2012 CHEVROLET VOLT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY INDEPENDENTLY SLOWED DOWN WITH AN UNKNOWN MESSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT'S WIFE CONTINUED DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SLOW SPEED. UPON REACHING HER DESTINATION, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT'S WIFE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RECHARGED, AND REMAINED INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. A DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,627.

PASSANGER AIRBAG SENSOR FAULTY REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. WHEN IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING THE AIRBAG WOULD DEFAULT TO OFF. MAKING IT NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT EVEN IF A PASSAGER WAS IN THE SEAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING VEHICLE, THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE19013 (AIR BAGS). THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

[XXX] 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STOPPING AT THE END OF A BATTERY CHARGE WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO SWITCH TO THE GASOLINE MOTOR. THE HYBRID BATTERY MANAGEMENT HAS A LOSS OF PROPULSION MESSAGE CAUSED BY THE BATTERY VOLTAGE IN VARIOUS CELLS NOT BEING BALANCED. THERE WAS A RECALL AND THE ONLY CHANGE IS WHEN THE CAR STOPS IT IS ABLE TO LIMP OFF THE ROAD INSTEAD OF COASTING IN NEUTRAL. THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED Y THE RECALL. ALSO THE RECALL WAS APPLIED TO THE 2013 AND NEWER AND NOT TO THIS VIN. THE NEWLY RECALLED SETTINGS ARE NO BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL ISSUE AND THE SAME CONDITION IN SOFTWARE IS CAUSING A POWERTRAIN FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR HAS GONE BAD AN CONSTANTLY GOES ON AND OFF EVEN WHEN THERE IS NOTHING OR NOBODY IN THE SEAT. I HAVE READ KN FORUMS AND IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE FIRST FEW YEARS OF THE VOLT, AND IT IS A QUITE EXPENSIVE FIX. I HAVE RECIEVED QUOTES RANGING FROM $850 - $1200 TO REPLACE IT. THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT USUALLY GOES OFF AND NOTIFIES ME AS SOON AS I START THE CAR UNLESS THERE IS A PERSON SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BEFORE I START. IC IT DOES NOT TRIGGER THE LIGHT WHEN I START, THEN IT WILL TRIGGER THE WARNING LIGHT WHEN THE PASSENGER MOVES EVEN SLIGHTLY. THE SEAT HAS NEVER BEEN WET OR ABUSED.

VEHICLE MESSAGE SAID "SERVICE ENGINE" "ENGINE UNAVAILABLE, LOW PROPULSION" "SERVICE AIRBAG" AND AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. TOOK IT TO HENDRICK CHEVROLET APEX NORTH CAROLINA. THEY SAID THERE IS A RECALL #N172130462-02. THEY SAID THAT RECALL DID NOT COVER SERVICE AIRBAG AND AIRBAG LIGHT. THEY SAID I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE BCM FOR $900+. MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ONLINE AT VARIOUS FORUMS AND CAR WEBSITES. ALSO WAS READING THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THESE AIRBAGS BUT I DO NOT SEE A RECALL FOR IT YET. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANY SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. THE CAR IS USED DAILY TO TAKE KIDS TO SCHOOL AND BACK AND I'M CONCERNED THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT GO OFF IF NEEDED. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG MODULE IS BAD. NO ACCIDENTS. SENSOR FAILURE COMES ON WHEN YOU START THE CAR. CHEVROLET IS SAYING IT'S OVER $800 TO REPLACE. 99950 MILES ON ODOMETER. AIRBAG SENSOR STARTED COMING ON SPORADICALLY WHILE AN ADULT WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DURING THE LAST 10,000-20,000 MILES OF DRIVING VEHICLE. NOW THE AIRBAG SENSOR COMES ON EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS STARTED.

MY CAR HAS HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH POWER PROPULSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND START-UP SINCE NEW AND SEVERAL ITEMS WERE REPLACED IN 2017. I PURCHASED 6 YEAR / 100,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN NEW. SEVERAL ITEMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. BUT UPDATES ARE NEEDED TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING PROPERLY. NOW THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED BUT THE VEHICLE STILL NEEDS UPDATES TO RUN PROPERLY AND THE DEALER WANTS PAID TO INSTALL UPDATES. THIS IS A SCAM IF THE CAR WONT RUN WITH OUT BEING UPDATED YEARLY. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE CAR IN 2017 WHEN I STARTED IT UP AND IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. I COULDN'T SHUT IT OFF AND CALLED ONSTAR TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THAT IS WHEN SEVERAL ITEMS WERE REPLACED. THE CAR IS IN THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR ANOTHER UPDATE. 8-28-20. THERE WAS AN UPDATED PERFORMED 11-11-19 AND 10-10-18. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE IS ALWAYS AN UPDATE BEING PERFORMED.

MY PASSENGER SEAT FREQUENTLY GENERATES A SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING. THE LAST TIME I TALKED TO A DEALER REP ABOUT THIS, I WAS TOLD IT WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY "PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE." AS I AM OUT OF MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, THE COST TO FIX IS OVER $800. I'VE ALSO SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINS ON VOLT FORUMS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE.

INTERMITTENT "SERVICE AIRBAG" WARNING, DESPITE THE VEHICLE NEVER HAVING BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. OCCURS WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION, SOMETIMES WITH PASSENGER, SOMETIMES WITHOUT. SEEMS TO BE A SENSOR/WIRING PROBLEM.