As I was driving I received a message on the driver info center to shift in park and I lost acceleration while driving. Pulled off to the shoulder contacted onstar to get vehicle towed to nearby dealer. Was pushed by two police officers to get off the side of the road on the two lane highway. Once towed to dealership the tow driver said I have drive and reverse capability again which I didn't have while put on tower. As I was stopped on side of road my driver info center stated propulsion power is reduced so I couldn't drive or reverse. Check engine was on that night and that morning. At the dealership, no codes could be read because check engine light went away.
2017 Chevrolet Volt electrical complaints
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Car won't turn off after I shift to park and depress the power button. Instead the car wants me to shift to park again. Car is stationary.
When turning off the car by hitting the power button, the center console will say "action required. Shift to park." the car will not turn off until the issue has been resolved. I am usually able to accomplish this by pressing and releasing the shift knob several times after shifting to park. The issue been happening more and more frequently lately. I am afraid it will happen in a situation where I may need to quickly exit the vehicle.
After car is shifted to park and ignition switch pushed to turn car off, dashboard displays message 'action required shift to park' and car will not shut off. Repeated powering car on and off, jiggling and moving shifter all do not remedy the problem, and car will not allow shutoff.
My volt will not turn off when I put it in park. I try to turn off the car an indicator comes up and says it's not in park and it does not turn off I looked it up lots of 2017 v are having this issue it has not been recalled and it's $760 to fix which is unacceptable this car is only four years old
The hmi (human machine interface) module, a primary component of the vehicle's in-cabin computer system, can fail in a 2017 chevrolet volt while the car is at rest or in motion resulting in the inability to access or use the vehicle's installed back-up camera. The 2017 chevrolet volt has very poor rear visibility without a back-up camera. If the driver is unable to see clearly behind the vehicle, an accident is more likely to occur.
When I shift to park it does not recognize it. The just stays on. I have a serious "shift to park" issue. It has been happening since january of 2020. It has happened about 20 times over the past 8 months and seems to be more frequently.
When shifting to park and turning off the car, the car won't turn off and an error on dash displays "shift to park". This is a well known issue with the car and documented on the internet. Chevrolet claims it is not covered under the powertrain warranty and requires a cost to fix.
When the car is shifted into park the car will not recognize that the car has been put in park. Once the message appears you can not turn the car off and it sometimes requires multiple attempts of shifting the car into drive back into park over and over until the car will recognize it is in park. The problem occurs randomly sometimes with every cycle
When the car is shifted into park the car will not recognize that the car has been put in park. Once the message appears you can not turn the car off and it sometimes requires multiple attempts of shifting the car into drive back into park over and over until the car will recognize it is in park. The problem occurs randomly sometimes with every cycle on the engine four times straight and sometimes it will go the same number of cycles without occurring. I have had possession of the vehicle since april 2020 and this problem has occurred in at least 20% of my drive cycles.
Shifter problem -- when you shift to park, car does not recognize it is in park and will not let you turn car off. Car registers error message "you must shift to park" even though you are already in park.
Shift to park message appears when you shift to park and you turn off the engine. So even though you are in park the engine will not turn off. Very frustrating!
Must shift to park; car will not shut off. Already in park, and pushed very hard to make electrical contact. Shift out and back to park several times to make contact and allow car to shut off. At first, only once a week, now almost every day.
Vehicle will not turn off while in park and a 'shift to park' notice is displayed. Vehicle needs to be shifted in and out of park several times for it to register. Happens intermittently. The manufacturer is aware of the issue and has bulletin # 19-na-206 issued - a recall should be mandatory as the vehicle cannot be left running unattended. It is a violation of california vehicle code 22515(a) no person driving, or in control of, or in charge of, a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand on any highway unattended without first effectively setting the brakes thereon and stopping the motor thereof.
I'm getting a shift to park error on my display when I put the car in park and try to turn off the vehicle. It doesn't recognize that the car is in park, even though on the display, it shows the car is in park. I've got to wiggle the shifter for a bit for it to recognize the car is in park. Looking on the internet, this seems to be a common problem with the 2017 volt.
Becm failure. 1) shift into park message displayed. 2) failure to charge, orange light displayed. 3) switch to gas with intermittently with battery capacity existing. Erratic/fluctuating battery levels displayed. 4) failure to drive. 5) AC failure.
I am not able to turn off my 2017 chevy volt. I just got it used last fall (2019) and have had it less than1 year. When I hit the on/off button my car states shift to park although I am in park. It started out only happening here and there in feb 2020 and now its almost every time I drive my car. It's only gotten worse. This is dangerous as my car has to just be left on at times in my garage or at work since cant sit and wait for for it to wan to shut off. .in order to fix it will cost me almost 1k and this issue just happens to start right after the warranty expired. I have seems so many other volt owners ( hundred is not thousands) with the same issues and ready many forums discussing this issue. I'm shocked this hasn't been recalled yet.
After you power off your car, you'll get an alert on your dashboard that states "action required" "shift to park". I have found multiple complaints on forums as such. In some cases self resolves with a little shake in the shifter. In other cases takes a few minutes to engage properly. This is on going and seems to be increasing in frequency.
Dash board displays 'shift to park' although the car is in park already. The energy marker appears full although 0miles remain, after 'after shift to park' appears car stays stationary and does not accelerate nor reverse. Engine does not start when the hood is open and car will not turn off. The steering wheel also loses power and does not move. Check engine light is on as well.
Car will not shut off, shift lever will not allow the car to go into park to shut the car off. I had to pay for the repair.
Shift to park not recognized and car won't turn off. Takes many tries of starting car and turning off to finally get car to power down. Many times I leave it running while I go in store as I don't have time to jack with shifter over and over again.
Gm is failing to keep supply of parts for discontinued chevrolet volt. No electrical engine harness available for this vehicle. This dates back to pre-covid 19 shutdown. Parts in shortage 84082861 84034291.
Shift to park error message when turning off car. Check the forums very common issue. Recall should be mandated.
On various occasions, the car signals "shift to park" when it is in park. This will not allow me to lock the car or leave my car. This seems unsafe to me. On one occasion it would not allow me to even turn off my car. The time it takes for the signal to go away has varied, but it always entails having to change gears or drive forward and backward a little bit. This has occurred in idle position, at home, on streets, in mall parking lots, many various locations.
When I shift my car into park and push the power button to turn off, a message displays on the gauge cluster to "shift to park" and the car does not let me turn it off. This issue has happened multiple times and through googling I have seen many other gen 2 volt owners having the same issue. When I mentioned it to my service writer at the dealership, they knew the issue was related to the shift linkage/wiring harness but refuse to fix it despite being a known common issue.
Message displaying shift to park when in park (shift to park issue). See service bulletin 18-na-297. Even though the volt is not part of this service bulletin, this is the exact problem occurring. The problem is not occurring every time, but is getting more frequent.
For the propulsion many times while driving it occasionally slows down or speeds up kind of like a bucking horse. For the electrical the bluetooth connectivity to my cell phone and also my fob often disconnect and then I can't lock or unlock my car. For the other issue I have a shift to park problem that locks my car and I can't switch gears or turn the car on or off for a few minutes then it all of a sudden turns back on but the issue is that when it says shift to park it is actually in the park position.
When I would put my car in park, the car would not turn off. It wouldn't happen all the time and I thought I wasn't putting my foot on the brake, or I thought maybe I did something else wrong. It was frustrating as I thought I was going crazy. Then one day 'I was so frustrated , I slammed the gear shift into park and it actually turned off. That was an 'ah ha' moment. Shortly after that I made an appointment to get my car checked for the problem. That's when I got upset'the guy says 'oh,it happens all the time to this model'. So then my husband says'shouldn't you pay for it if it's a known defect. The service engineer says it's not still on warranty and is not a recall. So we paid the $500.00 to get it fixed. But this should be a recall- it's a safety issue now that I know the car was not turned off many times'sometimes I only knew it wasn't off because my radio would play when I locked the door'and the door wouldn't lock. This such a safety issue on the highest level..I paid the money but truly it should have been fixed by gm because of the safety issue. So then the service guy says to call gm, even gave us the number which turned out to be general motors but you needed a customer code so that did no good (855‑462‑2737). So now I'm asking you guys to look into something the service dept at delillo chevrolet says 'we see this a lot'. The problem would happen when I thought the car was in park'it looked like it was in park but it wasn't. They called it: switch in shifter contacts not sending signal to body control module. So that's my story, as frustrating as it was. My car now shuts off on a regular basis. I just feel sorry for the next person who can't shut off their car!!!
Commonly known online as the "shift-to-park" issue, when the driver attempts to park the vehicle by sliding the shift mechanism into park the vehicle does not recognize the position and will not allow the vehicle to shut off. A message appears on the dash display instructing "action required....shift to park." vehicle is stationary on level ground. Problem began as intermittent, but continues to become more frequent.
After shifting into park I received a message on the screen saying that the car must be shifted into park before it would be powered down. I was unable to power down the car. This is known as the "shift to park issue." the vehicle was stationary.
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