![]() ![]() The control screen went black briefly, but then the car immediately powered up again. ![]() I activated the parking brake, put my foot on the break pedal, and pushed the Power button. I decided to try to shut the vehicle down and restart it, to see if it was a software problem that would clear with a reboot. I continued to get the message "Conditions Not Correct for Shift".Īt that point I noticed the "Service Vehicle Soon" light was on. I checked the doors, the charging cable, etc, activated and released the parking break, but nothing helped. This morning when I turned on the car and attempted to shift into reverse, I was given the message "Conditions Not Correct for Shift". Short response to mkcustard: Yes, and two months is a crazy unacceptably long time, IMO.I have a 2020 Bolt that I purchased in March. Yay! And it was all covered under warranty except for the very expensive replacement 12V battery. But the good news, and I'm really reluctant to say this lest I jinx myself, is that the car has performed flawlessly since then. No loaner was offered, but I didn't really need one so I didn't ask. ![]() I took the car in on 11/13/21 and got if back 12/18/21 - 5 weeks. Apparently the BCM is under the car with the drive battery, not readily accessible and also some special tool is needed, which your local dealer probably doesn't have on hand. It took a week and a half before the car was ready. Then I thought ok, a quick component replacement and off we go, but no. They checked it out and then had to wait for clearance from GM (!?!) before ordering a replacement battery control module. Then I was really stuck, no 12V battery, no drive battery, and jumping didn't work. I need a new BCM, not just the latest software, right? And good luck getting one, apparently.Ĭlick to expand.Short response to mkcustard: Yes, and two months is a crazy unacceptably long time, IMO.įollowing up on my post of, I finally "killed" my car by also letting the 12V battery run down. Each time, they have loaded the latest Battery Control Module software and then the car works better - even fine - for a week or two or three, then the problem recurs. (How can that be? IMO that's a big problem right there.) We all know troubleshooting an intermittent problem is difficult. Amazingly, even though the check engine light has been on for days, there are no diagnostic code in the system. When I take it to the dealer, they cannot reproduce the problem. If you plug in the charging cord, the display says "Not able to charge". Meanwhile, the check engine light is on all the time. The way out is to leave the car on (as if you have a choice) until the gas engine comes on, drive for a little bit, then shut the car off and back on. If I push the button to turn the car off, it doesn't turn off, it reinitializes. When I put it into gear, it says "Action required, shift into park". I think this will sound familiar: I turn the car on, but it doesn't "see" the battery, and shows 1 EV mile. I have a 2017 Volt with 45k miles that I've taken to the dealer maybe 4 times over the past few months. But I was able to continue on by adjusting the idle speed higher on the carb so I could accelerate slowly, shifting through the 4 gears. Our current Subaru Outback has been excellent. I didn't so much like the Chevy Venture, Mercury Villager & '71 Volkswagen Beetle. But I also liked my two Accords, Saturn, Mazda 626, Chevy Nova & Dodge Colt. But my 40 years of driving experience suggests that's not how it works. But I was prepared for that to lose capacity over time. Because shouldn't electrical components have far more life than their mechanical counterparts? I understand there needs to be an exception for the battery. I felt I was on the road to many trouble-free miles. That's not right for a 2 1/2 year-old car. My wife loves driving the Volt, but I don't want to put her in that situation. It isn't so much the time in the shop, but the frequency and the fact that both times it died on me, the car would only run again after I fiddled with it for 10 minutes or so. ![]()
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