First problem (12V battery dead)

[WopOnTour]

Wow. Two on the exact same weekend. That's nuts! Could this be the result of moon phases or solar flares? lol j/k
Obviously there is "something" to this dead battery issue. Whether it's bluetooth or some other combination of factors it's important that the incident at least be reported to your Volt Advisor, or better yet have a dealer check it out and get a "case" active with Volt techncial assistance.
There just hasnt been enough of these occurances in the wild to get much going on it.
WOT

[cnicholson]

Wow. Two on the exact same weekend. That's nuts! Could this be the result of moon phases or solar flares? lol j/k

OPEC hackers cracked the code on ONStar and are demoralizing EV buyers....

[sallarry]

We had our 12V die about a week after taking delivery of 2011 demo Volt last month. It was parked in a parking structure during the day and not hooked up to a charger. We jumped it and did not take it into a dealer. It has not happened since in the last month (keeping fingers crossed).

[WopOnTour]

OPEC hackers cracked the code on ONStar and are demoralizing EV buyers....

LOL nice one... keep the humor (and the faith) cn
Just trust that it's not being taken for granted.
We WILL get to the bottom of it

WOT

[wizkid057]

I figure it's probably something pretty silly. I think I am going to put a shunt between the battery and the car and use a data logger to monitor the current drawn... when I get the time. Might help find the problem if it resurfaces.

-wk

[SXBB]

I'm glad to report that after a week of being plugged in while I was out of town, my Volt started right up!

[Dan97408]

If you don't push up all the way on the shifter when parking the shift to park switch won't be In the off position.
The computer will be running all night on the the 12 volt battery even though the car is plugged in. This will drain
The 12 volt battery. It happened to me. Gm sent an engineer to my dealer witch found out that was the cause.

[Cord]

That's interesting !
What would be the indications that this is actually happening with the switch ?

I would think the parking breaks would not be able to set ?

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AMP shunt sounds like an idea- ( I have a few old LINK-10 systems with a 100 amp shunt but no way to record the data)

I was going to just use my clamp on amp meter and aim the smart phone camera at the digital meter and use facetime or SKYPE.

[donstim]

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I would think the parking breaks would not be able to set ?
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The parking brake should be set [B]before[B] you shift into park.

[cnicholson]

If you don't push up all the way on the shifter when parking the shift to park switch won't be In the off position.

FYI, that was not my issue. I always wait for the honks/blinks and solid green indicator showing charging. It won't *START* charging if "ON."