NHTSA Complaint #11428590 — 2018 CHEVROLET BOLT EV

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11428590
Vehicle 2018 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 WA

Consumer Description

My Chevrolet Bolt was subject to the recall for battery problems causing fires, as was described by NSTB above. I took it in for free servicing at Chuck Olson Chevrolet KIA, in Shoreline, WA on July 26, 2021 as directed. (I bought the vehicle new from them). After servicing was completed and supposedly the computer was reset so as not to allow the car to charge beyond 80% of its battery capacity, I took it to a public charger operated by ChargePoint, Inc. at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle to charge it. I left it attached to the charger on the assumption that it would shut off electric charge to the vehicle automatically, once it had reached the 80% level. It greatly exceeded this before automatically shutting down when the charge reached a 300 mile range estimate of charge. The vehicle's officially stated charge range estimate is 238 miles. I expect that the recall repair done by Chuck Olson Chevrolet would have prevented this from happening. This action puts my vehicle and me at risk of a serious battery fire problem that was the official reason that NTSB initiated the recall requirement. I would like a clarification of whether the NTSB expected the repair done by Chuck Olson Chevrolet to prevent this, as they may be causing a fire for which they or the manufacturer would be liable.

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