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BigAls87Z28 · 12-30-2011, 04:37 PM

No, they do, but they seem to cause more damage in doing so.

Case-in-point: Volt's magical fires. Despite everything, the battery isn't the problem, it's the DexCool that circulates around it to keep the pack cool.
Apparently, when you get hit at 35mph in the side, it tends to shift things around a bit, and some coolant leaks out. Hopefully you can use the 3 weeks to get out of your wrecked Volt (because you will be able to walk as it pulled top honors in the crash test) discharge the battery and drain the cooling fluid before you start a small fire.
GM went full on assault, ready to take back your Volt's if you felt unsafe in case you were going to get t-boned, on top of issuing to the world that they will redesign the battery pack and that it was GM's stupid mistake all along, not that you got into an ACCIDENT!

This is different, GM needs to go sit in the corner for this for a bit, but in the end, it works out to about 20-30 cars for the 20k plus units they have already produced. Not a big deal, but something that GM will fix. Everyone in PR is on vacation, so I'm sure they won't issue major ass-coverage till Monday.

12-30-2011, 04:37 PM	#8
BigAls87Z28 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: West Long Branch Posts: 13,598 iTrader: (3)	No, they do, but they seem to cause more damage in doing so. Case-in-point: Volt's magical fires. Despite everything, the battery isn't the problem, it's the DexCool that circulates around it to keep the pack cool. Apparently, when you get hit at 35mph in the side, it tends to shift things around a bit, and some coolant leaks out. Hopefully you can use the 3 weeks to get out of your wrecked Volt (because you will be able to walk as it pulled top honors in the crash test) discharge the battery and drain the cooling fluid before you start a small fire. GM went full on assault, ready to take back your Volt's if you felt unsafe in case you were going to get t-boned, on top of issuing to the world that they will redesign the battery pack and that it was GM's stupid mistake all along, not that you got into an ACCIDENT! This is different, GM needs to go sit in the corner for this for a bit, but in the end, it works out to about 20-30 cars for the 20k plus units they have already produced. Not a big deal, but something that GM will fix. Everyone in PR is on vacation, so I'm sure they won't issue major ass-coverage till Monday. __________________ 2/20/2013: They Day the ****s Stopped