2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV covers a four-door hatchback driven entirely by its battery and electric motor, in Base, LT and Premier trim. Everything a technician would expect to find under an engine heading is here in another form: high-voltage isolation and re-energizing steps, battery pack and module service, drive unit removal, charging system tests and coolant loops for the pack and the drive components, with the brake, steering, suspension, restraint and body work documented in the usual way.

Engines covered

• Battery-electric drive (EV)

Body styles covered

• 4-door hatchback

Trims covered

• Base
• LT
• Premier

Known issues on the 2017 Bolt EV. Four recalls are on the federal record, in two pairs. The first pair covers a high-voltage battery that can catch fire when charged to full or nearly full capacity. The second pair concerns what happens after a crash: the exhaust from a deploying seat belt pretensioner can ignite carpet fibers near the B-pillar and start a fire in the body itself. Owner complaints are unusually few at four, three of them on steering. Battery, restraint and steering procedures are all specified in this manual.