The information display has gone black. The information display shows speed, mileage, fuel level, turn blinker status, and other critical information. The screen brightness adjustment does not affect the display and is not the problem. The issue continues whether the vehicle is in motion or stationary, on city streets or highway, turning, or braking. I do not know the root cause of the issue but it appears to involve onboard computer components. The vehicle has not been in an accident nor damaged in any way.
2012 Chevrolet Volt: wrong fuel gauge reading
10 of the 245 complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Volt describe wrong fuel gauge reading.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 77,500
- recalls
- 0
Wrong fuel gauge reading by model year
- 20182
- 20172
- 20151
- 20141
- 201210
- 20114
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet volt. While driving 35 MPH, the tachometer gauges became inoperable. The contact was unable to determine the speed, fuel level, temperature, or other functions with the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure persisted for approximately three days. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. The VIN was not available. *bf update: neither dealer nor manufacturer have found part to repair vehicle.
Driver's instrument cluster screen flickers and then goes blank while driving/in motion on a city road and on the highway. Driver loses all indication of speed, turn signals, lighting, speedometer, cruise control, fuel level, charge level, and all other critical information that is displayed on the driver screen.
About 2 minutes after starting and while driving about 20mph, the driver's lcd panel suddenly went completely black. This contains the speedometer, battery gauge, fuel gauge, turn signal indicator, and shift position indicator. I turned off the car and restarted, and it came on but went black again. Now when starting the car, it doesn't come on at all.
The information display has gone black. The information display shows speed, mileage, fuel level, turn blinker status, and other critical information. The screen brightness adjustment does not affect the display and is not the problem. The issue continues whether the vehicle is in motion or stationary, on city streets or highway, turning, or braking. I do not know the root cause of the issue but it appears to involve onboard computer components. The vehicle has not been in an accident nor damaged in any way.
Lcd screen that shows speed and fuel level and information shorted out while driving
The lcd screen showing speed, charge level, amount of fuel goes dark as I drive down the road. It comes back on after restart but shuts back down. Very dangerous, don't know how fast I'm driving or fuel level.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet volt. Upon starting the vehicle, the instrument panel failed without warning and prevented the contact from viewing the speed limit. In addition, the battery percentage, turn signals, and fuel level could not be seen. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,000.
The display that shows gas gauge, MPH, etc. Has gone blank. It is a hazard. There needs to be a recall on this.
The vehicle information center (drivers display) goes out. Speed, warnings, fuel level, turn signal indication are not available and potential safety problem.
Service bulletins that may apply
- This Warranty Administration service bulletin provides Lithium-Ion battery Exchange Process and...
- This service bulletin provides information for maintenance cleaning of the fuel injectors and gasoline...
- This bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on the Lithium-Ion battery section and small...
- Hybrid propulsion system
- Hybrid propulsion system
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2012 Chevrolet Volt fuel gauge
Is wrong fuel gauge reading a common problem on the 2012 Chevrolet Volt?
10 of 245 owner complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Volt (4%) mention wrong fuel gauge reading. The model year with the most reports is 2012.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2012 Chevrolet Volt?
There are 0 recalls and 8 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2012 Chevrolet Volt
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