2017 Chevrolet Volt — Known Issues & Recalls

Your Volt's Battery Energy Control Module (the computer that manages the high-voltage battery) has failed, preventing the car from charging and triggering a "reduced power" warning message. While General Motors has acknowledged this issue with a special coverage bulletin, your vehicle may not qualify for the repair program depending on which state you registered it in. If this module continues to fail, your car could become completely unable to operate.

Three separate high-voltage battery section failures within one year, each causing complete loss of propulsion. Two occurred at freeway speeds on [XXX]. FAILURE 1 ([XXX]): Vehicle lost propulsion.

On 10/14, I was driving the car to my job, when the car suddenly switched from its electric battery power to its internal combustion engine. The vehicle's information screen only showed that the battery was unavailable. I was able to operate the car on only the internal combustion engine to arrive at work.

Your 2017 Chevrolet Volt failed to start while parked, and the check engine light along with several other warning lights came on. After restarting the vehicle, you took it to the dealer where they diagnosed a Battery Energy Control Module (BECM) failure. The manufacturer said you'd have to pay for the repair yourself. This happened at around 84,000 miles.

My 2017 Chevy Volt stalled, wont charge, safely concerns. safety-related special coverage is being denied by local Chevy dealer. Check Engine light codes U2603-06, U2623, well known issue in chevy volt community, that points to Chevy faulty BECM.

Following a day trip involving sub-freezing temperatures and full depletion of the traction battery, the vehicle was plugged in at home and appeared to be charging. The following morning, I enable the preheat via the remote before leaving the house for work, and notice the CEL/MIL before starting the car. Car was cold, charging indicator was flashing green as if it was accepting charge.

Your car is experiencing an intermittent engine misfire while driving. A Chevrolet dealership diagnosed that your EGR valve needs replacement, which they quoted at approximately $4,000—a substantial repair cost relative to your vehicle's value.

Your check engine light came on unexpectedly while driving or starting the vehicle, and your car's mobile app showed several engine-related error codes. You took it to the dealer, but they didn't diagnose or repair the issue. The fix will likely involve the dealer scanning the error codes, identifying the specific engine problem, and replacing or repairing the faulty component.

The BECM (Battery Energy Control Module) failed. The vehicle illuminated the MIL and the driver display to show a "Reduced power". When restarted, the display showed "shift to park", which I did several times.

There is a ongoing problem with the BECM on 2016-2018 volts. Mine is one of them. Contacted Chevrolet and they say my VIN isn’t under the extended coverage.

Experiencing intermittent propulsion system failure with multiple simultaneous warning messages on 2017 Chevrolet Volt at approximately 59,000 miles.

I was driving in stop and go traffic on a relatively busy road when I was cut off. I braked hard to avoid a collision. Immediately afterwards, the car would not respond to the accelerator and would not go forward.

Coolant was discovered inside your Chevrolet Volt's lithium-ion battery module during a dealership service visit, and the battery was deemed unusable even though there was no visible damage to the module itself. The dealership estimated the repair cost at $29,000, and a service representative acknowledged seeing this issue on multiple vehicles, suggesting it may be a manufacturing defect rather than a maintenance-related problem. Despite regular maintenance and recalls at Chevrolet dealerships throughout the vehicle's 127,000-mile life, the coolant contamination still occurred. The repair will likely involve replacing the entire battery module to prevent potential safety issues.

My car started having issues with the hybrid system, with fault alerts related to the drive motor control module, hybrid powertrain control module, and battery energy control module in the transmission, and the vehicle is available for inspection if needed. The engine light had been on for about a week, and I was waiting for availability at work to take it to a mechanic.

I am reporting a series of safety concerns regarding my 2017 Chevy Volt, which have persisted despite multiple attempts to address them with the dealership. These issues pose significant risks to my safety and that of others on the road.

Several years ago, when I was driving the vehicle, I got a sudden "reduced propulsion alert" and the onboard coolant temperature gauge showed a significant spike in temperature. To avoid overheating, I had to pull over on the side of the highway. In the onboard fuse box, there was a blown F3 fuse.

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 - 40 MPH, the message stating that the propulsion was reduced was displayed, and the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact continued to drive the vehicle, and the vehicle unintendedly decelerated.

I am reporting a series of safety concerns regarding my 2017 Chevy Volt, which have persisted despite multiple attempts to address them with the dealership. These issues pose significant risks to my safety and that of others on the road.

My 2017 Chevy Volt is having Battery Energy Control Module (BECM) issues. I receive the occasional error message of "propulsion is reduced" and engine fault codes of P1E00, U2619, U2620, U2621, U2622, U2623, and U2624. GM issued a Special Coverage bulletin (N232432680) extending the warranty for the Battery Energy Control Module (BECM) on 2016-2018 Chevy Volts to 15 years/150,000 miles.

The engine light starts blinking and telling me propulsion power reduced, and then I cannot use the cruise control after that turns on, and it starts losing power, driving on I 70 after work all of a sudden it turned on and wet from going 76 miles an hour to 52 on highway I 70 where the speed limit was 75.