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2015 Chevrolet Volt Electrical system Problems

Complaints
18about this part
Share
41%of 44 total for the year
Median mileage
57,000miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 18 complaints about the electrical system of the 2015 Chevrolet Volt, 41% of the 44 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 57,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Driving on 55 MPH straight two lane road when car ahead slowed. To recover energy to the battery, dropped from d to l in gear selection rather than using brakes (was plenty of distance, but not enough to coast). Car in front turned off to right. I advanced selector to drive, but overshot into neutral. Realized my error when pressing accelerator yielded no speed increase. Put selector into d , verified visually and pressed accelerator without result. Verified again visually that selector in d. …”

NHTSA complaint #11400359, filed 2021-03, 65,000 miles

“While driving my VOLT on the freeway, both the navigation display and the instrument display went blank. I had no visibility of my speed, fuel status, engine status. I attempted to re display the nav system, but I had to drive the rest of my trip with no display. Played with the lights, on then off no change. I have had this happen on 3 different occasions. All three times, the display was returned on the next day.”

NHTSA complaint #10881350, filed 2016-06, 24,000 miles

“I returned home from vacation. My car had been sitting in the garage. When I started it up and put in reverse the backup camera was black, the back up lights failed to come on. I checked online and several other people had experienced the same thing that was caused by a short in the driver's side visor that is on the same fuse as the back up camera and lights. I took if to the dealer, when they replaced the fuse, it blew immediately. They ran diagnostics then replaced the visor. The diagnostics cost over $350, the new visor $80. The car had 38000 miles on it. …”

NHTSA complaint #11170638, filed 2019-01, 38,000 miles

“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! …”

NHTSA complaint #11222227, filed 2019-06, 95,500 miles

“My '15 VOLT (99k miles) center information display stopped working 3 days ago. In the first 2 days, occasionally it was on. Once on it stayed on, then next restart might not work again. I checked fuse box on the left side of the drive panel. F4 (10a) is supposed for center information display, and continuity was good. I did try pulling it out and putting back in a few times hoping if it was contact issues with the lead I might see difference, but display was still not on. Because the display was not on, the AC does not work, neither do the backup camera, sensors and navigation systems. …”

NHTSA complaint #11245620, filed 2019-08, 99,000 miles

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20191132%
20188839%
201731345%
20167745%
20151841%
20142729%
20136320%
20128635%
20112347%

Other parts of the 2015 Chevrolet Volt

Fuel system
11 complaints
Engine
8 complaints
Air bags
7 complaints
Brakes
6 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
6 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints
Vehicle speed control
2 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2015 Chevrolet Volt

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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