Table 1 shows one common wheel related problems of the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt Ev.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Wheel problems |
Steering not returning to center, when making a turn across the street you have to quickly center the vehicle to prevent going into on coming traffic. Very stiff to turn and make popping sounds when turning.
Creaking/popping noise from passenger rear side of vehicle at 24,574 miles along with a grinding noise coming from the front driver side wheel. Took to dealership twice and was told there is not a rear axle just independent struts and shocks. Very concerning and not sure if a wheel is gonna fall off. I've seen other forums that have been having the same issue between the years 2017-2019. Please recall and fix because consumers shouldn't shell out more money for cheap parts.
While driving the speed limit of 45 miles per hour, the car jolted and lights in the car went on. Transmission light, brake light, stability track light, service park assist light, service steering light, etc. This caused me a challenge in driving the car on a two lane road because the steering became more difficult and there was not a big enough shoulder to pull onto the side of the road. Bring car into dealer and find that the front wheel bearing and hub need to be replaced, the first time this occurred was when the brand new car was about a year old (we did have 18311 miles on the vehicle). About a year later (15 months later), the same incident occurred and the same parts needed to be replaced again. However, we were outside of the warranty due to mileage and they no longer wanted to replace the broken parts under warranty. The same parts should not go out year after year on a brand new car! we asked if there was a recall on parts and were told no. The part numbers on both invoices - sl-n-washer (04710-c); sl-n- nut (06056-bc); sl-n-washer (06056-c); sl-*-n- bearing (060311-c).
Tire rated when we purchased car tire wear was 60 ,000 miles tube less tire we have less than 30,000 mile on car when took to chev to have service and was told I would need new tires soon 3 of the ties were at3/32 & 4 tire was4/32 so I drove home and parked it since I cant afford new ties yet and the responsible of us drive with 3 tire treed wear could have 3 blow outside at one ti. E risk of roll over or hit other car and injured others is not the people were are but I didnt pay $45,685 on a new green vehicle to have replace 4 dam tires less than 2 yers old the car is ive haven't ever had a car bike RV tires wear out so fast cheapest defective tires I've ever seen so everybody pass it back to us to pay for bullshit I pay 700 a month for that car my husband want to commute in to save fuel and I told even with us buy extra warranties on it hell I could ha e saved my self a lot of money we have so many problems with it.
While in motion the car began to erratically speed up & slow down without the driver depressing either the acceleration pedal or the brake. The result was the jumping & bucking of the car & passengers within. Upon taking the car to chevy repair, it was discovered that the wheel speed sensor was damaged because of a faulty washer in the axle that broke. The broken washer parts entered the wheel hub, damaging both the wheel hub & the speed sensor.