Chevrolet Bolt EV Complaints (2017)

350 consumer complaints on file.

#11102816June 20, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET BOLT EV. WHILE DRIVING AND USING THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING, THERE WAS A FIVE SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (BURDICK CHEVROLET BUICK GMC, 5885 CIR DR. E #340, CICERO, NY 13039) WHO EXPLAINED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKES AND LIGHTS WERE WORKING TO SPECIFICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND AGREED WITH THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,446.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11091674May 4, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DESPITE HAVING A FULLY CHARGED BATTERY, WHEN WE PARKED OUR VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS DOWN. WE JUMPED THE STARTER BATTERY AND THAT PROVIDED ENOUGH POWER TO ALLOW US TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL SO THAT WE COULD HAVE THE CAR TOWED. AFTER A WEEK, AND MULTIPLE CALLS TO THE ENGINEERS IN DETROIT, THE DEALER HAS STILL NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.MY CONCERN IS THAT THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR AN ISSUE WITHOUT HAVING A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROBLEM. IF THIS ISSUE WERE TO RE-OCCUR WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED, THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE CATASTROPHIC, AS THE CAR WOULD IMMEDIATELY COME TO A STOP AND ALL CONTROL MIGHT BE LOST. I DON'T GET THE SENSE THAT GM IS TAKING THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY ENOUGH. THEY SEEM TO BE TREATING THIS LIKE A TECH COMPANY DEALS WITH SOFTWARE ISSUES. THEY ARE SIMPLY WAITING FOR THE PROBLEMS TO OCCUR AND THEN HAVING THEIR ENGINEERS RUN DIAGNOSTICS. UNFORTUNATELY, GIVEN THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE, THEY MAY BE PUTTING LIVES AT STAKE WHILE THEY "DE-BUG" THEIR DESIGN. THIS IS NOT A COMPUTER APP. IT IS A VEHICLE CARRYING HUMANS AT HIGH SPEED. GM NEEDS TO BE MORE PROACTIVE AND TAKE THESE CARS OFF THE ROAD UNTIL THEY FULLY UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE AND HAVE A PERMANENT RESOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11091389May 2, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY BOLT EV COMES EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTIONAL SIDE BLIND ZONE ALERT SYSTEM WHICH LIGHTS UP IN MY SIDE VIEW MIRRORS WHEN ACTIVATED BY A CAR IN MY BLIND ZONE. THIS WINTER THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED BOTH WHEN A VEHICLE WAS IN MY BLIND ZONE AND AT MANY OTHER TIMES AS WELL. MY CHEVROLET DEALER WAS UNABLE TO TROUBLESHOOT THE MALFUNCTION . THEY CONSULTED WITH GM TECHNICAL ASSISATANCE AND WERE TOLD TO TRACE ALL THE WIRING THROUGH THE VEHICLE LOOKIG FOR A BAD CONNECTION. AFTER READING ABOUT THE ISSUE ONLINE I REALIZED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE SONAR USED IN THE SYSTEM IS ONLY CALIBRATED TO WORK WITH THE SPECIFIC OEM TIRES THE CAR CAME EQUIPPED WITH AND DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY WITH THE SAME BRAND OF TIRE WITH A WINTER TREAD. AS I LIVE IN THE NYS SNOWBELT I NEED TO USE SNOW TIRES . THIS APRIL WHEN I TOOK OFF THE SNOW TIRES THE ISSUE WITH FALSE BLIND ZONE ALERTS WENT AWAY. MY DISCUSSION WITH CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE RESULTED WITHOUT A FIX OR RECOMMENDATION ON HOW I CAN USE SNOW TIRES WITH THE CAR. THEY CONSIDER THE ISSUE RESOLVED BY USING ONLY THE OEM ALL SEASON TIRES. I FEEL NEXT WINTER I WOULD HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO DISCONNECT THE SIDE BLIND ZONE ALERT WARNING LIGHTS RATHER THAN FOREGOING THE USE OF SNOW TIRES. THE DISTRACTION OF THE SIDE BLIND ZONE ALERT WARNING LIGHTS GOING OFF ALL THE TIME IS MORE THAN A DISTRACTION, I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11084053April 9, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I RECEIVED A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION" CALL FROM CHEVROLET TELLING ME THAT MY CAR MAY EXPERIENCE "LOSS OF PROPULSION" AND STOP SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO LOW CHARGE DESPITE THE BATTERY INDICATOR SHOWING CHARGE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR 8 MONTHS AND IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE CATEGORIZED AS SUCH AND LISTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. CONSUMERS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, BUT NOW CAN ONLY FIND OUT IF THEY BUY THE CAR AND HAVE A VIN. I HAVE BEEN CONSTANTLY CHARGING THE VEHICLE TO AVOID THE PROBLEM BUT AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE CAR. PLEASE CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION TO ENSURE CHEVY FIXES THE PROBLEM AND CONSUMERS CAN BE INFORMED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082444April 2, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TURNING INTO AN ANGLED PARKING SPOT IN A PARKING LOT, THE CAR ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. BEFORE I COULD ENGAGE THE BRAKE, THE CAR WENT OVER THE CONCRETE BERM SEPARATING ROWS OF PARKING SPACES AND HIT TWO PARKED CARS. ALL THREE VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED (THE VEHICLE I WAS DRIVING, AND THE TWO PARKED VEHICLES). WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE PARKING LOT WAS DRY AND FREE OF SNOW AND ICE. THE TEMPERATURE WAS ~40F. THE CAR WAS NEW (3 MONTHS OLD) WITH ~550 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE SAME BEHAVIOR (UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION) HAPPENED ~1 MONTH EARLIER UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS, I.E., DRY, SNOW/ICE FREE WHILE TURNING INTO AN ANGLED PARKING PLACE. FORTUNATELY, THAT TIME I WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE BEFORE DAMAGE WAS DONE. IN BOTH CASES, THE CAUSE OF THE BEHAVIOR IS NOT KNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11071886February 9, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THIS VEHICLE HAS ABRUPTLY GONE TO ZERO RANGE AND ENTERED A REDUCED POWER MODE EVEN THOUGH THE BATTERY SHOWED SUFFICENT RANGE SECONDS EARLIER. AFTER STOPPING, GETTING OUT AND KEYING UP AGAIN, THE CAR STAYED AT ZERO RANGE AND DISPLAYED A CHARGE NOW MESSAGE. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON JANUARY 11, 2018. IN THAT CASE THE RANGE METER SHOWED ABOUT 30 MILES REMAINING. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THERE ARE TWO PRELINIARY WARNINGS BEFORE THE THIRD MORE INSISTENT ONE. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN BY ANOTHER COLLEAGUE WHO HADN'T DRIVEN IT BEFORE, AND HE WASN'T SURE IF HE MISSED THE FIRST TWO WARNINGS OR NOT. HE WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE "STALLED" FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD. THE RANGE WENT TO NOTHING, THE VEHICLE DROPPED IN SPEED SIGNIFICANTLY (NOT A PURE STALL) AND HE HAD TO MOVE THROUGH LANES TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AMID FASTER TRAFFIC. BECAUSE OF THE UNCERTAINTY ABOUT WARNINGS HE MAY HAVE MISSED (I DON'T THINK THEY'RE SUBTLE ENOUGH TO MISS, SO IT IS MY VIEW THEY NEVER HAPPENED) WE TALKED OURSELVES OUT OF A DEALER VISIT. WE TOWED IT TO A NEARBY LEVEL 3 FAST CHARGER INSTEAD, AFTER WHICH IT PERFORMED NORMALLY. SUBSEQUENT ONSTAR E-MAIL HEALTH REPORTS HAVE DESCRIBED THE BATTERY AS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE MOST RECENT OF THESE WAS FEBRUARY 7TH, WHICH IS INTERESTING BECAUSE ... THEN, ON FEBRUARY 8, 2018, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WENT FROM 60 MILES TO NOTHING. SAME ISSUE: DRASTICALLY REDUCED POWER WITH NO ADVANCED WARNING, MANEUVERING THROUGH FASTER TRAFFIC TO A FREEWAY EXIT RAMP. THE CAR CAME TO A HALT ON THE LONG EXIT RAMP. IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHERE IT NOW SITS. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A SERIVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL NOTICE FOR ANYTHING, AND AS FAR AS I KNOW THE CAR IS UP TO DATE IN THIS REGARD. THERE MAY BE TWO PROBLEMS: 1) THE BATTERY HAS A DEFECT AND 2) ON STAR HEALTH BATTERY CHECKS REPORTS ARE MEANINGLESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066740February 2, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
ON A SOMEWHAT CROWDED FREEWAY ON RAMP, STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN CARS AHEAD STOPPED. FULLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT APPLY MAXIMUM BRAKING POWER. THE CAR SLOWED BUT DID NOT STOP BEFORE COLLIDING WITH THE CAR IN FRONT, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE WAS PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN US FOR THE SPEED WE WERE GOING. LATER EXPERIMENTS SHOWED THAT APPLYING THE LEFT HAND BRAKE CONTROL TOGETHER WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED SIGNIFICANTLY MORE BRAKING POWER AND WOULD HAVE STOPPED THE CAR WELL SHORT OF THE COLLISION. FULLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL SHOULD APPLY MAXIMUM BRAKING POWER, AND THE HAND BRAKE CONTROL SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED TO STOP THE CAR AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE, FOR ALL DRIVERS WHOSE INSTINCT IS TO PRESS FULLY ON THE PEDAL, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY FOR ANY DRIVER WHO CANNOT USE THE LEFT HAND BRAKE DUE TO A DISABILITY THAT OTHERWISE WOULD NOT IMPAIR THEIR ABILITY TO DRIVE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065760January 29, 2018
POWER TRAIN
STOPPED AT STORE1/24/2018 WHEN TRIED TO RESTART, RECEIVED TRANSMISSION WARNING SERVICE SIGN, UNABLE TO MOVE ATTEMPTED 3 MORE TIMES OVER 2 HOURS. FINALLY IT RAN, BUT SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT STAYED ON. TOOK TO DEALER. TOLD IT WAS A COMPUTER UPDATE THAT WAS NEEDED, IT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE. REVIEWING CHEVY BOLT FORUM, APPPARENTLY I AM NOT FIRST OWNER SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING HAS COME ON WITH CAR DISABLED IT WAS STATIONARY WHEN SERVICE LIGHT FIRST CAME ON. HAD DRIVEN A MILE AFTER WORK DAY. HAD WELL OVER 50 PERCENT BATTERY CHARGE LEFT I WAS NOT GIVEN MUCH INFO FROM DEALER, JUST IT HAD BEEN RESOLVED BELOW IS WHAT IS ON MYCHEVY.COM SITE ABOUT ISSUE REPAIR FROM DEALER PRINT SOURCE DEALER ODOMETER READING 1,755 SERVICE LOCATION SERVICE INFORMATION SERVICE #: 055209 SERVICE PERFORMED: ENGINE ELECT CONCERN NOTE -------------------------------------------- TOLD NEEDED UPDATE ON COMPUTER, TRANSMISSION DIDNT WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11046774January 19, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
2017 CHEVROLET BOLT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REGENERATION DURING BRAKING FEATURE. *LD *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062432January 12, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET BOLT EV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE "PROPULSION" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CAPITOL CHEVROLET (905 CAPITOL EXPRESSWAY AUTO MALL, SAN JOSE, CA 95136) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,193.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11058138January 2, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING HOME IN MY 2017 CHEVROLET BOLT EV, WHEN I WAS ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HOME AND THE CHARGE/RANGE DISPLAY SHOWED A "MINIMUM" 15 MILE RANGE REMAINING (SEE DASHBOARD PHOTO), THE MESSAGE "CHARGE VEHICLE SOON" DISPLAYED AND THE BOLT ABRUPTLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING UP A STEEP, SNOW-COVERED STRETCH OF ROAD, AND LEFT MY VEHICLE STATIONARY IN THE MIDDLE OF ITS LANE, AN INCREDIBLY UNSAFE SITUATION. AFTER SOME EXPERIMENTING, I DISCOVERED THAT SIMPLY DISMISSING THE "CHARGE VEHICLE SOON" MESSAGE USING THE "CHECKMARK" BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL RESTORED VEHICLE POWER AND ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. SO APPARENTLY WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT WHEN THE CAR REACHED ABOUT 8% BATTERY POWER (15 MILES REMAINING DIVIDED BY 185 AT A FULL CHARGE), IT AUTOMATICALLY DROPPED INTO SOME SORT OF LOW POWER MODE THAT LEFT IT UNABLE TO CLIMB A HILL. THANKFULLY IN THIS CASE, THE ROADS WERE ALMOST DESERTED AND NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT OBVIOUSLY THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT IS VERY HIGH WHEN A VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROAD. THIS VEHICLE BEHAVIOR IS NOT DESCRIBED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. ON PAGE 231, IT IS STATED THAT AT SOME POINT WHEN THE BATTERY'S CHARGE IS VERY LOW, A "PROPULSION POWER IS REDUCED" MESSAGE WILL DISPLAY AND THE "ACCELERATOR PEDAL RESPONSE IS REDUCED". HOWEVER, THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE READS, "IN ADDITION, THE REMAINING RANGE VALUE WILL CHANGE TO LOW INDICATING THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE CHARGED IMMEDIATELY." THAT NEVER HAPPENED IN MY CASE. THE "PROPULSION POWER IS REDUCED" MESSAGE NEVER DISPLAYED (THOUGH PROPULSION POWER CLEARLY WAS REDUCED), AND AS CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN IN THE POSTED PHOTO, THE MINIMUM RANGE DISPLAYED AS 15 MILES. THERE WAS NO CONCEIVABLE REASON FOR THE CAR TO SHUT DOWN WITH THAT MILEAGE REMAINING. I ASSUME THIS WAS THE RESULT OF DEFECTIVE VEHICLE SOFTWARE OR ELECTRONICS, AND IT IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055206December 18, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT/TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NEW VEHICLE (105 MILES), AT STARTUP, WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO D OR R. HAD TO BE TOWED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11053501December 8, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET BOLT EV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FEATURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL THAT SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND GENERATED ENERGY TO CHARGE THE BATTERY. WHILE DRIVING 25-35 MPH, THE CONTACT UTILIZED THE ENERGY SAVING FEATURE. INSTEAD OF THE VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN, IT ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED A FREE INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COMMUNITY CHEVROLET (200 W OLIVE AVE, BURBANK, CA 91502 (888) 295-6276), BUT WAS NOT GIVEN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BECAUSE AN ERROR WAS NOT FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO SEND AN INSPECTOR TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE CLAIM FOR THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051570November 30, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE DRIVE MECHANISM HAS BEEN SHIFTED TO "L" (LOW), THE VEHICLE SHOULD SLOWLY COME TO A STOP WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS NOT PRESSED. HOWEVER, WHILE THE DISPLAY SHOWED "L", I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE FORWARD FROM A STOP (AS IF IT WERE IN "D" INSTEAD). THIS OCCURRED WHILE PARKING, AND THE VEHICLE (WITHOUT OPERATOR INPUT) WOULD LURCH (AS IF SOMEONE WERE TAPPING THE BREAK WHILE IN "D"). THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN I NOTICED THE ISSUE -- IT DID NOT STOP WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE ISSUE PERSISTED AFTER STOPPING -- I STOPPED THE VEHICLE WITH THE BREAK, AND IT WOULD CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD AFTER REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE BREAK. THIS OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT WHILE PARKING. INITIALLY I WAS TURNING AGGRESSIVELY TO ENTER A PARKING SPOT. BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTED AFTER STRAIGHTENING OUT THE VEHICLE IN THE DESIGNATED SPOT. SINCE THIS ACCELERATION IS UNINTENDED AND UNEXPECTED, IT COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. THINGS WHICH I WOULD GUESS MIGHT CONTRIBUTE TO THE MALFUNCTION: - QUICKLY SHIFTING FROM "P" TO "D" TO "L" AFTER TURNING ON THE VEHICLE. - ACTIVATING THE LOW-SPEED COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM WHILE IN "L" (IE, GETTING VERY CLOSE TO PARKED CARS WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT). I HAVE A VIDEO OF THIS BEHAVIOR AFTER I STRAIGHTENED OUT IN THE PARKING SPOT. BUT I CAN'T ATTACH VIDEOS. PLEASE CONTACT FOR INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051339November 29, 2017
SEATS
THE SEATS ARE HORRIBLY SHAPED AND FAR TOO NARROW IN THE POSTERIOR/BUTTOCK/THICK AREA. THE RIBS ALONG THE SIDES OF THE SEATS PRESS INTO THE BACKS OF MY LEGS (I AM 5'8, 160LBS AND 35 YEARS OLD) TO THE POINT WHERE I GET BRUISES AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR 5 MINUTES. THEY ARE JUST DESIGNED EXTREMELY POORLY. FURTHERMORE, EXITING THE VEHICLE REQUIRES ME TO PLACE MY ENTIRE BODY WEIGHT ON A THIN PIECE OF PLASTIC ALONG THE SIDE OF THE SEAT WHILE SLIDING OFF IF IT, FURTHER GIVING ME BRUISES. I HAVE ORDERED A THICKER SEAT CUSHION TO ASSIST WITH THE PROBLEM, BUT I FEAR THAT I WILL BE PUSHED UP HIGHER AND NOT SECURELY ANCHORED TO THE SEAT SINCE I WILL BE SITTING ABOVE THE SIDE BOLSTERING, POTENTIALLY CREATING A MAJOR SAFETY RISK. I'VE LEASED THE CAR SO I'M LOCKED IN, BUT I CANNOT CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT WITH THESE SEATS AS THERE IS TOO MUCH PAIN, EVEN FOR HOURS AFTER DRIVING HAS COMPLETED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11040577October 27, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BACKUP CAMERA AND SOUND SYSTEM WILL NOT TURN OFF (FREEZE).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11039949October 26, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
3 TIMES IN THE FIRST1500 MILES SMALL STONES HAVE BECOME LODGED IN THE BREAKING, IN BOTH FRONT WHEELS AND NEVER I THE BACK WHEELS. THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT ALLOWS STONES TO ENTER BETWEEN THE BACKING PLATE AND THE ROTOR. THE BECOME STUCK (LODGED) THERE AND, IN ADDITION TO CREATING A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE, COULD IMPAIR BRAKING AND STEERING, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. ALL THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11040190October 26, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET BOLT. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A LOUD HOWLING TYPE NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (BANKS CHEVROLET IN CONCORD, NH) WHO DISCOVERED THAT SMALL STONES HAD BECOME STUCK INTO THE BRAKING SYSTEM BETWEEN THE BACKING PLATE AND THE ROTOR. THE STONES WERE REMOVED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS ON BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. *BF UPDATED 8/2/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033440October 15, 2017
SEATS
FRONT SEATS HAVE INADEQUATE PADDING AND SHARP FRAME PERIMETERS CAUSING LOWER LEG DISCOMFORT AND DURING LONGER THAN 20 MINUTE DRIVES LEADING TO NUMBNESSS IN THE LEGS CREATING A UNSAFE OPERATING CONDITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11032123October 6, 2017
SEATS
THE SEATS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE TO THE POINT WHERE IT HURTS MY REAR END AND LOWER BACK. ALBEIT MY PERSONAL OPINION, IT SEEMS THE PADDING IS INADEQUATE. FURTHERMORE, THE BACK OF THE SEAT APPEARS TO HAVE A GAP IN IT SO EVERYTIME YOU LEAN BACK, THE SEAT CLICKS. THIS ISN'T A DEFECT BUT RATHER A POORLY DESIGNED SEAT. THE SEAT ISSUE WILL PASS ANY TEST DRIVE BECAUSE THE TEST DRIVE IS SO SHORT. I'VE NEVER OWNED A CAR WITH SEATS LIKE THIS, USED OR NEW AND CHEVY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE SEATS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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