Chevy Volt lawsuit over Shift to Park settlement - This can be deadly  - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: DougSpindler
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 06, 2023, 03:47:13 am
content: Thank you EEblog blog posters on helping me settle my Shift to Park lawsuit. For those of you who have a Volt you should know GM knowingly sold Volts with a defect and can cause death. If you have one of the Volts or one of the other GM cars with the StP issue contact a Lemon Law attorney or start a class action lawsuit... You will win as GM has admitted the cars were sold with a known defect and GM does not have a fix.So what's going on? Why you try to power off the car and have already shifted the gear selector to park you receive the message Shift to Park. (But the shifter is in park.) What's going on is the shifter switch has failed due to repeated voltage surges. GM forgot the surge suppressor circuit for the shifter solenoid. Replacing the shifter switch "fixes" the symptom, but not the underlying problem. The next component to fail is the BCM computer or one of the other computers which receive the repeated voltage surges.How can this cause death? Almost did with one family. The family drove their Volt home and could not power it off. If they parked in on the street anyone could steal it. Under battery power they parked it in the garage. During the night the powertrain batteries reached a point where the gas engine started and garage/house was filled with car exhaust/carbon monoxide. They were taken to the hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning and everyone in the family lived.If you have a Volt or one of the other GM cars with the StP defect contact a Lemon Law attorney or class action lawyer and sue GM for selling you a known defective car. In the US GM is required to pay all of your legal fees. How much did I receive? Can't say the exact amount, but lets say it's enough for two GM cars.Thank you EEVbloggers who looked at GM's schematic and quickly realized they forgot the surge suppressor circuit for the solenoid.

author: magnetchief
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2023, 03:01:48 pm
content: I have a couple of volts, luckily not effected by this STP issue.But, it's well covered online. GM has a fix and will repair the volts effected at no charge.So the lawsuit is pointless.

author: DougSpindler
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2023, 08:13:33 pm
content: Quote from: magnetchief on April 11, 2023, 03:01:48 pmYou do realize the defect causing the StP issue can cause death and almost killed on family. GM has said there is NO FIXMaybe that's what you believe but that's not what GM saying and they are settling StP lawsuits. GM has publicly admitted selling Volts and tens of millions of other cars with a known defect and GM is saying there is no fix.GM will in some cases will cover the cost to make the car functional again but since there is no fix, the defect cannot be eliminated and the car still has a defect. In other cases GM and their dealers are charging customers anywhere from $750 to $3,500 to make the car functional. Again the can't be fixed because GM does not have a fix.Lawsuit is NOT pointless as GM has knowing sold defective cars which there is no fix. As a consumer you can sue GM for no cost. GM knowing the car is deflective and can cause death is settling cases by offering a cash settlement AND additional incentives. Enough for 2 GM cars.I guess if you think the lawsuit is pointless you most have more money than you need and don't mind buying defective products. I work hard to earn money and don't have spare money to buy a vehicle with a known defect.I'm just trying to help other Volt owners who have the StP defect letting them know they can sue GM and get a large cash settlement and more. If you don't need the money, don't do it and let others do it.