2017 CHEVROLET VOLT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET VOLT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PEARL MOTOR COMPANY (3100 S CLARK ST, MEXICO, MO 65265, (573) 567-4254) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE KEY FOBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE KEY FOBS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. *BF CONSUMER STATED RELAY WAS FINALLY REPLACED AND PROBLEM SOLVED.*JB

WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, WITH THE SHIFT SET TO "P", I GET A MESSAGE THAT APPEARS, "ACTION REQUIRED SHIFT TO PARK", AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES, SOMETIMES ROUGHLY 6-7 TIMES AND SOMETIMES I WOULD HAVE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN D, N, R, ETC. I HAD MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (VAN GMC/CHEVROLET) AND THEY REPLACED THE SHIFTER HARNESS WHICH WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. MY VOLT IS CONTINUING TO FLASH THE 'ACTION REQUIRED/SHIFT TO PARK' MESSAGE AND HESITATES TO TURN OFF AND THEN POWERS DOWN.

AFTER DIAGNOSING AN AUDIBLE TICK/CLICK SOUND THAT OCCURS WHETHER THE CAR IS POWERED ON OR OFF BUT STOPS MOMENTARILY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED, I WAS TOLD THE ELECTRIC BRAKE BOOSTER IS BAD AND MUST BE REPLACED. BUT GM HAS NO PARTS AVAILABLE. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE CAR AND IF THE PART FAILS COMPLETELY, I WILL HAVE NO BRAKES AT ALL. IT HAS BEEN OVER 3 WEEKS AND THERE IS NO ETA ON PARTS.

SHIFT-TO-PARK ALERT AFTER YOU POWER DOWN CAR. EFFECTLVELY, THE CAR WON'T TURN OFF. BROUGHT TO GM IN 2018 AND THEY REPLACED THE SHIFTER. 18 MONTHS LATER, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. APPEARS TO BE A CHRONIC DEFECT IN THE 2ND GEN VOLT.

I OPENED MY REAR LIFT GATE TO PUT AWAY MY CAR CHARGER AND IT SLAMMED CLOSED ON IT'S OWN. FOR SOME REASON THE REAR LIFT GATE WOULD NOT STAY OPEN UNLESS I HOLD IT UP. I THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU EXPECT WHEN YOU LIFT THE LIFT GATE IT STAYS OPEN ON IT'S OWN. EVERYONE SHOULD BE CAREFUL.

ON MY 2ND DAY OF OWNERSHIP WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 50 MILES ON IT THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 5 (4 LANE HIGHWAY) THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND LOST ALL PROPULSION AND FORWARD POWER. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST CHANGED FROM ELECTRIC POWER TO GAS POWER. THE WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED WAS "ACTION REQUIRED - SHIFT TO PARK". THE ORANGE ENGINE SYMBOL WAS DISPLAYED. THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, ALL DISPLAYS AND CONTROLS WERE TURNED OFF. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MOVE FROM THE 2ND TO FAR RIGHT LANE OF 4 AND GET JUST OFF THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS JUST ENOUGH SPACE TO GLIDE THE VEHICLE TO A STOP OFF THE HIGHWAY. HOWEVER, THE I5 IS THE PRIMARY TRUCKING ROUTE AND IN THIS UPHILL LOCATION ALL SEMI TRUCKS ARE REQUIRED TO DRIVE IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE. MY VEHICLE WAS SWAYED CONTINUOUSLY BY THE LARGE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES FOR OVER 2 HOURS. A CHP STAYED WITH ME WITH FLASHING LIGHTS TO ATTEMPT TO MOVE VEHICLES TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AFTER 9 HOURS. HOWEVER, I AM NOW IN ARBITRATION WITH GM OVER THE SAME ISSUE "ACTION REQUIRED - SHIFT TO PARK" WITH THE 2ND VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR 95 DAYS OVER AN 8 MONTH PERIOD AND I AM SEEKING A VEHICLE BUYBACK UNDER THE CALIFORNIA LEMON LAW WITH THE BBB FOR IMPAIRMENT OF VALUE, USE, AND SAFELY.

MY VOLT HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF PROPULSION AND WARNING "ACTION REQUIRED - SHIFT TO PARK" AND WAS IN SERVICE AT MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR 41 DAYS TO SOLVE THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME IT WOULD NO LONGER CHARGE TO 53 MILES ELECTRIC. ON MY LEVEL 1 CHARGER IT HAS CHARGED TO 52 OR 53 MILES SINCE THE FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP ON 1/24/17. THE VEHICLE WILL CHANGE TO 36 - 40 MILES NOW WHICH IS GREATER THAN A 30% LOSS OF ELECTRIC CHARGE. I AM NOT REFERRING TO DRIVING RANGE WHICH VARIES WITH CONDITIONS. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF 53 DAYS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED ON THE LAST SERVICE VISIT WHERE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL WERE REPLACED. I AM NOW IN ARBITRATION WITH GM UNDER THE CALIFORNIA LEMON LAW AND THE BBB. I AM REQUESTING A BUYBACK OF THE VEHICLE FOR IMPAIRMENT OF USE, VALUE, AND SAFETY.

THE "SHIFT TO PARK" MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND ALREADY IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF IF IT BELIEVES IT TO BE IN ANY OTHER GEAR OTHER THAN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THE SHIFTER CONTROL AND TRANSMISSION CONTROLS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF SERVICE FOR 18 DAYS AND ROAD TESTED FOR OVER 250 MILES BY THE TECHNICIANS. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE. I AM IN ARBITRATION WITH GM UNDER THE CALIFORNIA LEMON LAW AND AM REQUESTING A VEHICLE BUYBACK.

WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF PROPULSION AND THE WARNING DISPLAYED "PROPULSION POWER REDUCED".THIS LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE SWITCHED FROM ELECTRIC TO GAS POWER. I HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE SWITCHING FROM ELECTRIC TO GAS REGULARLY AND IT SPUTTERS AND BUCKS. AFTER A FEW MILES THE SPUTTERING AND ROUGH CHANGE TO GAS WILL DISSIPATE. ON THIS OCCASION THE POWER LOSS WAS SIGNIFICANT AND DANGEROUS. I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE POWER OR PROPULSION TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO DIVERT TO CITY STREETS AND GET HOME AT SPEEDS UNDER 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND OUT OF SERVICE FOR 18 DAYS WITH APPROXIMATELY 250 MILES OF ROAD TESTING WHILE IN SERVICE. I NO LONGER BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE TO BE SAFE OR RELIABLE AND AM ENGAGED IN ARBITRATION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA LEMON LAW AND THE BBB.

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY SURFACE STREET THE VEHICLE LOST ALL PROPULSION AND STALLED. STEERING LOCKED UP, WAS DISABLED, AND ELECTRIC POWER STOPPED. THE WARNING LIGHT READ "ACTION REQUIRED - SHIFT TO PARK'. THIS STALL IS IMMEDIATE AND HIGHLY DANGEROUS. I WAS ABLE TO GLIDE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING IN OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE ORANGE ENGINE SYMBOL WAS ILLUMINATED. ALL SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN ON THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALERSHIP BUT WE WERE UNABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE OR SHIFT IT IN NEUTRAL. THE CAR START BUTTON WOULD NOT TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED RUNNING AND THE BATTERY DISABLED AT THE DEALERSHIP.