Traction battery offline, unable to move

[MTN Ranger]

Lemon laws differ by state, but Utah requires that you have 4 attempted fixes of the SAME problem before it applies.

Bummer on the situation, I hope it gets settled soon!

[Jim I]

I agree with DCFusor. It is time to mention the lemon laws to the dealer, and then up the chain to GM. Tell your Volt Advisor how unhappy you are. GM does not want this kind of bad publicity. They have enough to deal with on the Volt already!

And I also have to agree with the others here that my 6.5 month old Volt has been absolutely flawless. It is the best car I have ever owned.

I hope you get this taken care of, so you can be driving with the "Volt Smile"!!

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[DonC]

Sorry to hear about all these issues. Over the course of a year I've had one and it's minor. Fewest issues with a new car I've ever had.

I'm usually sanguine but I'd want a different car. This one just seems to have so many problems.

[mikeg3]

Here is a link to the Utah Lemon Law official site

http://consumerprotection.utah.gov/c...tomobiles.html

[mixedpixel]

Thanks MTN Ranger, mikeg3 for the lemon law info.

[dax777]

I bought my Volt (“Evey”) three weeks ago, and I am starting to have the some fleeting doubts about whether I made the right decision. Today is the third straight Monday I have been to the dealer to get something fixed. The first issue was the A/C not working. Refrigerant was never put in the system, so the dealer charged it. Last Monday, I posted about the brake grinding/vibration issue I am having. It seems to come and go, but the problem still isn’t resolved. Those issues are relatively minor compared to the latest problem. It started yesterday afternoon, when the check engine light came on. I called OnStar, and they saw error codes that indicated there was an issue with the temperature management for the traction battery. The Volt Advisor I talked to said the car was safe to drive to the dealer in the morning.

Last night I went to start Evey. The initializing screen was up for a long while, and when the instrument display came up, the battery charge indicator was missing. Evey wouldn’t move when shifted into drive or reverse, and also wouldn’t power down. Every time I pressed the power button, the initializing screen came back up. Another Volt Advisor recommended that I walk 200 feet from the vehicle with the key fob, and then walk back to try to shut it down. That didn’t seem to work, but sitting in the car, wrapping the key fob in aluminum foil, and then pressing the power button did allow me to successfully power it down.

A flatbed came this morning and extracted Evey from my garage. It was not fun driving across town with a brand new Volt on the back of a tow truck. We will see what the dealer has to say today. I know my experience so far is very different from that of most of you on the forum, so I am hoping this can be resolved quickly and I can get back to enjoying my new car!

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sorry to hear about your problems mixedpixel, hope you get it resolved really son. I know this doesn't help much but every once in a while all cars makers may produce a lemon. This is the first I've heard of this situation so keep the rest of the Volt family informed of your progress and results...

[Brittt1]

As everyone else said, problems with new cars seem to happen. However, I would look at your states Lemon laws just to familiarize yourself with what the dealer should be doing. In the meantime I would ask the dealer for their Demo volt until they fix all of your issues.

I have 6300 miles, had the battery enhancement completed and had a drop of coolant leak the first week that required a new coupler, other than that everything has been golden (touch wood). Oh, I do have the annoying shock absorber creaking/low level thumping noises but wont get that fixed until they come out with their redesign (which is apparently in the works)

[dwl]

Looks like you've got a little ways to go yet before you quality for Utah's lemon law. But you're well on your way.

Myself, I've had 2 minor unexpected problems in the last 5-6 months. Had to get the fuel door sensor replaced and I have a rarely recurring issue with my volume switches (probably) that has yet to be resolved. I'm ok with small stuff like that. That's what the warranty is for, in my opinion. To catch the small imperfections that are likely to crop up. Your situation is pretty frustrating, though. I hope you either have no more issues or a bunch more issues so you can just get a new car quickly.

[rbuchner]

If there is a battery or bms problem I wonder if popping the hood to start the engine would just run the engine or would it bypass the battery system and alow the car to drive?

[dwl]

If there is a battery or bms problem I wonder if popping the hood to start the engine would just run the engine or would it bypass the battery system and alow the car to drive?

Nah you're not going to be able to bypass the battery system to get your car moving. It's not engineered that way. But it would be nice if it were. If your gas engine goes tits up, you can still drive on your battery. It'd be great if the reverse were true.