2017 Chevrolet Volt · symptom sheet
Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails
- 69owner reports
- 45,000median miles
- $660median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 3, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
397 of the 698 complaints on this car are about the electrical system. 69 of those describe infotainment.
Tick what matches of 69 reports
Infotainment on other Volt years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them.
What this problem usually is
Screen complaints read like a list of small betrayals. The display goes black or freezes, the backup camera shows nothing when you shift into reverse, CarPlay or Android Auto keeps dropping, or the radio changes volume on its own. Many owners had a software update that didn't fix it. A narrower sheet covers backup camera failures on their own, and another covers screens that freeze.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the head unit or screen (17 reports), the module (15 reports), the camera (5 reports) and the software (4 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the electrical system covers the 2017 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the electrical system on the Volt
Loss of motive power due to the battery energy control module. Closed mar 3, 2025.
Pedestrian alert sounds. Closed aug 7, 2023, led to recall 22V-063.
Post-crash ev fire hazard. Closed jan 20, 2012.
What owners paid
9 of the 69 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $586 to $2,100.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 34,000 and 54,000 miles, from the 42 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 37 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 repair information to correct a customer concern of seeing an intermittent Shift to Park message displayed while vehicle is in Park.
This service bulletin provides diagnostic information to correct customer concerns of Speed Limited Message or Reduced Propulsion Power Message Displayed on Driver Information Center (DIC) with no DTCs Set.
This Technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the radio to correct radio personalization settings on the infotainment display and a blank HVAC pop-up selecting HVAC Control settings.
This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of seeing an intermittent Shift to Park message displayed while vehicle is in park.
33 more on the 2017 Chevrolet Volt page.
What owners wrote
“Starting June 2024 my car started s displaying the check engine light with the message âPropulsion power is reducedâ when driving on electric. When the message is displayed it switches to gas even if it has a full charge. Since June 2024 the check engine light is mostly on but sometimes turns off when electric is depleted and itâs running on gas. The message is randomly displayed when I accelerate”
Filed Aug 13, 2024
“Intermittently, I can't shut off my Volt. The following message is displayed: "Shift to Park"”
Filed May 11, 2024
“Vehicle stopped running, will not restart. ODB codes show failure of the BECM. Check engine light illuminated, READY indication turned off. Vehicle does not display battery or fuel status. We were left stranded by this failure.”
Filed Jan 13, 2024
“Upon starting vehicle and shifting to drive, vehicle gives message to "shift to park" and will do nothing else. Also, while battery is fully charged, vehicle will display "unable to charge" and show no mileage left on EV mode - then at times (but not always) upon starting vehicle, mileage increases to what it expected.”
Filed Jan 8, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 69 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
- Hybrid or EV system warning, loss of power 52 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 27 reports