2018 Chevrolet Volt Electrical System Problems
Owners have filed 87 complaints with NHTSA about electrical system problems on the 2018 Chevrolet Volt, 39% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 33,300 miles. The words owners use most often: “shift park” (43% of reports).
- 87electrical system complaints
- 33,300median miles at failure
- 0mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 70%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Shift park: mentioned in 37 of 87 complaints (43%)
- Turn off: mentioned in 22 of 87 complaints (25%)
- Propulsion power: mentioned in 14 of 87 complaints (16%)
- Battery energy control: mentioned in 8 of 87 complaints (9%)
At what mileage do electrical system problems happen?
Based on 17 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
None of the 87 complaints report a crash, fire or injury.
Chevrolet Volt electrical system complaints by model year
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists electrical system for the 2018 Chevrolet Volt. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
FAILURE SUMMARY & SAFETY RISK: While operating in live traffic, the vehicle experienced a sudden loss of motive power and entered a "Propulsion Power Reduced" failsafe mode, creating a severe rear-end collision hazard. The vehicle is currently grounded and remains available for inspection upon…
The vehicle frequently fails to register that the transmission has been shifted into Park. When this happens the instrument cluster displays "Action Required / Shift to Park" and the power (STOP/START) button will not shut the vehicle off. The condition is intermittent. I can usually clear it only…
While driving on a highway the car started to hesitate, a message appeared on the console "Propulsion power is reduced" and the engine light turn on. After driving some miles, a new message appeared: "Engine unavailable, service soon" and the car only ran on electric power, no motor engine. I had…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2018 Chevrolet Volts have electrical system problems?
No. NHTSA has 87 owner complaints about electrical system for the 2018 Chevrolet Volt (39% of the 225 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2018 Chevrolet Volt electrical system?
No recall currently lists electrical system for this vehicle.
At what mileage do electrical system problems start?
The median reported mileage is 33,300 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about electrical system problems on the 2018 Chevrolet Volt?
The most frequent phrase is “shift park”, in 37 of 87 complaints, followed by “turn off” (22).
Other 2018 Chevrolet Volt problems
See all 2018 Chevrolet Volt problems or electrical system problems across all Volt years.