[ScottinMA]

Twice today on route to work, when applying the regen paddle on the steering wheel to brake it started to slow the Volt and then "seemingly" let go as though it was not applied at all requiring me to hit the brake pedal quickly. The Volt was not fully charged when this occurred and my foot was off the accelerator and not on the brake. Kind of scary as this hasn't happened in the past. Any ideas? No warning indicators on the driver's information panel.

 

[ScottinMA]

"there are other threads on this if you do a search."

I searched some threads and viewed many replies about why one should avoid using Regen, etc. but I could not find a definitive reason for the loss of regen when using the paddle

 

[ScottinMA]

Dry pavement

 

[ScottinMA]

Bumps or potholes can also activate ABS and disable regen. Was there anything like that?

No, absolutely no obvious stuff like snow, slippery conditions, bumps, letting go of the paddle, fingers relaxing on the paddle, battery fully charged, foot on accelerator, etc. What I am talking about is the regen paddle in the on position with the volt beginning to slow and suddenly "letting go" as if the paddle was not engaged requiring a fast stomp on the break to avoid a catastrophe. And it happened twice today. So I'm going to take it in for a service appt and see what's up. Regretfully it doesn't happen all the time which would make it so much easier to diagnose.