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Scangauge II VS the Volt

Discussion in 'Chevrolet Volt' started by f16bmathis, Jul 23, 2012.

  1. f16bmathis

    f16bmathis New Member

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    Just thought I'd give a heads up to anyone using a Scangauge II on thier Prius. On a 2012 Chevy Volt, it causes the car to die! It also kills the 2012 Chevy Cruse and others. I had a Prius and used the Scangauge every day. Got a Volt plugged in the Scangauge II to reset two codes, and got four more plus a car that wouldn't turn off or go anywhere. The mechanic and I are starting to become good friends...
     
    #1 f16bmathis, Jul 23, 2012
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    that's just wrong.:cry:
     
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  3. JimN

    JimN Let the games begin!

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    From your description it sounds like your Volt is doing a good job by itself. What are the 6 codes?

    From your experience it doesn't sound like GM or Mr. Goodwrench has changed.
     
    #3 JimN, Jul 23, 2012
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    Have you contacted Scanguage?
     
    #4 El Dobro, Jul 23, 2012
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    What were the codes
     
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    drinnovation EREV for EVER!

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    Very wierd. Clearly a scangage issue.. I use an OBDII device (+ torque) on my Volt almost every day and never had a problem and neither did the many users of DasDaq and about a dozen other volts using generic OBDII devices. Did you use the connector by the driver door or on the passenger side? We know the volt uses 2 different Canbuses.. and OBDII devices should be by the driver.. We also know it uses a lot of the bus bandwidth (about 75% of the time the bus is busy, so if it just locked up the bus or a bit that alone would cause a major problem.

    What vehicle Did you tell your scan gage you were using?
    What were the codes (I have full maintenance manual and can decode them).


    Edit: good discussion (same OP I think) at
    DEAD VOLT II

    Seems to be a scangage issue.. probably not behaving well on the more loaded bus or not following GM's specific protocols. Also may not be able to "reset" non-standard DTC (the EVSE ones are not yet standard), and who knows what it did to the car when it "reset" something it did not understand.
     
    #6 drinnovation, Jul 25, 2012
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    Drinnovation, do you have any more PIDS to share? So far I only have battery SOC (thanx to you :), but I wouldn't mind looking at Amps draw.
     
    #7 andi1111, Jul 25, 2012
  8. drinnovation

    drinnovation EREV for EVER!

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    Sorry no.. been too busy to do any more hunting.. I've spend dozens of hours looking for those.. now I have a different plan (more automated) but it may be a few months before I get to them.
     
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    No problem. Thank you anyway!
     
    #9 andi1111, Jul 25, 2012
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    I leave the first generation Scangauge hooked up to my 2011 Volt and have not had any problems. (MPG, voltage, ICE temp, RPMs are only what I can see on this first generation).

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    #10 scottf200, Jul 26, 2012
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    +1
    I've never had a problem, but comments for those that did only had good reviews of their support. One individual actually was directly contacted by Linear Logic's President or vp.
     
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  12. John H

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    Did you ever discover any more PIDs for the Volt?
     
    #12 John H, Sep 10, 2012
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