2012 CHEVROLET VOLT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REGENERATIVE BRAKE BEARING. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

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.

THE SPEED CONTROL WOULD STICK ON DURING VERY COLD WEATHER. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWICE TO MY WIFE. SHE RODE THE BRAKE TO SLOW IT DOWN BUT THE CAR KEPT FIGHTING THE BRAKE. THIS WAS CITY DRIVING, IN APPLETON, WI.

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

SEE NHTSA COMPLAINT NUMBER 10949504 FEB 3, 2017 THAT REFLECTS A SECOND TIRE IN THE SAME DRIVER FRONT POSITION WHEN IT LOST PRESSURE DUE TO A CRACK IN THE SIDEWALL WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY THE MORNING OF FEB 3, 2017. THE PRESSURE HAD DROPPED FROM ABOUT 38 PSI TO 26 PSI OVER ABOUT 2 DAYS IT HAD BEEN PARKED. I GOT IT TO A CORNER GAS STATION ABOUT 1 MILE AWAY WHO WHERE - LOSING ANOTHER 2 PSI WHILE TRAVELING AND THE MECHANIC DETECTED THE SIDEWALL PROBLEM INDICATING IT WAS A TIRE DEFECT AND IT WOULD BE BEST TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER/SERVICE DEPT. IT WAS RE-PRESSURIZED TO 38PSI AND OTHER TIRE PRESSURES WERE CHECKED (NO PROBLEMS). GOING THE FEW MILES TO THE DEALER, THE TIRE LOST 4-5 PSI PRESSURE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER/SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE TIRE NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND THAT IT WAS SOMETHING I MIGHT HAVE DONE AND NOT A TIRE PROBLEM. THE SIDEWALL DEFECT SEEMS A SAFER DUPLICATE OF THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE (THAT HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE DURING SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC AND WITH FOUR ADULTS IN THE CAR - NHTSA COMPLAINT 10706538, 4/19/15). NOTE THAT BOTH TIRE FAILURES THE TWO ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. TIRE ROTATIONS ARE DONE FRONT/BACK ON THE SAME SIDE, ONSTAR AND I BOTH MONITOR TIRE PRESSURES, TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVEN UNDER OR OVER-INFLATED, FAILURES HAVE BOTH BEEN IN THE DRIVER FRONT POSITION (HEAVIEST LOAD).

THIS IS THE SECOND GOODYEAR ASSURANCE FUEL MAX 94V TIRE THAT CAME ON MY 2012 VOLT THAT FAILED IN THE SAME DRIVER FRONT MOUNTED POSITION. SEE NHTSA ID # 10706538 DATE REPORTED 4/19/15. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED THIS MORNING, IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I STARTED THE CARE, PRESSURE WAS REPORTED AT 26 PSI, DOWN FROM 37 PSI WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED TWO DAYS AGO. TAKING THE CAR FOR CHECK TO THE CORNER EXXON STATION, THE MECHANIC CHECKING THE TIRE SAW THAT THE SIDEWALL HAD A CRACK AND MENTIONED THIS WAS A TIRE DEFECT. HE INFLATED THE TIRE TO 38 PSI SO I COULD DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER SINCE IT WAS THOUGHT THAT THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE PLACE TO POSSIBLY DOCUMENT THE TIRE PROBLEM AND HAVE IT REPLACED. THE TIRE LOST 5 PSI ON THE 3 MILE DRIVE AND I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING, OR DRIVEN WITH THE TIRE UNDERINFLATED; THAT IF THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TIRE, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. HE MENTIONED HAD NEVER SEEN ANOTHER VOLT WITH A DEFECTIVE TIRE. HOWEVER, IN 45+ YEARS DRIVING, I'VE NEVER HAD THIS EXPERIENCE WITH A TIRE, KNOWING THE TIRE HAD NEVER BEEN UNDERINFLATED - 34 PSI HAS BEEN THE RECORD LOWEST - (SINCE I MONITOR THE TIRE PRESSURES). THE TIRE WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE CAR AND THE SECOND ONE FAILING IN THE SAME WAY. THIS TIME, I WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY, THE LEAK STARTED WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE SIDEWALL CRACK WAS APPARENT IN THE EXXON STATION. *TR

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.

MY 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE SENSOR THAT DETECTS THE WEIGHT OF A INDIVIDUAL IN THE SEAT. THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE AND BEGAN AROUND 19,000 MILES. IT HAS GOTTEN TO A POINT WHERE IF I HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE CAR, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON AFTER THEY EXIT THE CAR. SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS IN THE VOLT OWNERS CLUB AND VARIOUS OTHER FORUMS HAVE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR ISSUE. IN MY CAR THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN SOMEONE RIDES IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THEN GETS OF. THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" MESSAGE WILL STAY ON UNTIL I TURN OF THE CAR OR PUSH THE SEAT CUSHION WITH MY HAND. THE PROBLEM IS THAT GM IS NOT COVERING THE COST ON A CAR WITH LESS THAN 32,000 MILES. LEAVING CUSTOMERS WITH A BILL OF 800 DOLLARS TO FIX A COMPONENT THAT SHOULD LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR. AS TIME PROGRESSES IT SEEMS TO PROBLEM IS BECOMING MORE COMMON PLACE AND OWNERS ARE STUCK WITH THE BILL. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT THE AIRBAG MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *TR

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

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