2019 Chevrolet Volt problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Power Train (9) · Power Train:automatic Transmission:lever And Linkage:floor Shift (6) · Electrical System (5)
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Safety recalls (2)
Seat Belts:rear/Other 2018-09-26 · campaign 18V673000 · 15,800 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Cadillac CT6, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Volt, and GMC Yukon XL vehicles. Certain second-row or third-row rear seatbelts retractor assemblies may not automatically lock when the seatbelt is fully pulled out of the retractor, possibly preventing a child seat from being properly secured. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection.
Risk: If the child seat is not properly secured in the event of a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear seatbelt retractors and replace them if necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 7, 2018. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 18315.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:disc:caliper 2018-08-30 · campaign 18V576000 · 210,628 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Equinox, Impala, Cruze, Volt and Bolt EV vehicles, GMC Terrain vehicles, Buick Lacrosse and Regal vehicles, Cadillac XTS and XTS Professional vehicles and 2018 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating causing gas pockets to form, potentially reducing rear brake performance.
Risk: A reduction of braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will bleed the vehicle's brake system, free of charge. The recall began October 11, 2018. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 18279.
Service bulletins (633)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-10-26 · GM Update N25-250552 · Over The Air
• improvements to onstar functionality.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-26 · PIT5698F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi provides diagnostics tips on how the lin bus works and how to diagnosis it.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-04 · PIP4902W · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-21 · PIT5099J · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
pi to help diagnose a/c concern
Unknown Or Other 2026-04-01 · PIT3271Q · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP6104 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a gds2 session log and upload to a technical assistance case in cx connect.
Showing the 6 most recent of 633 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2025-08-12 · Power Train · 35,000 mi“the contact owns a 2019 chevrolet volt. the contact stated that while the vehicle was shifted to park(p), the message to “shift to park” remained displayed. the contact was unable to turn off the vehicle. the contact stated that for approximately 10 minutes, the gear shifter was shifted out of and back into park to be able to turn off the vehicle. …”
2025-04-21 · Electrical System · 80,000 mi“the contact owns a 2019 chevrolet volt. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the battery high-voltage disconnect relay. the vehicle was not repaired due to a lack of part availability. the manufacturer was notified…”
2024-12-16 · Unknown Or Other“when shifted into park, persistent error message that car was not in park. unable to shut off the car despite numerous manipulations of shift. few similar preceeding incidents were resolved by shift to drive then back to park. goes to dealer tomorrow. car running endlessly is dangerous. what if i could not stay with the car, or the car was on the l…”
2024-12-05 · Seats“driver seat frame has a loud squeak during normal operation of vehicle. driver seat is a critical safety item, and my concern is that the seat frame has a manufacturing defect.…”
2024-06-21 · Power Train“two incidents related to the powertrain. 1) in december, 2023, the ev battery was drained and the car would not start based on the gas motor. the dealer fixed it in our recollection. 2) on [xxx], i was driving the car out of a detroit convention center parking lot, going up the ramp when the car, with no warning, completely lost power and stopped.…”
2024-06-05 · Power Train“mileage: 38523 engine not available service soon propulsion power is reduced fuel range low: 3/4 tank full of gas [xxx] - i was driving northbound on [xxx] south of castlewood in northern california. i was driving 70 mph when i suddenly received the error messages above on my dashboard screen. the vehicle immediately had power from 70 mph quickly g…”
2023-12-09 · Steering“while driving home one evening, the power steering suddenly failed. a warning message displayed to service the power steering. it became very difficult to steer the car. i had to pull extremely hard on the wheel to be able to make turns. for the turn into my community, i had to make four attempts to get the car to clear the turn through the entranc…”
2023-12-02 · Power Train · 💥 crash“vehicle lost propulsion and all power mid turn at approximately 45mph. powe steering and assisted brakes were gone. conditions were rainy, resulting in single car crash. car did not restart. no codes present. occurred again after repairs at 70mph on highway. codes p0ac4 and p0c0e indicating drive motor power inverter b. despite being under warranty…”
2023-11-30 · Unknown Or Other“i am getting "shift to park" error when turning off vehicle. vehicle does not shut off--problem is defect in the transmission and apparently this is fairly common defect yet there is no recall??? …”
2023-09-15 · Electrical System“vehicle has developed an intermittent issue when placed in park. displays a message "attention needed: shift to park" accompanied by audio alerts inside and outside of the vehicle. this is obviously unsafe as the vehicle cannot be parked and turned off reliably. gm technical bulletin 19-na-206 issued in may 2021 (attached) specifically states that…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.