2017 CHEVROLET VOLT Complaints

IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO PARK. NEARLY HAVE TO PUSH HARD TO HAVE THE PARK SETTING ENGAGE. UNABLE TO TURN ENGINE OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENS. ALSO, THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP SMOOTHLY. IT GOES UP AND DOWN ALL ON ITS OWN. IT APPEARS TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN. YOU MUST OPEN THE WINDOW ALL THE WAY BEFORE IT WILL CLOSE. CANNOT PREFORM THAT FUNCTION WHEN IT IS ONLY PARTIALLY OPENED.

SHIFT TO PARK ISSUE. IT WILL NOT GO INTO PARK AND ALLOW CAR TO BE TURNED OFF. PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. CHEVY SAYS THIS VIN NUMBER IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DESPITE FACT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM.

I AM HAVING A 'SHIFT TO PARK' ISSUE. WHEN I STOP THE CAR AND SHIFT TO PARK, I ATTEMPT TO POWER OFF THE CAR. THE VOLT WILL NOT POWER OFF AND I GET AN ALERT ON THE DASHBOARD THAT STATES "SHIFT CAR TO PARK TO TURN OFF". BUT THE CAR IS ALREADY IN PARK. I AM UNABLE TO LOCK THE CAR AND THE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. WORSE YET, IT IS INTERMITTENT. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AT RE-STARTING AND STOPPING THE CAR IF USUALLY TURNS OFF. MY VOLT HAS ONLY 28K MILES.

WITH THE VEHICLE STATIONARY AND GEAR SHIFT SET TO PARK, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO POWER OFF THE VEHICLE, A 'SHIFT TO PARK' MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT POWER OFF. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF CHANGING THE GEAR SHIFT TO DRIVE AND BACK TO PARK, THE VEHICLE POWERED OFF.

WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK, AND DEPRESSING THE START BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE CAR, I SEE A "ACTION NEEDED: SHIFT TO PARK" MESSAGE ON THE DASH. SOME TIMES I CAN SHIFT THE CAR BACK INTO GEAR AND SHIFT BACK, OR SOMETIMES IT JUST LETS ME TURN IT OFF. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY, WITH A FAULTY SENSOR BEING THE CULPRIT IN THE FULL ASSEMBLY. THIS AFFECTS BOTH CHEVY MALIBU'S AND CHEVY VOLTS IN THE SAME MODEL GENERATION.

SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN MID-2020, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS INCLUDING AGAIN TODAY. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS ISSUE CURRENTLY.

WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND I AM DRIVING ON ANY STREET OR HIGHWAY IF I SHUT OFF ANY COMPONENT OFF THE HVAC SYSTEM, THE VEHICLE WILL GET VERY DAMP INSIDE. ON RAINY, FOGGY, OR COLD CONDITIONS ALL THE WINDOWS WILL FOG IN 30 SECONDS TO THE POINT I CANNOT SEE. IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO CLEAR IF I TURN IT BACK ON. THERE IS SOME DEGREE OF DAMP MUSTY FEELING IN MY CAR ANY TIME I TURN THE SYSTEM ON AS WELL. I AM AFRAID IT WILL START GROWING MOLD. I CANNOT GET THE DEALER TO WORK ON IT UNDER WARRANTEE. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTEE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. IT HAPPENS STILL.

THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK EVERY SO OFTEN. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN I USE A LOT OF THE STEERING CONTROL TO INCREASE AND DECREASE THE SPEED. IT'S I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC DATES WHEN THIS HAPPENED BUT IT HAPPENS ENOUGH. OTHER THINGS THAT HAPPENS ARE 1) THE VOLT HAS A CHARGE SETTING THAT OPTIMIZE TO START CHARGE DELAY DEPENDING ON WHEN YOU SCHEDULE WHEN YOU PLAN TO LEAVE SO THE CAR WILL NOT BE LEFT FULLY CHARGE FOR A LONG TIME. HOWEVER, THE ESTIMATED CHARGE TIME IS COMPLETELY OFF NOW. IT SEEMS TO THINK IT WILL TAKE 12 MORE HOURS TO CHARGE. THEREFORE, THE CAR WOULD START CHARGING A FEW HOURS EARLIER THAN IT SHOULD. 2) THE AUDIO SYSTEM CONNECTED TO THE SMARTPHONE IS VERY BUGGY. SOMETIMES THE DISPLAY SHOWS MUSIC IS PLAYING BUT NO AUDIO.

THE CAR DOES NOT TURN OFF COMPLETELY AND SHOWS "SHIFT TO PARK" WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN PARK MODE. IT IS A COMMON ISSUE BUT CHEVY DOES NOT RECALL AND CHARGES CONSUMERS FOR OUT-OF-WARRANTY VEHICLES.

WHEN THE CAR IS BEING SHIFTED TO PARK, THE SYSTEM GIVES A WARNING TO 'SHIFT CAR TO PARK' IN ORDER TO TURN OFF VEHICLE. SHIFTER IS NOT RESPONDING TO CAR LEAVING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO BE TURNED OFF.