2014 CHEVROLET VOLT Complaints

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT WARNING. REPAIR SHOP SAYS THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT 'PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE' NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHAT IS THE SAFETY RISK OF NOT PAYING THE $500?

A USED CHEVY VOLT.IT CAME WITH A LEVEL 1 CHARGER. BASIC 110 V TAKES 8 HOURS TO CHARGE 18KVH BATTERY. THIS CHARGER WAS REPAIRED FROM THE LOOKS OF IT.I USED IT FOR A FEW TIMES AND IT BURNT. LUCKILY IT WAS NOT NEAR ANY FLAME ABLE MATERIAL, OR IT MAY HAVE CAUSED FIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED BECAUSE THE REAR LIFTGATE DOOR WOULD NOT REMAIN LATCHED AND SECURED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR LIFTGATE DOOR WAS HARD TO OPEN AT TIMES AND WOULD COME DOWN VERY HARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE. THE CONTACT'S SON SUSTAINED A FRACTURED RIGHT THUMB WHEN THE DOOR SLAMMED DOWN ONTO THE THUMB. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE LOCAL DEALER (CABLE DAHMER CHEVROLET IN ST. LOUIS, MO) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *TT

ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2017, I WAS BACKING UP FROM A STARBUCKS PARKING LOT WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES HARD TO AVOID ANOTHER CAR (ALSO BACKING UP). THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE GEAR AT THE TIME I APPLIED THE BRAKES FULL FORCE. FORTUNATELY, WE DID NOT HIT EACH OTHER AND I DROVE ON AND EXITED THE PARKING LOT. AT THE FIRST INTERSECTION I NOTICED MY BRAKE AND STABILITRACK WARNING-INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS ON A SURFACE STREET WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, AS I DID, THE CAR SWERVED AND WOULD NOT BRAKE PROPERLY NOR COME TO A FULL STOP EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FULLY DEPRESSED. PUMPING THE BREAK I WAS ABLE TO MANAGE WITH INTERMITTENT BRAKING ABILITY AND DRIVE THE CAR TO MY HOME (WHICH IS ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE STARBUCKS). I OPENED THE HOOD TO CHECK THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND SAW THAT IT WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY EMPTY. I COULD SEE FLUID DRIPPING AND POOLING UNDER THE ENGINE OF THE CAR. I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND TOWED THE CAR TO THEM FOR SERVICING THE NEXT MORNING. AT THE DEALERSHIP, I EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND FILED A REPORT ON GM'S ONLINE REPORTING SYSTEM. THE MANAGER CAME BACK AFTER INSPECTING THE CAR AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM BUT COULD NOT GIVE ME A COMPLETE ASSESSMENT OTHER THAN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE LINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE WORK ORDER BUT AFTER TESTING THEY FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE PRESSURE MODERATOR VALUE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 14-DAYS FROM THE TIME I TOWED THE CAR IN THE FINAL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED.

TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT MY CAR IS INVOLVED IN THE AIRBAG RECALL AND TO DATE HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM THE DEALERSHIP OR MANUFACTURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET VOLT. STARTED CAR WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND TOLD ME TO GO TO A DEALERSHIP WHICH WILL RESULT DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

THE SCREEN THAT DISPLAYS SPEED, FUEL REMAINING, ETC GOES DARK AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN I FIRST TURN ON THE CAR AND LASTS FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. OCCASIONALLY IT HAPPENS WHEN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR A WHILE.

AIR BAG SENSOR AND COMPUTER SYSTEM MALFUNCTION THE DRIVER SIDE SENSOR AT TIMES MALFUNCTION AND SO THE SOFTWARE DISABLE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AS A WHOLE. THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE COMES ON FOR FEW MINUTES AND THEN DISAPPEARS ASSUMING EVERYTHING IS OK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I NEED TO CHANGE WHOLE AIRBAG SENSOR KIT AND WOULD COST ME MORE THAN 1300 DOLLARS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THIS RELATES TO SAFETY

GOOD MORNING, I NEED TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST GMC FOR MY CAR NOT MEETING PRE-CERTICATION AS ADVERTISED. AFTER THREE MONTHS I HAD TO HAVE MY TIRES REPLACED AND THE FUEL SYSTEM IS NOT PROVIDING THE GAS AS ADVERTISED. THE FUEL IS ONLY AROUND 12 MILES A GALLON WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER

I SUDDENLY TOTALLY LOST BRAKING POWER AT A STOP SIGN. WAS AT ABOUT 30MPH WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES. I CROSS THE STREET AT GOOD SPEED AND CAR FINALLY STOPS ABOUT 100 METERS AWAY. DISPLAY MESSAGES: REGENERATIVE BRAKING DISABLE, SERVICE YOUR BRAKES, SERVICE STABILITRACK. WARNING LIGHT: ABS, STABILITRACK AND MAYBE OTHERS. I THEN DRIVE THIS CAR VERY SLOWLY IN THIS CONDITION FOR 5 KM. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS UP AND VERY FIRM. AT HOME, I SHOT OFF CAR AND PLUG IT. ONE HOUR LATER, IT WAS BACK IN PERFECTLY NORMAL CONDITION, NO WARNING LIGHT AND NO MESSAGE. TEST DRIVE SHOW GOOD BRAKES. I BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY. THEY FOUND ONE HIDDEN TO CUSTOMER (NO CHECK ENGINE) CODE, C12E6. THEY FOLLOW INSTRUCTION AND REPLACE ABS MODULE. THEY TOLD ME THAT IF I GET SAME PROBLEM AGAIN THEY WILL REPLACE ABS PUMP. I ARGUE WITH NO LUCK THAT I CANNOT GO AWAY DRIVING A CAR WITH POSSIBLE SUDDEN BRAKE LOST ISSUE. I THEN CONTACTED GM (VOLT ADVISOR) WITH NO BETTER RESULTS. GM APPARENTLY STUDY MY CASE FOR 3 MONTHS. AFTER THAT, ADVISOR CALL ME AND ASK IF I HAVE LOST BRAKES AGAIN. SHE SAID SINCE YOU HAVEN'T LOST BRAKES FOR 3 MONTHS, WE CONSIDER YOUR CAR TO BE WELL FIX, CASE IS CLOSE. I PERSONNALY BELIEVE THAT THE CODE IS NOT RELATED TO THE TOTAL BRAKE LOST. AN ABS MODULE CAN NOT SHUT OFF BRAKES. THE ELECTRIC BRAKE BOOSTER MAY HAVE A DESIGN FLAW. NISSAN HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE LEAF AT LOW TEMPERATURE, THEY MADE A SAFETY RECALL. VOLT AND LEAF HAVE SIMILAR ELECTRIC BRAKE BOOSTER. TEMPERATURE WAS 18 DEG F, ROAD WAS COVERED WITH PACKED SNOW, TRACTION WAS FAIR. I WAS GETTING THE USUAL LOW TRACTION MESSAGE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TOO HARD BEFORE THE TOTAL BRAKE LOST EVENT. VOLT BRAKE SYSTEM INVOLVE COMPUTER IN ORDER TO BLEND REGENERATIVE BRAKING AND FRICTION BRAKES. THE BRAKE BOOSTER IS ELECTRIC (NO VACUM) AND COMPUTER DRIVEN. I HAPPEN TO BE THE ACTUAL BRAKE ENGINEER FOR SKI-DOO SNOWMOBILES!!!