GM warns of fire risk in Bolt cars
General Motors is telling owners of some older Chevrolet Bolts to park them outdoors and not to charge them overnight because two of the electric cars caught fire after recall repairs were made.
The company said Wednesday the request covers 2017 through 2019 Bolts that were part of a group that was recalled earlier due to fires in the batteries.
The latest request comes after two Bolts that had gotten recall repairs caught fire, GM spokesman Kevin Kelly said.
In April, GM announced that it had developed diagnostic software to look for anomalies in the batteries of 69,000 Bolts worldwide. If problems are found, the company will replace faulty parts of the battery.
Kelly said owners who haven’t had the recall repairs done should still take their cars to dealers to get the fixes.
In November, GM recalled the electric vehicles after getting reports of battery fires.