NHTSA Complaint #11426361 — 2019 CHEVROLET BOLT EV

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11426361
Vehicle 2019 CHEVROLET BOLT EV
Component FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage N/A miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State MA

Consumer Description

Chevrolet has been unable to fix a severe battery fire issue in a timely manner, which effectively turns the Bolt EV a ticking time bomb that can potentially burn down my house, with my family's dead bodies in it. After multiple Bolt EV battery fires, GM acknowledged the issue first in Nov 2020, it took GM roughly half a year to come up with a software solution to "monitor" the batteries; during that half a year time period, we were told to limit our charge and park outside, without no assurance that the car wouldn't catch file when charging inside our garage. After receiving the "final" software remedy, two other Bolt EVs have caught fire, GM started another recall, with no solution and no timeline, and no assurance or credibility that they can provide a proper fix, my Bolt EV is turning into a ticking time bomb again. While charging outside of sleep hours lowers the chance of dying from fire, the risk of burning down our house is equal. We need GM to buy back the Bolt EVs while they figure out and apply a proper solution, instead of risking consumer's lives and properties to wait for the fix.

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