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  chevy jolt - 2016 Chevrolet Volt
  By greyvolt - October 11 - 12:02 am

  loved how olid and quiet and smooth this felt on smooth road at dealer and bough it. but when you hit bumps the cars bottom weight makes it JOLT. rear passengers hit their heads on the slanted door opening getting in or out and heads touch ceiling which is at upholstery and glass window of hatchback. the car is fun driven alone when you can twist and turn around corners blithely, or accelerate like a race car. only getting 34 mpg. supposed to be 42 (no i dont always race around. im a very cautious normal driver. the paddle brake on steering wheel lurches and gives motion sickness. its too touchy. cant apply it gently. interiors electronic lights hard to understand, hard to tell if car on or off.

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  Nice , but has quality issues - 2016 Chevrolet Volt
  By M.Griffith - December 12 - 9:10 pm

  Likes-I like driving my car. Its pretty quiet inside except on freeways. Gas Engine is quiet. Dislikes- Interior door panels creak from touch, heat, road bumps. When driving on rough road they vibrate and rattle . Had to take to dealer to fix leaking coolant. Also, hose from reservoir is routed against a sharp edge on the tranaxle, which cuts into the hose. I notified CHEVY about the defect, no response. For now I wrapped with foam and duct tape.Also, there is a slight coolant smell coming from the coolant reservoir after driving.Its not leaking, but the smell sometimes goes into the fresh air intake which is located right next to the coolant reservoir. Poor design. Also some pulsing when accelerating using gas engine. There is a software update but chevy wont allow the update on cars that have been sold. So we are stuck with this issue on 2016 models. Overall, i like my car, but it does have issues with design,fit and finish, quality. .

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  We really wanted to like this car - 2016 Chevrolet Volt
  By the Dude - December 9 - 5:50 am

  We live in southern California and plug-in electric cars get to use the HOV (car pool) lane even if they are the sole occupant. I drove the Volt twice and my wife drove it twice. Overall I was impressed with the technology and the electric range. But we just could not get over how cramped it felt, especially in the back seat. Just didnt feel safe with your head being just inches from the side window. I am not a Prius fan but I will say that Chevy could learn a thing or two about packaging by looking at the Prius. If this car was bigger and had more room, we likely would have bought it. Seems like Chevy was fixated on giving it a big electric range at the cost of interior space. I would have gladly traded 5-10 miles of range for a car that was bigger.