NHTSA Complaint #10870954 — 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT

THE VOLT WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 2012: IN / AROUND JUNE OF 2013 A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS TAKEN INTO THE LOCAL DEALER (WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED) IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A LEAKING COOLANT SYSTEM FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTRIC BATTERY (LITHIUM ION BATTERY). THEY COULD NOT FIND THE LEAK SO THEY REFILED THE SYSTEM AND INCLUDED A FLUORESCENT DYE AND RETURNED IT TO ME (THE AMOUNT OF COOLANT WAS ~7 LITERS). 12 MONTHS LATER (PLUS OR MINUS A FEW WEEKS) IN 2014, THE SAME LIGHT CAME ON, IT WAS AGAIN SERVICED (THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE LEAK) AND IT WAS RETURNED TO ME (~7 LITERS COOLANT). 12 MONTHS LATER (PLUS OR MINUS A FEW WEEKS) IN 2015 AGAIN THE LIGHT CAME ON, THIS TIME A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF THE COOLANT SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AROUND THE LITHIUM ION BATTERIES (CLAIMED TO HAVE FOUND A FEW LEAKY CONNECTIONS). THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN RETURNED TO ME (~ALL KNEW COOLANT). 12 MONTHS LATER (PLUS OR MINUS A FEW WEEKS) IN NOW 2016 THE SAME LIGHT HAS COME ON YET AGAIN AND IT WILL BE RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR YET AGAIN. LEADING TO THE WARNING LIGHT THE CAR'S FAN RUNS LONGER AND LONGER WHILE CHARGING (ITS TRYING TO COOL DURING CHARGING) AND THE AC STOPS WORKING / BLOWING COLD. THE LIGHT USUALLY COME ON SHORTLY AFTER STARTING. ATTEMPTS ARE CURRENTLY BEING MADE TO CONTACT A CHEVROLET VOLT / ELECTRIC CAR ADVISOR TO WORK WITH THE CHEVROLET ZONE MANAGER ON FIXING / REPAIR THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT ONLY AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT, WHICH THE DEALER CLEARLY CAN NOT REPAIR. BUT ALSO, A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN, IF THEY WARNING LIGHT FAILED AND THE BATTERY OF THIS CAR OVERHEATED IT WOULD LIKELY CAUSE AN INTENSE FIRE (ITS A LARGE LITHIUM ION BATTERY). FURTHERMORE, THEY COOLANT BEING RELEASED BY THIS VEHICLE IS A SUBSTANCE MONITORED BY THE EPA. THIS IS AGAIN A GENUINE MANUFACTURING SAFETY DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED OR THE VEHICLE DECLARED A LEMON.