2017 Chevrolet Volt

SWITCHING FROM ELECTRIC TO GAS MOTOR WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES PER HOUR, TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. DASHBOARD INDICATOR SAYS TO PLACE IN PARK. WHEN STATIONARY, UNABLE TO TURN VEHICLE OFF. REPEAT START BUTTON AND SHIFTING, UNABLE TO DISENGAGE ENGINE TO RESET AND RESTART ENGINE. HAD TO TOW VEHICLE. CHEVY TECHNICIAN NECESSARY TO DISENGAGE/TURN OFF VEHICLE. RESTARTED WITH GAS. LOSS OF POWER WHEN VEHICLE SWITCHES FROM ELECTRIC TO GAS HAPPENS OFTEN. GENERAL MOTORS/ CHEVY IS UNABLE TO FIX. VECHICLE ONLY HAS 7500 MILES. HAD A COMPLETE SWAP OF TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 5 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER ON HIGHWAY IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. UNRELIABLE VEHICLE BEYOND 40 MILES ON ELECTRIC BATTERY. 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. 3 TIMES ON HIGHWAY, ONCE CITY STREET. TOWED TWICE. TWICE I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART WITH THE GAS MOTOR. THE OTHER 2 TIMES I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN POWER; HAD TO BE TOWED TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST WAS REQUIRED TO DISENGAGE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH THE GAS MOTOR ( AT THIS POINT THERE WAS NO MORE POWER IN THE BATTERY).

ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL UNAVAILABLE RANDOMLY OCCURS WHILE DRIVING USING ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL. PRESENTS A LARGE DANGER OF HITTING OTHER VEHICLES IF THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL IS USED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AS IT WILL RANDOMLY DISENGAGE WHILE COMING TO A STOP. CRUISE CONTROL ONLY WORKS 4/10 TIMES ATTEMPTED AND WAS "FIXED" BY THE DEALER WITH LESS THAN 500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED WITHIN A DAY. LOOKED IT UP IN FORUMS AND IT IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. HOLDING FOOT UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL ALLOWS CRUISE CONTROL TO WORK BUT IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN RANDOMLY CUTTING OFF. NO ONE IN VOLT FORUM HAS GOTTEN A COMPLETE FIX TO DATE. WHEN THEY DO I WILL BE GETTING MINE REPAIRED ARMED WITH THE CORRECT INFORMATION. BUT IT IS DANGEROUS.

WHEN PULLING INTO MY GARAGE, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY AND COLLIDED WITH THE FRONT WALL OF THE GARAGE (PHOTO 08); WHEN I SHIFTED TO REVERSE, THE CAR CAREENED OUT OF THE GARAGE, ACROSS THE DRIVEWAY, AND COLLIDED WITH MY NEIGHBOR'S HOME (PHOTO 09), LEAVING SKID MARKS (PHOTOS 06 & 07) ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE CAR WAS IN NORMAL ELECTRIC MODE AT THE TIME. I PURCHASED THE CAR AS A CERTIFIED USED CAR ON MAY 3RD FROM DAVE GILL CHEVROLET IN COLUMBUS, OH. THERE WERE 12,490 MILES ON THE CAR AT PURCHASE AND A LITTLE LESS THAN 14,000 MILES AS THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. I AM UPLOADING NINE (9) PHOTOS.

WHEN VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF GAS AND ONLY HAS BATTERY POWER (NO MATTER THE CHARGE) THE CAR GOES INTO REDUCED POWER MODE WHICH IS DANGEROUS IN ANY TRAFFIC ESPECIALLY INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS!!! THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU RUN OF GAS!! ALSO THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME AND DISENGAGES BY ITS SELF FOR NO REASON(LIKE NOTHING IN FRONT OF YOU)!!

LIKE OTHERS, INCLUDING THE INCIDENT IN RANCHO CUCOMONGA, CA ON THE SAME DAY, APRIL 25TH, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED. I WAS IN THE CARPOOL LANE ON THE 210 FREEWAY. I THINK I ALSO WAS TOLD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE ON AT A VERY DANGEROUS TIME, WHILE I WAS THE FURTHEST TO THE LEFT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. MIRACULOUSLY, THERE WAS ONLY 1 CAR QUITE FAR BEHIND ME. SO, AFTER DECELERATION WAS FORCED UPON MY CAR, I BEGAN TO STEER THE CAR TO THE RIGHT THROUGH 5 LANES - ONE OF THE WIDEST PARTS OF THE HIGHWAY AT THAT POINT. HERE IS WHAT I NOW THINK. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH LOSS OF POWER IN MY 2014 VOLT. I HAD ACCIDENTALLY TURNED IT OFF WHILE BEING ON THE HIGHWAY. THEY FIXED THAT DESIGN FLAW IN THIS 2017 MODEL. I HAVE SHARED MY THEORY WITH GM. GM/CHEVY HAS 3-WAY CALLED ME WITH THE "STOLEN VEHICLES DEPT". THEY AGGRESSIVELY DESCRIBE HOW THEY WON'T ISSUE A SLOW-DOWN THROUGH THE ON-STAR UNLESS THEY HAVE A REQUEST THROUGH POLICE, THE POLICE ARE BEHIND, THE LIGHTS BLINK, ETC. BUT, THEY'RE RELUCTANT TO SHARE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. THEY'VE BEEN RELUCTANT TO SHARE HOW THEY TRACK YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH THE VIN AND GPS TRACKING. THEY'RE RELUCTANT TO SHARE THAT THIS SYSTEM CAN BE HACKED. IT IS EVIDENT THAT MUCH CAN GO WRONG ONCE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL YOUR CAR IS PLACED IN OTHER'S HANDS -- WHO AREN'T IN THE CAR DRIVING IT. THE DEALERSHIP COULD SEE THE CODE OF THE SLOW-DOWN. OF COURSE THEY WERE SURPRISED. THIS WASN'T JUST A "FAILURE". THIS IS A "FEATURE" IN THE CAR...BUT SOMEONE ELSE USED IT WITHOUT OUR PERMISSION. I WANT THE ON-STAR CONTROL DISABLED IN MY CAR!!! IT COULD HAVE KILLED MY DAUGHTER AND ME. IT COULD HAVE KILLED THE OTHERS WHO REPORTED A SIMILAR SITUATION.

URGENT URGENT. THIS IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE 2017 VOLT. MY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I HAVE FOUND TWO OTHERS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO. GM DIDN'T EVEN INVESTIGATE BEFORE DENYING LIABILITY, THEY MADE A DETERMINATION OVER PHOTOS. ALL 3 VEHICLES HAD OVER 20K MILES ON IT. OTHERS LIVES MAY BE IN DANGER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

MY CAR HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE ALMOST THE FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP. MY CAR HAS HAD CONSTANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I CONTACTED GM AND EVEN SHOWED THEM A VIDEO THAT SHOWED WHAT MY CAR WAS DOING AS FAR AS NOT TURNING OFF WHEN I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. I WOULD APPEAR TO SHUT OFF ONLY TO TURN BACK ON REPEATEDLY. GM DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO FIX MY ISSUES EXCEPT RUN IN CIRCLES AND CLAIM THEY COULDN'T/WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT CAUSE THE DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH I HAD VIDEO PROOF OF WHAT MY CAR WAS DOING TO ME. IT ONLY HAPPENED AT RANDOM AND WAS VERY SPORADIC. MY CAR HAS NOW CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED TO ALMOST NOTHING AND I AM OUT A LOT OF MONEY. JUST TAKE A LOOK AT MY SITE WWW.CHEVYVOLTSUCKS.COM TO SAY I AM PISSED AT GM IS AN EXTREME UNDERSTATEMENT. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WERE MADE AND ONLY PROVED TO BE A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME AND GIVEN LAME EXCUSES. I ALSO HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS OUT OF THE RIMS BENDING CAUSING REPLACEMENT OF THESE RIMS ON AN EXTENDED CONTRACT I HAD THAT COVERED THE RIMS AND TIRES. I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS CARS OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER BENT A RIM IN MY LIFE UNTIL THIS CAR AND IT WAS OVER 4 RIMS BENT IN TOTAL IN LESS THAN A YEAR OF OWNING THIS CAR.

I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH THEN ALL THE SUDDEN I GOT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ONE AND MESSAGE "ACTION REQUIRED, SHIFT TO PARK", I NOTICED THE DOOR UNLOCKED BY ITSELF AND THE CAR STARTING TO LOSE PROPULSION, I GLIDED OFF THE FREEWAY AND STOPPED AT THE END OF OFF RAMP DUE TO RED TRAFFIC LIGHT, THEN THE CAR CAN NOT START AGAIN. AFTER TOW TRUCK CAME, THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER FOUND TWO ERROR CODES IN THE HISTORY P0AC4 AND P0604. ALTHOUGH THE CAR IS WORKING FINE AT THIS MOMENT AND SEEMS LIKE IT WAS JUST SOME SORT OF COMPUTER CRASH, HOWEVER IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO LOSE PROPULSION ON THE FREEWAY AND STUCK ON A HEAVY TRAFFIC OFF RAMP.

ON SAT APRIL 7TH, MY 2017 CHEVY VOLT RANDOMLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE ONLY SUFFERING FROM SMOKE INHALATION. THIS WAS MY SECOND VOLT AND I HAD DRIVEN IT OVER 20K MILES. HERE IS WHAT I DO KNOW. THERE WAS NO WARNING, ONLY FLAMES ENGULFING THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. 8 DAYS PRIOR, THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP DID SOME RECALL UPDATES ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70+) ON THE GAS BACKUP MODE THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME DRIVING AT THESE SPEEDS ON 0 BATTERY AFTER PICKING UP MY CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP IT HAS BEEN 4 DAYS SINCE THE INCIDENT AND I AM UTTERLY DISAPPOINTED THAT NOBODY FROM GM HAS REACHED OUT TO ME REGARDING THIS INCIDENT.