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Free loaner cars for Volt owners (For those concerned about their Volts catching fire)
Makes ya glad you ran right out and bought a Volt doesn't it? I'm glad GM did plenty of R&D to make sure everything is safe... shouldn't this all of been figured out long before the car ever hit the market? I've always liked GM cars but I'm beginning to wonder if that's such a good idea any more.
DETROIT (AP) - General Motors says it will offer free loaner cars to Chevrolet Volt owners if they're concerned about the cars catching fire.
The move comes after last week's announcement that the government is investigating fires involving the Volt's lithium-ion batteries.
The company says it will contact the owners to reassure them that the cars are safe. But it's making the offer to make sure Volt owners don't lose confidence in the cars.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says a Volt battery pack that was being monitored after a crash test caught fire on Thursday. The agency says another battery that recently was crash-tested gave off smoke and sparks.
The latest fires are in addition to a battery fire in a crash-tested Volt six months ago.
http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/your_money/auto_news/general-motors-to-of...
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Permalink Reply by Willy on
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If I had my druthers I would opt for a battery fire over a gasoline fire any day. There's no way to make any vehicle completely safe.
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Permalink Reply by Sweater Cows! on
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I want a volt, sadly they are way to expensive for me!
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You may get your wish. I heard on the radio that GM will take back any volt if the customer feels unsafe when driving it. There may be a bunch of used volts for sale in the near future.
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Permalink Reply by Dave on
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Your right Willy.. here's a link to a story regarding the GM buy back:
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/12/gm-gen...
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I am a bit disappointed in my rapid reading that didn't pick out one very important issue with the fires in the Volt.
From the USA Today article linked in the OP above "to reports that Volts crash-tested by the government later caught fire in post-crash storage while in government hands.GM has said the feds didn't store the crashed Volts properly".
Hybrids have very high voltage batteries. These batteries and vehicles cannot be treated like any gas engine powered vehicle. These batteries range from 300 on up. When working on them there are special precautions and procedures that must be followed.
Actually, even on regular gasoline cars there is a chance of fire after collision if the batteries are not disconnected. Here is a link burned car 4 days after collision where battery was not disconnected, see the last post with the photo.
In other words IMO, if proper post-collision manufacturer procedures are followed fire should not be an issue.
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