Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2011 Chevrolet Volt has 23 NHTSA electrical complaints and 1 electrical-related recall.
23
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Volt vehicles manufactured August 25, 2010, to June 26, 2013. If the driver exits t...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Driver display is blank (no speed, gear position, odometer, gas tank, etc), with the exception of s... |
| Oct 6, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Driver instrument panel went blank. Speedometer, fuel/battery gauge, odometer, etc are all gone. The... |
| Jul 13, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Charging station over heated and the plug burnt my wall plug |
| Aug 29, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, WHICH DISPLAYS SPEED, ODOMETER AND FUEL LEVER AMONG OTHER SAFETY INFORMATION, ST... |
| Jun 18, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE INS... |
| May 2, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEATS | SINCE THE SPRING OF 2020, "SERVICE AIR BAG" WARNING COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, RELATED TO PASSENGER SE... |
| Jan 9, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHEN BELOW FREEZING OUT MAIN DISPLAY CONTAINING SPEED, DIRECTIONAL, GEAR SELECT, TIRE PRESSURE AND ... |
| Sep 18, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE HEAT WILL NOT WORK IN THE CAR WHEN THE CAR IS USING THE BATTERY - HEAT WILL ONLY WORK WHEN THE E... |
| Aug 2, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | DRIVERS SIDE DASH DISPLAY WENT BLACK WHILE DRIVING, ( JUST DRIVING DOWN A CONGESTED FREEWAY IN HOUST... |
| Jul 30, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT BLACK DARK NO VISIBILITY MPH , FUEL LEVEL, WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. IT ... |
| May 30, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHILE DRIVING ON THE MORNING OF MAY 30, 2019, THE DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT BLANK. I PULL... |
| Aug 7, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT P... |
| Mar 5, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | DRIVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER , SPEEDOMETER, GAS / ELECTRIC GAUGE UNREADABLE |
| Sep 12, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | IN THE 6 YEARS THAT I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE, THE POWER CORD HAS BURN THROUGH 2 TIMES AND THE RECEPTACL... |
| Aug 7, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING FA... |
| Aug 1, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAY GOES BLACK WHILE DRIVING. WEB SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. |
| May 27, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | DRIVER'S INSTRUMENT PANEL (LCD DISPLAY) BLACKOUT. THE LCD DISPLAY SIMPLY DID NOT COME ON AS IT NORM... |
| May 15, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | DRIVER INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DARK AND WON'T TURN ON. LOSS OF ALL SPEED, TURN SIGNAL, AND WARNING DI... |
| Dec 26, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | DRIVER DISPLAY SHUTS OFF WHILE IN MOTION DRIVING USUALLY IN COLD WEATHER. TEMPERATURE USUALLY AROUND... |
| Nov 2, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF A WARNING LIGHT COMES ON STATING THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN PARK. HOWE... |