We were out to dinner and got some overpriced pizza on Saturday night with the extended family and I got the dreaded "propulsion power reduced".
I tried resetting the computer several times by disconnecting the 12v battery but no dice. Whatever error the computer was seeing it wasn't letting go. We dropped AAA because we have roadside assistance with State Farm, the car is at 78k so the power train is still covered under warranty, it sucks but it's not the end of the world. We try to use our Roadside Assistance from State Farm and they say our cars don't have Emergency Roadside Assistance!@!@##$@(&!@*! What other kind of Roadside assistance is there?
Thankfully my mom still had AAA so we waited 2.5 hours for the tow truck to arrive.
Towed it to the obviously closed dealership who was also closed on Sunday. Monday morning I get a text from the Stealership
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I can attest that their repair lot was packed and starting to spill over into the car sales lot. I asked if all the dealerships in the area are like this and he gave an "IDK but feel free to call around" answer.
I've read enough Bolt owners complaining about waiting months for a replacement battery so my hopes aren't high.
I got a 2011 Prius that's been parked for a few months for cheap. The 12V battery was dead, it was still under 'warranty' except that apparently the battery oligopolies have decided that a battery that is only slightly dead is covered but a battery that is really really dead is not covered under the warranty.
Fun fact most car parts places charge $250 for a Prius 12V battery, Costco has it for $160.
Tag & Title $350 to the tax man.
Monday I afternoon I retrieved the rest of my belongings from my Bolt and noticed that they put the plastic and paper floor mat on the car to try and move it but it was in the exact same place as the tow truck driver left it (in the way).
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I tried resetting the computer several times by disconnecting the 12v battery but no dice. Whatever error the computer was seeing it wasn't letting go. We dropped AAA because we have roadside assistance with State Farm, the car is at 78k so the power train is still covered under warranty, it sucks but it's not the end of the world. We try to use our Roadside Assistance from State Farm and they say our cars don't have Emergency Roadside Assistance!@!@##$@(&!@*! What other kind of Roadside assistance is there?
Thankfully my mom still had AAA so we waited 2.5 hours for the tow truck to arrive.
Towed it to the obviously closed dealership who was also closed on Sunday. Monday morning I get a text from the Stealership
I can attest that their repair lot was packed and starting to spill over into the car sales lot. I asked if all the dealerships in the area are like this and he gave an "IDK but feel free to call around" answer.
I've read enough Bolt owners complaining about waiting months for a replacement battery so my hopes aren't high.
I got a 2011 Prius that's been parked for a few months for cheap. The 12V battery was dead, it was still under 'warranty' except that apparently the battery oligopolies have decided that a battery that is only slightly dead is covered but a battery that is really really dead is not covered under the warranty.
Fun fact most car parts places charge $250 for a Prius 12V battery, Costco has it for $160.
Tag & Title $350 to the tax man.
Monday I afternoon I retrieved the rest of my belongings from my Bolt and noticed that they put the plastic and paper floor mat on the car to try and move it but it was in the exact same place as the tow truck driver left it (in the way).
