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My 2017 Chevrolet Volt had the shift-to-park issue. My dealer, coughlin Chevrolet, newark, Ohio, tells me there is no recall. I find it hard to believe that some Volt vins show a recall but mine does not - yet I have the problem.....!
Shift to park issue is present and getting worse. Unable to turn off car when it occurs. As this is common to this model it should be treated as a direct and GM should repair as part of a recall.
My 2017 Chevy Volt almost always says "action required: Shift to park" when try to shut it off. It's already in park. I see its kind of a common problem,
Car is giving a message saying, "action required: Shift to park, when the car is in park and trying to turn the car off. Searching for this on the internet reveals this is a very common problem with the Chevrolet Volt and other Chevrolet models.
My 2017 Chevy Volt is experiencing a "shift to park" malfunction. The car can not be shifted out of park. Before reaching this event, when turning the car off the message "shift to park" appeared on the message screen. This happened on several consecutive days before the car would not shift out of park. These events occurred when the car was parked and stationary.
- Norwood, MA, USA
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Shift to park issue. When shifting to park and turning off the vehicle, the message "action required shift to park" appears even though vehicle shifter is in park position and car appears to be in park. Because of message, the car cannot be locked and electronics remain on. This message is intermittent and can be typically cleared by wiggling the shifter while pressing brake, or after turning ignition on/off 1 or more times. This issue appears to be widely known by GM and other customers, but no recall has been issued yet.
The vehicle has a "shift-to-park" issue that is becoming worse. When the car is placed in park and the ignition button depressed to turn off the car, an error light indicates "action required: Shift-to-park." The car will not shut off, the lights remain on, and the doors can not be locked. By playing with the shift lever, sometimes for several minutes, the car finally realizes it is in park.
After turning off the vehicle an "action required - shift to park" error occurs. The car is already in "park" position. This started a couple of months ago and it gets progressively worse. The car cannot be turned off and dozens of times must be started and gear shifted in different positions until, eventually, will turn off. Many complaints for other gen 2 Volt users as described at:: https://www.sandiegocan.org/2019/11/26/alert-2017-Chevrolet-Volt-shift-to-park-defect/ since this is not a singular event and it is replicated by many users, please make GM recall the vehicle and provide a free fix.
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.
'shift to park' message appears sometimes when trying to turn off the vehicle. Have to press the start/stop button numerous times until it turns off eventually.
The car will not shift to park and shut off. The shifter is not making contact with the electrical switch that tells the computer it is in the park position. It takes multiple tries to shut the car off. GM needs to issue a recall to replace the shifter for all Volt owners.I took the car to the dealer on 6/27/20 and they replaced a wiring harness which did nothing.
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".
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 press the power button to turn off the car, it doesn't shut off. It announces "shift to park" message on the dashboard. Even I've already shifted into park. This started out happening once or twice a week, but now it seems to happen every day.
There is a "shift to park" warning that pops up on the gauge cluster when attempting to turn the car off while in park. Warning does not allow car to turn off. Putting on parking break does not cause warning to go away. This is the second time this warning has popped up in the 2 years of owning the car. The shifter was already replaced once and only seems to be a temporary fix.
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.
When attempting to turn off the vehicle a warning and alarm periodically comes up that the vehicle can not be turned off because it needs to be shifted into park even though it is already in park it somehow does not recognize this and prevents the vehicle from being turned off. Restarting and shutting back down will eventually clear the issue or sometimes just "tapping" the shifter in the direction of park seems to clear the alarm
After putting my Volt in to park and trying to turn off the car, a message is displayed stating that the car must first be put in to park. I had to turn the car back on and shift in and out of park to clear this message. This has happened three time to this car in the past week.
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.
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- Thornville, OH, USA