2017 Chevrolet Volt Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 1%of 703 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 21,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2017 Chevrolet Volt, 1% of the 703 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 21,000 miles.
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.
“When I park my car, I shift it into park and press the button to turn the car off. However I then get a message on the dash: action required shift to park. But it's already in park & I cannot shut off the car.”
NHTSA complaint #11364449, filed 2020-10, 47,000 miles“Upon starting the car (after sitting in the sun with windows up, so hot cabin), when I shift to any gear out of park, I get an action required shift to park message. The shifter will go to drive, for example, but pressing the gas pedal does not move the car, and I have the message to shift to park. This has happened twice. Both times I rolled down windows, and tried turning the car off and back on again to resolve this. After several rounds of this, the car did shift to drive and would go. …”
NHTSA complaint #11364455, filed 2020-10, 50,000 miles“The trouble began on march 16th, I came to a stop at a light, ready to take a u turn.driving in EV mode. All lights in the console turned on and I got three errors information : propulsion power is reduced service : stabilitrak service : power steering. Drive with care the power steering gave up.restarted the car after 5mins, everything was normal. On march 24th, on a highway , in hold mode. After a few miles in, I got an error action required: engine overheating reduce speed took the next exit out and saw that the coolant tank is empty. Turned on EV mode , drove back home. …”
NHTSA complaint #11196493, filed 2019-04, 25,000 miles“We are writing to voice a very disconcerting and dangerous incident with our 2017 chevy VOLT. On a return trip at dark from cleveland, ohio to rochester, ny on 12-26-16, our engine suddenly gave warning beeps which prompted my husband to pull over to the shoulder on interstate 90 in erie, pa. We had all of 15-20 seconds to get off this heavily trafficked highway when the car literally shut down.. Nothing worked not even the warning flashers. We could not open the trunk, and had we not kept one door open we would not have been able to enter the car. …”
NHTSA complaint #10944472, filed 2017-01, 4,000 miles“On multiple occasions (including after alleged repair), the vehicle requested to be placed in park while moving. On two occasions when placed in park the vehicle shift lock engaged and could not be shifted out of park. On one occasion the vehicle surged while driving prior to requesting to be placed in park. On all occurrences, the vehicle would not shut down and entered a continuous reboot cycle when the start/stop button was pressed, including when towed.”
NHTSA complaint #11180635, filed 2019-02, 21,000 milesElectronic stability control: other model years
Other parts of the 2017 Chevrolet Volt
313 complaintsFuel system
237 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
221 complaintsEngine
184 complaintsOther or unknown
115 complaintsVehicle speed control
32 complaintsBrakes
27 complaintsSteering
16 complaintsAir bags
12 complaintsForward collision avoidance
9 complaintsEngine cooling
5 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2017 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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