2011 Chevrolet Volt
Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
49
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-13 | 15V145000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 50,236 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated that water was accumulating inside the driver's side taillig… |
| 2025-07-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | I was stopped at a red light with my foot on the brake. When the light turned green, I released the brake and the car s… |
| 2024-04-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Driver display is blank (no speed, gear position, odometer, gas tank, etc), with the exception of some warning icons l… |
| 2024-01-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | '11 Chevy Volt hybrid was daily driver of 100+ miles, multiple trips both highway and city for last 2 1/2 months. Brea… |
| 2023-08-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact hear… |
| 2023-02-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The car quit running when my wife was driving the car when the mileage range went down to 4 miles range remaining. The … |
| 2022-06-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Several times over the 2 years I have owned this vehicle while driving an almost complete loss of braking occurs with a… |
| 2021-10-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Driver instrument panel went blank. Speedometer, fuel/battery gauge, odometer, etc are all gone. The screen display lig… |
| 2021-08-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FOR UNKNOWN REASON CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. NO ONE SITS IN PASSENGER SEAT AND THE SEAT HAS NOT BEEN WET. |
| 2021-07-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Charging station over heated and the plug burnt my wall plug |
| 2020-09-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS TURNED AND AIRBAG SENSOR IS BAD. PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT ILLUMINATE AND WORK FOR SOMEONE SITTIN… |
| 2020-08-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, WHICH DISPLAYS SPEED, ODOMETER AND FUEL LEVER AMONG OTHER SAFETY INFORMATION, STARTED TO GLITCH TOW… |
| 2020-08-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DRIVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. CAN NOT SEE SPEED, BATTERY CHARGE, FUEL LEVEL, TIRE PRESSURE, OR AN… |
| 2020-06-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAM… |
| 2020-05-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SINCE THE SPRING OF 2020, "SERVICE AIR BAG" WARNING COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, RELATED TO PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG. WARNING … |
| 2020-01-15 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the defroster failed to operat… |
| 2020-01-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN BELOW FREEZING OUT MAIN DISPLAY CONTAINING SPEED, DIRECTIONAL, GEAR SELECT, TIRE PRESSURE AND FUEL IS BLACK. ONLY… |
| 2019-11-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 'SERVICE AIRBAG' CHIME AND LIGHT COMING ON, ROUTINELY, EVEN WITH OR WITH ANYBODY IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE NOT TAKE… |
| 2019-09-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED DUE TO A FAILED SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HAD TO REPLACE WITH A USED SEAT. |
| 2019-09-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HEAT WILL NOT WORK IN THE CAR WHEN THE CAR IS USING THE BATTERY - HEAT WILL ONLY WORK WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. |
| 2019-08-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED DUE TO A FAILED SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HAD TO REPLACE WITH A USED SEAT. |
| 2019-08-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE DASH DISPLAY WENT BLACK WHILE DRIVING, ( JUST DRIVING DOWN A CONGESTED FREEWAY IN HOUSTON ) ALL INFORMATIO… |
| 2019-07-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT BLACK DARK NO VISIBILITY MPH , FUEL LEVEL, WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. IT FELT VERY DANGEROUS. |
| 2019-05-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE MORNING OF MAY 30, 2019, THE DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT BLANK. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO … |
| 2019-02-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AT STARTUP. ITS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR IN SEAT, SOUNDS LIKE ITS THE PRESSURE P… |
| 2018-08-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT OUT WITHO… |
| 2018-04-13 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE "PROPULSION POWER LOW DECREASE SPEED… |
| 2018-03-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER , SPEEDOMETER, GAS / ELECTRIC GAUGE UNREADABLE |
| 2017-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN THE 6 YEARS THAT I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE, THE POWER CORD HAS BURN THROUGH 2 TIMES AND THE RECEPTACLE IN WHICH IT WAS P… |
| 2017-08-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING FAILED TO ILLUMINATE.… |
| 2017-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAY GOES BLACK WHILE DRIVING. WEB SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. |
| 2017-05-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVER'S INSTRUMENT PANEL (LCD DISPLAY) BLACKOUT. THE LCD DISPLAY SIMPLY DID NOT COME ON AS IT NORMALLY DID WHEN I TUR… |
| 2017-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVER INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DARK AND WON'T TURN ON. LOSS OF ALL SPEED, TURN SIGNAL, AND WARNING DISPLAY. |
| 2017-04-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2011 VOLT FREQUENTLY SHOWS "PROPULSION POWER REDUCED" AFTER THE BATTERY HAS BEEN DEPLETED AND ON RESTART. THIS AFFE… |
| 2017-02-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I PLUGGED IN THE VEHICLE TO CHARGE, AND GAVE THIS MESSAGE SERVICE HIGH VOLTAGE CHARGING … |
| 2017-01-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE B-BEARING JOINT DISINTEGRATED IN THE TRAN… |
| 2016-09-05 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEATBELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE SEA… |
| 2016-06-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | PROPULSION POWER REDUCED WARNING HAPPENING OFTEN. CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A SW REFLAS… |
| 2015-12-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVER DISPLAY SHUTS OFF WHILE IN MOTION DRIVING USUALLY IN COLD WEATHER. TEMPERATURE USUALLY AROUND 0 DEGREES CELSIUS … |
| 2015-11-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF A WARNING LIGHT COMES ON STATING THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN PARK. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE IS … |
| 2014-10-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | MY FIRST PROBLEMS I EXPERIENCE WITH THE 2011 CHEVY VOLT WAS AROUND OCTOBER, 2014. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWA… |
| 2014-04-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO THE SI… |
| 2013-10-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AS AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, WHEN RUNNING ON BATTERY, IT IS DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LEFT RUNNING. UPON RETURN… |
| 2013-07-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET VOLT EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR ASSURANCE FUEL MAX TIRES, SIZE 215-55-17. THE CONTACT… |
| 2013-06-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHO… |
| 2013-04-13 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | THE CAR HAS PROCEEDED TO HAVE MULTIPLE ISSUES, WITH THE MOST PREDOMINANT AND LIFE THREATENING ISSUE BEING AN AIRBAG FAI… |
| 2011-10-16 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I'M CONCERNED MAY IMPACT OTHER VOLTS. HERE'S THE BACKGROUND. ON SUNDAY A… |
| 2011-07-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OUR VOLT WAS LEFT OVERNIGHT TO CHARGE USING THE SUPPLIED 120V LEVEL ONE CHARGE CORD THAT COMES WITH THE VEHICLE (THEREF… |
| 2011-04-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE REAR END OF THIS CAR FEELS AS IF IT IS SLIPPING OUT WHEN YOU ENTER A CURVE AT 60 TO 65 MPH. GM CALLS IT SENSITIVE … |