2011 Chevrolet Volt electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 23 complaints for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, 36% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 23 36% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 19 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
As an electric vehicle, when running on battery, it is difficult to know when the vehicle is left running. Upon returning home one day, I exited the vehicle and plugged it in. I didn't realize at the time, that I had not turned off the volt by pressing the blue power switch on the dashboard. The next morning, I came into my enclosed garage and could hear the volt's gas powered generator running.
Drivers side dash display went black while driving, ( just driving down a congested freeway in houston ) all information lost speedometer, fuel gauge, turning indicators, propulsion mode,, rather a nightmare having this happen