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What 17 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Chevrolet Ss

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (17)Crash / fire / injury (1)Steering (6)Airbags (3)Brakes (2)Seat belts (2)Suspension (2)Electrical system (1)Engine (1)Fuel system (1)

1 of 17 complaints match · Fuel system · clear filters

Apr 27, 2018Fuel system

ENGINE LOSES IDLE SPEED CONTROL. WITH NO THROTTLE APPLIED BY DRIVER THE ENGINE WILL RACE TO 2500 RPM, THEN BACK TO 1000RPM, THEN BACK TO 2500RPM AND SO ON. SOMETIMES SETTLES AT HIGH IDLE, 1300-1500RPM STEADY (CORRECT IDLE IS 700RPM OR 750RPM I THINK). VEHICLE WILL SURGE WITH NO THROTTLE APPLIED WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. WILL HAPPEN WITH VEHICLE IN MOTION OR AT STOPLIGHT. SOMETIMES CYCLING IGNITION OFF/ON WILL CORRECT PROBLEM, SOMETIMES NOT. TWO EVENTS THIS OCCURRED AFTER ABOUT 20 MIN DRIVING, ONE EVENT IT OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER COLD START. ALWAYS GONE AT NEXT COLD START (AFTER SEVERAL HOURS SOAK). NO OBD CODE IS STORED DURING THESE EVENTS, (PENDING OR OTHERWISE) DESPITE IDLE SPEED FAR BEING OUT OF COMMANDED SPECIFICATION. ISSUE HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES, FIRST TIME WAS 11/10/17, MOST RECENT 04/24/18. HAVE VIDEO SHOWING ENGINE SPEED RACING 1000-2500 RPM WITH FOOT OFF THROTTLE, CAN PROVIDE IF NEEDED.

NHTSA ODI 11090428

Working with the data? Download all 17 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 25, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2015 Chevrolet Ss verdict →