2017 Chevrolet Volt problems
NHTSA has received 1,212 complaints about the 2017 Chevrolet Volt, and 26% of them involve electrical system. Next are fuel system (20%) and drivetrain & axles (18%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,212 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 14
- Injuries and deaths
- 19 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 34,000 miles 388 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 91 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 130 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 99 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 29 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 18 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 11 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 388 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 34,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 39,000 miles (108 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 18 complaints mention a crash; 14 complaints mention a fire; 19 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 86% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Chevrolet Volt with enough data (627 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Urgent urgent. This is something wrong with the 2017 volt. My vehicle caught on fire while driving down the interstate at higher speeds. I have found two others that this has happened too. GM didn't even investigate before denying liability, they made a determination over photos. All 3 vehicles had over 20k miles on it. Others lives may be in danger. Please investigate.
The battery energy control module failed at ~34k miles. This happened when the vehicle was parked and prevented the car from using the batteries for driving. The failure made the car unusable.
Errors: "unable to charge", u2619, u2620, u2621, u2622, u2623, u2624, ub2aaa, becm needs replacing; also "shift to park" error is very common in this chevy volt.