2013 CHEVROLET VOLT Complaints

"SERVICE AIRBAG" SENSOR ISSUE ON THE 2013 CHEVY VOLT. IS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE PER THE PRIOR COMPLAINTS I SEE. AS STATED BY OTHERS, NO WATER DAMAGE OR ANYTHING HAS OCCURED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. IN FACT, I'VE ONLY HAD PEOPLE ACTUALLY RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT 5 TIMES IN TOTAL IN ALL THE YEARS THAT I'VE HAD IT. SO BASICALLY IT ISN'T USED. THE ISSUE IS AN AIRBAG / SENSOR ISSUE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BY CHEVY TO FIX SAID ISSUE! AS OTHERS HAVE STATED. IT DOES COME AND COME BUT HAS BEEN MORE FREQUENT AS OF LATE EVEN THOUGH THE CAR PASSENGER SEAT IS NOT USED!

A SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE RANDOMLY APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD AND GOES AWAY AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE MESSAGE APPEARS AT RANDOM WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE.

CAR SLOWED DOWN AND THEN CAME TO A FULL STOP ON SIDE OF RESIDENTIAL STREET. TRIED TO TURN OFF AND RESTART ENGINE TO NO AVAIL. NO POWER COMING FROM MOTOR

"SERVICE AIRBAG" WARNING LIGHT AND CONSOLE MESSAGE APPEARS INTERMITTENTLY, MAINLY IN WARM WEATHER. DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST $1100 TO FIX DEFINITIVELY - FOR 3 YEARS. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE ONLY WAY GM WILL GUARANTEE THE AIRBAG WILL INFLATE. MANY OTHER VOLT OWNERS ON THE GM VOLT FORUM (HTTPS://GM-VOLT.COM/FORUM/) HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND AT LEAST ONE HAS FILED A COMPLAINT WITH YOU.

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

OVERALL BATTERY LIFE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN REDUCED FROM AVERAGE 38 MILES AT FULL CHARGE TO 31 MILES.

THE CAR REGULARLY GETS AN AIRBAG LIGHT RELATING TO THE PASSENGER SEAT PRESENCE SENSOR. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL RANDOMLY COME ON AND THEN TURN OFF AS I DRIVE.

NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY. NO SPILLS OR OTHER OCCURRENCE THAT COULD CAUSE SENSOR TO FAIL. PASSENGER SEAT PRESENCE DETECTION SENSOR HAS FAILED. CAR NOW REPORTS A "SERVICE AIRBAG" WARNING AND HAS DISABLED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG BECAUSE OF IT. THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING ERROR CAUSED BY A SIMPLE SENSOR FAILURE THAT IS SHOWING A HIGH FAILURE RATE WITH COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT REPAIRING THIS SENSOR AS IT COST $1000 TO $2000 TO REPAIR THROUGH THE DEALERS THAT ARE NOT DISCOUNTING OR COVERING THE COST OF REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY.

I AM GETTING AN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAUSED BY A FAULTY PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. IF I HAVE A PASSENGER RIDING WITH ME, THE WARNING LIGHT WILL GO ON AND OFF SOMETIMES CAUSED BY HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON THOUGH, IT SAYS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF WHICH IS A VERY BIG SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A WRECK OR HAD ANY LIQUID SPILLED ON THE SEAT.

THE AIRBAG SENSOR STOPPED WORKING CAUSING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TO BE TURNED OFF.