NHTSA Complaint #11265587 — 2014 CHEVROLET VOLT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE DRIVING IN THE ELECTRIC MODE, THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY VOLTAGE SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE PROPULSION SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO ITS BACKUP MODE, WHICH WAS THE USE OF THE FUEL GENERATOR, AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DYER CHEVROLET FORT PIERCE (LOCATED AT 4200 S US HWY 1, FORT PIERCE, FL) WHERE THE HPCM2 SYSTEM WAS REPROGRAMMED, WHICH RELATED TO THE HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V397000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. *CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SOLD.*JS