A couple weeks ago, while transitioning from battery to ICE on the highway, the ICE failed to come on (plenty of gas) and my 2013 Volt went into reduced power mode. Long story short, it never ran again. Dealer said total battery failure when checking all three modules. Car has 107K so Chevy refused to assist on replacement costs ($10,000). Regional service manager apparently got no joy from "Chevy HQ". Car value is now zero. Do I have any options? I love the car...
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parts.com 1500.00
Ugh. You hit the perfect storm on that one. Barely out of warranty. Too soon for there to be many options outside of the dealership network. The suggestion above looks good, but getting it installed is still a major question mark.
How confident are you that they diagnosed the problem correctly? Failure of all modules at once seems unusual.
How confident are you that they diagnosed the problem correctly? Failure of all modules at once seems unusual.
Huh? $7300+ with shipping (assuming they will sell one to an individual). Core charge?
https://www.parts.com/index.cfm?fus...eID=382637&diagram=ZB7080&Title=-Volt-BATTERY
Has anyone seen a verifiable report of one being purchased and installed by individual (assuming they are qualified)? Thru a dealership?
You can install the battery, but the dealer needs to clear the codes. The car will not operate until that is done due to safety concerns messing with 340 Volts. So, unless you can find an independent shop that has the equipment to clear the codes you are stuck with the dealer. Given the cost to repair, I would sell the car to a salvage yard and buy another used Volt.
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I'd be surprised if it needs the entire battery pack, but you can search for used ones here.
http://www.car-part.com/
http://www.car-part.com/
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Ask another dealer. $10k is very high. $4500 or so would be reasonable. I think they are looking for an extra $5k jackpot.
Also, all three battery sections going bad? That's like being hit by by a meteor. I'd want a second opinion on that too.
Also see this thread on battery replacement and costs:
http://gm-volt.com/forum/showthread...ent-battery-28000-Miles&p=3348690#post3348690
Also, all three battery sections going bad? That's like being hit by by a meteor. I'd want a second opinion on that too.
Also see this thread on battery replacement and costs:
http://gm-volt.com/forum/showthread...ent-battery-28000-Miles&p=3348690#post3348690
As others have said, you may want to try a different dealer. It sounds like they either don't know what they're doing, or they're trying to rip you off. Also, try sending a message to GM Social Media here. They can sometimes help.
What state are you in?
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Ditto car-part.com
what they said
On Friday the 5th, mine (a 2013 with 55K miles) failed to start the generator upon the battery being exhausted. I got the reduced propulsion power, and unable to charge messages. I coasted off the road about a mile from home and ended up calling for a tow to the dealer where I bought it new. The dealer loaned me a new Bolt and ended up replacing battery module/section #3 under warranty. I'm wondering if I need to trade this out before I'm stuck with another failure after 100K miles.
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That would be an over reaction. Occasionally a part does fail.
My Volt has 95k miles on it. No issues. The batteries were tested to 250k miles.
Find a salvage yard with a same model battery, not sure but that would be a worthwhile option.
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