2013 Chevrolet Volt electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 63 complaints for the 2013 Chevrolet Volt, 14% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 63 14% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 57,000 miles 44 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 12 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 44 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 57,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
While driving in rush hour traffic this chevy volt's entire electrical system crashed causing me to crash right along with it. No brakes (antilock braking system fail)no steering or horn even worse...no air bags.... Results: multi-car collision with no fatalities but, several injurys.
The car's electrical / software issues caused (1) all of the windows to roll down in unison (in for repair 3 times to fix this one), (2) caused the car to not recognize that it was in "park", thus not shutting off, and (3) caused the car to lose power without touching any of the buttons on the console (I.e. The "drive" button or the "power" button). The latest incident occurred last friday (august 1, 2014) when the car just lost power while I was driving at 65 MPH on I-85 north at around 4:00pm.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Chevrolet Volt
- Air bags 161 complaints
- Fuel system 53 complaints
- Engine 38 complaints
- Seats 31 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 24 complaints
- Brakes 20 complaints