battery replacement

I thought I would share this. I had the HV/Traction battery replaced on my Gen 1 Volt (no 00935, bought new in 2011). The dealer charged me $10,283 + tax. Parts $ 9,092 and Labor $1,190. See invoice. Whether this typical or not, who knows. Anyway, it's done now and I assume I'm good for...

First, let me say thank you to everyone who has put a lot of time and effort into making this site what it is. As someone still stuck in the days of carbs and points, it has made the experience of owning a first-gen Volt a lot easier and enjoyable. From diagnosis of the most trivial to most...

Hello, I came across this forum seeking advise after being told by the dealer that my main battery needs replaced -it failed to transition to engine mode once I depleted battery power while driving. Now I'm out of warranty, my car only has 40k miles on it and the cost is $4000 plus tax to...

Yesterday, as I was driving home, my Volt didn't switch to gas when the battery went to zero. It coasted to a stop about 3 blocks from home, a few neighbors and I pushed it the rest of the way. It won't accept a charge and the gas engine won't run. Got a tow to the local Chevy dealer, he says...

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Drove last night and another MIL came up. P0B45 and P1E00 codes off my BT ODB adapter. Car charges fine. Drives fine. Dropped it off at the dealer. Had 2 techs (one tech service manager as well) looking at it. Laptop plugged in. They also called GM for assistance. Something about a circuit...

This topic has been discussed and debated for years. Even within the past month there were some who doubted or remained unconvinced that the low Volt battery replacement cost we have seen advertised at around $3000 by online parts suppliers was real. This despite our own WOT saying it was real...

Check Engine comes on, Console switches to Nav Address Book Driving last night on a depleted battery, ICE running. About 5 miles later while stopped, window open and stuffing a letter in a mailbox the Check Engine light comes on and the Center Stack Display switches by itself to the Nav Address...