2017 Chevrolet VOLT Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

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2017 Chevrolet VOLT Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

 Issue ID1488188
 Internal NHTSA #11118701
 ManufacurerGeneral Motors LLC
 BrandCHEVROLET
 ModelVOLT
 Model Year2017
 File date03/08/18
 ComponentPOWER TRAIN
Product type codeVEHICLE
 Description of the problemSwitching from electric to gas motor while driving approximately 60 miles per hour, total loss of power. Dashboard indicator says to place in park. When stationary, unable to turn vehicle off. Repeat start button and shifting, unable to disengage engine to reset and restart engine. Had to tow vehicle. Chevy technician necessary to disengage/turn off vehicle. Restarted with gas. Loss of power when vehicle switches from electric to gas happens often. General motors/ chevy is unable to fix. Vechicle only has 7500 miles. Had a complete swap of transmission with only 5 miles on the vehicle, the first time this happened. Complete loss of power on highway is a huge safety issue. Unreliable vehicle beyond 40 miles on electric battery. 4 times in less than 2 years complete loss of power. 3 times on highway, once city street. Towed twice. Twice i was able to turn off the vehicle and restart with the gas motor. The other 2 times i was not able to turn off the vehicle and was unable to regain power; had to be towed to nearest dealership where the technician specialist was required to disengage and restart the vehicle with the gas motor ( at this point there was no more power in the battery).
 Vehicle Mileage at Failure7500
Number of Occurences
Source of the issueNHTSA WEB SITE
 City and StateSEASIDCE, CA
VIN pattern 1G1RD6S50HUXXXXXX
 Was vehicle invloved in a crash?N
 Was vehicle involved in a fire?N
 Was incedent reported to police?N
 Was medical attention required?N
 Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
 Date of purchase29/06/24
Was original owner?N
Anti-lock brakesN
Cruise controlN
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
 Vehicle speed60
 DoT tire identifier
 Tire size
 Location of tire code
 Type of tire failure code
 Was defective tire repaired?
 Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
 Dealer's name
 Dealer's telephone number
 Dealer's city
 Dealer's state code
 Dealer's ZIP code
  • What is Recall?

    A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
  • What is Failure?

    Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
  • What is Defect?

    Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

 

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