general problems of the 2012 Chevrolet Volt - part 1

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start, and the lights inside and outside of the vehicle failed to illuminate. The vehicle was jump-started. The failure reoccurred while attempting to restart the vehicle, and the contact was unable to drive the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Volt. While driving at the speed of 70mph the instrument panel became inoperable without warning. As a result, the contact was unable to determine the speed of the vehicle, along with the amount of fuel that was inside the vehicle or any warning lamps. The incident happened with the vehicle having 99,835 miles.

Grandson was driving and went to brake to make a turn and the engine not available light came on and he had no brakes. He was unable to slow and take the turn and hit a truck in the front driver quarter panel which resulted in the car being a total loss.

Blank (dark) main screen display for speedometer, fuel, etc. Fuse not blown. The vehicle is unsafe to drive. One can run out of electrical power and or gas and not know, stop on the highway and be in harms way. No turn signals, no speed indication at all, nothing. This is recall worthy! and needs to be addressed by chevy.

Car suddenly entersinto a no start and stall. This is being repaired by h&h Chevrolet in omaha at owners expense. The problem seems to be in a faulty batterycharge sensor. The part is being ordered by h&h service department andis notyet installed. As of 2/9/2022.

Lcd driver panel, fuel,odometer, speedometer, screen is completely black. Started flickering then went out. No warnings given. I have no idea how fast I am going nor how much gas/ battery power I have.

My instruments cluster that displays speedometer/fuel/battery charge indicator went absolutely blank while vehicle was in motion on busy highway. Only remedy recommend by chevy dealer was to replace the entire assembly and reprogramming. I feel failure of essential display of basic functions to the driver is definitely a hazard to the vehicle operator and to the general public.

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated that after entering and starting the vehicle, she became aware that the center console screen was showing a blank screen. The contact restarted the vehicle however, the failure persisted. After waiting for a few minutes, the contact drove the vehicle to her son’s home to charge the vehicle and the display screen started working. The contact was concerned that the failure would recur. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 87,000.

The display screen which shows my gas, battery amount as well as my speed has stopped working. I have changed the fuses, disconnected the battery and it still will not come on. This is dangerous, as I cannot see how fast I am going and can potentially run out of gas and battery power on the highway with no way to get anywhere. This is the only thing that has gone out, everything else in the car is working. It has been reproduced and I cannot drive anywhere safely because of this. I am in fear of what may happen, as well as the legal ramifications of not knowing my speed. No warning, just flickering of the screen and then it went blank and has not come back on.

The vehicle has illuminated the check engine light with a warning that the battery is too cold. This occurred while in motion on a highway under normal conditions in summer temperatures. An internet search has indicated that a temperature sensor may be to blame, and that the electrical system may try to heat the battery to an unsafe level.

The dashboard instrument panel goes blank in cold weather. Not able to see speed or any other information.

The driver's info screen (speed, odometer, remaining fuel, warning lights, turn signals, safety messages, etc. ) went blank while I was driving. It intermittently comes back on, but goes blank again.

Driver screen goes completely blank, leaving the driver with no idea how many miles until empty, no speedometer, no warning lights, or any other information.

Passenger side airbag sensor in seat failing on and off for a couple months, steadily getting worse and light/warning coming on more often until it's continuously failing. Seat did not get wet or damaged.

While the vehicle is parked and the key fob is carried inside the owners pants pocket, the owner's keys will inadvertently press against the unlock button on the fob for an extended period of time (5 secs ?). The remote will in turn signal the Volt to power all four windows in the car to the "express window down" feature. During this time frame the owner of the car is unaware of the windows in the lowered position and if rain enters the interior of the car the interior & seats become saturated. This in turn may cause the passenger airbag occupancy sensor to malfunction and display the "service airbag" warning light on the driver instrumentation screen. There are reports from gm service departments telling customers the airbag occupancy sensor is defective because the owner got the seat wet and offer very little assistance. The express window down feature can not be switched off from any menu settings of the car. This is a clear recall that can adversely effect the driver / passenger airbag safely deploying.

Breaks failed while driving 25-30 mph on windy mountain road . There was no warning , car started to accelerate downhill gradually . After about 0. 3 miles I was able to finally push emergency breaks (it's a button and didn't work at first ) get to more flat road and stoped the car by driving on gravel and dry brush . Vehicle completely lost its power about 2-3 minutes later . Emergency lights didn't work . Chp assisted us as car was abandoned in the middle of mountain road , blocking the whole line . Gm has not offered any explanation yet .

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving 35 mphthe instrument cluster screen went black and was inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 140,000. Ap.

Airbag light coming on intermittently took car to Chevrolet dealer and was told it was a bad sensor in the passenger seat and the cost would be 900 dollars for part and labor.

The check airbag sensor comes on sporadically, and the car does not seem to recognize when someone is in the passenger seat. The estimated cost of the sensor repair is ~$900 even though the warning is not consistent. This happens while driving. As far as I can tell, there is no known cause.

Driver's information screen failure. Upon starting, screen would not illuminate. Cannot see speed traveling, fuel available, turn signals, hazard lights, etc. Unsafe and seemingly common problem that we are now experiencing ourselves.

The information display has gone black. The information display shows speed, mileage, fuel level, turn blinker status, and other critical information. The screen brightness adjustment does not affect the display and is not the problem. The issue continues whether the vehicle is in motion or stationary, on city streets or highway, turning, or braking. I do not know the root cause of the issue but it appears to involve onboard computer components. The vehicle has not been in an accident nor damaged in any way.

Volt loses power when switching from battery to gas. Has now occurred four times. Each time Volt is traveling on highway 65+mph. Volt depletes battery charge and immediately upon transition to gas will lose all power. Cannot accelerate. Steering wheel loses power steering. Volt will decelerate until 0 mph. Very dangerous. In each instance driver is forced to get to shoulder or off freeway in Volt which is rapidly losing speed. Occurred on highway without shoulder last time. Almost caused a serious accident.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Volt. While driving 35 mph, the tachometer gauges became inoperable. The contact was unable to determine the speed, fuel level, temperature, or other functions with the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure persisted for approximately three days. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. The VIN was not available.

Passenger side air bag / seat sensor malfunctioned shortly after purchasing the vehicle. Seen many other complainants exactly the same issue. Got in a car accident and my passenger was almost killed as the air bag did not deploy. The manufactures really needs to recall and fix these seat sensors. This has been going on way to long. Also the conditioning unit failed due to faulty manufacturing.

The instrumentation panel has went blank. Started blinking when driving, went fully blank by the time I reached home. No way to see the seep or remaining fuel. Contacted dealership the wants to replace the panel but the part to fix this is unavailable. I have been waiting for it for 4 months now,.

The main display on the dashboard is blank. I cannot see my speed or remaining charge or gas.

Went out to start my car to go to work and the touchscreen or main data screen is black. I can't tell if I have any electrical power or if the heat or ac or stereo is on. If this were to happen on a trip out of town it could put me in severe danger.

Drivers display dashboard is black when started. Has not returned after many restarts, charges, locks and battery disconnects.

Driver's instrument cluster screen flickers and then goes blank while driving/in motion on a city road and on the highway. Driver loses all indication of speed, turn signals, lighting, speedometer, cruise control, fuel level, charge level, and all other critical information that is displayed on the driver screen.

Drivers display dashboard is black when started. Hasn't returned after many restarts, charges, locks and battery disconnects.

About 2 minutes after starting and while driving about 20mph, the driver's lcd panel suddenly went completely black. This contains the speedometer, battery gauge, fuel gauge, turn signal indicator, and shift position indicator. I turned off the car and restarted, and it came on but went black again. Now when starting the car, it doesn't come on at all.

The instrument cluster has gone completely blank in the car. It went in and off for two days and then died completely. This is a major hazard as I dont know how fast I am going or the gas amount I have in the car. This was a major problem as I was driving the car when this happen not knowing if the entire car was going to black out very scary moment.

The instrument panel goes completely blank when starting the car, and stays blank for the duration of the trip. Speed, warning lights, and all other indicators are completely absent. The event appears to be random, with sometimes the panel working fine, other times it is completely blank. The car appears to otherwise work perfectly fine, and can be driven in this state, although I think this is a very unsafe situation. It has happened in cold conditions, warm conditions, and everything in between.

Nhtsa id number:�10872363 the instrument panel display screen went blank and will not come back on. The backlight is functioning and it will intermittently reboot and display but only temporarily. It started gradually and would occasionally go blank while driving on highways and city streets; both in motion and stationary, and eventually failed entirely. After researching the issue, it seems this is a common issue which no dealer seems to know how to fix. This means no speedometer, no fuel/battery range information, and no indicator lights of any kind. The odometer is also now not visible. Originally this issue only occured when the outside temperature was over ~75�f (a common noted factor with other Volts having this problem). The issue has since progressed to being fully disfunctional.

Evse charging cable stopped working. Gm flip flopped over the last year on warranty coverage. I have technical service bulletins with the warranty coverage status changed from v (voltec), to bumper-to-bumper, in the middle of the warranty period as of Dec 1st, 2017 (not what I agreed to when I purchased the car). Unable to charge vehicle at home without it. Gm replaced a significant number of these units under a recall campaign between 2012-2013, only for a portion of the VIN #'s from the 2011-2012 model year. Mine was not included. They are many others with this problem, and gm has refused to replace the rest of the 2012 model year units. I have exhausted all avenues of trying to have gm stand behind their product, including involving the ceo of gm, mary barra, via the attached emails. This needs to be escalated to recall status for the other 10,000 some 2012 Volt units on the road today that gm will not stand behind. This relates to the car being stationary. Charging the vehicle via the evse is absolutely needed to drive the vehicle in electric (ev) mode.