Recent content by BerkeleyBowlt

(I posted this on oReddit, but am posting it here because I think it is useful for someone deciding whether to buy a 2020 Bolt vs their existing lease) Yesterday I got a 2020 Oasis Blue Premier to replace my 2017 Cajun Red Premier. (Neighbor: "That car is remarkably blue." I'm not sure she...

I've had a ClipperCreek HCS-40 EVSE for my Bolt since January 2017. The original unit started failing two months after I bought it: when I plugged the car in, it would only charge for a second or two, and then the EVSE would sit with flashing warning lights for a few minutes, "thunk"-ing the...

The exact same thing happened to me. At around 9,500 miles, "something that sounds like it's under the dashboard" started horribly rattling on rough roads at slow speeds, and the steering developed a new sound and looseness of play when moved left and right a bit. My Bolt was built December...

As a much belated followup to this, the dealer determined the "front camera module" was dead and it was replaced under warranty. From their notes: "Front view camera module locked up needs to be replaced. Confirmed customer's complaint performed DTC scan and found code B101D SYM 3C and 39...

When I start my Bolt (~6,000 miles on it), after a few seconds the driver information center (speedometer) displays the messages "Forward Collision Alert Off", then "Service Front Camera". The lane keeping assist, forward collision alert, and automatic headlight dimming do not work at all. It...

I switched to the PG&E Northern California EV-A TOU plan when I got my Bolt in January. I drive about 1,000 miles a month and charge almost exclusively between 1-5 AM on a L2 charger. According to my PG&E bills, last month my electricity usage was 610 kWh; the same period a year ago it was 342...

Around the 3,000 mile mark, my Bolt started making a "metal hitting against metal" sound from under the rear of the car when the weight of the car shifted from left to right and vice-versa, such as when going around corners. It wasn't very loud, but imagine a sound similar to hitting a metal...

Yeah. I've had my Bolt for 6 months now and put 5,100 miles on it. The first month, I tried using only the 120 volt EVSE. It seemed to work fine: While the car was rarely fully charged, I just made sure to not let it run down too much and watched the range closely. I left it plugged in all the...

Done. Howto: Adding more padding to front seats. Hope this helps someone!

As suggested in the Bolt Front Seats Recall Media Campaign thread, I'm creating a separate thread for this. If you think the front seat doesn't have enough padding on the bottom part, it's possible to add foam without removing the seat from the car or disassembling it. The change doesn't affect...

Thanks! One thing to note is that the driver's side seat does not have that white plastic thing, X-ed out here: It's presumably the weight sensor for the airbag. So it's a little easier to work on the driver's side. The green arrow shows where you'd be inserting the foam if you put it where...

"Good news, everyone!" Yep. I investigated further and did what you suggested, and indeed, adjusting the bottom part of the seat turns out to be trivial. You can easily get access to it and shove whatever you want in there, raising it a couple of inches (or more if you wanted). Here's a...

While I've found the seats "tolerable", I agree they would be much better if the bottom of them simply didn't sink so much when you sit. People have reported taking the seats to car upholsterers, where they take the seat apart and redo the foam entirely. However, I looked under the driver's...

Nah, an engine exhaust sound is what they'd expect. You want something a little more interesting. If I could change mine, it would sound like this: https://youtu.be/8AOfbnGkuGc

Quoting myself: After investigating this a little more this weekend, I find I was wrong, because if you have your seat belt on originally with the car in L, then unbuckle your seat belt, it does not start creeping forward. It still doesn't creep. Rather, the "creeping forward in L when the...