2015 Chevrolet Volt Electrical Problems

Your 2015 Chevy Volt experiences random power loss, reduced propulsion warnings, and sudden shutdowns while driving with no warning. These electrical and engine issues create a serious safety risk since your car can lose power unexpectedly on the road. GM has refused to service the vehicle because they no longer manufacture or support the required parts, leaving you with no manufacturer remedy available.

While driving, your vehicle randomly displays a loss of propulsion warning and suddenly loses acceleration power, which has nearly caused accidents on the highway. Your car also unexpectedly switches between electric and gas mode, causing it to jolt abruptly. The issue appears to be an electrical or fuel system malfunction that's affecting how power is delivered to your wheels.

While driving 75 mph on the freeway with cruise control, your Volt suddenly shut down completely — the engine, electrical system, and everything on the dashboard went dark for about 2 seconds before restarting with a "Service Theft Deterent" warning. During the shutdown, you lost power steering and braking, forcing you to coast to the shoulder. Additionally, your Volt has been unable to charge the battery at home or work for several weeks despite a new battery being installed a week ago, and a check engine light is now on.

Your airbag warning light is turning on and off while you're accelerating or braking hard. The dealer replaced your seat belt pretensioner twice but the problem came back, and they've now identified that the wiring harness connecting the airbag system needs to be replaced to fix it. This repair involves replacing the electrical wiring that controls your airbag system.

While driving on the highway, your instrument cluster—the digital display that shows your speed, fuel level, battery level, warning lights, and other important information—suddenly went blank and turned off. This is a serious safety concern because you lose visibility of your speed, whether your lights and turn signals are on, and any warning messages. The issue likely involves an electrical connection or component failure in the instrument cluster.

Your 2015 Volt won't charge even after you replaced the charge receptacle yourself. You've experienced loss of propulsion errors while driving, and the P1EE6 error code suggests the battery control module (BECM) may need replacement or reprogramming. The dealer wants to charge $200/hour for diagnosis, though there's a known safety bulletin for 2016-2019 models that may be relevant. Fixing this will likely require the dealer to test the BECM and possibly replace and reprogram it.

Your car's engine appears to be shutting off unexpectedly while you're driving, even though the car continues moving and shows no other signs of trouble. A monitoring device detected the engine turning off at a location where you never stopped, suggesting the engine may be cutting out briefly and restarting on its own. This could indicate an electrical or fuel system issue causing intermittent power loss while the vehicle is in motion. A mechanic will need to diagnose whether the problem is in the ignition system, fuel delivery, or engine control electronics.

While driving at 50 mph, your vehicle's screen and all displays suddenly went black, then came back on with the check engine light illuminated. Your gas pedal stopped responding completely, forcing you to coast safely to the roadside. After turning the vehicle off and back on, everything returned to normal and the check engine light disappeared. This issue likely involves a temporary electrical or engine control system malfunction that may require diagnostic scanning to identify the root cause.

Your car suddenly lost power while driving and displayed a 'Propulsion Power Reduced' warning message. The battery wouldn't accept a charge, though you could restart the car and drive it to the dealer at reduced power. The dealer replaced the Body Control Module, but the same problem returned the next day—it was finally resolved after a second repair attempt.

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. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHEN I GOOGLED THE SAME PROBLEM, THERE ARE MANY VOLT OWNERS EPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CENTER INFORMATION DISPLAY NOT WORKING FOR BOTH GEN 1 AND GEN 2 CHEVY VOLT. IT WAS A PROBLEM THAT CHEVY HAS NOT FIXED IN A LONG TIME. VOLT OWNERS SHOULD GET TOGETHER TO FILE A CLASS ACTION ABOUT THIS.

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! I POWER CYCLED AGAIN, STILL NO POWER. EMERGENCY LIGHTS DIDN'T LIGHT UP DURING INITIALIZATION. THIS MEANT CARS BEHIND ME WOULDN'T SEE MY LIGHTS. I HAVE A CAMERA FACING THE REAR, AND IT SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE. NOW CAME THE SCARY PART, I SAW A BIG SUV DRIVING AT PROBABLY 60MPH CAME RIGHT BEHIND ME!! LUCKILY THE SUV WAS ABLE TO BRAKE REALLY HARD AND SWERVED TO MY RIGHT LANE BEFORE REAR ENDING ME. I GOT OUT THE VEHICLE, AND STARTED SIGNALING TO CARS BEHIND ME, AND ALL THE CARS NOW COULD SEE ME AND CHANGED LANES. I CALLED DEALER, AND TWO ADVISORS ARRIVED IN JUST A FEW MINS. THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY AND GAVE ME A RIDE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD ME THE CAR WOULD BE TOWED BACK AND DIAGNOSED. MY VOLT HAS BEEN STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING TEST SINCE JUNE 19TH. TODAY, JUNE 24TH, MY CHEVY ADVISOR, JUAN MORENO CALLED SAID THEY'VE DONE ALL TESTS, AND EVERYTHING HAS BEEN FINE, AND THEY WOULD DO SOME MORE TESTING, AFTER WHICH I SHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK IT UP TODAY. ON JUNE 19TH, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM ABOUT A SOFTWARE UPDATE, HPCM2. I REQUESTED DEALER PERFORM THE UPDATE. I DON'T KNOW IF THE SOFTWARE DEFECT CAUSED MY VOLT LOSING POWER. BUT NOW I REALLY HAD CONCERN OVER THE SAFETY OF THE VOLT AS IT WAS A FAMILY CAR TO HAUL FAMILY.

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. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE AND BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE CAR, THE BACK UP CAMERA IS CRITICAL TO DRIVING SAFELY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ROLL THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS UP OR DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AT VARIOUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OURISMAN CHEVROLET OF BOWIE (16610 GOVERNOR BRIDGE RD, BOWIE, MD 20716 (301) 262-7600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A WIRING HARNESS MALFUNCTION AND THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTORS HAD SHORTED OUT DUE TO MISSING PROTECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE LEAVING THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

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.

I LEASED A 2015 CHEVY VOLT, I USED THE SUPPLIED CHARGING STATION TO CHARGE THE VEHICLE. THIS DEVICE OVERHEATED EARLIER IN THE DAY, I DECIDED TO UNPLUG IT AND TRY ANOTHER OUTLET. I CHECKED ON IT 20 MINUTES LATER AND DISCOVERED IT WAS STILL WARM. I THOUGHT THIS WAS NORMAL, CONSIDERING IT WAS CHARGING A CAR. I PLUGGED IT IN LATER IN THE EVENING. THIS CHARGER SUPPLIED BY CHEVY THEN CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PLUGGED IN FOR ABOUT 2-3 HOURS, AND THAT FIRE SPREAD TO OUR GARAGE. THIS FIRE STARTED FROM THE CHARGER ITSELF AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO OUR BELONGINGS AND COULD HAVE DESTROYED OUR ENTIRE HOME. *TR