Used 2018 Chevrolet Volt Consumer Reviews
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Much more than I expected
Tom, 03/31/2018
2018 Chevrolet Volt LT 4dr Hatchback (gas/electric hybrid DD)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
Short review. This car is fantastic. Enough full EV miles to commute on charge only yet has the range for a long road trip. Performance of a full electric but without the range anxiety. Ability to charge on 120 volt in garage huge. Attractive exterior. Comfortable drive, ride and seats but not luxury. With the tax exemption in the State of Washington and the 7.5k rebate in my mind a no brainer. Assuming you dont get a lemon....maintenance should be non existent. Do yourself a favor. Take it for a spin.
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Good Early Experience in Complex Vehicle
Bruce Clarkson, 08/07/2018
updated 02/13/2023
2018 Chevrolet Volt Premier 4dr Hatchback (gas/electric hybrid DD)
12 of 13 people found this review helpful
111K miles and currently on a long-haul trip. We continue to have no further problems with the Volt. It drives well. Perhaps a bit too much road noise. So far, we've had a good experience. Success continues. Had one problem with an electronics module that almost stranded us. We shed all electrical load we could and the car started but moved under gas power alone. the dealer could not get the part and could not get Chevy to tell them when they could get it. Very unsettling. After several weeks without the car, the part arrived without warning. The dealer installed it the next day. We were back in the running. This breakdown was covered under warranty. Otherwise, our experience with the vehicle continues to be good. Update: Almost 80K miles. Much of it has been long haul. Approximately 40% has been local/battery-only. So far, the vehicle has provided good service. Our only maintenance issues have been: * The fuel door stuck once. Very awkward to be driving through the Mohave desert, need fuel and not be able to open the access to the fuel cap. A local Cevy dealer broke into it. Now, every once and a while, I squirt some lube into the latch. * A bottom cover ripped off while driving through a moderately deep puddle. The material was not very heavy duty. It was some sort of fiber board. The local dealer reattached it with a couple of washers. It's been fine ever sincel So, all-in-all. a very successful run so far. So far so good. We've only put a few thousand miles on it but have had no problem. This is a car for which you need to read the manual. There's a bunch of features, etc. That said, once you've gone through it once, it's pretty friendly to operate. Perhaps the weirdest thing is how if you ignore the look of the instrumentation you may forget that you're driving a battery/hybrid vehicle. It just drives like a regular car should. That said, pickup, braking, handing and ride comfort are all better than I expected but, of course, still not a muscle car. We've routinely achieved Chevy's promised electric-only range. It works well for us for around-town trips in our moderate sized town. Around town we're using _no_ gasoline. We've put a higher percentage of long haul miles on it so far. It's been comfortable for that too. Gas mileage has been (only) slightly less that Chevy promised. The combined mileage has been a real significant cost decrease over the vehicle it replaced. If I had to complain (all minor), the sat nav is OK but not as handy as the Garmin that I am used to. I think I wish the forward collision avoidance would actually stop the vehicle in critical situations such as how I think Subaru performs. (Never owned a vehicle with that feature but I think I'd like it.) I occasionally hit my head getting into the car. The interior seems a little spartan. I wish the cruise control was adaptive or not (fixed for 2019?). The dynamic-only brake activation is too binary (not true of the brake pedal where Chevy has done a good job of integrating dynamic and friction braking). All in all, we're pleasantly surprised by this vehicle.
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A case for the Chevy Volt
Adam Cohen, 08/29/2018
2018 Chevrolet Volt LT 4dr Hatchback (gas/electric hybrid DD)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
There is something a plug in hybrid electric vehicle (phev) gives you that no other car does (gas, hybrid or electric) - the flexibility to use different fuels, as well as the ability to obtain a miles per gallon equivalent (mpge) between 30 and 120, depending on how you drive. You can even achieve beyond the 120 mpge if you charge on solar cells or another renewable. The Volt gets 42 mpg on strictly gas (highway and city), which is remarkable considering the car weighs approx 3,550 lbs. Although there are some hybrids that do better on gas, the Malibu, Camry and Accord hybrids, to name a few, they can never achieve any better than about 50 mpg. Other benefits the Volt offers are excellent acceleration, low noise, no noticeable on/off engine at stop light in hybrid mode (the car does not engage the engine until the car has reached a certain speed), good weight balance due to battery placement. Also, the drive train of the Volt, consisting of two electric motors, one efficient internal combustion engine, and two planetary gear sets (in lieu of transmission), is proving to be the platform of choice for performance, efficiency and flexibility.
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Amazing Car
Seth Segall, 10/04/2018
2018 Chevrolet Volt LT 4dr Hatchback (gas/electric hybrid DD)
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
This car is amazing! I use it mostly for driving in town and I haven't put any gas in it yet. It recharges just fine overnight using a 120 electrical connection in my garage. It looks sharp and handles like a dream. It accelerates well, handles curves well, brakes are good, and the ride is smooth. Road noise is not a problem. It seats four comfortably and their is sufficient room for my daily cargo and shopping needs. The gas engine gives me the confidence I need to feel I can travel longer distances if I need to without any difficulty. I love the touchscreen and Apple play, and the radio is just fine.
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Brand New 2018 Volt Stalled While Driving
Sam, 10/28/2017
2018 Chevrolet Volt LT 4dr Hatchback (gas/electric hybrid DD)
26 of 33 people found this review helpful
I Just leased brand new 2018 Volt and encountered serious problems with the car. (1) The battery could not be charged very first time. (2) Noticed some burning smell for the 1st couple of days after each drive (with no warning light on). (3) On the 3rd day, the check engine and battery lights came on. While driving the car to the dealer, it certainly stalled on the road (such a scary moment and so lucky not to have any accident or injury). So the car had to be towed to the dealer that day. The OnStar diagnostic codes showed, P0D4D (issue with the Litium-Ion Battery issue), P1F5A (issue with the Engine and Transmission System), P1F59 (issue with the Engine and Transmission System), P1EBD (issue with the Charging Cable System). (4) It took the Chevrolet dealer about a week to diagnose and repair (replaced the 12V battery). (5) A few days later the same symptom reappeared with almost identical OnStar diagnostic codes so the car was sent back to the dealer for the 2nd time in about two weeks. (6) This time it also took them about a week to diagnose and repair (replaced the switch and the cable). When doing research on line I found out other owners of 2018 Volt are having similar problems like mine. This car definitely has many serious issues including safety and therefore I strongly urge GM to launch an investigation or even recall to investigate these faulty or defective cars that may cause safety issue.
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