2017 Chevrolet VOLT problems and owner complaints

2017 CHEVROLET VOLT EXTREME ENGINE HAZARD: ON 22-MAR-2016 I PURCHASED A 2017 CHEVROLET VOLT PREMIER, ALL SAFETY OPTIONS. DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, STRAIGHT DRIVING, RELATIVELY LIGHT TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON YELLOW AND STEADY (EMISSIONS SYSTEM SERVICE WARNING) BUT THE CAR UNCONTROLLABLY DECELERATED. THE FREEWAY HAD NO SHOULDER DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. THE CAR SMELLED OF BURNING ELECTRICAL INSULATION CONFIRMED BY THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER. THE CAR, WITH LESS THAN 150 TOTAL MILES, IN CLEAR WEATHER, AT TWILIGHT, 76 DEGREES, CALIFORNIA AT SEA LE…

Owner-reported narrative. 135 miles reported. Look up ODI 10853130 at NHTSA ↗

WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN CAR (WITH ~2500 MILES ON IT) JUST SHUT OFF, LUCKILY ON A SIDE STREET AFTER CROSSING A BUSY HIGHWAY. I DROVE TO MEET HER AND CALLED ONSTAR. IT WAS IN THE "SHIFT TO PARK" MODE. THEY CONNECTED ME WITH THE VOLT SUPPORT TEAM. THEY DETERMINED IT HAD SOMEHOW GOT INTO SERVICE MODE AND THEY TALKED ME THOUGH GETTING IT OUT OF THAT. I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER. IT SEEMED FINE FOR A FEW MILES BUT IT STARTED DISPLAYING REDUCED PROPULSION POWER AND DIED AGAIN ABOUT 100YDS AWAY FROM THE DEALER, AFTER I HAD JU…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10904889 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS DRIVING MY 2 MONTH OLD CAR WITH ~2300 MILES ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT ~ 65 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR LOSES POWER AND THE PANEL READS "SHIFT TO PARK". LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR (STEERING WAS STILL IN TACT) WITH THE REMAINING SPEED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. HOWEVER, HAD THE HIGHWAY BEEN BUSIER OR IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FAR LEFT LANE, I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IT AND WOULD HAVE CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY. ON THE VOLT FORUM, OTHERS HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS. THE REPAIR, THOUGH COVERED, …

Owner-reported narrative. 2,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10894474 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING MY 3 YEAR OLD SON TO SCHOOL MY VOLT LOST PROPULSION WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT. THE CAR DISPLAYED A "LOSS OF PROPULSION" WARNING AND WITHIN 3 SECONDS MY CAR HAD NO POWER AND WAS DEAD IN THE ROAD. THE VOLT IS A HYBRID AND IT LOST PROPULSION WHILE IN ELECTRIC MODE. AFTER THE CAR STOPPED I TRIED TURNING IT OFF AND ON AND I TRIED TO FORCE IT TO RUN IN GAS ENGINE MODE BUT NOTHING WORKED. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHERE IT TOOK 31 DAYS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR. GM WAS CALLED IN TO HELP DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND THEY TO…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,172 miles reported. Look up ODI 11075846 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS APPROACHING A SUDDEN RED LIGHT AND APPLIED MY BRAKES HARD BUT NOT TOO HARD (I DID NOT SUDDENLY SLAM THE BRAKES). THE BRAKES APPLIED AS EXPECTED AT FIRST BUT THE BRAKES LET UP SOME AND MY VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE FOR ABOUT HALF A SECOND BEFORE THE BRAKES APPLIED AGAIN AND DECELERATED TO A STOP. I WAS NOT ABLE TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL FURTHER WHEN IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT DECELERATING.

Owner-reported narrative. 1,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10873994 at NHTSA ↗

MY 2017 CHEVY VOLT SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH IN ELECTRIC MODE. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 4500 MILES. A "SHIFT TO PARK" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. I COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER INVERTER MODULE AND UPDATED THE SOFTWARE. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE ELECTRIC MOTOR HAS STALLED ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY THEN SWITCHES INTO THE GASOLINE ENGINE MODE.

Owner-reported narrative. 4,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10959016 at NHTSA ↗

NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10113301: WHILE DRIVING 1 MONTH OLD CAR WITH 1000 MILES ON FREEWAY, CAR SUDDENLY STALLED. THIS CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED AND HAD TO CROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH NO PROPULSION. GM ACKNOWLEDGED THIS AS AN ISSUE IN JANUARY 2017 AND AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2017 WITH REVISED NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10123263. WHY IS GM ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO SELL THESE VEHICLES WITH SUCH A DANGEROUS ISSUE WITHOUT REPAIRING THEM PRIOR TO SELLING TO AN UNKNOWING CONSUMER? THEY COMMITTED FRAUD, NEGLIGENCE, AND MISREPRESENTED THE…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11074368 at NHTSA ↗

THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON A MILD CURVE ON A WET OREGON STATE HIGHWAY. IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THIS SURELY COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURY OR DEATH HAD THERE BEEN A SHARP CURVE OR PEDESTRIAN OR VEHICLE TO AVOID. I AM HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THIS VEHICLE HAS 2043 MILES ON IT.

Owner-reported narrative. 2,043 miles reported. Look up ODI 10957281 at NHTSA ↗

Unknown what caused the fire per fire department. I drove to my bosses house and parked the car for about 15 minutes. I was about to leave in the car right before the fire started. At 12:05PM on 09/22/21 the car started smoking and fire appearing under the car. My safety and other by standers was put at risk by the thick black smoke and flying debris from the car. Thankfully I was not driving when the car caught fire. There were 4 different explosions two of which I believe were the two front tires and the gas tank. The Saint Louis County polic…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11434185 at NHTSA ↗

Sometimes when the vehicle powers on, it will not engage to drive in gas or electric mode when fully charged or with a full gas tank. Also sometimes while driving, it will say "gas mode not available propulsion limited". It frequently says "charging not available" as well. This is an on going, intermittent, problem.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11558158 at NHTSA ↗