2017 Chevrolet Volt drivetrain & axles problems
215 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2017 Chevrolet Volt, which is 18% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 215 18% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 34,000 miles 91 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 35 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 28 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 91 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 34,000 miles, and 86% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 injury.
What owners wrote
The car will go backwards while in park, specially when the battery is depleted. Late at night I had parked the car in the middle of the street got out and was going to move a trash can out of the way when the car started rolling backwards. I tried to stop it but could not so I had to jump in and put on the brakes just in time before it hit the neighbors car. I got a bruise on my knee trying to get in to the car. I was able to repeat the problem and video tape it as proof.
Shift to park problems. On occasion, the vehicle will not go into park when the shifter is in park. I get an error message to park. I have to either start the car, shift into drive, then back to park, or I shake the shifter until it acknowledges the park.
Other problems reported for the 2017 Chevrolet Volt
- Electrical system 317 complaints
- Fuel system 237 complaints
- Engine 189 complaints
- Cruise control 32 complaints
- Brakes 27 complaints
- Steering 16 complaints