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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1G1RD6S55GU••••••2016 Chevrolet VOLT
That is about average for the 2016 Chevrolet VOLT — 5 complaints per build across 32 builds.
5on this build
163on the model
32builds in total
Most reportedFuel/propulsion System 3Power Train 2Electrical System 2Forward Collision Avoidance 2
What owners of this build wrote
Fuel/propulsion SystemOct 2024
With PHEV battery at 0%, it's normal for the gas engine to kick in. What's not normal is when the infamous BCEM propulsion system failure happened. First, it shut off the ICE engine and reverted to EV mode when I have 0% charges left. The system also reduced power to the car.…
Power TrainMar 2024
GM issued a special coverage warranty for 2016-2018 Chevrolet Volts that had a BECM failure. However, they did not include all of the Volts. We have a 2016 that has a catastrophic BECM failure. The car won't start and the only indicator was the day before it said the vehicle…
Electrical SystemMar 2024
This vehicle has been intermittently displaying shift to park, reduced propulsion and loss of power. Chevrolet will not address its problems utilizing the March 6, 2024 service bulletin that covers this model year despite it exhibiting these dangerous warnings and reduced power…
Electrical SystemJan 2023
My forward proximity sensors would randomly trigger. One day my ambient air temperature went haywire, checked for codes and had high voltage reading ambient air, brake booster trouble. After further investigation found that the X100(female) connector had water intrusion causing…
Power TrainAug 2021
My 2016 Chevy Volt has an issue where the is an intermittent shift to park message displayed while the vehicle in in park. This issue has been identified as a widespread issue and Chevrolet has published a Service Bulletin (NHTSA Technical Service Bulletin 19-NA-206). The most…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1G1RD6S55GU117821 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.