Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2018 Chevrolet Bolt Ev.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering wheel gets stuck, is difficult to turn, and doesn't return to center. Issues with this make the car much m… |
| 2026-04-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | Steering doesn't return to center when moving. When moving at low speeds steering is heavy. Possible steering gear issu… |
| 2026-01-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | [XXX] has stearing gear needing to be replaced after <60K miles. is there a way to report that this may be design flaw… |
| 2025-10-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | Steering wheel makes noise and is hard to steer. The car creaks and clunks when driving over any type of speed bump, po… |
| 2025-09-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | Steering does not return to center without effort. Feels stiff. Very different from other owned cars. |
| 2025-09-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Vehicle arrived with windshield chip, transport company provided proof happened before transport. Brake failure on firs… |
| 2025-09-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering fails to return to center after a turn, especially at low speed. It requires me to manually center the whe… |
| 2025-08-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering wheel will not return to center after turning. The steering feels stiff, and the steering wheel will not … |
| 2025-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering rack loses its lubrication make it turn harder and could potentially fail completely leading to a loss of … |
| 2025-06-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | Steering wheel does not return to center |
| 2025-05-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering of my 2018 Chevy Bolt is sticky. At moderate speeds and going around sweeping corners and curves, the ste… |
| 2025-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | Well known steering issue causing steering to almost "lock" and not return to center. Seemingly caused by lack of greas… |
| 2025-04-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | On 4/5/2025 I was driving at 35mph and the steering wheel began to violently shimmy. The vehicle became difficult to st… |
| 2025-04-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | At about 40k miles my steering changed. The steering would no longer straighten out. It occurred to me on a windy road,… |
| 2025-04-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Brake modules not working properly and need reprogramming. GM not honoring their buyback warranty. |
| 2025-01-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | Sometimes, the steering wheel of the car will not return back to center after turning. The steering also feels a lot he… |
| 2024-12-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HMI module failed. Distraction from road because the display pops on and off. Im not taking in my car because there are… |
| 2024-10-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | my bolt was bought in 2018 (2018model) and has only a lil over 35k mileage. I was just informed by the dealer that the… |
| 2024-10-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering gear went out at 45k miles and I JUST got the car recently. The steering stays stuck when I turn it and it… |
| 2024-08-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering does not return to center after a turn. It must manually be returned to the center position. Also, there… |
| 2024-06-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | While driving, the steering wheel is stiff when turning left or right and the steering wheel will not return to center … |
| 2024-05-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The radio antenna/receiver/reception in my 2018 Chevy Bolt is very poor. There are many areas I receive almost no radio… |
| 2023-11-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | Steering gear failed. My young daughter usually drives this car. I drove it for the first time in a couple of weeks b… |
| 2023-11-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | Steering wheel does not return to center and stays in a stuck position after turning it. VERY COMMON ISSUE THIS NEEDS T… |
| 2023-09-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | Steering stiff. Steering wheel does not return to center on sweeping turns. Getting progressively more pronounced wit… |
| 2023-09-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The rack and pinion steering degraded over a short period of time with less than 25,000 miles on the vehicle. The first… |
| 2023-07-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV. The contact stated that after the dealer performed the recall repair under N… |
| 2023-06-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Dealer will not do recall : (The high voltage batteries in these vehicles may pose a risk of fire when charged to full,… |
| 2023-05-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV. The contact stated that while driving at night at an unknown speed, the rege… |
| 2023-04-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | My 2018 Chevrolet Bolt steering does not self center. After a turn I have to manually turn the steering wheel back to c… |
| 2023-03-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | The factory installed steering rack is binding and fails to return to center. The car has 96,000 miles on it. The steer… |
| 2023-03-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Driving 65mph in middle lane the vehicle suddenly dropped in speed to 45mph and on the dash a warning came up that said… |
| 2023-02-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I received a "Propulsion Power Reduced" warning indicator on my 2018 Chevy Bolt while driving on the highway. Although … |
| 2022-10-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | This car has only 33,000 miles and has been driven gently, mostly on the highway. My wife took her car into the dealer … |
| 2022-08-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering wheel.does not turn back to the center once I make a turn. Mechanics say it is a steering gear that is out… |
| 2022-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering binds up while turning and the steering wheel does not return to its center neutral position. This is a ma… |
| 2022-07-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | Over the last month I have noticed that the steering fails to return to center once I turn the front wheels more than a… |
| 2022-07-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | While driving at highway speed, the steering wheel started to shimmy, making the vehicle difficult to control. On insp… |
| 2022-06-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The battery in this vehicle was replaced pursuant to the current recall at the Morehart Murphy dealership in Durango, C… |
| 2022-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I have tried to schedule service for the High Voltage Battery Recall using a GM recommended service provider in Jeffers… |
| 2022-04-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT EXTREME VIBRATIONS OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. THIS ISSUE COME AND GOES WITH OUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS DISPL… |
| 2022-03-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | It appears the steering rack is binding up. On sweeping corners at moderate speed (30-50mph) the steering wheel must … |
| 2022-02-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | Our vehicle's power steering is intermittent. It randomly shuts off, leaving the driver with no power steering. Most fr… |
| 2021-10-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2018 CHEVROLET BOLT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. T… |
| 2021-10-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | I purchased this car at 15,000 miles in October 2021. It’s my first electric car, and I just assumed that the stiffness… |
| 2021-09-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | Driving curvy mountain road and the steering wheel fails to return to center. Nearly caused a terrible accident. |
| 2021-09-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Parking like this is not practical and GM needs to expedite this buyback: https://insideevs.com/news/533584/chevrolet-… |
| 2021-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I received a recall notice for my 2018 Chevy Bolt and my complaint is in reference to that. It is not a new issue. Th… |
| 2021-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Battery fire hazard not resolved. Recommendation from GM to not charge above 90% and not discharge below about 40%, gi… |
| 2021-08-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | GM is aware of a defect that may cause my vehicle to catch fire. They have advised me to park outside so in case it cat… |