NHTSA Complaint #11343525 — 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT

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.