Drive mode button unresponsive in heat I think
Hey gang, I tried a quickie search about an unresponsive drive mode button with dirty contact being the result of the search. Under normal circumstances I’d take it to my dealer and ask wtf, but I’m 300 miles from home and NEED a functioning mountain mode since I’m quite literally driving through the mountains. I ran into the low power reduced propulsion issue on my way up here due to an incline, heat, and long trip aka the trifecta of Volt weakness.
The button seems to respond better when the car is cool, is there a chance it’s just a heat problem or maybe some crap has shifted due to getting warm and is gumming up the contract on the switch?
Posted Jul 1, 2022, 1:27 AM UTC
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It might be worn, or dirty. If you're handy you can pull off the trim/radio panel and shoot some contact cleaner into the switch body, then operate it 20-30 times to work out whatever debris or oxidation is preventing good contact. WD40 will work in a pinch, used sparingly.
Awesome I’ll see how things go today and try to nab some before I leave tomorrow.