Tim was a great guest!

I would have your friend with the 2014 hook up a scan tool (doesn't need to be an expensive one) and see what codes it pulls. If he can clear the codes he will probably be able to start charging the traction battery. The 12-volt can be an issue but the other issue is the first gen volt (which the ELR is underneath) needs to have the TSB 19-NA-242 applied. If he can already clear the codes and start charging then the TSB has already been applied. If he can't clear the codes he will need to have the dealer apply the TSB and clear the codes. If he gets the "service high voltage charging system" error again, he should be able to clear the codes going forward and start charging again. My dealer charged me 1 hour of service time.

When I bought mine, brand new, in 2015, the MSRP was over 82k with the adaptive cruise ans Kona leather options. 10 years later it's been flawless, still looks and drives like the day I bought it. I paid 46k at the dealership, the federal government gave me $7500, my state DNR gave me $2000 and my electric company gave me $500 for a grand total of 10k off the already discounted price. So I paid 36k brand new for an 82k car. I still have the window sticker and sales paperwork if anyone doesn't believe me. I still smile when I look at it in the garage. Still a pleasure to drive.

Now that you are becoming a Cadillac Plug-in expert, you need to add a 2017/18 CT-6 PHEV to your comparison 🙂

The ELR aesthetic is way superior to the liriq, optiq, celestiq.. I miss the cadillac design lenguaje from the 1st half of the 2010's

Don't take offense but these ELRs are like a siren song to middle aged guys with gray hair, including myself. 🤣 I think they are just beautiful! I am so mad I didn't buy one when I had the chance. I still had some brown hair left at the time.

The engine never powers the car. It can't it's a generator. It powers the ELECTRIC motor which ways propells the car.

Price was just way too high that was a doom of that they put out like 40 grand they would have sold a ton

If your engine is kicking on before 0 miles on the estimated electric range, and it is not cold, you need to have your drive battery checked.

Great series on the ELR. Did you have to pay a subscription fee to get the app to work for the 2016?

Dave’s a righteous dude))))

There are several Cadillac ELRs for sale in Florida on FB marketplace.

Dave. UP Fix. Look them up to get your Navigation Head Fixed in Your ELR!!!

I've found the same thing with "low" on the transmission on our 2016 as well. It's fine in normal driving, but if doing any serious stop/go traffic, I flip it to "D".

Thanks for the look at the ELRs and the differences between 1st and later versions!

Please do a follow up video about what was fixed on Tim’s car to get the charging to work.

I would LOVE to see another video comparing the ELR to the Volt directly. I just bought a Gen 2 Volt (2017), and as I understand it the 2016 ELR is still based on the same drivetrain as the Gen 1 Volt. It's interesting that while Chevy launched the Gen 2 Volts in 2016, that was the year that Cadillac semi-refreshed the ELR and sunset it. A Gen 2 ELR could have been a really cool and unique car, too bad they never made one.

Dave, what you are feeling in Low is probably the clutch pack changing over, it's worth changing the transmision oil, if the oil is old you can get clunky changes.

Dave’s a righteous dude.

“Auto Auction Rebuilds” KZread channel had an ELR with same charging issues and took in to dealer for repair. Low coolant for battery cooling I think.