NHTSA Complaint #11298837 — 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT

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, THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF AND IT SAYS WAITING TO INITIALIZE ON THE SCREEN. I HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND PAID A DIAGNOSTIC, THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY JUST RESET THE CAR BY UNPLUGGING THE BATTERY AND TELL ME THAT THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE.THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE THE CAR IS DRIVING ON HIS HYBRID BATTERY, IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING IN HYBRID MODE WITH THE GAS MOTOR. IN DOING MY OWN RESEARCH, I FOUND A RECALL CAMPAIGN THAT DESCRIBES THE EXACT ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING, IT EVEN STATES THAT THE CAR MAY NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE IF THIS OCCURS. RECALL #18V397000. EACH TIME I TOWED MY CHEVY VOLT TO THE DEALER IT SAT THERE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS TO A MONTH, THEY RETURNED IT TO ME AND THE NEXT DAY IT DIED IN THE ROAD. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, THE DEALER STATES THAT THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND I FEAR FOR MY LIFE EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM.