Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2019 Chevrolet Volt

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
34
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
628
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

34 filed
3
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical System
    11
  • Power Train
    10
  • Unknown OR Other
    8
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR Shift
    6
  • Service Brakes
    3
  • Engine
    3
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    2
  • Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
18V673000·SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER2018-09-26

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Cadillac CT6, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Volt, and GMC Yukon XL vehicles. Certain second-row or third-row rear seatbelts retractor assemblies may not automatically lock when the seatbelt is fully pulled out of the retractor, possibly preventing a child seat from being properly secured. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

RiskIf the child seat is not properly secured in the event of a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.

FixGM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear seatbelt retractors and replace them if necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 7, 2018. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 18315.

18V576000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER2018-08-30

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Equinox, Impala, Cruze, Volt and Bolt EV vehicles, GMC Terrain vehicles, Buick Lacrosse and Regal vehicles, Cadillac XTS and XTS Professional vehicles and 2018 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating causing gas pockets to form, potentially reducing rear brake performance.

RiskA reduction of braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.

FixGM will notify owners, and dealers will bleed the vehicle's brake system, free of charge. The recall began October 11, 2018. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 18279.

NHTSA investigations

4 actions
PE23022·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM2023-11-29 → 2025-03-03

Loss of Motive Power due to the Battery Energy Control Module

PE23022·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2023-11-29 → 2025-03-03

Loss of Motive Power due to the Battery Energy Control Module

PE23022·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/ENERGY CONTROL MODULE (BMS/BECM)2023-11-29 → 2025-03-03

Loss of Motive Power due to the Battery Energy Control Module

DP22005·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM2023-01-27 → 2023-08-07

Pedestrian alert sounds

Led to recall22V063000

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