Chevrolet Volt parts reviews

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OEM Chevrolet Engine oil

My wife drove a 2017 volt for four years and 60k miles and loved every moment of it. Regularly got 61 miles to a charge, had one oil change in four years as the total maintenance cost, and could still drive across the country if we wants with no charging needs.

Pros: loved every moment
Cons: one oil change
Vehicle: Chevrolet Volt
Mileage: 96560 km
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OEM Chevrolet Battery
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Rating 4.0

Have a Chevy Volt. The battery is only good for 22-40 miles depending on outside temp. It gets plugged in at night and costs $14-18 a month. For the past 3 years we have used less then 25 gallons of gas.

Not many cons. The car is much better on electricity than when the gas motor has to kick in. Much quieter and has a bit more throttle response so I don't like it when the battery runs out.

Pros: Much quieter, better throttle response
Cons: battery runs out
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Bosch Wiper blades
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Rating 5.0

I used them on our two Volts. The are the same type of blade, just different lengths and they worked great and still look OEM without some big goofy adapter.

Pros: worked great, look OEM
Vehicle: Chevrolet Volt
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Bosch Spark plug

Bosh Double Iridium is the best value. AC Delco as well as the NGK only have an iridium electrode. The Bosh plugs have iridium laser welded to the ground electrode as well. The advantage is that it stays cleaner when it gets up to temperature and will have virtually no wear. Don't get Autolite. Their plugs are almost always out of spec. Out of the box you can ohm them out and 1 of the 4 is guaranteed to be out of spec.

Pros: stays cleaner, virtually no wear
Cons: Autolite out of spec
Vehicle: Chevrolet Volt
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Goodyear Tires

I got the Goodyear assurance fuel max tires on my 2017 after the OEM tires wore out. 4 years and 60k miles later and so far and they still have good tread. I live in the Chicago area, no issues, even in snow.

Pros: good tread, no issues
Mileage: 96560 km
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BRIDGESTONE Tires
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Rating 5.0

I went with the Ecopia 422+ on my 2013, replacing my stock tires. Range has been good (if not a little better), and the ride is MUCH quieter than the stock tires. Like I didn't realize how loud the road noise was until it was gone.

Pros: quiet ride, good range
Cons: range a little better
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MICHELIN Tires

Have a 2017 Volt in Ottawa for the last 2+ years.

- Summer range is about 100km and winter range is about 65km

- Have a home charger so I don’t rely much on the chargers around the city. It is convenient at IKEA and the few other places.

- Totally worth having it as I used to spend about $220 a month in gas and that equates to about $25 a month in electricity.

- We have Michelin X-ice 3 tires and it works great in winter. Something useful about electric cars is that they are quite heavy due to the batteries so it assists with the traction.

Pros: works great in winter
Cons: winter range is about 65km
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DUNLOP Tires
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Rating 3.5

Have Dunlop Sig HP 235/45r17 on my Volt. Not a bad tire. Grip is much higher than the stockers of course. Weird thing though, around 2 different off ramps at a similar speed to the stock tires, the ESP light comes on. I know it is getting light on the back inside tire, but I am coasting, not braking. Though, not sure how the regen works with the rear tires. So maybe the car is braking the back tires at the same amount as the regen is braking the front axle? Either way, never got an ESP light on any cornering with stock tires, and get it occasionally with the new ones. Slight slight bit of howl, but coming from the crap hypermile OE tires, everything is going to be louder. For the price I paid, I will not complain a bit.

Pros: grip is much higher
Cons: ESP light comes on, slight howl
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Goodyear Tires

I have the GoodYear FuelMax on my Volt. Not the worst tires I've ever had, but not great. Very quick to break loose on a highway ramp.

Pros: not the worst
Cons: quick to break loose
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