2015 Chevrolet Volt

IF THE EXTERIOR THERMOSTAT DETECTS THE TEMPERATURE IS AT OR BELOW 37 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, THE A/C COMPRESSOR WILL TURN OFF AND ALL OF THE WINDOWS (WINDSHIELD INCLUDED) WILL FOG UP. RESULTING IN EXTREMELY REDUCED VISIBILITY. IF THE EXTERIOR THERMOSTAT DETECTS THE TEMPERATURE OF 38 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OR HIGHER, THE A/C COMPRESSOR WILL ENABLE AND THE WINDOWS WOULD IMMEDIATELY CLEAR.

WHEN A PASSENGER GETS OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT A WARNING WILL FLASH SAYING TO SERVICE THE AIRBAG. PROBLEM WILL PERSISTS UNTIL THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND WON'T SHOW UP AGAIN UNTIL A PASSENGER SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AGAIN. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR. THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED SINCE BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP APPROX. 1 MONTH AGO, AND CONTINUES UNTIL THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.

ON 8/30/19, I STARTED THE VEHICLE TO FIND THE CENTER CONSOLE IN THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY BLANK AND THE COMPUTER CONTROLLING THE SCREEN IS FAILING TO BOOT. AS A RESULT, THE OPERATOR CANNOT CONTROL THE AMPERAGE AT WHICH THE VEHICLE CHARGES RESULTING IN A REDUCED CHARGE/RANGE. ADDITIONALLY, THE VOICE COMMAND, STEREO, CLIMATE CONTROL AND REVERSE CAMERA ARE INOPERATIVE. FURTHER, ALL VEHICLE CONTROLS ASSOCIATED WITH WHEN TO CHARGE (CHARGE DELAY), SECURITY FEATURES SUCH AS AUDIBLE HORN WHEN LOCKING, WHICH DOORS TO UNLOCK WHEN UNLOCKING VEHICLE, NAVIGATION AND FUEL EFFICIENCY INFORMATION ARE INACCESSIBLE. RESEARCHING SIMILAR ISSUES, HAS RESULTED IN IDENTIFYING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND ISSUES WITH THIS CENTER CONSOLE. THE VEHICLE HAS A 5 YEAR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY; HOWEVER, CHEVROLET DOES NOT ASSOCIATE THIS KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE POWERTRAIN, INSTEAD ASSOCIATING THE COMPONENT PART WITH THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM WHICH IS COVERED UNDER A LESSER 3YEAR/36K MILE WARRANTY.

MY '15 VOLT (99K MILES) CENTER INFORMATION DISPLAY STOPPED WORKING 3 DAYS AGO. IN THE FIRST 2 DAYS, OCCASIONALLY IT WAS ON. ONCE ON IT STAYED ON, THEN NEXT RESTART MIGHT NOT WORK AGAIN. I CHECKED FUSE BOX ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVE PANEL. F4 (10A) IS SUPPOSED FOR CENTER INFORMATION DISPLAY, AND CONTINUITY WAS GOOD. I DID TRY PULLING IT OUT AND PUTTING BACK IN A FEW TIMES HOPING IF IT WAS CONTACT ISSUES WITH THE LEAD I MIGHT SEE DIFFERENCE, BUT DISPLAY WAS STILL NOT ON. BECAUSE THE DISPLAY WAS NOT ON, THE AC DOES NOT WORK, NEITHER DO THE BACKUP CAMERA, SENSORS AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMS. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHEN I GOOGLED THE SAME PROBLEM, THERE ARE MANY VOLT OWNERS EPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CENTER INFORMATION DISPLAY NOT WORKING FOR BOTH GEN 1 AND GEN 2 CHEVY VOLT. IT WAS A PROBLEM THAT CHEVY HAS NOT FIXED IN A LONG TIME. VOLT OWNERS SHOULD GET TOGETHER TO FILE A CLASS ACTION ABOUT THIS.

I HAD MY 2015 VOLT (AT ~95000 MILES) SERVICED AT AMERICAN CHEVROLET(MODESTO, CA) ON JUNE 19TH FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I HAD 2 MILES EV CHARGE LEFT LEAVING DEALERSHIP PARKING. 2 MIN OUT OF DEALERSHIP, JUST BEFORE STOPPING AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT, I SAW AN ERROR: "PROPULSION POWER IS REDUCED" ON DISPLAY. THEN I REALIZED THE CAR HAD NO POWER AT ALL. TURNED OFF ENGINE, AND TURNED IT BACK ON, THE SCREEN SAYS "INITIALIZING....." AND IT LASTED MORE THAN 20 SECONDS, STILL NO POWER. ALL CARS WERE MOVING AGAIN, AND I WAS STUCK ON THE SECOND TO THE RIGHT LANE WITH NO POWER! I POWER CYCLED AGAIN, STILL NO POWER. EMERGENCY LIGHTS DIDN'T LIGHT UP DURING INITIALIZATION. THIS MEANT CARS BEHIND ME WOULDN'T SEE MY LIGHTS. I HAVE A CAMERA FACING THE REAR, AND IT SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE. NOW CAME THE SCARY PART, I SAW A BIG SUV DRIVING AT PROBABLY 60MPH CAME RIGHT BEHIND ME!! LUCKILY THE SUV WAS ABLE TO BRAKE REALLY HARD AND SWERVED TO MY RIGHT LANE BEFORE REAR ENDING ME. I GOT OUT THE VEHICLE, AND STARTED SIGNALING TO CARS BEHIND ME, AND ALL THE CARS NOW COULD SEE ME AND CHANGED LANES. I CALLED DEALER, AND TWO ADVISORS ARRIVED IN JUST A FEW MINS. THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY AND GAVE ME A RIDE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD ME THE CAR WOULD BE TOWED BACK AND DIAGNOSED. MY VOLT HAS BEEN STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING TEST SINCE JUNE 19TH. TODAY, JUNE 24TH, MY CHEVY ADVISOR, JUAN MORENO CALLED SAID THEY'VE DONE ALL TESTS, AND EVERYTHING HAS BEEN FINE, AND THEY WOULD DO SOME MORE TESTING, AFTER WHICH I SHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK IT UP TODAY. ON JUNE 19TH, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM ABOUT A SOFTWARE UPDATE, HPCM2. I REQUESTED DEALER PERFORM THE UPDATE. I DON'T KNOW IF THE SOFTWARE DEFECT CAUSED MY VOLT LOSING POWER. BUT NOW I REALLY HAD CONCERN OVER THE SAFETY OF THE VOLT AS IT WAS A FAMILY CAR TO HAUL FAMILY.

I RETURNED HOME FROM VACATION. MY CAR HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE GARAGE. WHEN I STARTED IT UP AND PUT IN REVERSE THE BACKUP CAMERA WAS BLACK, THE BACK UP LIGHTS FAILED TO COME ON. I CHECKED ONLINE AND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING THAT WAS CAUSED BY A SHORT IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR THAT IS ON THE SAME FUSE AS THE BACK UP CAMERA AND LIGHTS. I TOOK IF TO THE DEALER, WHEN THEY REPLACED THE FUSE, IT BLEW IMMEDIATELY. THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS THEN REPLACED THE VISOR. THE DIAGNOSTICS COST OVER $350, THE NEW VISOR $80. THE CAR HAD 38000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE AND BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE CAR, THE BACK UP CAMERA IS CRITICAL TO DRIVING SAFELY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM.