Chevrolet Volt recalled for carbon monoxide

Posted on 12-03-2015 at 23:28 by Dizono – No comments”

GM is going to 64,000 Chevrolet Volt recall because of the chance of poisoning by carbon monoxide when the car is not shut down correctly. Or the problem also Dutch, the Volt and the related Opel Ampera will find is not yet known.

It comes to Chevrolet Volts from model year 2011 to 2013, which to the dealer to be recalled for a software update, so medlt Automotive News. It is to the extent already twice happened that drivers in the hospital end up when they thought the car had turned off, but the car in reality is still in the electric mode. Over time the battery’s are low and the internal combustion engine assist. Is your car in a closed garage can lead to carbon monoxide.

A software update should now be more clearly warn that the car isn’t off, but still runs. In addition, the limited amount of time that the car is ” on ” can stand while there is no activity taking place. Previously the Volt and the Opel Ampera already recalled for possible fire hazard.