TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY DRIVING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500.
2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS SLOWING DOWN AT A MERGE POINT, WHEN VEHICLE "STALLED". I AND DEALER WORKER COULD NOT RESTART FOR 45 MINUTES, AT WHICH TIME IT FINALLY STARTED. DROVE TO DEALERSHIP, CHECKED OUT BRIEFLY, SEEMED OK. DROVE IT AGAIN LESS THAN A MILE, AND FOR 2ND TIME, AGAIN STALLED FOR APPROX. 45 MIN. CAR COULDN'T BE STARTED. FINALLY CAR RESPONDED AND DROVE 2ND TIME TO DEALER, WHERE IT WAS LEFT FOR ANALYSIS AND POSSIBLE REPAIR. CAR PURCHASED AUG. 30 2011, INCIDENT SEPT. 1, BEGINNING 7-8AM. CAR IS NOW IN DEALER'S HANDS FOR POSSIBLE REPAIR. CHEVROLET VOLT HYBRID EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF CAR STALLS IN MAJOR INTERSECTION OR AT HIGH SPEED ON HIGHWAY. DEFECTIVE COMPONENT BATTERY, ENGINE, COMPUTER?? *TR
