2013 CHEVROLET VOLT Complaints

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY UPON FRONT PASSENGER ENTERING OR LEAVING VEHICLE. SERVICE LIGHT CLEARS AND REAPPEARS AT RANDOM FOR SEVERAL TRIPS AFTER THIS OCCURS.

AT 40,000 MILES APPROXIMATELY, THE CHECK AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME UP. THE DEALER SAID THAT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY, IT WAS NOT COVERED AND IT WOULD BE ABOUT $850 AND THERE WOULD BE NO GUARANTEE THAT THE SENSOR CHANGE WOULD FIX IT. I REFUSED THE WORK FOR THAT PRICE. I HAVE DRIVEN ANOTHER 135,000 MILES AND IT IS STILL ON. SAFETY HAS BEEN REDUCED DUE TO THE HIGH CHARGE FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

MY CAR HAD THE EXACT ISSUES THAT ARE DOCUMENTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 18V397000 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I GOT A LOW PROPULSION WARNING WHEN THE LITHIUM BATTERY WAS DEPLETED AND SWITCHED TO ENGINE. ENGINE WAS REVVING VERY HIGH AND ALMOST NO ACCELERATION WAS AVAILABLE. I MADE IT HOME AND CAR WOULDN'T RESTART. 12V BATTERY WAS DEAD SO I REPLACED IT BUT STILL COULD NOT START THE CAR.

MY CAR STARTED INTERMITTENTLY SAYING "SERVICE AIRBAG" SINCE AROUND 55,000 MILES. NO AT 88,000 MILES IT NOW IS ON NEARLY ALL THE TIME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE FIX FOR THIS IS REINSTALLING THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION DUE TO A BAD DESIGN. THIS REPAIR IS ABOUT $1000 TO FIX A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

'SERVICE AIRBAG' APPEARS ON DISPLAY WHEN FRONT PASSENGER STEPS OUT OF VEHICLE. WHEN PASSENGER STEPS BACK IN VEHICLE AND FASTENS SEATBELT AIRBAG OFF DISPLAYED ON OVERHEAD DISPLAY INDICATING AIRBAG WOULD NOT WORK IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH FOR PASSENGER. MESSAGE USUALLY DISAPPEARS AFTER CYCLING POWER ON VEHICLE. ALSO WITH LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS ON SEAT (10 LBS OR SO) MESSAGE ALSO APPEARS AND DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY REMOVE WITHOUT CYCLING POWER.

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. CONCERN THAT AIRBAGS WON'T WORK IF NEEDED.

I HAVE LESS THAN 40,000 MILES IN THIS VEHICLE. AT APPROXIMATELY 35000 MILES THE WARNING LIGHT WENT ON SAYING THE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS NOT WORKING. I UNDERSTAND THAT A CASE HAS BEEN OPENED AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME TO THAT CASE.

SAME PROBLEM MOST EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING. SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE COMES ON FREQUENTLY AND RED AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. STARTED AT AROUND 85-90K MILES. AND NO ACCIDENTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS WILL IT TAKE? ITS A GREAT CAR OTHERWISE. FORD IS MUCH MORE PROACTIVE WITH SAFETY RECALLS THAN GM.

MY 2013 CHEVY VOLT IS DISPLAYING A "SERVICE AIRBAG" WARNING MESSAGE. THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR, (SPECIFICALLY, THE "PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE"), NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DUE TO THE FAULTY PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSING, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS ARE DEACTIVATED, EVEN WHEN A PASSENGER IS PRESENT. THE WARNING MESSAGE IS PRESENT (AND INTERMITTENTLY BEEPING) ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY WHEN DRIVING, AND OBSCURES INFORMATION ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. THE COST TO REPLACE THE PRESENCE MODULE WILL BE ABOUT $600, AND DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE DESIGN, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE REPLACEMENT MODULE WILL NOT FAIL IN THE SAME WAY AGAIN SHORTLY. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE ANOTHER WAY TO ENSURE THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS STAY ON.

SERVICE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING CAME ON CONTINUOUSLY. TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALER, FIRST TIME THEY TRIED TO FIX BY CLEANING A CONNECTION $196 AND IT DID NOT WORK. SECOND TIME THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR $636.70. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY I WAS TOLD. CAR HAD 68514 MILES AND WAS IN SERVICE 4 YEARS.