2012 Chevrolet Volt Engine Problems

“I was driving the car normally in electric mode, and parked it with one mile remaining of electricity. Upon restarting the car a few minutes later, the gasoline engine came on and was revving at a very high rate. In addition, a pop-up message on the dashboard read 'propulsion power is reduced.' the engine continued to rev high and I was only able to achieve a speed of about 30 MPH during my two-mile ride home. Upon parking the car in garage and charging it, the problem disappeared. It was 90 degrees outside when this happened.”

“My car has had ongoing problems with power propulsion, electrical system, and start-up since new and several items were replaced in 2017. I purchased 6 year / 100,000 extended warranty when new. Several items have been replaced. But updates are needed to keep the car running properly. Now the warranty has expired but the vehicle still needs updates to run properly and the dealer wants paid to install updates. This is a scam if the car wont run with out being updated yearly. I have a video of the car in 2017 when I started it up and it sounded as though it was going to blow up. …”

“I have owned the vehicle for 4.5 years. In the last two months the error message propulsion power reduced has happened and the vehicle has gone into lip mode. All three times the message occurred when the vehicle was started, battery depleted, and gas engine running. Drivabilty was an issue as the car was in limp mode and would not accelerate properly. My car was taken to the dealer, twice. I was told by jay townsend, district manager aftersales Chevrolet, that this is normal operation and he pointed to a bulletin. …”

“My 2012 chevy VOLT has completely shut off at freeway speeds, and surface streets on over 15 occasions. The power steering assist goes out, the brake assist goes out and it's very difficult to steer and break the car, I have nearly avoided several accidents, there is no warning that this will occur.the power steering assist goes out, the brake assist goes out and it's very difficult to steer and break the car, I have nearly avoided several accidents, there is no warning that this will occur once I have attempted to safely pull over the car says engine not available, propulsion power reduced…”

“When I turned on the vehicle the touchpad showed no A/C. I started to drive the vehicle and approximately 5 miles the heater came on and blew hot air, then after awhile the A/C came on. After accelerating from a stop when I reached approximately 45 MPH the vehicle lost power and the steering wheel locked up. I could not control the vehicle. Then the vehicle jolted and the power returned. This has happened prior and was taken into chevy dealership for repair. Loosing power and steering capability is not safe.”