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Leased a new 2015 at the end of May 2015. In October of 2015 while traveling on the freeway (with my children), I had a sudden reduction of power....deceleration from around 70mph down to 30mph in a matter of seconds.

The stabilitrak light and engine light came on. The car only had approximately 10k miles on it at the time. We took it to the dealership and were told it was the fuel pump, which they replaced. I figured it was a fluke since it was a brand new car.

In October of 2016 I had the exact same experience, again on the freeway, and again resulting in a near death situation. This time I had the dealership tow in the car to check it out. I was informed that it was the fuel pump once again. At this point I was concerned and angry and informed GM that I wanted out of this vehicle.

They said I could get a different vehicle but my lease would start over for another 39 months. Not acceptable since I no longer have faith in GM/Chevy and shouldn't be punished for their car being a death trap. When we asked about the reduction of power, we were told by the dealership that it was a safety feature?! Apparently GM is concerned about keeping their engines safe but not the occupants in the vehicle!

Last week (March of 2017) the same event occurred for the THIRD time! Only about 3k miles since the last time it happened. I took the car into the dealership once again and contacted GM once again to voice my concerns (DISGUST) with this vehicle. The dealership service center called to ask if I use e85 fuel.

I told him I did on occasion, since the car clearly states it can take e85. Dealership said while talking to GM themselves about this problem, it was decided that I should no longer use e85. They changed the fuel pump once again and gave me the car back. I called GM and told them this was completely unacceptable!

Not only are they telling me not to use e85 (less expensive gasoline was a bonus to us when choosing this vehicle), they are NOT concerned with the fact that I could have been killed in this car on several occasions. We asked our rep at GM to give us the name of a higher up person. He told us it was "Mary" but they don't deal with customers. Ummm....???

We told him to voice our concerns to "Mary" and get back to us. I clarified with him once again that their only resolution for me is to tell me not to use e85, to which he said yes.

I'm not done fighting for my safety (and my children's safety), and if you drive a GM, I sincerely hope you never have these issues. As for me, I will NEVER purchase one of their death traps again and I will tell everyone I know about it!!

Reason of review: Bad quality.

Preferred solution: Take the car back!!.

Chevrolet Cons: Defective stabilitrak, Blamed me for the cause of the problem.

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Herb Vdq

I have the same problem with my 2012 Chevy volt. I also was told I was the blame and with out saying directly this is how the car basically runs.

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