general problems of the 2018 Chevrolet Volt - part 2

"shift to park message" from failing shifter frequently displays, preventing the car from turning off.

When car is put into park, system does not show vehicle is in park and will not shut off. It takes multiple times of pushing the start button and moving the gear shift back and forth before the car finally realizes and confirms the vehicle is in park and will turn off.

For a few weeks, I had been getting a "shift to park" messaged when I tried to power off my car after putting it into park. Like others, I was able to jiggle the shifter and press down hard to get it to recognize it was in park. Last week while I was driving at about 50 mph, the "action required: shift to park" message appeared and my check engine light turned on. The car stopped responding to acceleration so I immediately pulled off the road. I couldn't turn the car off, I couldn't drive the car, so I was stuck on the side of the parkway. After about 10 times of moving the shifter through all the gears and pressing the power button, the car finally turned off but then I had to get towed. I am lucky that I was driving in the right lane and was able to pull of immediately or otherwise I would've been stuck in traffic with cars coming by at 50 mph. It has been almost a week and the dealer still has not given me any information as to the repair of this problem.

The gear shifter for the chevy Volt has an issue where it does not register in park. I need to contantlty move through the gears to have it be in park.

When the vehicle is placed in park and I attempt to turn it off, the dash will indicate the vehicle is not in park and subsequently, the vehicle cannot be turned off. Sometimes, if you wiggle the shifter or move it through all the settings (rndl) and back to park, it will resolve the issue. Sometimes, it can take a few minutes to resolve the issue.

Going 80 mph on the freeway with adaptive crusie control on, the car begins to jerk, and the rpm's shoot up and down. The adaptive cruise control disengages, the stabiltrack, abs, and engine light turned on and the car goes into limp mode. As I slow down, the speedometer keeps increasing up to 90. After, I inspected the driver wheel speed sensor and discovered that the sensor tip in the hub had been damaged. The anti-click washer had broken and began cutting the sensor until it failed.

"shift to park" error message on dashboard this error prevents the car from being driven.

When the gear shift is placed into park and the power button to turn the car off is pushed, I get an alert that says “shift to park” and cannot turn the car off. I have to attempt to turn the car off and on several times before I can actually turn the car off and leave it.

After turning off the engine, the car will frequently raise an alert saying "shift to park", even though the lever is positioned correctly on "p" (park) and the light for "p" is lit up.

The car won't shut off and requires you to shift to park but it is shifted into park. After playing around with the shifter eventually it will allow you to shut it off.

When shifting to park, and switching the car off, the vehicle will not register as being in “park”… and displays “shift to park” and accompanying warning chime. Further, the car will not turn off.

When I stop and shift vehicle into park and try to turn off vehicle. The vehicle does not recognize the vehicle is in park and will stay running. This had happened numerous times and is ongoing. Have read there is even a class action suit because of this problem with numerous different gm vehicles. Why has a recall not been issued?.

“shift to park” message appears when car is in park making it impossible to turn vehicle off. This is a documented issue going back to 2016 across other chevy vehicles.

When turning vehicle off, it will display a message "shift to park" even though shifter is in the park position, the vehicle will also remain on. Sometimes have to jiggle the gear shift or shift back into park a few times before the message goes away and am able to turn vehicle off. This is very dangerous as if it's left unnoticed in a garage the car can be left running potentially filling the house with fumes. Can also run out the battery and gas and leave you stranded if away from your home.

Car will not shift to park. Will not allow the car to be turned off.

Shift to park issue, not allowing car to shut off.

I keep getting a shift to park message when I place the vehicle in park. I have to continuously take the vehicle out of park and put it back in a few times until it finally works otherwise I cannot turn off the vehicle. This is a huge issue that needs to be recalled immediately.

The car doesnt shift into parking and engine keeps running.

When shutting down the chevy bolt ev, the car is shifted into park, and with foot on the brake, the power button is pushed to shut down the power. . . But wit some regularity the car won't shut down and gives a "shift to park" message, even though it is in park. This is a safety hazard, because at times the car simply can't be turned off, meaning the driver can't exit the car and leave it behind. The problem is intermittent. I've experienced it many times. The problem is also apparently common, as there are hundreds of complaints about this problem on the internet (search Volt shift to park). Please ask gm to fix this problem.

The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated that while the gear shifter was in park, the shift to park warning light illuminated and the vehicle failed to turn off or change gears. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the gear shifter assembly mechanism failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximate 28,995.

When you put the car in park, the engine would not shut off and the car kept sending a message that I needed to shift to park, but I already was in park. I shifted in and out of park to drive to reverse, but every time it went back to park it said I needed to shift to park. I was in my garage, could not leave the car running all night as the battery would be dead by morning, but couldn't shut it off either. I drove it immediately to the dealership and they reproduced and confirmed the problem, repaired it on Tuesday. Fortunately, I was at home, but had I been anywhere my safety and others could have been at risk, because I could have been in an unsafe place late at night, unable to shut my car off and/or get out of my own car. You are unable to put gas in a running vehicle, and I could have been stranded. My car is repaired but according to the internet there is a class action lawsuit over this very thing in texas filed several years ago. This same problem has happened to thousands of gm cars, and it is my understanding that second and third replacements of gear shifter are not covered by warranty and it is a $500 repair. Gear shifters have been in cars since they were first invented. This should be a recall and gm forced to create a new shifter and replace the old ones. This is not a new technology. There are 8,500,000 discussions and comments on the internet about this situation.

I have the shift to park error come on sporadically when the car is in park. Clicking the shift trigger a few times usually fixes it. Car won't fully turn off when the message is displayed.

When car is in park the vehicle sometimes does not recognize that and will not let you turn the car off. The display tells you that you need to shift to park but it is already in park. The problem is happening frequently now.

Park to shift issue. When car is placed in park it is not recognized and says that action is required. Giggling the shifter or pressing the button on the shifter usually takes care of the problem. The car will not turn off unless it recognizes it is in park.

When fully stopped and in park, turning car off, message appears 'shift to park' car is already in park. Upon pushing start to turn car off, most lights etc. Turn off except the speedo display. No way to turn it off. Car horn honks upon exiting car with keys. Speedo lights stay on, draining battery battery and possibly tempting a car thief.

Will not shut off when transmission shifted to park.

The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated that after coming to a complete stop and shifting into park(p), the message "shift to park" was displayed. The contact stated that the transmission shifted to park(p) after several attempts to park the vehicle. The contact then turned off the vehicle. The local dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was 25,000.

Vehicle will not turn off on a regular basis. . Receive a message that reads: �action required. Shift to park. � when this occurs, the vehicle can not be turned off or locked. Researched this problem on the internet and discovered that it is a very common problem that affects nearly all 2016, 2017 and 2018 Chevrolet Volts. A recall should be implemented!.

Vehicle will not shut down properly. When trying to turn off push button ignition the vehicle says " action required: shift to park". The vehicle is already stopped and in park however it is not registering somehow.

While attempting to turn the car off- a message appears saying "action required- shift into park". The car is in park and the dash registers that it is in park, the gear shift is locked in park but the system doesn't sense that it is in park and won't let the car shut off. Has progressively gotten worse and more frequent.

Vehicle gives a "shift to park" message when it is already in park and I am attempting to turn it off. I have to shift the car back into drive or reverse and then shift it back to park many times before it allows me to turn off the vehicle. I took it to be repaired to my local dealership and they replaced the "shifter in-line wire harness jumper", as indicated on my invoice. Two days later, I am having the same problems again.

"shift to park" displays on the screen even though the car is already in park. Electric motor will not shut off. And now the shifter doesn't work at all. When put into drive or reverse there is no power to the wheels. The vehicle is stationary when this happens becase I was parking the car.

When I try to turn the car off, it says I must shift to park, even though the car is already in park. As a result, I can't turn the car off and I can't leave it because there is no way to lock the doors when in this state.

When attempting to turn off car after driving and after shifting the car into park, a message appears on the screen to shift the car to park. Even though the car is already in park the message remains, and the car won't turn off, or will only turn off after repeated attempts at shifting the car out of and back into park.

When I shut down power in park on my 2018 chevy Volt (the car is stationary) the car will not completely shut down and the dashboard displays "shift to park". Essentially, the car is not recognizing that the car is already in park. I can not walk away fro my car because it remains on. It takes multiple attempts until it ultimately will shut off. This has been a common issue as reported by other chevy owners.