KnownCarProblemsHome › Chevrolet › Volt › 2014
2014 Chevrolet Volt Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 93 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Volt, most often about the air bags (34% of complaints, typically around 64,500 miles). It is 6th of 9 Volt model years by number of complaints.
Most common 2014 Chevrolet Volt problems
Air bags
32 complaints · 34%Half of these problems showed up before 64,500 miles.
Car tells me that the airbag needs to be serviced every time the car turns on and continues to alert me as I drive, even after I acknowledge the error. Apparently the front passenger detector for turning on the airbag must be replaced. The previous owner says he's driven with this problem for over a year. Over $600 to…
My car has an intermittent "service airbag" warning. It has been throwing a fault every so often for about a year. According to the dealership, the passenger seat presence sensor wiring is faulty.
Electrical
27 complaints · 29%Half of these problems showed up before 47,500 miles. Parts named most often: 12v/24v/48v battery.
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle during an electrical storm the power would shut off causing the vehicle to become inoperable. On one occasion the power shut off causing the vehicle to roll into the rear of a second vehicle causing damage to the bumper. No…
Starting up the car in the morning, the display panel went dark. I turned off the vehicle and tried starting up the vehicle again with no change. The display panel is dark. I am not able to see gas information, battery information, speed, and turn signals.
Fuel system
19 complaints · 20%Half of these problems showed up before 43,000 miles.
On june 4, 2018 I was driving with 4 miles left of electricity power, once I ran out of electricity it switched over to the gasoline tank which was half full. Once this switch occured I received the message on the dashboard that read "propulsion power reduced" and "engine not available, service soon". I was drving on…
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Volt. While driving 65 MPH, the propulsion power reduced warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle decelerated to 35 MPH. The vehicle was pulled off the road and the battery died. The vehicle was towed to miami lakes auto mall (16600 nw 57th ave, miami lakes, fl 33014, ([phone])…
Engine
11 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 42,000 miles.
While driving in gas mode, while coming to a stop the engine feels like it is rattling loudly and vibrates the steering wheel. When accelerating, the engine feels like it is rattling the car, shaking the car, and the steering wheel is shaking.
Starting up the car in the morning, the display panel went dark. I turned off the vehicle and tried starting up the vehicle again with no change. The display panel is dark. I am not able to see gas information, battery information, speed, and turn signals.
Other or unspecified
9 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 60,000 miles.
Chevy Volt was driven into the garage with 10 miles left on the battery, the car was plugged into the electric charger for over night charge. In the morning in the attempt to turn on the car a message appeared stating. "not able to charge" "battery range 0 miles" "charging override/interrupt occurred" my husband came…
When using the turn signal with the radio barely on I cannot hear the turn signal indicator at all. The turn signal sound is extremely low. Today I left it on accident and a vehicle pulled out in front of me assuming I was turning, however I was not. This could have caused a fatal accident if he did pull out, the…
Brakes
6 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 16,500 miles.
While backing up at low speed, my wife applied the brakes and the pedal went to the floor, she lifted her foot and applied the brakes and once again the pedal went to the floor. The car did not slow or stop. The speed was so low that the car came to a stop on its own when there was a small rise. The indicator light…
Incident occurred while coming to a stop at a traffic signal on city streets. Reached approximately 5 MPH as I approached he intersection, when brake pedal went to floor, and normal braking failed. Pressing the pedal as hard as I could, was able to get car to a stop in 2 car lengths, but overran the limit line.…
Steering
5 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 38,000 miles.
I've experienced sudden and complete loss of power steering. It can be temporarily alleviated by turning the vehicle off for serveral minutes, however, the problem will usually persist at some point thereafter. This has happened at both low speeds and at highway speeds.
Beginning at approximately 11,000 miles and on relatively straight sections of highway above 50mph, the steering develops a mechanical lock or catching sensation that takes approximately 5lbs of force to overcome and makes it difficult to make fine changes to the steering to maintain straight driving. After the…
Transmission
4 complaints · 4%Car is a 2014 Volt with 1900 miles. I bought it new recently as a dealer display model with 100ish miles on it. Last night (10/22/15) on our trip to visit family and friends out of town, I was driving the car in hold mode (cruising at highway speed) and l. It had about 20 miles of charge left. Speed was approximately…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2014 Chevrolet Volt recalls
NHTSA lists no recalls for this model year.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Pedestrian alert sounds
Summary
Nhtsa received a petition on or about july 18, 2022, requesting that federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the united states. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under odi number 11486072. Fmvss 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after march 1, 2021.on january 27, 2023, NHTSA opened defect petition (dp) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt
Questions about the 2014 Chevrolet Volt
- What are the most common problems with the 2014 Chevrolet Volt?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: air bags (32 complaints, typically around 64,500 miles); electrical (27 complaints, typically around 47,500 miles); fuel system (19 complaints, typically around 43,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2014 Chevrolet Volt have?
- NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2014 Chevrolet Volt. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls in case one is issued later.
- Is the 2014 a bad year for the Chevrolet Volt?
- It is 6th of 9 Volt model years by number of complaints, with 93 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.