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Gm has stated in their nhtsa recall notice that my vehicle has the potential to burn down my home and has not provided any sort of fix or even a timeline to fix the problem. The recall states not to charge the vehicle in a garage. My home charger is located in the back of my garage and i do not have the ability to charge the vehicle outdoors without spending thousands to redo my home charging system. My garage is under my two story house, meaning a vehicle fire has the potential to destroy my entire home and kill everyone inside. Again, gm has made no offer to provide replacement vehicles or financial compensation for the home infrastructure changes that must be made to keep safely using the vehicle until a formal fix is announced, and any such repair would require being without the vehicle for weeks at a minimum. In summary, in order to abide by the stated interim recall instructions, my vehicle would be rendered useless as i would have no means of charging the vehicle. It is my hope that the nhtsa holds gm to account for their failures regarding this recall.
The contact owns a 2020 chevrolet bolt ev. The contact stated the vehicle was in "l" mode before the vehicle lunged forward into the wall. The vehicle was taken to a dealer (heritage chevrolet owing mills: 11234 reisterstown rd, owings mills, md 21117) but it was unknown if the vehicle was diagnosed or repaired. No further information was available. The failure mileage was 500.
The contact owns a 2020 chevrolet bolt. The contact stated that while the vehicle was plugged into the charge box however not being fully charged. The contact stated that prior to the failure occurring the vehicle was already charged fully, without warning a couple of hours later, the vehicle exploded in the driveway of the contact's residence. The contact looked out the window and noticed smoke appear under the vehicle. The contact ran outside and within a minute the vehicle was engulfed in flames. Flames were seen underneath the vehicle and around the rear wheel well. The police were contacted attempted to extinguish the flames however failed. The fire department was contacted and came out to extinguish the flames. The vehicle did damage the driveway. The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed. The vehicle was still awaiting insurance adjustor results and the vehicle was towed by the insurance company. No dealer was contacted.the manufacturer was notified of the failure and has started an investigation. Based on the vehicle information nhtsa campaign number: 20v701000,21v560000 (electrical system)was a possible solution to the failure however the vin was not included in the open investigation with nhtsa. The failure mileage was approximate 5,000.
I have had people following me, and almost hit me when stopped at a stop sign, or waiting to turn left,because the brake lights go off while the car is still being held to some degree by electric motor braking. When driving the car in l mode, one pedal driving, the brake lights come on when decelerating, but when stopped they turn off.the issue is, there is some electrical braking applied when stopped at a stop sign or light, even with no foot on the brake pedal. The car will hold on a slight grade when in l, with no foot on the brake pedal.as far as i understand the law, if there is service braking being applied, the brake lights must be on. I also believe that the electric motor holding back is considered to be service brakes on an ev.i've heard gm corrected this issue on the 2022 models, and i think it should be corrected in the earlier models.another issue is tall vehicles following close behind me don't see the turn signals because they are in the bumper, mounted very low. I've had people blow the horn at me several times for turning, when they did not see my turn signals. They are working properly, just too low for some vehicles to see when they are close behind.the turn signals are separate andare much lower than the brake lights.
The 2020 chevrolet bolt ev premier has excellent cruise control, holding speed to within 1 mph of set speed through automatic acceleration going uphill and automatic regenerative braking going down hill. The car has collision detection and can report time to impact to the tenth of a second. What it can't do is apply regenerative braking when a detected crash may be imminent. It just flashes a warning light and sounds an alarm beep, but doesn't try to prevent a crash, allowing a driver with slowed reflexes to plow into the vehicle ahead.
Android auto skip and pause on steering wheel stopped working unless infotainment reset daily or re-enter car. Was an abnormal ticking noise coming from the vehicle. The noise sounded as if it were coming from the area of the console/ gear shift
The 2020 chevrolet bolt ev premier has excellent cruise control, holding speed to within 1 mph of set speed through automatic acceleration going uphill and automatic regenerative braking going down hill. The car has collision detection and can report time to impact to the tenth of a second. What it can't do is apply regenerative braking when a detected crash may be imminent. It just flashes a warning light and sounds an alarm beep, but doesn't try to prevent a crash, allowing a driver with slowed reflexes to plow into the vehicle ahead.
A life threatening situation in which upon swift acceleration attempt the accelerator pedal was stuck in the down position, the safety of myself, my family who were passengers as well as other surrounding vehicles on the highway was put in immediate danger as vehicle proceeded to accelerate well beyond legal limit.using the brakes only slightly decelerated the vehicle while vehicle dash displayed maximum power kept being sent to the drive unit.that same day i was unable to replicate the problem as it seems to happen only once per drive cycle.same issue has occurred on 2 separate occasions during 2 separate drive cycles.
Accelerator pedal gets stuck on floor mat and requires pulling it up with your toes to stop acceleration. I have a 10 second video i can share documenting this. I contacted chevy customer assistance today and they said they would refer the case -- 9-6530402643 -- to the "appropriate department". I am worried it will be lost in the bureaucracy, so i am contacting you also.
Recently going from cali to az and back i had 7 check engine lights while charging but onstar said nothing is wrong.also it happened while running at still while running the ac.this is very dangerous and i refuse to drive my bolt and will payout of pocket for a rental and seek reimbursement.anyways ive been trying to send these videos to engineering/you. Here is 4 videos electrify america check enginehttps://youtube.com/shorts/15j8qhnrprc?feature=share evgo with onstar. In california evgo https://youtu.be/yh_3m5jmiamelectrify america. California. Https://youtu.be/xzos_-e8fhgevgo az https://youtube.com/shorts/zf61arcn8z0?feature=share
Android auto skip and pause on steering wheel stopped working unless infotainment reset daily or re-enter car. Was an abnormal ticking noise coming from the vehicle. The noise sounded as if it were coming from the area of the console/ gear shift
Lane keeping assist (lka) and lane departure warning (ldw) are important safety features, particularly for older drivers. These features, touted in chevrolet's online and print advertising, are poorly, and potentially fatally, implemented in the 2020 chevrolet bolt ev premier. The 2020 bolt ev owner's manual describes these features beginning on page 213. When turned on, lka is undetectable and no steering correction can be felt in the steering wheel. While ldw may illuminate a small amber warning signal on the graphically complicated driver's display, the manual states, 'additionally, there may be three beeps, or the driver seat may pulse three times, on the right or left, depending on the lane departure direction.' on page 215. A safe driver does not watch the complicated display to detect a small symbol turning amber from green. The lack of auditory or vibration warning rendered this safety feature useless. These conditions were observed in clear daylight on multi lane highways as well as in less hospitable conditions. As implemented in the 2020 chevrolet bolt ev premier, lka and ldw do not exist, though being used as a selling feature.
Lane keeping assist (lka) and lane departure warning (ldw) are important safety features, particularly for older drivers. These features, touted in chevrolet's online and print advertising, are poorly, and potentially fatally, implemented in the 2020 chevrolet bolt ev premier. The 2020 bolt ev owner's manual describes these features beginning on page 213. When turned on, lka is undetectable and no steering correction can be felt in the steering wheel. While ldw may illuminate a small amber warning signal on the graphically complicated driver's display, the manual states, 'additionally, there may be three beeps, or the driver seat may pulse three times, on the right or left, depending on the lane departure direction.' on page 215. A safe driver does not watch the complicated display to detect a small symbol turning amber from green. The lack of auditory or vibration warning rendered this safety feature useless. These conditions were observed in clear daylight on multi lane highways as well as in less hospitable conditions. As implemented in the 2020 chevrolet bolt ev premier, lka and ldw do not exist, though being used as a selling feature.
Lane departure warning system does not audible alert or seat vibration as stated on page 212 of the owners manual or as described on the chevy website. The lights on the dash do work as described in the manual. Https://my.chevrolet.com/how-to-support/driving-performance/driving/lane-keep-assist-departure-warning
Gm has stated in their nhtsa recall notice that my vehicle has the potential to burn down my home and has not provided any sort of fix or even a timeline to fix the problem. The recall states not to charge the vehicle in a garage. My home charger is located in the back of my garage and i do not have the ability to charge the vehicle outdoors without spending thousands to redo my home charging system. My garage is under my two story house, meaning a vehicle fire has the potential to destroy my entire home and kill everyone inside. Again, gm has made no offer to provide replacement vehicles or financial compensation for the home infrastructure changes that must be made to keep safely using the vehicle until a formal fix is announced, and any such repair would require being without the vehicle for weeks at a minimum. In summary, in order to abide by the stated interim recall instructions, my vehicle would be rendered useless as i would have no means of charging the vehicle. It is my hope that the nhtsa holds gm to account for their failures regarding this recall.
I have had people following me, and almost hit me when stopped at a stop sign, or waiting to turn left,because the brake lights go off while the car is still being held to some degree by electric motor braking. When driving the car in l mode, one pedal driving, the brake lights come on when decelerating, but when stopped they turn off.the issue is, there is some electrical braking applied when stopped at a stop sign or light, even with no foot on the brake pedal. The car will hold on a slight grade when in l, with no foot on the brake pedal.as far as i understand the law, if there is service braking being applied, the brake lights must be on. I also believe that the electric motor holding back is considered to be service brakes on an ev.i've heard gm corrected this issue on the 2022 models, and i think it should be corrected in the earlier models.another issue is tall vehicles following close behind me don't see the turn signals because they are in the bumper, mounted very low. I've had people blow the horn at me several times for turning, when they did not see my turn signals. They are working properly, just too low for some vehicles to see when they are close behind.the turn signals are separate andare much lower than the brake lights.
Android auto skip and pause on steering wheel stopped working unless infotainment reset daily or re-enter car. Was an abnormal ticking noise coming from the vehicle. The noise sounded as if it were coming from the area of the console/ gear shift
I was driving on highway at aroung 65 mph. Suddently, the driver window glass shattered without any external impact. The glass pieces fell very close the window where it shattered indicating there was no external force. I notified gm but they are not ready to even accept the case telling me that i am lying to them and somebody might have broken into the car.
2020 cehvrolet bolt. Consumer writes regarding an issue with rear headrest. The consumer stated the vehicle seemed to lack a headrest. The vehicle has 3 seatbelts therefore should be equipped with 3 headrests.
Recently going from cali to az and back i had 7 check engine lights while charging but onstar said nothing is wrong.also it happened while running at still while running the ac.this is very dangerous and i refuse to drive my bolt and will payout of pocket for a rental and seek reimbursement.anyways ive been trying to send these videos to engineering/you. Here is 4 videos electrify america check enginehttps://youtube.com/shorts/15j8qhnrprc?feature=share evgo with onstar. In california evgo https://youtu.be/yh_3m5jmiamelectrify america. California. Https://youtu.be/xzos_-e8fhgevgo az https://youtube.com/shorts/zf61arcn8z0?feature=share
This is third occurrence.when doing hard acceleration (to merge onto road or pass vehicle) the vehicle would not stop acceleration.hard braking did not disengage acceleration.placed car in neutral and applied brakes.when placed back in drive continued hard acceleration.placed vehicle in neutral and came to stop.placed in park and then drive continued hard acceleration. Had to bring to stop and power vehicle off..dealer will triage to see if error codes available. They want me to continue driving since no loaners available
The contact owns a 2020 chevrolet bolt ev. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck causing the speed to increase to approximately 65 mph. The contact indicated that the vehicle would not slow down while depressing the brake pedal. The vehicle was shifted into neutral and turned off to stop the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. After the failure, the floor mats were inspected, and no related failure was found. The failure mileage was 3,200.
The contact owns a 2020 chevrolet bolt ev. The contact was pulling into a parking space, she took her foot off the accelerator pedal however, the vehicle inadvertently accelerated forward into the retaining wall. The vehicle was towed to capital chevrolet (9820 capital blvd, wake forest, nc 27587) however, the contact was unaware of the failure diagnosis, or what needed to be repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 3,000. *dt
The contact owns a 2020 chevrolet bolt ev. The contact stated the vehicle was in "l" mode before the vehicle lunged forward into the wall. The vehicle was taken to a dealer (heritage chevrolet owing mills: 11234 reisterstown rd, owings mills, md 21117) but it was unknown if the vehicle was diagnosed or repaired. No further information was available. The failure mileage was 500.
"ttirs dont self seal" i immediately advised that this was due to a defect in workmanship of the self seal tires. I quoted the following paragraph on self sealing tires from the michelin oe warranty manual.michelin tires with the self-seal logo are covered under this warranty. These tires are designed to seal in the event of a puncture, and have specific instructions for repair by tire professionals at michelin authorized dealers.there are two areas where we have a problem. 1) if the tire fails to seal itself then it is not operating as designed and therefore has a defect in workmanship. 2) the warranty specifically says they can be "repaired" by a michelin authorized dealer. I contacted 3 michelin dealers and all of them said they do not repair self seal tires. The fourth michelin dealer was costco and they told me they could repair it in error. They had never seen a self seal tire before, never received any training from michelin on the repair of said tires, and when presented with the product bulletin on how to repair the tires still refused to repair it.after a lot of haggling i was able to get michelin to agree to pay 50% . I am still waiting on the exact amount of the reimbursement and so this has not been completely resolved as yet.my total out of pocket for 4 new non self seal tires is $870.01. I could have saved about $40 by not getting the lifetime rotation/balance/flat repair.https://www.chevybolt.org/threads/tire-puncture-bad-luck.35976/page-2#post-554598multiple complaints of self seal not working dealers refuse to fix.
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