Got the message: propulsion power is reduced i could start the car but not shift gear. got the error "cannot shift gear conditions not right
My 2017 chevy bolt lost propulsion while in motion on city streets in los angeles in traffic without warning from either on star or the vehicle. the battery indicated approximately an 60% charge. the vehicle is now at el camino chevrolet in monterey park, ca., waiting on service.
The battery for 2017 chevy bolt has problem and my car stopped in the middle of the road. i was very lucky that i was in the city and this happened at a traffic light. the battery was showing it has 70 miles left, it dropped to 30 and then zero right away and i could not move the car and had to tow the car to dealership. i have only 17,000 miles on the car. i took the car to dealership, at first they told me that there is a recall on battery that was issued april 1st and i should be getting a letter in the mail, later chevy customer service and dealership changed their story and now they are telling me there is no recall and it is only for customer satisfaction that they need to replace the battery! i do not want to imagine if the car would have stopped in the middle of the highway. if you own a chevy bolt be very careful and i would not trust the safety of the vehicle as chevy is not even issuing a recall to fix this problem.
An unprompted message appears periodically on the infotainment screen of my vehicle. the bolt ev 2017 owner's manual provides no information on this unprompted message that appears on the infotainment screen, does not warn of the dangers that this message poses to driving, and does not indicate that the driver must give assent to the implied false assumption that the driver's attention is not on driving in order to remove the message from the infotainment screen. the infotainment screen also remains stuck on the rear camera view while driving forward at speeds in excess of 60mph. this situation has occurred on n. mopac expressway and on w. parmer lane, as well as on streets in my neighborhood in north austin. i have written four letters to ms. mary t. barra, chairman and chief executive officer of general motors company (24 dec. 2018, 16 jan. 2019, 18 jan. 2019, and 22 jan. 2019), regarding these safety issues and have received no response, nor has the chevrolet executive resolution team addressed these issues. the chevrolet executive resolution team arranged for autonation chevrolet of west austin to examine the safety concerns. the service drive manager of autonation chevrolet of west austin observed the very problems that i have been experiencing with my vehicle on 8 jan. 2019. autonation chevrolet of west austin then produced a report on 16 jan. 2019 that falsely claimed that these problems are 'unable to duplicate at this time' and that there were 'no errors found.'
Chevrolet bolt 2017 with about 55% of battery charge briefly displayed a message 'propulsion may be reduced' and a few minutes later it stopped in the middle of the freeway and had to be towed away. the battery indicator switched momentarily from 125 miles to 40 miles and then immediately to 10 miles and the car could not be shifted to drive, displaying message 'condition not correct to shift.' beware, as glitch like that with bolt can really endanger your life, as it endangered mine. i was fortunate to be alone in the car without my family, stuck on the freeway after dark as cars around were going full speed. the dealership replaced the battery, but after the replacement the capacity at full charge shows only 154 miles in lieu of over 220 miles bolt supposed to have.
My car was stopped at a red light signal, someone behind me was unable to stop and crashed into the rear of my car, pushing my car approximately 20ft forward. my car was rendered in operable due to damage to a rear electrical amplifier beneath the trunk floor. i had to get the car towed to a collision repair facility. gm withdrew the necessary structural parts to repair it (part number - 95429564 r upper rear body side rail.) and did not release a new part during the 8.5 weeks my car was at the collision repair facility. my insurance company then determined that the car was a total loss due to no parts were available to repair it. the other driver did not get a ticket, the speed limit was 40mpg on this road. this was a low speed crash that rendered the car drive system inoperable. chevy bolt ev's with model years 2017, 2018 and 2019 has the same design that will lead to the drive system being inoperable in low speed rear end collisions.
Driving at 65 mph with 100+ mile range, car had a sudden and complete lack of propulsion. electronics in the car continued to work, but absolutely no propulsion. could shift car to neutral. car eventually towed to dealer.
On 2018-07-26 at approximately 2325h, vehicle was being driven at ~70mph northbound on i-95, the maine turnpike. location was approximately 1/2 mile north of exit-32 (biddeford, me). road conditions were good, temperatures in the mid-70f, humid. the owner's wife was driving, with her husband in the passenger seat. at the time listed, the vehicle sounded a warning chime, and rapidly lost power from highway speeds (70 mi/hr). vehicle, with the exception of speed, was in control with brakes and steering, emergency flashers, and lights operating. vehicle driver information panel gave erratic and unreliable readings. alternately, the display showed: * warning icon on right hand side * message "shift into park" * range dropped from ~75 miles to zero * battery gauge would indicate 5% battery with a range of 70+ miles * regenerative battery icon showed a regen braking limit of <30kw (indicating battery full??) (page 116 chevrolet bolt user manual) after stopping vehicle was unresponsive to most controls. * intermittent inability to shift out of park * warnings to go into low-power mode * warning the "battery saver active" * warning for "high voltage charging system"
The bolt stopped providing power when i was driving down a 4 lane freeway. it has already failed 3 times in the past, this is the 4th time.
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.
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.
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.
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.