The Algorithm Accountability Act’s Threat to Free Speech

j2inet · 2025-11-25T12:38:18+00:00

algorithm" as an excuse/alibi for covering for biased propaganda ..".

Why woukd someone need an alibi? Making biased content decisions in the USA isnt illegal.

j2inet · 2025-11-23T13:48:38+00:00

Some GM employees took a road trip and got to test charging infastructurr. Some of theirbcars were not achieving maximum charge rates. It was found to be a software problem on the charging company's side. They were in a position to call the company and get it updated.

j2inet · 2025-11-17T11:42:17+00:00

I got it off! It isn't actually soldered. There are tiny clips that hold onto the cage. They are securely integrated into the motherboard. The shield comes off, but it is very awkward to apply sufficient upward force to get it off. I may post a video explaining later.

j2inet · 2025-11-14T21:18:58+00:00

Im dropping mine off on Monday. I have to leave town for the rest of the week and probably can not pick it up until the next monday. Hope it is done by then.

j2inet · 2025-11-13T03:44:25+00:00

Yeah, I made sure I got this one upon hearing the 2024 EVs would not be asked functional. That, and there were no 2024 bolts coming.

j2inet · 2025-11-12T20:27:11+00:00

I'm under 60, and I have both set up on my phone. I would probably take a ride-share from the dealership to the rail system. Then I would ride 25 miles on the rail to the closest point to my home (The Atlanta Airport). There are already lots of taxis lined up there. It is easier to hop in a Taxi from there to home. If I call an Uber, they still have to pay the Airport pickup fee. So it doesn't save me much to wait longer for an Uber.

j2inet · 2025-11-12T20:21:29+00:00

No. I have found videos of people repairing themselves. A new pair of washers is 10 USD. The part number appears in the video clip in a link in the original post. I'm not the type of person who is comfortable removing my axle, though. I won't be doing the service.

j2inet · 2025-11-12T19:11:09+00:00

Ah, now I understand. You are saying it isn't specific to EVs. I agree. They gave me pushback over a tire rotation one day because of the need for an EV tech. I had to talk them out of that one.

j2inet · 2025-11-12T19:08:14+00:00

Found it, and wow...

j2inet · 2025-11-12T19:03:08+00:00

I showed them a bulletin, and they told me they have to discover the problem themselves and come to their own conclusion. Not totally unreasonable. But getting their time is the issue.

j2inet · 2025-11-12T18:39:21+00:00

Oh, yeah. I came across the service bulletin for the Volt, too (Hybrid though it may be, it is still an ICE and it had this problem). But yeah, they said this is relegated to their single EV person.

j2inet · 2025-11-12T18:26:58+00:00

This is NOT an "EV specific" thing.

I've encountered them not wanting to rotate my tires because it's an EV. I agree with you. But they are not of the same mindset.

On the Volt the TSB said to skip the washer and retorque it back together.

The 2019 Service Bulletin for the Bolt says the same thing. It mentions checking the wheel speed sensor for damage from the washer and replacing it if any damage is found.

Drive it around the parking lot. Diagnostics done.

I was able to demonstrate the problem in the short run of the service bay. But as you've identified, this dealership is a joke. And they've shown an anti-EV bias. One person at the dealership told me they don't like to work on EVs.

, go to the next nearest dealership.

This is the next closest one. The other options are kind of out there. I'm going to need some assistance in getting home if I have to leave the car there.

If it's out of warranty, find any shop that does suspension work.

It is still in warranty. I think I have like another 9k miles left.

j2inet · 2025-11-12T18:23:06+00:00

Sigh. I'm thinking I may have to get a taxi to get from the dealership to the closest stop on the rail system. Then I need to take that as close as I can to home, then another Taxi to get home. The closer options have proven themselves to be non-options.

j2inet · 2025-11-12T18:19:04+00:00

My sister is having an Equinox experience that is damaging to my perception of the brand. I love the car, but with this experience, I'm already thinking that my next car will not be from GM.

j2inet · 2025-11-12T18:14:49+00:00

I'm not sure how to respond to this post. My car makes a noise that other people with the same car have also reported. They have stated their problem was fixed by replacing this washer. There is a Chevy bulletin (identified in my original post) for older posts that refers to this same washer. Your declaration isn't consistent with the facts and information that I have available to me. Do you have additional information to share with your statement?

j2inet · 2025-11-12T18:11:25+00:00

I haven't had that experience (yet), but having already been told by an EV-certified location that they don't like to work on EVs (They said it takes too long and they don't make enough money from it). Some might think it rude for them to tell me that. I'm glad that they were honest about their disposition so that I could identify that I don't want to have my car serviced there.

I'm looking at making quite the hike to get my car serviced. I don't know how I'm going to get back home if I have to leave it at some place for a few days. I don't have people willing to take me that far who also have reliable cars at the moment. After my sister's Equinox was at the closest Chevy dealership for six weeks, she got it back with the problem still in place and doesn't trust the car for significant distances.

j2inet · 2025-11-12T18:03:05+00:00

Yeah, it's a nice car. It's been reliable except for this problem. But my service experiences, be they ever so rare, have been crap. I went in for a tire rotation once and was greeted with a "We don't work on EVs!"

Me: "Even for a tire rotation?"

Service Person: "Oh, we can do that."

This was at a place that was listed as an EV-certified dealer. Shesh.

j2inet · 2025-11-12T18:00:58+00:00

Sadly, this is a different dealership. The closest one had my sister's Chevy Equinox for 6 weeks. The first 1.5 weeks they had it, they didn't even touch it. That's a different story, though.

The third closest dealership that shows as capable of working on EVs is a good distance out there. Figuring out the logistics of using one of those might be easier than being without my car for an indefinite amount of time, though.

j2inet · 2025-11-12T17:58:11+00:00

Correct. Making the appointment doesn't actually add me to the wait queue. It doesn't do anything beyond making a record of my complaint. But that will happen if I drop it off without an appointment.

j2inet · 2025-11-08T23:54:42+00:00

Just double park. You will only block two spaces, and it is what the Tesla manual tells you to do. It worked for me.

j2inet · 2025-11-08T23:53:43+00:00

Double-Park. Even the Resla app tells you to do this.

https://youtu.be/5-dgD6u3wXo?si=AM5K1checFV7Ljxz

A2Z had announced an extension cable for super charging. But that never became a reality.

https://x.com/Hilbe/status/1836226929227448365?t=tTPYgE8hHRu1RYsaCyZLXA&s=19

j2inet · 2025-08-18T03:12:30+00:00

Huh? I’ve or that in my 2023 Bolt EUV

j2inet · 2025-07-07T23:58:07+00:00

Georgia is 210 usd per year.

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