2013 CHEVROLET VOLT Complaints

MY CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR YEARS WITHOUT INSTIGATION. IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH CHEVY VOLTS AND IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT AFFECTS THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS. IT FIRST APPEARED NOT LONG AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR NOT WHEN IT APPEARS AGAIN AND AGAIN. IT WILL ALSO GO AWAY WITHOUT BEING ADDRESSED. I'M WORRIED IT COULD APPEAR AGAIN AND MY AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.

I AM RECEIVING A WARNING LIGHT REGARDING MY AIRBAG SENSOR. THIS COMES ON EVERYTIME I START MY CAR AS SIMILAR TO OTHER REPORTED CASES IN THE SAME MODEL YEAR OF THE CHEVY VOLT. THIS HAPPENS ON IGNITION AND OCCASIONALLY DURING DRIVING.

SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING DISPLAYED FOLLOWING MOVING THE PASSENGER SEAT FORWARD WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. BASED ON FACT THAT CAR WAS NOT MOVING WHEN NOTIFICATION CAME ON, SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE THAT HUNDREDS OF GEN 1 VOLT OWNERS HAVE HAD, MANY OF THEM WITHIN THE LAST 3 MONTHS, AND GM IS IGNORING THE ISSUE INSTEAD OF RECALLING THE PART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW AND LOSS POWER. THE PROPORTION POWER REDUCED MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN ABNORMAL NOISE DETECTED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE HEADLIGHT BECAME INOPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE WITH THE HAZZARD LIGHTS FLASHING TO HER RESIDENCE. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ELCO CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 15110 MANCHESTER RD, BALLWIN, MO 63011 (636) 232-0007 WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

PASSENGER SEAT PRESENCE SENSOR IS FAULTY, CAUSING "SERVICE AIRBAG" WARNINGS AND AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, BUT ONCE SENSOR IS TRIPPED, ERRORS AND WARNING MESSAGES APPEAR UNTIL VEHICLE IS POWERED OFF. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY - MANY TIMES PER DAY. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS ISSUE IS ACTUALLY AFFECTING THE AIRBAG'S FUNCTIONALITY. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR - ABOUT $500 FOR THE SENSOR, AND $500 FOR LABOR. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH 2013 VOLTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM THIS SHOULD BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY, AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON MY CAR FOR YEARS.

STARTING IN AUGUST OF 2019, OUR 2013 CHEVY VOLT AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING. THIS USUALLY HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING, BUT SOMETIMES WHEN IT WAS IN PARK. IT ALSO HAPPENED WHENEVER CHANGING THE SPEED USING CRUISE CONTROL. WE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED IT WAS RELATED TO THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. WHEN WE DID, WE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER MENTIONS OF THIS PROBLEM ONLINE (ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT THERE AREN'T MANY MODELS OF THIS CAR ON THE ROAD), AND THAT THE SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALER TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM, AND WERE TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT WHEN THE SENSOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, THAT THE AIRBAGS LIKELY WON'T INFLATE IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THEREFORE, WE ASKED TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR, BUT WERE TOLD THE PART COULD NOT BE ORDERED DUE TO THE GM STRIKE. IN LATE DECEMBER, WE HEARD FROM THE DEALER THAT THE PART WAS IN SO WE HAD IT FIXED TODAY AT THE COST OF $755.05 WE ARE VERY UPSET ABOUT THE HIGH COST FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR SENSOR, AND A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD.

SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR, AND WOULD COST $800 TO FIX. THE WARNING LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, BUT NOW IT IS ON ALL THE TIME. AND THE WARNING BEEPING SOUND CONTINUES ALMOST CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. VERY ANNOYING. THE AIR BAG IS NOT ON EVEN WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE FRONT SEAT. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY GM. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR BECAUSE I FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY. THE CAR HAS 120K MILES ON IT. THE ISSUE IS PRESENT IN ALL DRIVING AND PARKED SITUATIONS. I HAVE READ ON MANY FORMS ONLINE, THAT THIS IS A PRETTY PREVALENT ISSUE WITH MANY VOLT OWNERS AND IS IN DEFINITELY NEED OF SOME ATTENTION. THE ISSUE STARTED BACK IN THE BEGINNING OF 2018 AND IS STILL A PROBLEM AS OF JAN 2020. THE COST TO FIX THE ISSUE IS TOO PROHIBITIVE FOR ME.

SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT IN TO DEALER WHO REPORTED THE AIR BAG SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT IS NO LONGER WORKING. REPLACEMENT PLUS LABOR QUOTED AT $1000. THIS CAR IS A 2013, THE AIR BAG SENSOR SHOULD NOT BREAK SO QUICKLY.

PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR WENT BAG RESULTING IN THE CAR THROWING A "SERVICE AIRBAG" WARNING LIGHT. COST OVER 800 DOLLARS TO FIX, HAVE HEARD FROM THE DEALER AND ON VOLT FORUMS ONLINE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE A RECALL