2014 Chevrolet Volt problems
Owners have filed 128 complaints about the 2014 Chevrolet Volt with NHTSA. Air bags account for 25% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 21.1%.
Complaints128
Crashes11
Fires1
Injuries2
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 25.0% · 32
Electrical system 21.1% · 27
Fuel/propulsion system 14.8% · 19
Unknown or other 7.0% · 9
Engine 7.0% · 9
Service brakes 4.7% · 6
Steering 3.9% · 5
Power train 3.1% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 11 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire and 2 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 6 model years of the Chevrolet Volt in this data, 2014 draws comparatively few complaints; 2017 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 15 in the last three years against 28 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 51,958 miles.
In owners' own words
Several times a the passenger side airbag with or without a passenger will say it has an issue and a warning will pop up on the dash for a few seconds and then go away. It has been doing this since I got the car used over 2 years ago. I'm not sure if this means the airbag will deploy or not. It simply says airbag warning then goes away. I took it to the chevy dealership and they didn't find any issue. Air bags
Service Airbag warning light comes on and off. Reading message boards for 2014 Chevy Volt, is seems that this is a defective Passenger Occupancy Sensor that happens on a lot of Volts. A dealer has confirmed that this is the problem and will cost $1,000-$1,200 to fix. Since this is a safety component and is failing regularly on all Volts, I believe the manufacturer should recall this item to be replaces. Air bags
I'm receiving intermittent warnings to service the airbags. This comes as a surprise since this is fairly solid state and not something that gets depleted such as oil, brakes, or tires. I have no idea who the manufacturers are of the airbags but would like to know if they are takata. Chevrolet should not be dodging responsibility with safety equipment. Air bags · reported at 51,917 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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