NHTSA Complaint #11266911 — 2013 CHEVROLET VOLT

PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR INTERMITTENT FAILURE. SHOULD BE ADDED TO INVESTIGATION PE19013. AIRBAG LIGHT AND SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE IS ON 7 OUT OF 10 TIMES THE CAR IS TURNED ON AND NO PASSENGER OR ITEM IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT(WHILE STATIONARY). LIGHT WILL TURN OFF AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING OR APPLYING FORCE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE EMPTY PASSENGER SEAT. DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER THE LIGHT IS USUALLY OFF, HOWEVER SOMETIMES IT WILL COME ON WITH A PASSENGER PRESENT AND VEHICLE IN MOTION, AND CAN BE RESOLVED BY THE PASSENGER SHIFTING THEIR WEIGHT A FEW TIMES. ISSUE IS TOO HARD TO DEMONSTRATE TO DEALER AND WOULD COST TOO MUCH FOR ME TO BOTHER REPAIRING ON MY OWN. OTHER MODELS FROM CHEVROLET DURING THAT TIME PERIOD USE THE SAME SENSOR AND HAVE BEEN RECALLED OR ARE PENDING A RECALL. THIS PROBLEM FIRST STARTED WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2016 BUT MUCH MORE INFREQUENTLY. IT HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE COMMON GRADUALLY EVER SINCE. SEAT HAS NOT HAD ANYTHING SPILLED ON IT, OR RAIN LET IN FROM OPEN WINDOWS ETC.