2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 2%of 176 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 1,518miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV, 2% of the 176 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 1,518 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Android auto skip and pause on steering wheel stopped working unless infotainment reset daily or re-enter car. Was an abnormal ticking noise coming from the vehicle. The noise sounded as if it were coming from the area of the console/ gear shift”
NHTSA complaint #11398130, filed 2021-02, 2,136 miles“The 2020 Chevrolet bolt EV premier has excellent cruise control, holding speed to within 1 MPH of set speed through automatic acceleration going uphill and automatic regenerative braking going down hill. The car has collision detection and can report time to impact to the tenth of a second. What it can't do is apply regenerative braking when a detected crash may be imminent. It just flashes a warning light and sounds an alarm beep, but doesn't try to prevent a crash, allowing a driver with slowed reflexes to plow into the vehicle ahead.”
NHTSA complaint #11402707, filed 2021-03, 900 miles“I hit a deer on a back road coming home from work, on impact I heard a loud explosion and smelt burning electronics and the smell of an air bag, the seat belt locked. Then after the initial impact the car then stopped and the emergency alarm went of and many messages were on the screen. Fast forward after everything, I call onstar to make ask a question they answered with I see your air bags deployed are you okay, I responded yes because they didn't come out the air bag switch did explosion but the air bag did not deploy.”
NHTSA complaint #11435308, filed 2021-10Related service bulletins
- 11023051May 8, 2025This service bulletin provides information for the technicians to use a Customer Concern Verification sheet to facilitate the questions needing to be answered by the customer…
- 11011406Oct 1, 2024This Preliminary information communicates a "Forward Collision System Reduced" message displayed on the DIC when the Forward Automatic Braking has been set to the "Alert"…
- 10251704Feb 21, 2024This Preliminary information communicates a "Forward Collision System Reduced" message displayed on the DIC when the Forward Automatic Braking has been set to the "Alert"…
Forward collision avoidance: other model years
Other parts of the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV
95 complaintsFuel system
31 complaintsSteering
23 complaintsOther or unknown
21 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
11 complaintsEngine
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
8 complaintsAir bags
6 complaintsSeat belts
6 complaintsExterior lighting
5 complaintsLane departure
5 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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