2017 CHEVROLET VOLT — Complaint #1954925
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NHTSA Complaint about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:FUEL CELL filed January 3, 2024
NHTSA complaint #1954925 (ODI reference 11563295) concerns a 2017 CHEVROLET VOLT and was filed on January 3, 2024. The owner reports the failure occurred on July 15, 2023. The vehicle had 77,800 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Florida based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as electrical system:propulsion system:fuel cell, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same CHEVROLET VOLT cohort independently describe similar electrical system:propulsion system:fuel cell failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2017 CHEVROLET VOLT shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and was shaking. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated, and the battery charge indicator showed that the battery was empty when fully charged. The contact also stated that the shift to park light illuminated, and the vehicle was restarted. The contact drove the vehicle to the residence. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic and was diagnosed, but not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 77,800.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1954925 |
| ODI Number | 11563295 |
| Date Filed | January 3, 2024 |
| Failure Date | July 15, 2023 |
| VIN | 1G1RC6S56HU |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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