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2012 Chevrolet VOLT Structure Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	990885
Internal NHTSA #	10521999
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	VOLT
Model Year	2012
File date	01/09/12
Component	STRUCTURE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The standard charge cord unit supplied with the vehicle by the dealer has failed twice, and i believe it poses a fire risk. The first occurrence was 9/1/12 at approx. 18,000 miles. Corrosion was noted on the plug. The dealership technician blamed rust from a recent rainstorm and replaced the charge cord unit. The second occurrence was yesterday at 32,350 miles. The car suddenly stopped charging. On inspection the charge unit and cord were extremely hot, hot enough to have potentially caused a burn or an electrical fire in my garage. Over the past 2-3 months, i have noted gradual onset of corrosion on the outlet and the charger plug. (of note, there has been no rain here in las vegas for several months). The dealership replaced the charge cord unit today. I commented to the service technician that i believe there is a problem using solely the 110 volt charger in a regular household outlet. Dealership personnel implied that the volt is supposed to be charged on a dedicated circuit breaker with no other use. However, this information does not appear anywhere in the owners manual, nor in the charge cord unit manual i received today, nor have i been told this at the time of purchase, nor at the time of the initial charge cable recall in early 2012, nor on 9/1/12. The only printed information about charging is that the volt can be plugged into a regular household outlet (owners manual 1-20), and that it is recommended to leave it plugged in temperatures over 90 degrees f. To preserve battery life (owner's manual 9-44). On review of websites and blogs, i note that other volt owners have had a similar problem.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	18000
Number of Occurences	2
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LAS VEGAS, NV
VIN pattern	1G1RB6E42CUXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	14/05/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Chevrolet VOLT Structure Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Chevrolet VOLT Structure Problems, Complaints and Defects

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