Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of Chevrolet Volt

Chevrolet Volt owners have reported 14 forward collision avoidance related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 4 most common forward collision avoidance problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's adaptive cruise control (6 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's warnings (4 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Chevrolet Volt


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of Chevrolet Volt

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

On 2 separate time periods, "propulsion power reduced" message appears on dash: - 1st incident in November 2022, car would not move after powering off the vehicle. After sitting idle for a week, decided to retry, and car seemed to work normally.   Read details...

The Warnings problem

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.   Read details...

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Vehicle does not allow driver to driven uphill when packed uphill but keeps rolling down the hill even upon being throttled. Also emergency brake goes not catch but locks the wheel. Chevy diagnosed the issues agreed is manufacture defect, parties contracted agreement singed for repairs at no cost.   Read details...

The Forward Collision Avoidance problem

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated that the forward collision alert failed ever since the vehicle was purchased. The contact took the vehicle to two different dealers and was advised that the front collision alert system was working; however, the contact disagreed.   Read details...




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