Chevrolet VOLT — Years to Avoid

Main issue: 2017 CHEVROLET VOLT EXTREME ENGINE HAZARD: ON 22-MAR-2016 I PURCHASED A 2017 CHEVROLET VOLT PREMIER, ALL SAFETY OPTIONS. DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, STRAIGHT DRIVING, RELATIVELY LIGHT TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON YELLOW AND STEADY (EMISSIONS SYSTEM SERVICE WARNING) BUT THE CAR UNCONTROLLABLY

Main issue: WHEN A CELL PHONE IS PLACED ON THE CENTER OF THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND ARMS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. NO WEIGHT REQUIRED. *TT

Main issue: I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND WAS HIT BY AN SUV WHO RAN A RED LIGHT DOING ABOUT 35 OR 40 MILES PER HOUR ON FRONT OF MY CAR. IT HIT THE FRONT OF MY CAR SPINNING IT TO THE RIGHT [ABOUT 160 DEGREE TURN] WHEN MY CAR SPUN I HIT THE BACK OF MY HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER ON THE DOOR PILLAR, MY HEAD HURT AN

Main issue: I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND SUDDENLY CAR DISPLAYED WARNING ON DASH BOARD TO SHIFT THE CAR IN PARK POSITION. CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER FROM ENGINE. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER CAR FROM LEFT MOST LANE TO BUFFER LANE BETWEEN FREEWAY AND EXIT. MY MOVE UNTIL IT HAD MOMENTUM. BUT TH

Main issue: 2016 CHEVY VOLT WOULDN'T START, LESS THAN A YEAR OLD, CURRENT ON MAINTENANCE. TOWED IT TO DEALER, THEY SAID THERE WERE SOME RECALLS - BUT COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG. GOT IT BACK AFTER 2 DAYS, WAS FINE - THEN ON 9/22/16 WOULDN'T START AGAIN - I WAS STRANDED IN THE DARK, GOT IT JUMP STARTED. T

Main issue: AIR BAG SENSOR AND COMPUTER SYSTEM MALFUNCTION THE DRIVER SIDE SENSOR AT TIMES MALFUNCTION AND SO THE SOFTWARE DISABLE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AS A WHOLE. THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE COMES ON FOR FEW MINUTES AND THEN DISAPPEARS ASSUMING EVERYTHING IS OK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT