2017 CHEVROLET VOLT Complaints

"SHIFT TO PARK" DEFECT. WHEN THE SHIFTER IS PLACED INTO THE "PARK" POSITION AND THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AN INDICATOR STATES "ACTION REQUIRED - SHIFT TO PARK". THE CAR WILL EFFECTIVELY NOT TURN OFF. ONE IS UNABLE TO LOCK THE CAR AND THE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. WORSE YET, THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT GETS WORSE OVER TIME. THE POWER MUST BE TURNED ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES, OR THE SHIFTER MOVED FROM PARK TO LOW A SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE SHIFTER TO ENGAGE IN "PARK". AS THE PROBLEM GET WORSE OVER TIME IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW IF THE CAR OFF AT ALL. THE PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE DEALER INSISTED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. A YEAR LATER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED, AND AT THAT POINT THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM (APPARENTLY BECAUSE BY THEN THE FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM AND THE FIX). NOW, A YEAR LATER, THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED. BECAUSE I AM NO LONGER IN THE WARRANTY PERIOD I'LL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THIS ISSUE IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS MANY 2016 AND 2017 VOLTS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. IT IS QUITE DANGEROUS TO NOT BE ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND NOT KNOW IF IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO DO SO. MINE BECAME SO BAD ONE TIME THAT I CALLED A TOW SERVICE, BUT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE CAR. CHEVY IS CLEARLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT'S APPALLING THAT VOLT OWNERS ARE LEFT TO DEAL WITH THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND THAT THERE APPEARS TO NOT BE A PERMANENT FIX (AS MINE IS NOW HAPPENING A SECOND TIME). GM MUST ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. IT IS UNSAFE! REGARDING THE REQUIRED "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?" QUESTION BELOW - THERE IS NO SPECIFIC DATE. IT'S AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I PUT IN THE APPROXIMATE DATE THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED.

MY 2017 CHEVY VOLT GIVES ME 'SERVICE AIRBAG' WARNING ALL THE TIME. AND THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE CAR HAS NEVER MET WITH ANY ACCIDENTS OR SPILLS. SO THERE IS NO REASON FOR CUSTOMER DAMAGE. I SEE THAT THE SAME ISSUE WAS BEEN RAISED BY MANY UNDER PE19013. SO I WOULD WANT GM TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECT RATHER THAN SAYING IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER W

THE SOFTWARE CONTROLLING THE REAR CAMERA, NAVIGATION AND MAIN BATTERY FAILED. THE SYSTEMS BECAME UNUSABLE (THE SCREEN BECAME BLACKED OUT SO THE REAR CAMERA ETC COULD NOT BE USED). ONCE THE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED IT WORKS FINE. CHEVY CHARGED US FOR THE COST OF THIS EVEN THOUGH WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM FOUND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE

I PURCHASED MY USED 17 CHEVY VOLT 2 MONTHS AGO. SUDDENLY MY CAR STARTED HAVING INTERMEDIATE ISSUES OF SHOWING "SHIFT TO PARK" WHEN THE VEHICLE IS CLEARLY IN PARK MODE. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE SHUT OFF. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT GM BUT THEY CLAIM THERE ARE NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETINS FOR MY VIN/VEHICLE. THERE ARE COUNTLESS ONLINE COMPLAINTS FROM 17 VOLT OWNERS SHOWING THE SAME ISSUE (THIS IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH OTHER GM MODELS & I AM ALSO SEEING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE). GM IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS DEFECT & HAS ONLY ISSUED SERVICE BULLETINS ON SOME VIN # - WHILE THEY SHOULD HAVE CAUSE - BASED ON NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS - THAT THIS IMPACT IS OCCURRING WITH THE MAJORITY OF 17 VOLTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN A 3,794 LBS VEHICLE CANNOT BE SHUT OFF. I AM ASKING THAT NHTSA ISSUE A RECALL IN REGARDS TO 2017 CHEVY VOLTS & THE "SHIT TO PARK" ISSUE. WHILE THIS IS AN INTERMEDIATE ISSUE AND SOME DAYS MY CAR SHUTS OF FINE WHILE OTHERS IT TAKES MOVING THE SHIFTER BACK BETWEEN GEARS IN ORDER FOR THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT TO RECOGNIZE IT'S PARKED - I WILL TRY TO CONTACT MY LOCAL DEALER FOR HELP BUT I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO PUT GM & NHTSA ON NOTICE REGARDING THIS WELL KNOWN DEFECT THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED AND COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. GM SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WHICH IS WELL DOCUMENTED - BY PROVIDING A RECALL. PLEASE SEE THESE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR GM ON VARIOUS MODELS SHOWING "SHIFT TO PARK": HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NEWS/2018/GMC-ACADIA-SHIFT-TO-PARK-ISSUES-LAWSUIT.SHTML HTTPS://WWW.REDDIT.COM/R/VOLT/COMMENTS/8ET2NW/ACTION_REQUIRED_SHIFT_TO_PARK/ HTTPS://ABC6ONYOURSIDE.COM/ON-YOUR-SIDE/WESTERVILLE-FAMILY-IN-LIMBO-AS-GM-LEAVES-THEM-IN-DARK-OVER-SHIFT-TO-PARK-ISSUE HTTPS://WWW.CRUZETALK.COM/THREADS/SHIFT-TO-PARK-LOCK-PROBLEM.51401/ HTTPS://REPAIRPAL.COM/CANNOT-TURN-OFF-2016-VOLT-ACTION-REQUIRED-SHIFT-TO-PARK-522

SHIFT TO PARK ERROR MESSAGE CONSISTENTLY APPEARING PREVENTING THE CAR FROM EFFECTIVELY TURNING OFF WHEN CAR IS SHIFTED TO PARK.

MY VOLT WAS T-BONED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR BY A RED LIGHT RUNNER. I HAD JUST STARTED TO ENTER INTO THE INTERSECTION A SECOND OR SO AFTER MY LIGHT TURNED GREEN, SO NOT GOING VERY FAST. THE OTHER CAR WAS GOING 25-35 MPH (APPROX.). THIS WAS ON A CITY STREET, BOTH ONE WAYS STREETS SO THAT DRIVER WAS ABLE TO BUILD UP SOME MOMENTUM. I WAS PUSHED INTO THE CAR TO MY LEFT (DRIVER'S SIDE). THE DAMAGE WAS ENOUGH TO TOTAL THE CAR. THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT DEPLOYED.

MY 2017 CHEVY VOLT HAS AN ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM . IT WILL ONLY WORK WHEN IT WANTS TO BUT WHAT MAKE IT SO DANGEROUS IS THAT IF YOU GET IT TO ENGAGE IT WILL RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING DISENGAGE ITSELF. IF YOU ARE USING THE 2017 VOLT IN THE LOW GEAR MODE AND THIS HAPPENS THE CAR WILL RAPIDLY DECELERATE WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAS ALMOST CAUSE THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME TO RUN INTO ME. I HAVE TRIED TO GET THIS FIXED SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT SEEMS NOBODY KNOWS WHAT TO DO WITH IT AND THEY WILL TRY BUT IT JUST GOES RIGHT BACK TO DOING IT AGAIN.

AFTER I SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND PRESS THE BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE CAR, A WARNING COMES UP AND SAYS "SHIFT TO PARK." I CANNOT TURN OFF THE CAR UNTIL THE MESSAGE CLEARS. THE MESSAGE IS CLEARED BY GIGGLING THE SHIFTER (ALREADY IN PARK) BACK AND FORTH. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I TURN OFF THE CAR NOW. AFTER A SHORT GOOGLE SEARCH, MANY OTHER 2017 OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO ISSUING A RECALL.

WHEN BUCKLING MY 5 YEAR OLD SON INTO HIS BOOSTER SEAT, THE REAR SEATBELT ALWAYS BECOMES WEDGED IN A CAVITY OF THE REAR SEAT. THIS ALSO OCCURS IF MY SON MOVES WHILE WE ARE IN TRANSIT. THIS CAUSES THE SEATBELT TO FAIL TO RETRACT PROPERLY AND THUS HE IS NOT PROPERLY SECURED. I AM AFRAID NOT ONLY FOR HIS SAFETY BECAUSE THE SEATBELT IS NOT SECURING HIS TORSO PROPERLY. ADDITIONALLY, FROM THIS OCCURRING FREQUENTLY, I AM AFRAID THAT WEAR ON THE SEATBELT (FRAY) WILL COMPROMISE THE SEATBELT MATERIAL CAUSING IT TO FAIL IF EVER IN A CRASH.

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. MESSAGE SAYING "SERVICE POWER STEERING" CAME UP, CAD ONLY HAS 28K MILES ON IT. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. DEALER SAYS I MUST REPLACE ENTIRE STEERING ASSEMBLY. MULTIPLE PEOPLE ONLINE HAVING MY SAME PROBLEM, ALL UNDER 30K MILES.