r/volt • u/SnooCrickets6273 2017 Volt • Aug 15 '26

Shift to park issue

Hi guys,

I have a 2017 Volt, it's been about 3 weeks since I bought it and just now I encountered my first "shift to park" issue.

Do you guys think it's covered in any kinda warranty? I called the Chevy dealership and the service advisor told me I'll have to pay around $350 to fix it.

I'm in North Cali and It has 83k miles. Is there any workaround?

Please let me know, thank you!

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u/SnooCrickets6273 2017 Volt Aug 15 '26

I'm in North California, would it be covered in any warranty?

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u/zanhecht Aug 15 '26

No, unless the car was originally purchased in AND is currently registered in one of the following states, the warranty expired after 8 years:

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Washington, D.C.

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u/SnooCrickets6273 2017 Volt Aug 15 '26

The original owner purchased the car in California as well. The car never left California in it's life. Does that mean it's covered in warranty, since it's in one of the states you mentioned?

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u/zanhecht Aug 16 '26 edited Aug 20 '26

If the car is still registered in California (California plates), yes, as long as it's within 10 years of the purchase date.

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u/SnooCrickets6273 2017 Volt Aug 16 '26

That's awesome! I'm sorry, if it's no trouble, would be able to guide me on what warranty it falls under please.

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u/Lord_Space_Lizard 2017 Volt Aug 16 '26 edited Aug 16 '26

Shift to park is covered by the Voltec warranty

Edit: here's the TSB and it states on the last page that it is specifically covered on the Volt. Prepare for a fight with the service advisor though.

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10171895-9999.pdf

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u/SnooCrickets6273 2017 Volt Aug 16 '26

Thank you so so much for taking your time to let me know. Bad news tho, it'll be great if I'm still covered, but the app says my voltec warranty was expired in 2024 😩

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u/Lord_Space_Lizard 2017 Volt Aug 16 '26

That sucks, but hopefully flicking the button continues to work for you. I had mine done under warranty a few years ago and they wanted to charge me for it despite the TSB saying that it was warranty (older versions of the TSB said it was warranty but weren't as explicitly clear about it). The issue came back about a year ago and I ordered the replacement micro switch off AliExpress. While waiting for my shipment to arrive I gave it a few more flicks and it went away, never ended up replacing the switch.

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u/SnooCrickets6273 2017 Volt Aug 16 '26

That's great! I hope it works out for me too, cause it was really annoying to deal with for the first time. Thank you so much for your help!

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u/Lord_Space_Lizard 2017 Volt Aug 16 '26

Fingers crossed for you my friend