Chevrolet Volt Change Vehicle

“The gas "spring" that supports the rear hatch was faulty from the factory and disassembled itself at about the time that Chevrolet issued a recall for this part. It did extensive damage to the roof panel and hatch requiring repair and painting, thankfully covered by Chevrolet. The gas spring has since sagged and I replaced it myself”

“Strut broke causing hatchback to be very heavy”

“trunk latch reciever screws have come loose several times since I have owned the car”

“Right rear taillight failed after 3 years. Not covered under warranty. Because it's a sealed LED unit and because its replacement requires removal of the rear body panel, the repair at the dealer cost $500. It used to be that you could buy a replacement bulb for $5 and do the job yourself. This would seem to be a design flaw”

“excessive moisture buildup in left tail light. No damage has ever occurred to it”

“One of the tire pressure monitors failed. I chose not to replace because of the expense”

“Chevrolet bowtie on front fell off. Rain draining trim on roof is loose”

“EV charging port door is supposed to open at the press of a button, but sometimes gets stuck and needs to be pried open by hand”

“Volt logo on the drivers side came loose. May have been caused by an automatic car wash”

“Steering would get "stuck"”

“strut failed early; groaned; was replaced under warranty”

“have had it into dealer twice, once to get rack and pinion replaced, steering sticks, scary thing”

“Battery charging system problems took a month to repair. Once the battery was installed incorrectly. Problems with the charging system were not correctly diagnosed by dealer and Chevy tech contact. The replacement battery heater failed because of pro”

“Would not take charge. Needed replacement of charging connector (on side of car). Common problem according to web comments”

“Water leaking thru unsealed joint in floor”

“Rear suspension squeaks and grinds when turning to the left or to the right. It is as if some nuts and bolts have become loose”

“Catalytic converter failed at 44,000 miles (~11,000 miles on gas engine). Covered under warranty, but VERY early failure for a part that should last at least 100,000 (gas engine) miles”

“Brand new on way home EGR light came on. Returned and system system update performed and problem solved”

“Sames a previously discussed re fault codes and clearing of same”

“Car flashed warning, then stopped; towed; fault codes indicated problem with solenoid boy / valve. Cleared code and fixed itself. Took dealer four working days to figure out. No real answer - was told it might have been some dirt in the valve or at t”

“Intermittently, while braking at slow speeds, i.e. parking lot speed or approaching a stop sign, and on dry pavement, the brake pedal would go soft, the traction control light would come on and the car would not continue to slow/stop”

“rotors show uneven wear and seem to be defective dealer said there was nothing they could to unless I wanted to pay!”

“The user interface sucks”

“Problems crop up every few months.SHould have Analog buttons instead of two touch systems. just the other day, touchscreen would not turn on, could not control air output in the rain, so entire car fogged up and had to pull over”

“"Engine unavailable" message and died on the highway. Required a new planetary gear transmission”

“engine was replaced due to leak”

“Check engine light. Occurred and resolved multiple times”