2014 Chevrolet Volt

AROUND 7/1/2019, AN AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING INTERMITTENTLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER (HARBOR CHEVROLET IN LONG BEACH) WHO SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM BUT SAID THAT IF I WANTED THEY COULD REPLACE IT FOR ~$1000. I DID NOT GET THE WORK DONE AS I THOUGH I COULD FIND A BETTER PRICE. THE LIGHT IS NOW ON CONTINUOUSLY WHICH MEANS THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. THIS OCCURS BOTH WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY AND WHEN IT IS MOVING ON BOTH CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 52K MILES ON THE CAR.

MY VOLT IS GIVING ME A "SERVICE AIRBAG SOON" WARNING ON STARTUP. CAR IS KEPT IN A GARAGE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS BECAUSE I CLEANED MY SEAT AND GOT IT TOO WET, BUT I USED STANDARD SEAT CLEANER SPARINGLY. ALSO, THE DRIVERS SEAT APPEARS TO RECEIVE THE ERROR AND THIS SEAT HAS NEVER SEEN ANY "MOISTURE". SECONDLY, WITH NO ACCIDENTS OR COLLISIONS, ONE OF THE FRONT SONAR SENSORS FAILED, WITH THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMING IT WAS DUE TO BUG BUILDUP. ANOTHER $600 FIX THAT I DIDN'T DO BECAUSE IT'S NOTHING OF MY DOING AND THAT'S AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE DRIVING IN THE ELECTRIC MODE, THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY VOLTAGE SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE PROPULSION SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO ITS BACKUP MODE, WHICH WAS THE USE OF THE FUEL GENERATOR, AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DYER CHEVROLET FORT PIERCE (LOCATED AT 4200 S US HWY 1, FORT PIERCE, FL) WHERE THE HPCM2 SYSTEM WAS REPROGRAMMED, WHICH RELATED TO THE HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V397000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. *CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SOLD.*JS

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO MY "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT STARTED RANDOMLY COMING ON. I THOUGHT AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS DUE TO A FAILING 12V BATTERY. SO I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND INITIALLY, THE WARNING WENT AWAY. THEN AFTER ABOUT 3 WEEKS IT STARTED RANDOMLY COMING ON AGAIN. THEN AFTER ANOTHER WEEK OR SO, IT WOULD COME ON EVERY TIME YOU DROVE THE CAR, BUT I COULD JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE WARNING AND IT WOULD STOP. NOW, JUST 2 DAYS AGO, THAT NO LONGER WORKS. IT WILL COME ON EVERY TIME YOU START THE CAR AND ALSO RANDOMLY AS YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IN MY 1.5 HOUR COMMUTE TO WORK, IT PROBABLY CAME ON 40-60 TIMES. SOMETIMES NOT FOR 5 OR 10 MILES, SOMETIMES JUST AS SOON AS YOU PUSHED THE BUTTON, IT WOULD COME ON AGAIN. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR VOLTS AND OTHER GM VEHICLES AND I'VE HEARD THE PROBLEM IS IN THE AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IF THAT IS THE CASE, IT IS DEFINITELY BECAUSE OF A BAD PART AND NOT WEAR AND TEAR BECAUSE I USE MY CAR TO COMMUTE 100+ MILES AND I HARDLY EVER HAVE ANYONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS REPAIR WILL COST ANYWHERE FROM $800-1500 TO FIX. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS SERIOUS ISSUE BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY A SAFETY SYSTEM SHOULD JUST FAIL LIKE THAT, RENDERING THE CAR DANGEROUS FOR ANY PASSENGERS. I ALSO SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY $1000 TO REPLACE A POORLY DESIGNED PART ON MY CAR THAT CAUSES A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER AND IMPLEMENT A RECALL TO GET THIS REPAIRED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.

WE HAVE A 2014 CHEVY VOLT WITH APPROXIMATELY 88,000 MILES. IT IS OUT OF MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY AND RECENTLY OUR SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY ARE ASKING US FOR ROUGHLY $850.00 TO REPLACE A PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR. THEY TELL US THAT OUR AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK IN AN ACCIDENT IF WE DO NOT REPLACE THIS SENSOR. I DID A SEARCH ON-LINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY VOLT. WE PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW AND IT'S STILL IN VERY GOOD SHAPE BESIDES HAVING THIS ISSUE. JUST WONDERING IF ANY PRESSURE CAN BE PLACED ON GM TO STEP UP HERE AND FIX WHAT SEEMS TO BE A FLAW IN THEIR MANUFACTURING PROCESS OR PRODUCT? AFTER READING HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND KNOWING THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, IT SEEMS THERE'S MOST CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE HERE. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE ABOUT THIS?