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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

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95,500 miles · Jun 24, 2019

Electrical SystemUnknown Or Other

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I HAD MY 2015 VOLT (AT ~95000 MILES) SERVICED AT AMERICAN CHEVROLET(MODESTO, CA) ON JUNE 19TH FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I HAD 2 MILES EV CHARGE LEFT LEAVING DEALERSHIP PARKING. 2 MIN OUT OF DEALERSHIP, JUST BEFORE STOPPING AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT, I SAW AN ERROR: "PROPULSION POWER IS REDUCED" ON DISPLAY. THEN I REALIZED THE CAR HAD NO POWER AT ALL. TURNED OFF ENGINE, AND TURNED IT BACK ON, THE SCREEN SAYS "INITIALIZING....." AND IT LASTED MORE THAN 20 SECONDS, STILL NO POWER. ALL CARS WERE MOVING AGAIN, AND I WAS STUCK ON THE SECOND TO THE RIGHT LANE WITH NO POWER! I POWER CYCLED AGAIN, STILL NO POWER. EMERGENCY LIGHTS DIDN'T LIGHT UP DURING INITIALIZATION. THIS MEANT CARS BEHIND ME WOULDN'T SEE MY LIGHTS. I HAVE A CAMERA FACING THE REAR, AND IT SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE. NOW CAME THE SCARY PART, I SAW A BIG SUV DRIVING AT PROBABLY 60MPH CAME RIGHT BEHIND ME!! LUCKILY THE SUV WAS ABLE TO BRAKE REALLY HARD AND SWERVED TO MY RIGHT LANE BEFORE REAR ENDING ME. I GOT OUT THE VEHICLE, AND STARTED SIGNALING TO CARS BEHIND ME, AND ALL THE CARS NOW COULD SEE ME AND CHANGED LANES. I CALLED DEALER, AND TWO ADVISORS ARRIVED IN JUST A FEW MINS. THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY AND GAVE ME A RIDE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD ME THE CAR WOULD BE TOWED BACK AND DIAGNOSED. MY VOLT HAS BEEN STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING TEST SINCE JUNE 19TH. TODAY, JUNE 24TH, MY CHEVY ADVISOR, JUAN MORENO CALLED SAID THEY'VE DONE ALL TESTS, AND EVERYTHING HAS BEEN FINE, AND THEY WOULD DO SOME MORE TESTING, AFTER WHICH I SHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK IT UP TODAY. ON JUNE 19TH, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM ABOUT A SOFTWARE UPDATE, HPCM2. I REQUESTED DEALER PERFORM THE UPDATE. I DON'T KNOW IF THE SOFTWARE DEFECT CAUSED MY VOLT LOSING POWER. BUT NOW I REALLY HAD CONCERN OVER THE SAFETY OF THE VOLT AS IT WAS A FAMILY CAR TO HAUL FAMILY.

NHTSA ODI #11222227

23,000 miles · May 16, 2017

Unknown Or Other

HEAT STOPPED WORKING, WAS INFORMED THAT I MAY NEED TO HAVE A SECOND HEAT SOURCE PER DRIVERS MANUAL. I WAS SOLD A VEHICLE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK THAT WAS PRESENTED AS HAVING HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING.

NHTSA ODI #10985920

Official recalls

15V442000 · Steering

Jul 10, 2015

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles manufactured November 8, 2013, to March 12, 2015, and 2015 Chevrolet Volt vehicles manufactured April 11, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the inner tie rod may not be tightened to specification allowing the tie rod to separate from the steering gear.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Separation of the tie rod from the steering gear could result in the loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear assembly, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 15386.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

DP22005 · Pedestrian Alert Sounds

Opened Jan 27, 2023 · Closed Aug 7, 2023

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:propulsion System

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.