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2012 Chevrolet Volt

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2013-06-27 13V271000 SERVICE BRAKES 4 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-03-09 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 Car will randomly accelerate when not on gas pedal and/or a delay in brakes working. Has happened on more than one occa…
2026-01-18 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start, and the lights inside and …
2025-09-11 AIR BAGS No 0 Airbag sensor failure in seat.
2025-02-25 AIR BAGS No 0 passenger presence detection system is malfunctioning, and causing a "service airbag" warning. This is a huge safety is…
2024-07-06 POWER TRAIN No 0 7/6/2024 Was driving 45 mph on a busy road (running only on the gas engine of this plug-in hybrid). Propulsion Power Re…
2024-07-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 70MPH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE WITH…
2024-05-14 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 Coolant leaking and damage to Drive Motor Battery Coolant Radiator due to the design of the vehicle that allows for roc…
2024-05-14 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Vehicle propolusion reduced and engine not available messages were suddenly showing. Check engine light turned on. Sudd…
2024-04-01 AIR BAGS No 0 This issue has been reported extensively: NHTSA PE19013. The passenger seat sensor has failed leading to the airbag tu…
2023-12-15 POWER TRAIN No 0 This is a report on a previous safety recall that has failed to fix the problem. The recall is GM Program # N172130462 …
2023-12-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY No 0 The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated while driving approximately 50-60 MPH, the Engine Failure, M…
2023-12-11 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 Grandson was driving and went to brake to make a turn and the engine not available light came on and he had no brakes. …
2023-11-28 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to slow…
2023-10-12 AIR BAGS No 0 The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the "Service Air Bag" warni…
2023-08-10 AIR BAGS No 0 Airbag sensor harness underneath the passenger seat comes disconnected from moving the seat back and forth causing a wa…
2023-07-28 AIR BAGS No 0 In September 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened [XXX] to assess the malfunction of the Passenger S…
2023-07-01 AIR BAGS No 0 The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated while operating the vehicle, the front passenger’s side air …
2023-05-10 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 A false code was given indicating the coolant level was low on the batteries. This was a know compute glitch problem wh…
2022-11-01 AIR BAGS No 0 The passenger seat occupancy sensor is malfunctioning and needs replaced.
2022-10-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOSING POWER FOR PROPULSION ON THE HIGHWAY/ROADS AT ALL SPEEDS. SHUTTING OFF.…
2022-09-26 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Driver’s display completely dark. I can’t see speed, gas remaining, charge remaining, turn signals, gear, warnings if t…
2022-08-01 AIR BAGS No 0 Airbag light is on due to faulty passenger seat sensor that is a known defect by manufacturer. Your investigation was c…
2022-07-28 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Blank (dark) main screen display for speedometer, fuel, etc. Fuse not blown. the vehicle is unsafe to drive. One can r…
2022-07-14 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 brakes locked up durring a panic stop. abs did not engage. abs code C012E-12 Hydraulic Brake Boost Pressure Loss-Low …
2022-02-15 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated that while his son was driving 55 MPH, the vehicle lost moti…
2022-02-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 CAR SUDDENLY ENTERSINTO A NO START AND STALL.THIS IS BEING REPAIRED BY H&H CHEVROLET IN OMAHA AT OWNERS EXPENSE.THE PRO…
2022-01-12 AIR BAGS:SRS MALFUNCTION WARNING LAMP/LIGHT No 0 Airbag Service Light comes on for unknown reason. This appears to be a very common problem amongst Chevy Volt owners (2…
2022-01-01 AIR BAGS No 0 Regular Faulty Warnings referring to air bag component
2021-11-01 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 I'm constantly receiving a "Propulsion Power Loss" notification on my car. I have brought the car in to a Chevrolet dea…
2021-10-20 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 While traveling slowly (about 25mph) on an uphill grade, my Volt suddenly, with no warning messages or other alerts to …
2021-10-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 LCD Driver panel, fuel,odometer, speedometer, screen is completely black. Started flickering then went out. No warnin…
2021-09-29 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 2012 Chevy Volt, has been stalling out on the highway since it was brand new, every 6 months. It has been to the Chevr…
2021-09-13 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 My instruments cluster that displays speedometer/fuel/battery charge indicator went absolutely blank while vehicle was …
2021-09-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated that after entering and starting the vehicle, she became awa…
2021-08-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The display screen which shows my gas, battery amount as well as my speed has stopped working. I have changed the fuses…
2021-08-11 AIR BAGS No 0 Seat sensor for passenger air bag is not working. It picks up a passenger and turns on air bag then turns it off. Then …
2021-07-06 AIR BAGS No 0 The "service airbag" light starting coming on. I took the car to the dealership and they said that the harness in the…
2021-04-09 AIR BAGS No 0 THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY FOR DIFFERENT LENGTHS OF TIME. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ONLIN…
2021-04-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE VEHICLE HAS ILLUMINATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH A WARNING THAT THE BATTERY IS TOO COLD. THIS OCCURRED WHILE IN …
2021-03-21 POWER TRAIN No 0 DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEGAN MAKING EXTREMELY LOUD WHINING-LIKE SOUND WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING. PARKED THE CAR UNTIL I…
2021-03-01 AIR BAGS No 0 We began receiving the intermittent warning message "Service Airbag" on our 2012 Chevy Volt at around 65,000 miles, and…
2021-01-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TEMPERATURE SENSORS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE BATTERY PACK FAIL UNEXPECTEDLY. SOMETIMES DISPLAYING A "BATTERY TOO …
2021-01-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES BLANK IN COLD WEATHER. NOT ABLE TO SEE SPEED OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION.
2020-12-28 AIR BAGS No 0 MY 2012 HAS A "SERVICE AIRBAG" CODE THAT POPS UP WHEN I START THE CAR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB, I'VE COME …
2020-12-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE DRIVER'S INFO SCREEN (SPEED, ODOMETER, REMAINING FUEL, WARNING LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, SAFETY MESSAGES, ETC.) WENT BL…
2020-12-01 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 ANYTIME THE VEHICLE GOES OVER BUMP, POTHOLE, OR PARTICULARLY ROUGH ROAD SURFACE AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL I…
2020-10-17 AIR BAGS No 0 AIRBAG SENSOR WARNING. 117K MILES. JUST CAME ON, DEALER WANTS $1100 TO FIX IT. AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE GM SHOULD FIX …
2020-10-01 AIR BAGS No 0 SERVICE AIRBAG SENSOR FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I WILL GET THE WARNING DING, THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE FOR…
2020-09-19 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING VEHICLE, THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT…
2020-09-11 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 [XXX] 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STOPPING AT THE END OF A BATTERY CHARGE WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO SWITCH TO …