Friday, January 6, 2012

GM DEVELOPS FIX FOR VOLT BATTERY PACKS

By Mike Colias, Automotive News - General Motors executives stated today that they have come up with a fix to a design flaw that led some Chevrolet Volt battery packs to catch fire in days or weeks after government safety tests.GM will reinforce the steel surrounding the Volt's battery pack to stop it from getting punctured in the course of a crash. It also will add a sensor to the battery pack to monitor coolant leaks.The action is not a product recall but a voluntary "client satisfaction

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