6.9
fairly significant- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 8,922 miles
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The car won't shut off and requires you to shift to park but it is shifted into park. After playing around with the shifter eventually it will allow you to shut it off.
- Carlsbad, CA, USA
After turning off the engine, the car will frequently raise an alert saying "Shift to Park", even though the lever is positioned correctly on "P" (park) and the light for "P" is lit up.
- Mountain View, CA, USA
When shifting to Park, and switching the car off, the vehicle will not register as being IN -€œPark-€-€¦ and Displays -€œShift To Park-€ and accompanying warning chime. Further, the car will not turn off.
- Simi Valley, CA, USA
When I stop and shift vehicle into park and try to turn off vehicle. The vehicle does not recognize the vehicle is in park and will stay running. This had happened numerous times and is ongoing. Have read there is even a class action suit because of this problem with numerous different gm vehicles. Why has a recall not been issued?
- Casa Grande, AZ, USA
-€œShift to park-€ message appears when car is in park making it impossible to turn vehicle off. This is a documented issue going back to 2016 across other Chevy vehicles
- Altadena, CA, USA
The car doesnt shift into parking and engine keeps running.
- San Jose, CA, USA
When turning vehicle off, it will display a message "SHIFT TO PARK" even though shifter is in the park position, the vehicle will also remain on. Sometimes have to jiggle the gear shift or shift back into park a few times before the message goes away and am able to turn vehicle off. This is very dangerous as if it's left unnoticed in a garage the car can be left running potentially filling the house with fumes. Can also run out the battery and gas and leave you stranded if away from your home.
- Roanoke, VA, USA
Shift to park issue, not allowing car to shut off.
- Macomb Township, MI, USA
Car will not shift to park. Will not allow the car to be turned off.
- Buckhannon, WV, USA
I keep getting a shift to park message when I place the vehicle in park. I have to continuously take the vehicle out of park and put it back in a few times until it finally works otherwise I cannot turn off the vehicle. This is a huge issue that needs to be recalled immediately.
- Miami, FL, USA
When car is in park the vehicle sometimes does not recognize that and will not let you turn the car off. The display tells you that you need to shift to park but it is already in park. The problem is happening frequently now.
- Saratoga Springs, UT, USA
When shutting down the Chevy Bolt EV, the car is shifted into park, and with foot on the brake, the power button is pushed to shut down the power...but wit some regularity the car won't shut down and gives a "Shift To Park" message, even though it is in park. This is a safety hazard, because at times the car simply can't be turned off, meaning the driver can't exit the car and leave it behind. The problem is intermittent. I've experienced it MANY times. The problem is also apparently common, as there are hundreds of complaints about this problem on the internet (Search VOLT Shift to Park). Please ask GM to fix this problem.
- Oxnard, CA, USA
When you put the car in Park, the engine would NOT shut off and the car kept sending a message that I needed to shift to park, but I already was in park. I shifted in and out of park to drive to reverse, but every time it went back to park it said I needed to shift to park. I was in my garage, could NOT leave the car running all night as the battery would be dead by morning, but couldn't shut it off either. I drove it immediately to the dealership and they reproduced and confirmed the problem, repaired it on Tuesday. Fortunately, I was at home, but had I been anywhere my safety and others could have been at risk, because I could have been in an unsafe place late at night, unable to shut my car off and/or get out of my own car. You are unable to put gas in a running vehicle, and I could have been stranded. My car is repaired but according to the internet there is a class action lawsuit over this very thing in Texas filed SEVERAL years ago. This same problem has happened to thousands of GM cars, and it is my understanding that second and third replacements of gear shifter are NOT covered by warranty and it is a $500 repair. Gear shifters have been in cars since they were first invented. This should be a recall and GM forced to create a new shifter and replace the old ones. This is NOT a new technology. There are 8,500,000 discussions and comments on the internet about this situation.
- Martinez, GA, USA
The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated that while the gear shifter was in PARK, the shift to park warning light illuminated and the vehicle failed to turn off or change gears. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the gear shifter assembly mechanism failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximate 28,995.
- Augusta, GA, USA
I have the shift to park error come on sporadically when the car is in park. Clicking the shift trigger a few times usually fixes it. Car won't fully turn off when the message is displayed.
- San Antonio, TX, USA
Park to shift issue. When car is placed in park it is not recognized and says that action is required. Giggling the shifter or pressing the button on the shifter usually takes care of the problem. The car will not turn off unless it recognizes it is in park.
- Cincinnati, OH, USA
When fully stopped and in park, turning car off, message appears 'shift to park' car is already in park. Upon pushing start to turn car off, most lights etc. Turn off except the speedo display. No way to turn it off. Car horn honks upon exiting car with keys. Speedo lights stay on, draining battery battery and possibly tempting a car thief.
- Williamsburg, VA, USA
Will not shut off when transmission shifted to park.
- Pacific, MO, USA
Vehicle will not turn off on a regular basis.. receive a message that reads: 'action required. Shift to park.' When this occurs, the vehicle can not be turned off or locked. Researched this problem on the internet and discovered that it is a very common problem that affects nearly all 2016, 2017 and 2018 Chevrolet Volts. A recall should be implemented!
- Summerfield, FL, USA
- Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA