I drove to town yesterday afternoon to visit the local hardware store. I wanted to pick up some plumbing fittings for my BOL. I found a parking spot right in front of the front door. When I came out of the store and tried to put my fittings in the car, the back hatch would not open. When I got in the drivers seat I realized the dash video screens were completely dead. I had left my cell phone home (naturally). I went to the store office and asked to use the phone. I called the dealer Service Manager. They did not have a wrecker. They did not have a fully certified mechanic for my hybrid car. He advised me to call someone else. I called the wife and asked her to come pick me up. The hardware store people said I could leave the car parked over night on the street in front of the store. MY 2013 Chevrolet Volt was DEAD !
When I got home and while the wife was finishing up supper, I asked Google and he/she said the 12 volt battery in the trunk was dead and measuring voltage with a volt meter would yield a 4VDC reading. I went to Youtube and watched a video, how to change a Volt 12 volt battery and also how to jump it off.
So we went back to town in the truck with tools and jumper cables. I was able to jump it off and drive it home as the wife followed in the truck. Last evening I took the battery out a 50AH 600CCA battery. The problem now is to find a new battery.
