Chevrolet despatched out a service bulletin in September stating that the microphone on the 2024 and 2025 Blazer EV could have been put in backward. With handheld cellphone use being unlawful in 30 states, the in-car microphone is important for making calls whereas behind the wheel. Fortunately, the repair is easy for technicians: Simply flip the mic round.
The bulletin famous that the microphone might have been positioned incorrectly on the roof console. The microphone’s holes don’t align with the roof console’s holes, blocking the mic from choosing up sound. Blazer homeowners talked about on-line that their voices sound muffled on the opposite finish. The repair is easy, and assured homeowners might simply do it themselves. The bulletin reads:
“Decrease the overhead console and examine the microphone. If the microphone is put in accurately the wires on the microphone will exit to the left of the console as proven within the picture under. If the circuits exit the microphone in direction of the suitable aspect of the roof console rotate the microphone 180 levels and reinstall.”
The microphone set up concern solely necessitated a technical service bulletin as a substitute of a recall as a result of it wasn’t deemed a security concern. Sure, that telephone name you desperately wanted that occurs to hit whereas driving isn’t thought of life-or-death state of affairs.
The Blazer EV was nowhere close to excellent earlier than this level. GM issued a stop-sale on the automobile late final 12 months after vital software program points emerged. The electrical automobile returned to market with the problems fastened and over $6,000 slashed off the retail value.