After shifting to park to turn off the vehicle a shift to park message is displayed and the vehicle can not be turned off. The vehicle was stationary in garage and parking lots.
2017 Chevrolet Volt transmission complaints
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Action required: shift to park is displayed every time car is turned off. Multiple times pressing and releasing the shift lock button on the shift lever while also switching gear positions does fix the problem for now. It appears to get worse with time.
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.
The 2017 volt, when put into park, does not detect it's in park and gives a "shift to park" message. The car will not turn off. I cannot leave the car. I am stuck rolling the car forward and back multiple times until it finally registers it's in park and turns off. This happens intermittantly and unpredictably. I read online that this is a known and widespread issue in the 2017 volt that gm is refusing to address. They are also refusing to cover it under the powertrain warranty, even thought shifting is part of the propulsion system. I have missed meetings because I have been unable to leave my car. I fear being stranded with a car that won't turn off. This has been happening regularly but unpredictably for all of summer 2020.
Car is not turning off when stopped. Displays "action required" shift to park. This is a problem that has been around and chevrolet has not fixed the problem.
When I turn off the car (by putting the car in park and pushing the power button), I receive an error - 'shift to park'. After I power off the car, I get an alert on my dashboard that says "action required - shift to park".
Shift to park issue. When I place the care in park a warning comes on stating 'action required' and won't shut off. I have to shift to drive and back a few times for it to go off.
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!
My 2017 chevy volt is experiencing the apparently infamous 'shift to park' issue. Nearly every single time I pull into a parking spot, I put the car in park and press the power button to power down the vehicle. A message pops up on the display that says 'action required: shift to park.' I then have to depress the trigger mechanism on the gear shift and jiggle the whole shifter before the car registers it is in park and powers down properly. This is a well known problem among multiple chevy cars but they have not yet issued a recall. My car is just outside of the 'bumper to bumper' warranty, so it will cost a couple hundred dollars to fix an issue that is absolutely not my fault. While I am not aware of anyone having issues with shifting to anything other than park, it is very concerning that this mechanism is known to be faulty. If someone else were to drive my car and not realize they need to jiggle the shifter, they might leave my car on and drain the battery. Every single time I take this to get an oil change or other misc service, I have to show the technician how to get the car to turn off. This issue is potentially dangerous and well known. There should be a recall of the shift mechanism so that all of us can feel safe and reassured while driving.
After driving and when stopped, when car is placed in park, there is a notice on the dash that states, "action required" "shift to park", even though the gear indicator shows the car is indeed in park. Because of this, the car won't shut off and sends out warning beeps from the horn. This could be a safety hazard because the driver does not know if the car is in park or not, and does not know if the car is secure from rolling.
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.
Shift to park problems. On occasion, the vehicle will not go into park when the shifter is in park. I get an error message to park. I have to either start the car, shift into drive, then back to park, or I shake the shifter until it acknowledges the park.
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.
Vehicle will not shut off stating must shift to park when it is in park.
Shift to park defect. Known issue, multiple complaints already filed.
When I stop the car and shift to park, I get a message on the center console that says "shift to park" when I try to turn off the car. I have to move the gear shift handle around in order for it to register as parked.
Action required shift to park appears on the dash when I already have the car in park and attempt to shut it off. This doesn't allow me to turn the car off or lock it and I have to turn the car on and off multiple times for the sensor to read. This happens every time I attempt to park and turn the car off and can take up to 20 minutes to get it to stop. It makes me feel unsafe to be in my car when the car does not read that it's parked correctly, especially if I am parked and can't get the car to turn off.
When merging onto the highway, I pressed the accelerator, but there was a significant lag to get up to highway speeds. With the wheels being powered by the electric engine, the response had always been instant, until today. After arriving at my destination, I turned my car off and back on, but the check engine light came on and the dash read "shift to park," even though the car was in park.I turned the car off and on again, and this time I was able to shift the car to drive, but the check engine light remained on. The accelerator did not propel the car and the steering wheel was locked. I again shifted to park and turned off the car. I waited a few minutes and started the car back up, and the fuel engine turned on this time, but I received a message saying the car was not charging. I was able to drive it, but the engine would not shut off, as it usually does after the batteries are sufficiently charged. I drove about 3 miles on surface streets and the fuel engine remained on the entire time. There was a significant amount of lag in response time between pressing the accelerator and the batteries charging up enough to propel the car, causing an unsafe response time in merely getting the vehicle going after stopping at a light and turning onto a new street.
Shift assembly malfunction. I put my car in park and tried to turn the car off but it won't. It states that my car need to be put in park when it already is in park. It does this intermittently. Many volts and malibu has this problem and reported online and to you guys. Please have gm put out a recall for this problem.
My 2017 chevy volt is having an issue of not letting me shut the vehicle off. It says action required shift to park. Unfortunately, it's already in park and will not let me shut the vehicle off. Today it didn't let me shut it off even after shifting it to a gear then back, wiggling the shifter, I even tried to leave the car with the keys and it was still on when I went back out. (I had locked the door with the remote). And the lights were still on. I got in the car and backed it out and tried it again and thankfully this time that worked. This is truly a problem that needs to be fixed and it looks like other are experiencing it, too. It sounds like it only gets worse. Please do something so this defect is recalled.
My volt produces an error message: "action required: shift to park" after placing the car in park and tapping the power button. As a result, I cannot turn off the vehicle without a series of turning the car on and off again whilst shifting back and forth from drive to park. My concern is that this extra action will one day produce an unintended acceleration into a person or structure that may cause death, damage or dismemberment to myself or others. I've found numerous reports online that the issues stems from a known problem involving the shift assembly but my local dealership refused to inspect the vehicle without charging a $160 diagnostics fee that may increase based on the issues at hand, which I declined. I've mentioned that this was heavily catalogued on gm forums and my service advisor agreed but mentioned they only offer no cost replacements when the issues happens under 36k miles and I am at 44k miles. A recall should be initiated for the reasons mentioned above.
With the vehicle stationary and in park when I try to turn off the vehicle a message comes on the screen that says "action required: shift to park" although the vehicle is already in park. It does not let you turn off the vehicle.
When I shift the car into park and try to turn it off, it refuses to turn off and says "action required: shift to park" this is annoying as the car is already clearly in park. This has started to happen every time I try to park. Apparently this is a known issue that gm refuses to offer a recall on. Well, I am just going to keep reporting the issue until they do.
The shift to park sensor is defective. Even though car is shifted to park already, car does not sense it and is not able to be turned off. One would have to jiggle the shifter around vigorously in order to get it to sense it. This happens frequently.
When I attempt to shut the car off, I get an error message telling me to "shift to park" however, the shift selector is already in park, the car is just failing to detect it. This is the second time this has happened with this car. The first time it was repaired under warranty. It appears the shift selector sensor is not working properly or fails over time.
After I put the car in park and I press the power button to turn off the car, it doesn't completely shut off. It announces I must "shift to park" even though I have already shifted into park. Next comes a series of turning the car on/off again, until eventually the car shuts off properly. I have this on video if needed. This is a common problem that many people online have described. Https://www.sandiegocan.org/2019/11/26/alert-2017-chevrolet-volt-shift-to-park-defect/
Shift to park error that is a known problem that gm has known about. It will give you a "action required: shift to park" on the display when you put the car in park and will not allow you to turn off the car. I've seen people call it replacing becm or replacing the shifter assembly.this problem is only considered covered in the bumper to bumper warranty, however, every volt has this issue and should be recalled by gm and fully covered. The dealership knows what the problem is but requires me to pay an $145 inspection fee just to locate the problem.
Engine will not shut off. 'shift to park' message comes on in information area of instruments despite volt already in park. Repeated shifting out of park and back eventually after multiple times allows for car to turn off. Started only occasionally to happen about 1 year ago and now happens multiple times per week. This seems to be a common event for volt 2017 and earlier and other chevy models and needs a recall. I had to leave car running on two occasions.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet volt. The contact stated that upon shifting the vehicle into park, a warning message flashed on the instrument panel which stated action required, shifter not in park. The contact took the vehicle to capitol chevrolet (905 capitol expressway auto mall, san jose, ca 95136) where the contact was informed that the vehicle was not subjected to a recall for the failure experienced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 34,000.
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