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Since we bought it in January, we've kept our Volt parked outside, with the plug end of the charging cord exposed to the elements while the car's plugged in, which is whenever it's parked.
When I unplugged the charger, I put the plug end on the grass, thinking we'd have a clear night and no worries.
During yesterday's sunny afternoon, we unplugged and left the house for a several hours. While driving back home he hit some major thunderstorms, and when we got back in the downpour late last night, my wife and I ran into the house and went to bed, forgetting we had left the charger sitting on the grass overnight (I didn't plug it into the Volt because we were getting soaking wet), with the other end plugged in to an outlet inside the house.
Glad to tell everyone that this morning everything was fine--no shorts or malfunctions. After cleaning out a few pieces of wet grass from the end of the charger plug, I plugged in and the Volt's charging fine.
In doing my pre-purchase research I read info from a GM engineer on this subject saying you could literally put the hot end of the charger in a bucket of water and nothing would happen. I'm glad to tell everyone that this pretty much happened to me last night and no problems--however, I'll try to be more careful from here on in!
When I unplugged the charger, I put the plug end on the grass, thinking we'd have a clear night and no worries.
During yesterday's sunny afternoon, we unplugged and left the house for a several hours. While driving back home he hit some major thunderstorms, and when we got back in the downpour late last night, my wife and I ran into the house and went to bed, forgetting we had left the charger sitting on the grass overnight (I didn't plug it into the Volt because we were getting soaking wet), with the other end plugged in to an outlet inside the house.
Glad to tell everyone that this morning everything was fine--no shorts or malfunctions. After cleaning out a few pieces of wet grass from the end of the charger plug, I plugged in and the Volt's charging fine.
In doing my pre-purchase research I read info from a GM engineer on this subject saying you could literally put the hot end of the charger in a bucket of water and nothing would happen. I'm glad to tell everyone that this pretty much happened to me last night and no problems--however, I'll try to be more careful from here on in!