Chevrolet Volt owners have reported 8 wheel related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 1 most common wheel problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's wheel (8 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Wheel problems |
I have had 3 blowout and one more tire that has had side wall damage and had to be replaced. The car has 29,289 miles on it. The 1st blow out was at just over 7,000 miles. After the 2nd blow out on the original tires and being stranded without a spare tire. Which makes me wait hours for a tow truck. I purchase bridgestone drive guard run flat tires. I have had to replace 2 more of these one was a blow out and the other was side wall damage it was found while the vehicle was getting a puncture flat fix. I thought the stiffer sidewall of the run flat tire would help but it has not. I believe that the 3,500 lbs weight of the vehicle combined with 17 rims and 50 series low profile tires is causing the side wall of the tires to be cut by the metal rim when chuck holes are hit. I've been drive 42 years and have never had a chuck hole cut a tire let alone 4 tires in 22,000 miles. These damaged side walls have all been on city streets in north eastern ohio akron, and cleveland area. The same streets I've driven cars on for the past 29 years without this issue. This car is basically a chevy cruz with 700lbs more weight due to the batteries. The cruz has 15 in wheels, 16 in wheels. And 17 in wheels. I believe the additional weight 700 lbs combined with the short 205/50/17 side wall tire . . The cruz's uses 215/50/17 tires is the cause of all these tire failures. I do not have the tire invoices with me now to validate these claims but I can provide them at a later date. Should you require them.
My car has had electrical problems since almost the first day of ownership. My car has had constant electrical problems. I contacted gm and even showed them a video that showed what my car was doing as far as not turning off when I pressed the button to shut the vehicle off. I would appear to shut off only to turn back on repeatedly. Gm did absolutely nothing to fix my issues except run in circles and claim they couldn't/wouldn't do anything about it cause the dealer couldn't duplicate the problem. Even though I had video proof of what my car was doing to me. It only happened at random and was very sporadic. My car has now caught on fire and burned to almost nothing and I am out a lot of money. . Read more...
Good morning, I need to file a complaint against GMC for my car not meeting pre-certication as advertised. After three months I had to have my tires replaced and the fuel system is not providing the gas as advertised. The fuel is only around 12 miles a gallon when the air conditioner.
This is the second goodyear assurance fuel max 94v tire that came on my 2012 Volt that failed in the same driver front mounted position. See NHTSA id # 10706538 date reported 4/19/15. This incident happened this morning, in the driveway. When I started the care, pressure was reported at 26 psi, down from 37 psi when the car was parked two days ago. Taking the car for check to the corner exxon station, the mechanic checking the tire saw that the sidewall had a crack and mentioned this was a tire defect. He inflated the tire to 38 psi so I could drive the car to the dealer since it was thought that the dealer service department would be the appropriate place to possibly document the tire problem and have it replaced. The tire lost 5 psi on the 3 mile drive and I was told by the service manager that I must have hit something, or driven with the tire underinflated; that if there was something wrong with the tire, there would have been a recall. He mentioned had never seen another Volt with a defective tire. However, in 45+ years driving, I've never had this experience with a tire, knowing the tire had never been underinflated - 34 psi has been the record lowest - (since I monitor the tire pressures). The tire was one of the original tires on the car and the second one failing in the same way. This time, I was not on a highway, the leak started while parked in the driveway and the sidewall crack was apparent in the exxon station.
Wheels: original equipment tire with 5/32 tread, about 58,000 miles, noticed reduced tire pressure 3/15/16, filled tire; filled again 3/18/16 twice, about an hour apart, became totally flat. Side of tire, two repair facilties indicate it can not be repaired. Have rest of original equipment tires on car, were very recently rotated, and tire pressure checked before 3/15/16. Thought it may have been vandalized, dealer in middleton says it was not. All tires on care are original equipment. Loss of tire pressure began while stationery, filled tire, but did not hold air whether in motion, being driven on highway or city street. Is at a dealership in middleton, WI now. I purchased the 2012 Volt in 2/2013, never titled, from a dealer in elk city, ok after much research. In reading about Volt, there was no information about a back up camera. The car really needs a back up camera; I have hit another car parked on my own driveway while backing out, and in January 2016 I hit a moving SUV at best buy parking lot, delafield, WI. Person driving his car said he did not look for back up lights for break lights, I had checked to see if car may be approaching and did not see SUV. I filed with the dot, WI, since it was likely if police were called it would be stated it was a private lot. I have also had my car towed, the black rubber front that is flexible is easily damaged, and especially by a tow truck but can be easily damaged in winter with snow/ice, or generally in parking lots if there are concrete guides to stop car when pulling into spot.
My Volt was purchased new with the goodyear assurance fuel max tires. At only 17,000 miles, I experienced a blow-out and complete flattening of a rear tire while gently slowing to only 25 mph in a straight line on a local suburban street . There was no debris in the road. The blow-out left the tire with a hole the size of a pencil. Consequently, it was not reparable and had to be replaced at my expense. This tire was defective and should have been covered under but of course, was not. I would not recommend these tires.
I've leased my 2013 Volt for 1 1/2 years. July 3rd I got 2 flat tires (both driver side, rear and front). I bought 2 new tires and the service at chevy put them on the 2 front wheels. Exactly 2 months later, I got 2 more flat tires (passanger side, front and rear). I find it incredibly hard to believe that 4 new tires are now flat. I've been driving for 40 years and have owned many different new cars, and this has never happened! I feel there is something either about the car being electric or the type of tires that is causing flats. Besides being very expensive, it is also very unsafe to drive on flat tires.
This problem appears to be a safety issue that I'm concerned may impact other Volts. Here's the background. On Sunday afternoon, I was pulling into my garage at a very slow rate and got halfway through when I heard a loud 'crunching' sound. I got out wondering what the the noise was and saw that the front driver's side of the car down and directly sitting on the tire. The control arm or strut or whatever you call it had seemingly collapsed. Looking more closely, it looked like the wheel had practically come off. Grease was dripping onto the driveway from underneath. The dealer has now repaired the problem and claims it was a bad bolt, however I am not confident that such a major manufacturing flaw can be so easily dismissed.