2012 CHEVROLET VOLT Complaints

CONSTANT SERVICE AIRBAG WARNINGS, STARTED AS INTERMITTENT, NOW IT'S CONSTANT. THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD BE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS VEHICLE, THERE'S THOUSANDS OF REPORTS OF THIS FROM OTHER OWNERS, IT'S SOMETHING CHEVY SHOULD RECALL AND REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE.

CONSTANT UPDATES ON THE DASHBOARD RELATED TO AIRBAG SERVICE RELATED ISSUE. THE NOTIFICATION FREQUENCY IS EXACERBATED WHEN SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.

THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR IS FAULTY CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO NOT BE ARMED WHILE PASSENGER IS IN SEAT. SOMETIMES THE AIR BAG WILL BE ON BUT WHEN PASSENGER MOVES IN SEAT OR WE HIT A BUMP THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF. IT WILL COST $989.00 TO FIX FOR A SENSOR INSIDE SEAT IS WHAT DEALER TOLD ME. THIS IS A PROBLEM SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING.

I PURCHASED MY 2012 CHEVY VOLT IN 2016 AT 65,000 MILES. VERY SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, I NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON. IT WAS NOT ON ALL THE TIME, BUT IF SOMEONE WAS IN THE SEAT OR IF MY PURSE WAS ON THE SEAT THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF. SOMETIMES IT WILL BE OFF, BUT COME ON IF I HIT A POTHOLE - WHICH IS INEVITABLE IN HOUSTON. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE A FAULTY AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IT WOULD BE $800+ TO FIX THE ISSUE. I THOUGHT I HAD AN ISOLATED ISSUE UNTIL I SAW MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

AIR BAG SENSOR PAD IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS FAULTY. DASH LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AT RANDOM IN FRONT SEAT. MAY LEAD TO AIRBAGS FAILING TO GO OFF. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FAULTY, AIR BAG SENSOR PAD IS NOT INSTALLED BENEATH THE FOAM IN THE SEAT, INSTEAD IT IS ON TOP. HAS LEAD TO NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WHEN EVEN JUST SETTING A BAG ON THE SEAT. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. POWERTRAIN ISSUE, BATTERY SECTION 3 FAILED PREMATURELY DUE TO A $5 TEMPERATURE SENSOR FAILING. COST TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BATTERY SECTION WAS $3000+ DOLLARS FOR A $5 PART.

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.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED DUE TO A FAILED SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HAD TO REPLACE WITH A USED SEAT.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED DUE TO A FAILED SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HAD TO REPLACE WITH A USED SEAT.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED DUE TO A FAILED SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HAD TO REPLACE WITH A USED SEAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE PRECEDING VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SUDDENLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. SINCE THEN, EVERY TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE BRAKE ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SIMPSON CHEVROLET OF IRVINE (LOCATED AT 21 AUTO CENTER DR, IRVINE, CA 92618, 949-328-6026) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE AND BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V271000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *PM