GM has had a good time lately with the Chevy Bolt, issue the withdrawal and then the withdrawal due to a potential fire due to its batteries. Her current tips is that homeowners can park their fenders outdoors, which according to a new report, makes some of them go crazy and demand a repurchase.
The Detroit Free Press says so, in some cases, Bolt owners have gotten GM rewards. The Freep spoke with several Bolt owners, who are in various crazy stages. My favorite is that of Durham Smith, a South Carolina man involved in a showdown with GM and his local dealer.
Smith, 74, is determined to recoup the purchase. He said he refuses to pay for the vehicle, that he is considering contacting a lawyer and that he could post a full-page ad in his local newspaper telling his story.
On August 5, Smith and his wife, Cyndie, bought an EUV 2022 Bolt, the electric compact SUV, for about $ 40,000. The couple wanted to be environmentally conscious and also had fun driving and, “I loved the car, it was wonderful,” Cyndie said.
But on August 20, his new vehicle was part of GM’s record. Four days later, Smith returned the vehicle to the dealership, hoping to replace it with a Buick Envision SUV, he said. But the dealership offered them $ 29,900 and the Envision was $ 39,900, Smith said.
Frustrated, Smith decided instead to park the Bolt in his tree path or in his garage, left the Bolt with the keys at the dealership, and called a taxi to take him home. His first payment is approaching and the car stays at the dealership.
“I’m looking at a couple of options, none of which pay off because I think it would be acceptable and it would be a property admission,” Smith said. “I see it as unethical for General Motors to leave the car on the market.”
Smith has submitted all the necessary paperwork to the carmaker looking for a repurchase, he said, and is now awaiting a response.
A lifelong GM customer, Smith said that if GM and LG find a solution, they will probably still want a buyback because “GM’s actions so far have done nothing to instill confidence in their ability to fix the problem or in no veracity in a statement. of having done it ”.
A full page ad in your local newspaper. Parking the car at the dealership and taking a taxi home. Lifetime GM customer. I love everything.
However, Freep also spoke with GM, who admitted he was rewarding some Bolt customers, but declined to say what the criteria are and for how much GM is buying the cars. I also sent an email to GM and a spokesman declined to comment, saying: “As I mentioned to the Free Press reporter, we will not go into details and will continue to consider the rewards on a case-by-case basis.”
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All this suggests to me that this is a situation of squeaky wheel grease, so if you own Bolt or Bolt EUV and you are crazy enough, feel free to raise your complaint for satisfaction. I’m sure Durham Smith will get his, as I think talking to a reporter will probably make enough noise. Of course, this has always been the case with car dealers and car manufacturers.