2017 Chevrolet Volt · symptom sheet
Brakes grind, pulse or wear early
- 27owner reports
- 15,000median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Dec 16, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
27 of the 698 complaints on this car describe brake wear.
Tick what matches of 27 reports
Brake wear on other Volt years
No other Volt model year has enough reports of brake wear for a sheet of its own. See every Volt year.
What this problem usually is
Brake reports cover a wide spread of symptoms. Grinding or squealing is common, and so is a pulsing pedal or a shake through the car when stopping. Others describe pads and rotors worn out long before they expected, a brake warning light, or a pedal that goes soft or sinks toward the floor. The most serious ones say the car didn't stop in time.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the ABS module (5 reports), the pads and rotors (3 reports) and the booster (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the brakes covers the 2017 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 3,500 and 44,000 miles, from the 11 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 8 service bulletins or notices for the 2017 Chevrolet Volt that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
This service bulletin provides information for tire pressure monitoring (TPM) system concerns.
This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of intermittent click noise at front of vehicle, ABS, Traction Control System (TCS)/Stabilitrak lamps may illuminate intermittently and/or deactivate for ignition cycle with ...
This Bulletin provides information, tips and graphics regarding specific Hybrid vehicle hydraulic brake system failures, emphasizing disc brake caliper guide pin failures.
This technical bulletin provides a procedure for replacing the brake pedal push rod retainer due to a noise heard when applying and releasing the brake pedal.
4 more on the 2017 Chevrolet Volt page.
What owners wrote
“When I put the car in park the vehicle tells me I need to shift to park even though it is shift to park. Vehicle will not shut down and drain itself.”
Filed Jan 31, 2022
“This vehicle has a âShift to Parkâ issue which is well established all over the internet. Iâm afraid to walk away from the vehicle when that message pops up. Seems to be something that could injure/kill someone if the car cannot be left in park safely. This has been an ongoing/intermittent issue for months. The date stated below only represents todayâs date of report.”
Filed Aug 13, 2021
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 27 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 153 reports
- "Shift to Park" or "Service Shifter" warning comes on 150 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 129 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 111 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 69 reports
- Hybrid or EV system warning, loss of power 52 reports