WORK WITH THE CHEVROLET ZONE MANAGER ON FIXING / REPAIR THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT ONLY AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT, WHICH THE DEALER CLEARLY CAN NOT REPAIR. BUT ALSO, A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN, IF THEY WARNING LIGHT FAILED AND THE BATTERY OF THIS CAR OVERHEATED IT WOULD LIKELY CAUSE AN INTENSE FIRE (ITS A LARGE LITHIUM ION BATTERY). FURTHERMORE, THEY COOLANT BEING RELEASED BY THIS VEHICLE IS A SUBSTANCE MONITORED BY THE EPA. THIS IS AGAIN A GENUINE MANUFACTURING SAFETY DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED OR THE VEHICLE DECLARED A LEMON.

Mileage: 67,000

THE CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO BE TOWED INTO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE DEALER THAT AN UNDERHOOD FUSE SHORTED OUT AND BURNED INTO THE VEHICLE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM CAUSING THE CAR TO SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AS THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN FIRE.

Mileage: 44,000

THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY STALLS OUT AT ANY SPEED THE ONLY WAY TO GET POWER BACK IS BY PUTTING THE CAR IN LOW GEAR AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE.

Mileage: 35,000

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING MULTIPLE ONGING ISSUES WITH THE HIGH VOLTAGE CHARGING SYSTEM IN MY VOLT. IT HAS BEEN IN 7 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE SINCE 10/1/13. WHEN I CALL CHEVY THEY CLAIM THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY ISSUES WITH MY CAR AS THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN PAID UNDER A WARRANTY CLAIM. YET THE DEALER HAS NEVER CHARGED ME AS THEY CLAIM THAT CHEVY IS PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS AS PART OF AN ONGOING WARRANTY EXTENSION. WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THIS ALLOWS CHEVY TO CLAIM THAT THEY HAVE ZERO KNOWLEDGE OF CHARGING SYSTEM ISSUES AND CREATES NO PAPERWORK TRAIL TO FOLLOW. MY NEIGHBOR WHO ALSO OWNS A VOLT IS GOING THROUGH THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME PAPERWORK ISSUE. I THINK CHEVY IS COVERING UP THE ISSUE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE HIGH VOLTAGE CHARGING SYSTEM BY DOING THIS. FOR EXAMPLE 10/1/13 IS LISTED AS MISCELLANEOUS SES LAMP ON, BODY ELECTRICAL 10/22/13 SES LAMP ON 9/2/14 I/P WARNING LAMP 9/8/14 BODY ELECTRICAL 2/21/15 IS LISTED AS A DRIVABILITY PROBLEM. CAR WAS DEAD HIGH VOLTAGE CHARGING SYSTEM ISSUE 5/18/15 SES LAMP ON 7/22/15 SES LAMP ON 8/19/15 BODY ELECTRICAL EACH ONE WAS PAID FOR UNDER WARRANTY CLAIMS BY CHEVY/THE DEALER YET THEY CLAIM TO HAVE ZERO RECORD OF MOST OF THESE SERVICE VISITS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THREE PEOPLE FROM CHEVY WHO SAY THESE EXCESSIVE PROBLEMS WITH MY HIGH VOLTAGE CHARGING SYSTEM IS NOT A PROBLEM AS THEY SEE IT

WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP, THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD ENGAGE BY ITSELF. THE ONLY WAY TO DISENGAGE IT WAS TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME I DID THIS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, AND THE VEHICLE WAS DISABLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROADWAY. THE CAUSE WAS A FAULTY CHARGING PORT SENDING OUT A FALSE PROXIMITY SIGNAL TO THE CAR'S COMPUTER, MAKING IT THINK IT WAS CHARGING...UPDATED 08/27/15 *BF

Mileage: 22,292

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH), BUREAU OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RECEIVED A REPORT OF CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) POISONING ASSOCIATED WITH A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. AS A PART OF ROUTINE SURVEILLANCE FOR REPORTABLE CONDITIONS, DOH FOLLOWED UP ON THIS REPORT TO INVESTIGATE. ON MARCH 2, 2015, THREE PEOPLE WENT TO AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) FOR CO POISONING. A 40 YEAR OLD MALE PARKED HIS 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT IN THE GARAGE TO CHARGE (PLUGGED INTO THE OUTLET) AND ACCIDENTALLY LEFT THE CAR RUNNING OVERNIGHT. IN THE MORNING, HE NOTICED THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND HAD SWITCHED TO GASOLINE USE. HE AND HIS TWO CHILDREN COMPLAINED OF HEADACHE, WEAKNESS, CHEST PAIN, PALPITATION, AND DIZZINESS. CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN (COHB) LEVELS WERE >15% FOR ALL THREE INDIVIDUALS. ON MARCH 12, 2015, SEVERAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS REPORTED THAT GM IS RECALLING ALL 2011-2013 CHEVROLET VOLTS (ABOUT 64,000) TO INSTALL UPDATES TO PREVENT CO POISONING WHEN THE DRIVER FORGETS TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER (DRIVERS DISPLAY) GOES OUT. SPEED, WARNINGS, FUEL LEVEL, TURN SIGNAL INDICATION ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STARTED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED OF THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THE GARAGE HAD BECOME FILLED WITH EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,750.

Mileage: 14,750

DRIVING ON BUSY FREEWAY WHEN I ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE START BUTTON ON MY VOLT. THE CAR SHUT OFF AT 65 MPH AND WHEN I REALIZED WHAT I HAD DONE I IMMEDIATELY PUSHED THE BUTTON AGAIN WHICH PUT THE CAR IN MAINTENANCE. MODE, LEAVING MY WIFE AND I TO NAVIGATE TO THE RIGHT BURM THROUGH SEVERAL LANES OF HEAVY HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC, WITH NO POWER. YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR FOOT ON AND DEPRESS THE BRAKE TO RESTART. I MANAGED TO GET TO THE BURM SAFELY. OTHERS MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. I REPORTED THIS ON THE VOLT WEBSITE PHONE NUMBER AND NEVER HEARD ANYTHING. DO TO GM'S RECENT IGNITION SWITCH RECALLS AND RESULTING DEATHS. I FEEL IT NECESSARY TO REPORT THIS. I HOPE THIS LETTER MY SAVE LIVES. I LIVED THROUGH THE FORD PINTO COVER UP. I SOLD THE CAR A FEW MONTHS AGO. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT, APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES FROM HOME. AS THE DRIVE BATTERY'S CHARGE ENDS,THE VEHICLE SHOULD START THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE TO TAKE OVER PROPULSION FROM THE BATTERY. DID NOT HAPPEN. WHAT DID HAPPEN WAS A MIL ILLUMINATION,AND SEVERAL MESSAGES ON THE DRIVERS DISPLAY ABOUT THE "PROPULSION SYSTEM NOT AVAILABLE" OR WORDS TO THAT EFFECT.(SPOUSE WAS DRIVING CAR, NOT SUBMITTER.)THE DRIVER WAS IMMEDIATELY FORCED TO NEGOTIATE THROUGH SEVERAL LANES OF VERY BUSY INTERSTATE TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE ROAD SHOULDER ALL WHILE DEALING WITH WHAT WAS EVENTUALLY A COMPLETE LOSS OF DRIVE POWER. DEAD BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO START THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE.NO SUCCESS.ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE NOTIFIED.I HEAD TOWARDS LOCATION TO OFFER HELP (1 HOUR AWAY FROM HOME) AND ARRIVE BEFORE TOW DOES. MANAGE TO START INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE THIS TIME, AND CRIPPLE CAR 7 MILES INTO DEALERSHIP,WHERE MECHANIC PULLS DTC'S P0AC4,P1E00,C12FE AND UPDATES VEHICLE SOFTWARE WITH GM TSB PIC5803C-"CHARGE INCOMPLETE-CHARGE INTERRUPTED AND MIL WITH DTCS P0D3E OR P0D3F WITH P1E00" FIXING PROBLEM.MY MAIN COMPLAINT WITH GM ON THIS ISSUE IS THAT THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS RELEASED 6/7/2013 AND I HAD JUST HAD THIS VEHICLE IN DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER SOFTWARE UPDATE 3 MONTHS AGO-12/2/13.WHY DIDN'T GM PROVIDE THE PIC5803C UPDATE AT THE SAME TIME AS THAT ONE, AVOIDING A DANGEROUS ENGINE FAILURE THAT OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS?CONTACT WITH GM ONLY REVEALS THAT SOFTWARE PATCHES ARE APPLIED IF A FAILURE OCCURS-LIKE OURS-AND NOT PROACTIVELY.I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A POTENTIALLY NEGLIGENT POLICY IN LIGHT OF THE DANGEROUS EVENT THAT HAPPENED TO US.UPDATES LIKE THESE SHOULD BE PUSHED TO THE CONSUMER AS A RECALL OR WHENEVER A VOLT IS AT A DEALER FOR ANY SERVICE.CAN GM LEARN ANYTHING FROM THEIR IGNITION SWITCH DEBACLE? I HOPE SO... *TR

Mileage: 5,640

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND SERVICE HIGH VOLT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

Mileage: 109,000

DRIVING IN MOUNTAINS AND HIT RUMBLE STRIP ON HIGHWAY AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AFTER STOPPING, POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD AND COULD CONTROL THE CAR. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY COULD FIND NO REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED IN THE SIX MONTHS SINCE. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

THE CHARGING CORD MELTED THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET IN MY GARAGE WHILE CHARGING THE CAR WITH THE 110 VOLT CHARGING KIT THAT WAS SOLD WITH THE CAR. THE INCIDENT NEARLY STARTED A HOUSE FIRE IF WE HAD NOT DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM - A MELTED ELECTRICAL OUTLET WAS SMOLDERING AND THERE WAS THE SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC/ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WHEN WE ENTERED THE GARAGE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER (WOODWARD MOTORS IN ANDOVER, MA), AND GENERAL MOTORS. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING AND REFERRED ME TO GENERAL MOTORS. GENERAL MOTORS SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS I PRODUCED THE LICENSE OF THE ELECTRICIAN WHO WIRED MY HOUSE THAT WAS BUILT IN 1982 (I BOUGHT THE HOUSE IN 2007 AND HAVE NO IDEA WHO BUILT OR WIRED MY HOUSE). I UNDERSTAND THAT GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND HAS REPLACED SOME OF THE 110 VOLT CHARGING CORDS SHIPPED WITH THE VOLT. NOT CLEAR HOW TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE - I HAVE AN ELECTRIC CAR THAT I NOW HAVE TO FUEL WITH GASOLINE... *TR

Mileage: 32,000

THE STANDARD CHARGE CORD UNIT SUPPLIED WITH THE VEHICLE BY THE DEALER HAS FAILED TWICE, AND I BELIEVE IT POSES A FIRE RISK. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS 9/1/12 AT APPROX. 18,000 MILES. CORROSION WAS NOTED ON THE PLUG. THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN BLAMED RUST FROM A RECENT RAINSTORM AND REPLACED THE CHARGE CORD UNIT. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS YESTERDAY AT 32,350 MILES. THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED CHARGING. ON INSPECTION THE CHARGE UNIT AND CORD WERE EXTREMELY HOT, HOT ENOUGH TO HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSED A BURN OR AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN MY GARAGE. OVER THE PAST 2-3 MONTHS, I HAVE NOTED GRADUAL ONSET OF CORROSION ON THE OUTLET AND THE CHARGER PLUG. (OF NOTE, THERE HAS BEEN NO RAIN HERE IN LAS VEGAS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS). THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CHARGE CORD UNIT TODAY. I COMMENTED TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM USING SOLELY THE 110 VOLT CHARGER IN A REGULAR HOUSEHOLD OUTLET. DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL IMPLIED THAT THE VOLT IS SUPPOSED TO BE CHARGED ON A DEDICATED CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH NO OTHER USE. HOWEVER, THIS INFORMATION DOES NOT APPEAR ANYWHERE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL, NOR IN THE CHARGE CORD UNIT MANUAL I RECEIVED TODAY, NOR HAVE I BEEN TOLD THIS AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, NOR AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL CHARGE CABLE RECALL IN EARLY 2012, NOR ON 9/1/12. THE ONLY PRINTED INFORMATION ABOUT CHARGING IS THAT THE VOLT CAN BE PLUGGED INTO A REGULAR HOUSEHOLD OUTLET (OWNERS MANUAL 1-20), AND THAT IT IS RECOMMENDED TO LEAVE IT PLUGGED IN TEMPERATURES OVER 90 DEGREES F. TO PRESERVE BATTERY LIFE (OWNER'S MANUAL 9-44). ON REVIEW OF WEBSITES AND BLOGS, I NOTE THAT OTHER VOLT OWNERS HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

OWNED CAR FOR 8 MONTHS. USING 110V OUTLET TO CHARGE ELECTRIC BATTERY. CHARGES FINE EVERY NIGHT. UNPLUGGED CHARGER TODAY. CHARGING CONNECTOR IS BLACK, SEMI MELTED. OUTLET IS BLACK AND CHARRED. APPEAR TO BE DAYS AWAY FROM A FIRE. I LIVE IN A NEW HOME (LESS THAN A YEAR OLD) VALUED AT OVER 500K. HUGE ELECTRIC CAR FAN, BUT BOTH WIFE AND I ARE NOW CONCERNED ABOUT FIRE IN HOUSE WITH YOUNG KIDS. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

DRIVER HAD RETURNED HOME, STOPPED CAR, DEPRESSED GEAR SHIFTER BUTTON TO PUT GEAR IN PARK, AND WAS ELECTROCUTED FROM THE POINT OF GEAR SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY SLATED TO BE "REPURCHASED" BY GM DUE TO OTHER ONGOING MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DRIVER FOR USE WHILE THE NEW VEHICLE WAS BEING BUILT BY GM FOR DELIVERY TO THE DRIVER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ADDITIONAL MALFUNCTIONING REPAIRS, THE LAST TIME BEFORE INCIDENT (INCLUDING A MALFUNCTION WITH THE MAIN BATTERY COMPONENT THE DEALER DETERMINED) THE DEALER'S MECHANIC REPORTED FINDING A "STIFFNESS" OR MALFUNCTION WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE DEALER ORDERED AND REPLACED A PART TO THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE ELECTROCUTION OCCURRED. GM WAS INFORMED OF THE INCIDENT IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. GM INSTRUCTED DRIVER TO CALL 911 TO HAVE "FIRST RESPONDERS" DISCONNECT THE POWER IN VEHICLE. FIRE DEPT REFUSED TO CUT POWER CABLES IN VEHICLE, FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE SYSTEMS, AND FEAR OF THEIR SAFETY, SINCE THE DRIVER WAS NO LONGER IN DANGER INSIDE OF VEHICLE. LUCKILY, WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED, DRIVER WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY REMOVE THEIR POINT OF CONTACT FROM GEAR SHIFTER BEFORE THE HAND AND ARM MUSCLES HAD INVOLUNTARILY CONTRACTED IN PLACE PERMANENTLY CLOSING THE CONTACT AND RESULTING IN FURTHER ELECTROCUTION. DRIVER SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT ELECTRICAL SHOCK INJURY TO HAND/ARM INCLUDING PAIN, SHOCK, SORENESS, NUMBNESS, AND TINGLING SENSATION. SINCE INCIDENT, GM IS ONLY WILLING TO TRANSFER DRIVER TO THEIR PRODUCT ALLOCATION DEPARTMENT WHICH ACTS IN A LEGAL CAPACITY AND ACCEPTS CLAIM REPORTS FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. DRIVER'S IMMEDIATE CONCERN IS NOT TO SUE GM BUT TO INSURE ALL REASONABLE EFFORTS ARE MADE TO INFORM OTHER VOLT DEALERS OF INCIDENT AND HOPEFULLY PREVENT OTHER DRIVERS FROM BEING ELECTROCUTED. *TR.....UPDATED 01/30/13 *BF UPDATED 2/4/2013 *JS

Mileage: 12,500

WAS DRIVING VOLT AT LOW SPEED IN TRAFFIC. ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH MODES (NORMAL TO SPORT). THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY PRESSING A BUTTON ON THE DASHBOARD TWICE IN QUICK SUCCESSION. THE BUTTON IS LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO THE START/STOP BUTTON. I ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED THE START/STOP BUTTON TWICE IN QUICK SUCCESSION, WHICH SHUTS THE CAR OFF. THE CAR SHUT OFF AND I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT UNTIL I CAME TO A FULL STOP, SHIFTED THE CAR TO PARK, AND PRESSED THE BRAKE. THE RESULTED IN A SMALL TRAFFIC BACKUP BEHIND ME. HOWEVER, THIS THE DESIGN AND PLACEMENT OF THESE BUTTONS IS VERY POOR. I BELIEVE THE START/STOP BUTTON HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO SHUTOFF THE CAR RELATIVELY EASILY IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT AND PUBLIC "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" PROBLEMS BY OTHER MANUFACTURERS. HOWEVER, ACCIDENTALLY SWITCHING OFF THE CAR IS ALSO AN UNDESIRABLE CONSEQUENCE. HAD THIS EVENT HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS (ON THE HIGHWAY) IT COULD BE QUITE DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 800

THERE IS AN APPARENT DESIGN FLAW IN THE CHEVY VOLT RELATED TO AN INDIVIDUAL EXITING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT POWERING DOWN THE SYSTEMS WHICH COULD RESULT IN CO POISONING OR DEATH AND POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARDS IN THE RIGHT SITUATION. THE VOLT USES A KEY FOB SYSTEM AND PUSH BUTTON START. KEY FOBS ARE ALREADY PROVING TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. WITH THE VOLT, THE SITUATION IS EXACERBATED. SINCE THE CAR IS VIRTUALLY SILENT, IT IS VERY EASY FOR A PERSON TO FORGET TO TURN OFF THE CAR, AND WHEN THEY EXIT, THE LACK OF ANY ENGINE NOISE WILL OFTEN NOT GIVE THEM THE CUES NECESSARY TO REALIZE THEIR MISTAKE. WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL LEAVES THE CAR POWERED ON, THE BATTERY WILL DRAIN. WHEN THE BATTERY IS SUFFICIENTLY DRAINED, AN ENGINE WILL TURN ON AND CHARGE THE BATTERIES. THIS IS SIGNIFICANT, BECAUSE THIS WILL LIKELY HAPPEN SOMETIME AFTER A PERSON HAS PARKED THEIR CAR. THE RESULT WILL BE A GARAGE FILLING WITH CO FUMES. THE VOLT WILL CONTINUE TO RUN THE ENGINE, IN CYCLES, UNTIL THERE IS NO MORE GAS IN THE TANK. WHILE THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH NON-ELECTRIC VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH KEY FOBS AND CO POISONING AS THE RESULT OF THE DRIVER FORGETTING TO TURN THE CAR, THIS IS GOING TO BE MUCH MORE COMMON IN ELECTRIC HYBRID VEHICLES. IN AN UNSCIENTIFIC POLL CONDUCTED ON GM-VOLT.COM, OF 100 RESPONDENTS, 30% ADMITTED TO FORGETTING TO TURN THEIR VEHICLE OFF. ONE USER ON THE SITE FORGOT TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, AND ENTERED THE GARAGE SOMETIME LATER TO FIND IT FILLED WITH FUMES. THERE NEEDS TO BE PASSIVE (HORN SIGNALS UPON EXIT) OR ACTIVE (WELL ENGINEERED AUTO SHUTOFF) SYSTEMS PUT IN PLACE TO PREVENT A TRAGEDY. *TR

Mileage: 13,000