2017 Chevrolet Volt problems
Owners have filed 1,199 complaints about the 2017 Chevrolet Volt with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 26.1% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of fuel/propulsion system at 19.4%.
Complaints1,199
Crashes18
Fires14
Injuries18
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 26.1% · 313
Fuel/propulsion system 19.4% · 233
Power train 18.3% · 219
Engine 15.1% · 181
Unknown or other 9.4% · 113
Vehicle speed control 2.7% · 32
Service brakes 2.3% · 27
Steering 1.3% · 16
Severity
Of those complaints, 18 describe a crash, 14 describe a fire and 18 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 6 model years of the Chevrolet Volt in this data, 2017 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filing volume has held steady, 442 in the last three years against 446 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 34,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Starting June 2024 my car started s displaying the check engine light with the message âPropulsion power is reducedâ when driving on electric. When the message is displayed it switches to gas even if it has a full charge. Since June 2024 the check engine light is mostly on but sometimes turns off when electric is depleted and itâs running on gas. The message is randomly displayed when I accelerate Electrical system
The car suddenly started starting problem, then the electrical charging component to refuel the power from an electrical charging outlet was unable to charge. Now it does not start at all. I brought the 2017 Chevy Volt to a dealer, it has been more than a week and they said that the part to fix the problem is not available yet and I have to wait. They do not have any idea when they will get the part. Electrical system
same issue as PE23022 and TSB 18-NA-261 Called 51 parts wharehouses and Chevy dealers to locate part. They all report the same: part is not available and no idea when it will be come available. vehicle is not mobile without working part. Vehicle has lost propulsion while driving. Twice I was lucky no one was behind or on the side of me that I could pull off to the side of the road or a parking lot. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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