Wanted to say hi and that I've been reading up on Volts for the last month. I was super excited when I found the exact color I wanted with a great price attached...
So, I bought a brand new 2017 Kinetic Blue Volt (2 miles on it!) on Monday. It had an electric range of 11 miles on it at the start, and by the time I finished that day I already had 69 miles on the odometer. That night I plugged it in (don't have my stage 2 charger set up yet) and waited a long 13 hours for a full charge.
Tuesday morning I was extremely impressed, my electric range after a full charge showed up as 50, by the time I finished all my errands, the odometer said "100 miles" and my electric range was still 29. Wow, I drove 31 miles and only used up 21 of my electric miles... BEST BUY EVER! I got a little more juice into the car that afternoon before I had to head out that evening for my work commute, which is 27 miles one way. It was a blast! I felt like I had unlocked some achievement using zero gas to make it all the way to work, what a feeling. However, I did realize that on my commute back I'd have to use some gas considering it was 27 miles back and my electric range was sitting at 12.
After work a coworker and I stood right beside the car and he asked questions about it for 45 minutes, I was happy to dispense all my knowledge I had accumulated in the past month. The ride home I watched as every electric mile slowly disappeared and I was still excited knowing that the amount of gas I used would be nothing compared to how it used to be. 3 electric miles left, 2 miles, 1 mile, 0! Suddenly, I felt a small jump in the car and saw the right side of the display light up saying I had 342 miles of gas range.
Bam! The green gauge suddenly goes yellow and the car is slowing down quickly. The message reads "engine propulsion reduced" and all my ranges go to zero. I barely make it off the highway and realize the dealership I bought the car from was just a back road away. All of my excitement begins to fade away. When I pulled into the dealer and turn the car off I see an odometer reading of 139 miles... While waiting for someone to pick me up, I restarted the car to see if I could even drive it and it took around 15 seconds for it to get off the initializing screen, when it finally did, I hear a POP! from under the hood and immediately turn off the car.
This morning the service department is telling me that it seems to be related to the fuel pump wiring or the fuel pump itself. I have read about some others on this forum that have had the same message, but have any of you had a problem with the fuel pump?
I'm really excited to be a Volt owner and look forward to sharing and reading all of our experiences with these amazing cars, I just hope that my problem is a 1 time fix and I never have to look back again.
So, I bought a brand new 2017 Kinetic Blue Volt (2 miles on it!) on Monday. It had an electric range of 11 miles on it at the start, and by the time I finished that day I already had 69 miles on the odometer. That night I plugged it in (don't have my stage 2 charger set up yet) and waited a long 13 hours for a full charge.
Tuesday morning I was extremely impressed, my electric range after a full charge showed up as 50, by the time I finished all my errands, the odometer said "100 miles" and my electric range was still 29. Wow, I drove 31 miles and only used up 21 of my electric miles... BEST BUY EVER! I got a little more juice into the car that afternoon before I had to head out that evening for my work commute, which is 27 miles one way. It was a blast! I felt like I had unlocked some achievement using zero gas to make it all the way to work, what a feeling. However, I did realize that on my commute back I'd have to use some gas considering it was 27 miles back and my electric range was sitting at 12.
After work a coworker and I stood right beside the car and he asked questions about it for 45 minutes, I was happy to dispense all my knowledge I had accumulated in the past month. The ride home I watched as every electric mile slowly disappeared and I was still excited knowing that the amount of gas I used would be nothing compared to how it used to be. 3 electric miles left, 2 miles, 1 mile, 0! Suddenly, I felt a small jump in the car and saw the right side of the display light up saying I had 342 miles of gas range.
Bam! The green gauge suddenly goes yellow and the car is slowing down quickly. The message reads "engine propulsion reduced" and all my ranges go to zero. I barely make it off the highway and realize the dealership I bought the car from was just a back road away. All of my excitement begins to fade away. When I pulled into the dealer and turn the car off I see an odometer reading of 139 miles... While waiting for someone to pick me up, I restarted the car to see if I could even drive it and it took around 15 seconds for it to get off the initializing screen, when it finally did, I hear a POP! from under the hood and immediately turn off the car.
This morning the service department is telling me that it seems to be related to the fuel pump wiring or the fuel pump itself. I have read about some others on this forum that have had the same message, but have any of you had a problem with the fuel pump?
I'm really excited to be a Volt owner and look forward to sharing and reading all of our experiences with these amazing cars, I just hope that my problem is a 1 time fix and I never have to look back again.
