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  1. Problems, Driver Warnings or DTCs - Gen 1 Volt
    Hi I have Chevy volt 2011 and a strange problem happened to me yesterday: I was driving in Mountain mode and suddenly ICE started working at high rpm, soon I got an error "propulsion power reduced" and "engine not available", I stopped the car, connected my obd scanner and it showed errors...
  2. Problems, Driver Warnings or DTCs - Gen 2 Volt
    TDLR Qs for folks: 1) How long did the EGR valve take to come in for you? How much was it? 2) Pros/Cons of getting it cleaned vs replaced outright? Who to go to for that? 3) Am I getting ripped off, or is this a smart investment for my future years of driving? Also, I’m sorry if this is...
  3. Problems, Driver Warnings or DTCs - Gen 1 Volt
    Hello, I have a 2015 Chevy Volt. I have had the car for 2 years and have kept up with regular maintenance. It has 75k miles on it. Unfortunately I moved from a place with a lot of charging stations to a place that does not have many. That being said, I had learned from Chevy that driving on the...
  4. Generation 1 Chevy Volt (2011-2015)
    I've see people ask on the forums if their car will work gas-only AFTER the batteries die and I know the answer to that one. I know my 2012 is going to lose battery function some time in the next year or two (maybe) and if it made a difference, I would stop charging my functioning batteries and...
  5. Problems, Driver Warnings or DTCs - Gen 1 Volt
    Hello everybody. I'm really not used to writing on forums. But since I have exhausted all my solutions, I turn to you today. For a few years now, I have had a problem with my volt that no one has been able to fix. Here is the problem. When the car runs on gasoline, consumption is high. About 7...
  6. Problems, Driver Warnings or DTCs - Gen 2 Volt
    Greetings all. I just recently purchased a 17 Volt and I noticed the engine makes a knocking noise when the hood is up and its parked in maintenance mode. Here is a link to a video of one that was making the same noise as mine. I thought it might be some bad gas but I put a tank of 91...
  7. Problems, Driver Warnings or DTCs - Gen 1 Volt
    Hey all - 1st time poster. Hopefully this helps another fellow Volt owner. We searched the web and forum for another post or recall on this issue but found no posts. The Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Upper Radiator Hose failed, and a slow leak eventually drained the coolant. The 1st Gen...
  8. Suggestions for GM - Chevy Volt
    Please allow the new feature to defer ICE engagement to lower temperature to be flashed to the prior year Volts. For much of fall and spring I would prefer that the ICE did not run just to provide a little extra unneeded heat.
  9. Problems, Driver Warnings or DTCs - Gen 1 Volt
    Hello everyone and thank you for all the good information over the years, I need to diagnose a vibration that only occurs at a mid range ICE RPM. I can not mimic the right RPM just using the gas pedal in park with the hood open. Is it possible for the dealer or even better my self to somehow...
  10. New Member Introductions
    I've had my Volt for a few months now. My daily commute is 37 miles total. My question is does the volt start the ICE once and a while if it is never run? I mean if I drive to and from work for years then suddenly have a situation where I will run the vehicle out of charge and need the engine to...
  11. Problems, Driver Warnings or DTCs - Gen 2 Volt
    here's the thing. I found an old gauge meter that I used to connect to the OBDII port in my older cars to measure ECT, RPM, Oil pressure, BATT, and some other things. so I decided to plug it in to my '17 Volt an IT WORKS. the thing that I notice is that the oil pressure is obiuosly cero when...
  12. Use, Care & Maintenance - Gen 1 Chevy Volt
    I've had my pre-owned 2015 Volt LT (18.4k miles) for over a month now. In that time I have used it a lot, but mainly for driving around Seattle, and the ICE and the mechanical disc brakes have not been used even once. I'm concerned that if this pattern of driving continues, some deterioration...
  13. Problems, Driver Warnings or DTCs - Gen 1 Volt
    I recently purchased a 2014 Volt. The battery seems to work fine however I don't think I have seen its full potential being that here in KC, MO we are in the dead of winter. When fully charged it estimates 31 miles. I am hoping that estimation it higher with warmer weather however the battery...
  14. Generation 1 Chevy Volt (2011-2015)
    I've had my '13 Volt for about three weeks now and today I had the opportunity to try him out in icy, snowy roads and very cold temperatures. I may still have the original tires on this one with a little more than 41,000 miles on them. Between the silky smooth power from the electric motors and...
  15. Generation 2 Chevy Volt (2016-2019)
    Maybe I'm overreacting but when parked with EPB engaged and without any battery range left, my Volt rumbles/vibrates quite a bit when the ICE comes on for a bit to charge the battery. Every time the ICE comes on, the gauge that represents the ICE RPM revs to about 1/4 of the max RPM range then...
  16. Generation 2 Chevy Volt (2016-2019)
    My 2016 Volt is my first non-only-gas vehicle I've ever really driven or owned. I'm looking for some data points about the noise and vibration of the ICE. I am not getting any DTCs, but it just seems uncomfortably loud when it kicks in - even if I am going 60mph on rough highway roads with music...
  17. Generation 1 Chevy Volt (2011-2015)
    I will be taking the Volt on a 500+ mile tour shortly. I am thinking some owners out there have already figured this out and can give me a heads up on best speed. If you are driving on a long trip and after the initial charge running completely on ICE with mostly interstate (55-65 mph) speeds ...
  18. Generation 1 Chevy Volt (2011-2015)
    I just read an article from Forbes (online) 'Are EV's really that polluting ? Not particularly, but debate has erupted lately that maybe they are.' end of quote. I am not really a numbers guy, but according to this article, the EPA vehicle emission is 8887 grams of CO2 per gallon of gas. So, I...
  19. New Member Introductions
    Hi kids, so this is my second winter with an early build 2014... love the rig overall of course. I've been lurking at this site for a while, answering most of my questions without needing to post. However, finally I have to break the silence. I bought in late 2013, so I had the choice between a...
  20. Generation 1 Chevy Volt (2011-2015)
    I may have missed this before, and I searched the forum, but I witnessed something I didn't know existed.. until yesterday. CONDITIONS: Range= zero Our '13 was in "Park" with car powered on (b/c of dead battery in CS mode.) ICE was off for at least 12 minutes after parking, then came on to...
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