2014 Chevrolet Volt Owner Complaints

AIR BAG SENSOR AND COMPUTER SYSTEM MALFUNCTION THE DRIVER SIDE SENSOR AT TIMES MALFUNCTION AND SO THE SOFTWARE DISABLE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AS A WHOLE. THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE COMES ON FOR FEW MINUTES AND THEN DISAPPEARS ASSUMING EVERYTHING IS OK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I NEED TO CHANGE WHOLE AIRBAG SENSOR KIT AND WOULD COST ME MORE THAN 1300 DOLLARS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THIS RELATES TO SAFETY

8/25/2017

TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT MY CAR IS INVOLVED IN THE AIRBAG RECALL AND TO DATE HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM THE DEALERSHIP OR MANUFACTURE.

11/12/2017

I RECEIVED THE CHEVY VOLT 2/20/14 AT AROUND 10:45 AM. MY PARTNER AND I HAD A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING AT 12:30 P.M. IN JERSEY CITY, NJ SO WE LEFT DIRECTLY FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN THE BRAND NEW VOLT, 7 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 P.M. THE CAR ALARMED WITH TWO MESSAGES: 1. ENGINE NOT AVAILABLE AND 2. PROPULSION POWER REDUCED. THE ALARMS/ENGINE FAILURE CAME AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIME---WHILE ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND NO AVAILABLE SHOULDER. WITH SEMI-TRUCKS BEARING DOWN ON US, WE LUCKILY MADE IT TO A CONSTRUCTION PULL OFF AREA AND CALLED ON STAR. ON STAR INFORMED US THE TURNPIKE IS A RESTRICTED ZONE SO THEY COULD NOT SEND ANYONE, THEY WERE HELPFUL AND GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE TURNPIKE AUTHORITY WHICH SENT A TOW TRUCK. WHILE I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH ON STAR MY PARTNER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE GOT THE CAR. THEY WERE HELPFUL AND CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WOULD BE TOWED?MALOUF CHEVROLET. AFTER WAITING OVER 30 MIN FOR A TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE, ALL THE WHILE FEARING I WAS GOING TO BE MOWED DOWN BY A SEMI-TRUCK ON THE SHOULDER, THE BRAND NEW VOLT, MY PARTNER AND I WERE OFF THE TURNPIKE. UPON ARRIVAL TO MALOUF WE WERE GREETED BY A MEMBER OF THEIR SERVICE TEAM, HE ASKED ME HOW MANY MILES WERE ON THE CAR. I SAID?66?, HE ASKED ?6600?, I RESPONDED ?NO! 66, THE CAR ONLY RAN FOR A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR AFTER DELIVERY!? WE NOW HAVE A LOANER FROM MALOUF AND HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT CAUSED THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE BRAND NEW CHEVROLET VOLT. *TR

2/21/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, HE INADVERTENTLY TOUCHED THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OPERATING BUTTONS WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 700. UPDATED 9/9/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVE MODE BUTTON WAS NEAR THE IGNITION POWER BUTTON. WHEN HE WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE DRIVING, HE REACHED OVER TO CHANGE THE DRIVE MODE, HE ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED THE POWER BUTTON. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHUT OFF, BECAUSE HIS FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE. NOW, IF HE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, AND THE POWER BUTTON WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT, INSTEAD OF DRIVE MODE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF AND COULD NOT BE RE-STARTED BY PUSHING THE BUTTON AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND PUSH THE POWER AGAIN TO RE-START IT. UPDATED 10/21/14

7/21/2014

I RECEIVED THE CHEVY VOLT 2/20/14 AT AROUND 10:45 AM. MY PARTNER AND I HAD A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING AT 12:30 P.M. IN JERSEY CITY, NJ SO WE LEFT DIRECTLY FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN THE BRAND NEW VOLT, 7 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 P.M. THE CAR ALARMED WITH TWO MESSAGES: 1. ENGINE NOT AVAILABLE AND 2. PROPULSION POWER REDUCED. THE ALARMS/ENGINE FAILURE CAME AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIME---WHILE ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND NO AVAILABLE SHOULDER. WITH SEMI-TRUCKS BEARING DOWN ON US, WE LUCKILY MADE IT TO A CONSTRUCTION PULL OFF AREA AND CALLED ON STAR. ON STAR INFORMED US THE TURNPIKE IS A RESTRICTED ZONE SO THEY COULD NOT SEND ANYONE, THEY WERE HELPFUL AND GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE TURNPIKE AUTHORITY WHICH SENT A TOW TRUCK. WHILE I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH ON STAR MY PARTNER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE GOT THE CAR. THEY WERE HELPFUL AND CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WOULD BE TOWED?MALOUF CHEVROLET. AFTER WAITING OVER 30 MIN FOR A TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE, ALL THE WHILE FEARING I WAS GOING TO BE MOWED DOWN BY A SEMI-TRUCK ON THE SHOULDER, THE BRAND NEW VOLT, MY PARTNER AND I WERE OFF THE TURNPIKE. UPON ARRIVAL TO MALOUF WE WERE GREETED BY A MEMBER OF THEIR SERVICE TEAM, HE ASKED ME HOW MANY MILES WERE ON THE CAR. I SAID?66?, HE ASKED ?6600?, I RESPONDED ?NO! 66, THE CAR ONLY RAN FOR A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR AFTER DELIVERY!? WE NOW HAVE A LOANER FROM MALOUF AND HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT CAUSED THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE BRAND NEW CHEVROLET VOLT. *TR

2/21/2014

2014 CHEVROLET VOLT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTRIC DRIVE MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO ERROR MESSAGES ON THE DASHBOARD THAT READ PROPULSION POWER IS REDUCED AND ENGINE NOT AVAILABLE, SERVICE SOON. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHIN MINUTES. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RE-START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT STALLED AGAIN WITHIN SECONDS. *JB

3/18/2015

I RECEIVED THE CHEVY VOLT 2/20/14 AT AROUND 10:45 AM. MY PARTNER AND I HAD A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING AT 12:30 P.M. IN JERSEY CITY, NJ SO WE LEFT DIRECTLY FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN THE BRAND NEW VOLT, 7 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 P.M. THE CAR ALARMED WITH TWO MESSAGES: 1. ENGINE NOT AVAILABLE AND 2. PROPULSION POWER REDUCED. THE ALARMS/ENGINE FAILURE CAME AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIME---WHILE ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND NO AVAILABLE SHOULDER. WITH SEMI-TRUCKS BEARING DOWN ON US, WE LUCKILY MADE IT TO A CONSTRUCTION PULL OFF AREA AND CALLED ON STAR. ON STAR INFORMED US THE TURNPIKE IS A RESTRICTED ZONE SO THEY COULD NOT SEND ANYONE, THEY WERE HELPFUL AND GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE TURNPIKE AUTHORITY WHICH SENT A TOW TRUCK. WHILE I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH ON STAR MY PARTNER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE GOT THE CAR. THEY WERE HELPFUL AND CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WOULD BE TOWED?MALOUF CHEVROLET. AFTER WAITING OVER 30 MIN FOR A TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE, ALL THE WHILE FEARING I WAS GOING TO BE MOWED DOWN BY A SEMI-TRUCK ON THE SHOULDER, THE BRAND NEW VOLT, MY PARTNER AND I WERE OFF THE TURNPIKE. UPON ARRIVAL TO MALOUF WE WERE GREETED BY A MEMBER OF THEIR SERVICE TEAM, HE ASKED ME HOW MANY MILES WERE ON THE CAR. I SAID?66?, HE ASKED ?6600?, I RESPONDED ?NO! 66, THE CAR ONLY RAN FOR A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR AFTER DELIVERY!? WE NOW HAVE A LOANER FROM MALOUF AND HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT CAUSED THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE BRAND NEW CHEVROLET VOLT. *TR

2/21/2014

MY CAR STALLED ON THE FREEWAY RAMP WITH ENGINE WARNING REPORTED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED TO BE DUE TO ENGINE PROPULSION AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THEY WOULD HAVE FACTORY TECHNICIAN REPLACE/REBUILD ALL RELATED COMPONENTS AS A PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE/REPAIR. LATER THEY SAID THAT THEY FOUND THAT THE REPLACED PART HAD AGAIN FAILED DURING OVERNIGHT TEST AND THEY WERE REPAIRING THE CAR AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CAR STALLING IN THE FREEWAY AND THE COMPONENT SEEMS TO FAIL EASILY AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE REPAIR THAT FAILED AGAIN IN THE DEALERS SHOP FLOOR. THIS ISSUE WITH VOLT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST DUE TO IMPROPER DESIGN/COMPONENT.

5/15/2015

SATURDAY ON 09/5/2015 AROUND 12:00 NOON WHILE DRIVING OUR 2014 CHEVY VOLT, WHILE I WAS PASSENGER, MY WIFE WHO WAS DRIVING THE CAR SUDDENLY NOTICED THE CAR COMPUTER PROGRAM HAS GONE CRAZY AND STARTED THROWING ALL KINDS OF ERRORS STARTING WITH 1) PROGRAM CLUSTER ERROR 2) ICE MAY BE POSSIBLE 3) WASHER LEVEL LOW 4) SOME OTHER KIND SENSOR ERRORS 5) BATTERY LEVEL STARTED SHOWING ZERO ( IT WAS FULL ) 6) FUEL LEVEL WAS ZERO ( HAD OVER 1/2 TANK FUEL) 7) ODOMETER INDICATION HAD CHANGED ON ITS OWN TO KM FROM MILES 8) NO PROPER VEHICLE SPEED INDICATION.9 ) SUSPENSION NEED ADJUSTMENT ETC ALL THESE ERRORS KEPT REPEATING OVER AND OVER WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A BIG PANIC TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER (ME) BESIDES RESULTING IN DISTRACTED DRIVING. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT HEATING KICKED IN ON ITS OWN. FOR A SHORT PERIOD WE WERE NOT SURE WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS MOVING UNDER OUR CONTROL OR NOT. ON THE CENTER PANEL ALSO THE INFORMATION SYSTEM WAS SHOWING ALL KINDS OF ERRORS LIKE, BATTERY WAS SHOWING EMPTY, THE AMBIENT TEMP WAS SHOWING - 27C ALTHOUGH IT WAS QUOTE HOT AT THAT TIME AND THE MILES HAD CHANGED TO L / KM ETC. LOOKS LIKE ALL THE UNITS CHANGED IN THE CAR TO METRIC ON ITS OWN. ALL THE SYMPTOMS INDICATIONS WERE SIMILAR TO THE VIDEO SOME ONE HAS ALREADY POSTED HERE AT THE BELOW YOU TUBE LINK. HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=07ZMNH5Z1GO SCARIEST PART WAS OUR VEHICLE STARTED DOING WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN IT WAS LIKE CAR LOSING ITS BRAIN ( COMPUTER PROGRAM GETTING CORRUPTED ) WHILE ON ROAD. THIS SITUATION POSES A BIG SAFETY RISK TO PEOPLE. CURRENTLY AS OF TODAY 09/09/2015 VEHICLE IS STILL AT DEALERSHIP AND YET TO BE FIXED AND HANDED OVER BACK TO US. I HAVE ALREADY CALLED GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPRESSED THE SAFETY CONCERNS, BESIDES THEY EXPECT ME TO PAY IN PART TO FIX THIS. I CAN PROVIDE NHTSA MY CASE NUMBER THAT GM REPRESENTATIVE GAVE ME.

9/9/2015

CHEVROLET VOLT 2014 HEAD UNIT REBOOTS WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION (CITY STREETS AND FREEWAYS). NO USER AUXILIARY DEVICE PLUGGED IN. FH DAILY SAN LEANDRO COULD NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. REBOOTING OCCURED APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AGO AFTER MANUFACTURER RECALL REPAIR. CAR WAS LAST SERVICED 11/22/16 FOR STATED PROBLEM. HEAD UNIT REBOOTED 12/1/16 WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREET. HEAD UNIT PROVIDES VITAL INFORMATION INCLUDING VEHICLE OFF/ON STATUS AND AUDIBLE TONES.

12/1/2016

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. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS OR OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTICS. CAR REPORTED "LEAKING BRAKE CIRCUIT" VIA REMOTE MANUFACTURER DIAGNOSTICS. INTERNAL DISPLAYS INDICATE "BRAKE ASSIST FAILURE", "ABS FAILURE" AND "STABILITRAK SERVICE REQUIRED". *TR

6/20/2014

WARNING LIGHTS FOR BRAKES, ABS, AND STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM ILLUMINATED ON START UP AND BACKING OUT OF THE VEHICLE FROM A PARKING SPACE. THE BRAKES WERE MUSHY BUT WOULD STILL STOP THE CAR BUT WITH MUCH GREATER EFFORT. THE VOLT APPARENTLY HAS A MECHANICAL FAIL SAFE BRAKING MECHANISM (OTHER THAN THE PARKING BRAKE) IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM EVEN IF THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE FAILS. CONTACT WITH ON STAR INDICATED A DTC OF C1121 - LEFT FRONT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LEAKING. THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL EVIDENCE OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ON THE VEHICLE AND THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR WAS AT THE MAXIMUM LEVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER SINCE THE BRAKE PRESSURE COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED OVER 159 PSIG. WHILE RECOGNIZING THAT ANY VEHICLE PART CAN FAIL AT ANYTIME, FAILURE OF A BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE SHOULD BE RARE. THIS SUBMISSION WAS ONLY TO HELP IDENTIFY IF THE MASTER CYLINDER IN THE 2014 VOLT IS FAILING AT MORE THAN NORMAL RATES. *TR

7/12/2014

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 LOCKING IS OVERCOME, THERE IS THEN AN INCREASED DEGREE OF PLAY IN THE STEERING (A FEW DEGREES OF TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL RESULTS IN NO CORRESPONDING TURN IN THE FRONT WHEELS) THAT LEAVES ME WITH THE SENSATION THAT I AM NOT IN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS MORE OF AN ANNOYANCE, BUT IT IS VERY FATIGUING AND DISTRACTING ON LONGER DRIVES TO BE CONSTANTLY GRAPPLING WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM FOR CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. INTERESTINGLY, I DISCOVERED EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM ON A RENTED CHEVROLET CRUZE IN DECEMBER. SINCE THE VOLT AND CRUZE SHARE MANY COMPONENTS, I WONDER IF THIS IS AN ENDEMIC PROBLEM. *TR

1/10/2015

STICKING STEERING. TEMPORARY LOCKING FEELING STEERING WHILE DRIVING FREEWAY SPEEDS AS WELL.

5/18/2016

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 65MPH CRUISING. I SUDDENLY GET A DASH INDICATOR INDICATING THAT I AM IN REDUCED PROPULSION MODE. THE CAR'S POWER IS REDUCED, THROTTLE INPUT IS DECREASED, AND I AM NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE AS BEFORE. I MOVE OVER THE THE SLOWEST LANE ASAP. THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WAS NOW OFF AND I HAD SWITCHED TO USING THE REMAINING CHARGE. I THEN CALLED ONSTAR. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND CAME UP WITH TWO CODES (THESE ARE AS DETAILED AS MY PASSENGER COULD WRITE DOWN): 1. P0700 TRANSMISSION NOT PREFORMING AS EXPECTED. 2. P0777 POWER TRANS? SYSTEM DETECTED MALFUNCTION WITH TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. MAY AFFECT VEHICLE PERFORMANCE INCLUDING SHIFTING BEHAVIOR. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE DRIVE TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER PICK US UP. THE DEALER VERIFIED THE CODES, CLEARED THEM, BUT WAS UNABLE TO "REPRODUCE" THE PROBLEM. THEREFORE THEY MADE NO CHANGE AND RETURNED THE CAR TO ME. MULTIPLE OTHER OWNERS HAVE ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NOT BEEN SYSTEMICALLY TROUBLESHOOTED BY CHEVY AS THE LOCAL DEALER'S HAD NO IDEA HOW TO SERVICE.

11/3/2015

GM sent me a letter in June, 2019 notifying me that my 2014 Chevy Volt was in need of a software update “that is intended to increase the amount of warning time provided to you before your vehicle enters a reduced propulsion mode while driving, loses propulsion, or might not start.” The letter goes on to say: “WHAT WE WILL DO: Your Chevrolet dealer will update the Hybrid Power Control Module (HPCM2).” And: “This service will be performed for you at no charge until June 30, 2021.” (NOTE: this was later extended until October, 2021.) As suggested, I made an appointment to perform this service with a local Chevrolet where I live and took my Volt there. However, they told me that this service is covered only as part of GM’s “Customer Satisfaction Program” and since this vehicle has a salvage title, they would have to charge me (>$150) for this service. For your information, when I bought this Volt, it only needed some relatively minor body work and there are no mechanical of safety issues associated with it. Furthermore, my OnStar Diagnostic Report warns me that this vehicle should seek service under GM Recall #N172130462 due to "Loss of Propulsion Due to Low Cell Voltage." So it seems to me that that this isn’t just a matter of customer satisfaction, but rather a serious safety issue if I should suddenly lose propulsion while driving down the road. However, after writing a letter to GM and having several conversations with their Customer Care Department over the last year, they refused to perform this service at no charge to me as promised in their June 2019 letter. GM should do the right thing here and fix this problem.

7/6/2021

THE WATERHEATER PUMP ON THE CAR IS OUT AT JUST 53L MILES AND CHEVY STATES THAT THIS IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH WE CANT GET THE PART BECAUSE IT IS BACK ORDERED DUE TO SO MANY INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE REASON THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THE CAR CAN NOT DEFROST THE WINDOW FOR VISIBILITY. THIS IS AN ISSUE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL VOLT OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO THEIR FAULT WATERPUMP SYSTEM. *TR

12/15/2016

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO RETURN TO CLOSED POSITION UPON DEMAND, RESULTING IN DISTRACTED AND UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION AT MINIMUM ROAD SPEED. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND AT SPEED. THIS OCCURRED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN JUNE. HAD THIS OCCURRED IN CHICAGO IN JANUARY, THIS MAY HAVE PRESENTED AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD FOR VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. ALLEGED CAUSE OF FAILURE IS A WINDOW REGULATOR WITH A REPAIR COST OF $500. THIS DEFECT APPEARS TO BE COMMON BASED ON A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH.

6/25/2018

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FAIRLY CONSTANTLY. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AT OVER $1,000.

11/16/2019

Our 2014 Chevy Volt began to rarely give an audible chime with a: "Service Airbag" message on the Driver Information Center display, as well as the "Passenger Airbag" overhead panel display showing "On"-"Off"-"On", spontaneously back in 2018. Again, this was rare, but concerning. This became somewhat more common in the months that followed and is now a common annoyance on every drive. Because of personal circumstances, as well as the Coronavirus Pandemic, we have not driven this vehicle much over the past couple of years, and we have not taken the car in for service. It has not yet been inspected by any other entity other than myself. The alarms happen whether the passenger seat is occupied or not. I have read on the GM-Volt online forum that this is likely caused by a defective passenger detection pad in the passenger seat, but I have personally checked the seat wiring harness and connector, and they appear to be nominal. Obviously, having an inoperative passenger airbag system is a significant safety concern. We ordered the car, and it was delivered new in December, 2013. There has never been a spill, leak, or any damage to any of the seats or airbag system of this vehicle. We intend to report the problem to our dealer, "Bob Steele Chevrolet" in Cocoa, FL within the next week. Our car is readily available for inspection at any time.

11/4/2021

2014 CHEVROLET VOLT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTRIC DRIVE MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO ERROR MESSAGES ON THE DASHBOARD THAT READ PROPULSION POWER IS REDUCED AND ENGINE NOT AVAILABLE, SERVICE SOON. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHIN MINUTES. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RE-START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT STALLED AGAIN WITHIN SECONDS. *JB

3/18/2015

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle started to sound as if the engine was revving while the accelerator pedal was being depressed. The vehicle failed to respond as needed while the accelerator pedal was depressed, and the vehicle slowly decelerated. The contact stopped the vehicle and waited for the failure to cease before the contact was able to drive normally. The failure recurred over a dozen times at various speeds with the "Propulsion Power Reduced" message displayed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer several times, but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact became aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V397000 (Hybrid Propulsion System) however, the vehicle was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage is unknown.

3/27/2024

2014 CHEVROLET VOLT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTRIC DRIVE MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO ERROR MESSAGES ON THE DASHBOARD THAT READ PROPULSION POWER IS REDUCED AND ENGINE NOT AVAILABLE, SERVICE SOON. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHIN MINUTES. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RE-START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT STALLED AGAIN WITHIN SECONDS. *JB

3/18/2015

THE WATERHEATER PUMP ON THE CAR IS OUT AT JUST 53L MILES AND CHEVY STATES THAT THIS IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH WE CANT GET THE PART BECAUSE IT IS BACK ORDERED DUE TO SO MANY INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE REASON THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THE CAR CAN NOT DEFROST THE WINDOW FOR VISIBILITY. THIS IS AN ISSUE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL VOLT OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO THEIR FAULT WATERPUMP SYSTEM. *TR

12/15/2016

3-7-18 WE HAVE A 2014 VOLT WHICH IS CHARGED WITH OUR CHARGING STATION. MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND I REACHED WITH MY LEFT HAND TO POP THE CHARGER LID OPEN AND WITH MY RIGHT REACHED FOR THE CHARGER HOSE. MY LEFT HAND FINGER GOT TRAPPED IN THE HINGE OF THE DRIVER DOOR UNKNOWINGLY MY HUSBAND SLAMMED THE DOOR AND CRUSHED MY FINGER WITH SEVERE LACERATIONS. I WAS CARED FOR BY THE FIRE DEPART AND WAS TOLD TO IMMEDIATELY GO TO EMERGENCY BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE INJURY ,NEEDING STITCHES ETC THE USER BOOKLET HAS NO WARNING OF THIS NATURE. THE CHARGER LID XIS 1.5 INCHES FROM THE DRIVER DOOR HINGE. I WROTE TO GMAC AND WAS DENIED ANY CLAIMS TO MY INJURY. I ASKED IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO TAKE MY GRIEVANCE TO THE DEIGN ENGINEER AND WAS IGNORED. I ASKED IF THE CHARGER LID COULD BE ALTERED TO OPEN FROM LEFT TO RIGHT MAKING IT EASIER TO REACH WITH THE HOSE BUT WAS IGNORED. WE ARE A RETIRED COUPLE AND DO THINGS TOGETHER. I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD GO THROUGH THE PAIN AND SUFFERING THAAT LEFT MY FINGER ATTACHED BUT DEFORMED.

8/7/2018

INTERNAL WATER BUILDUP UNDER PASSENGER FRONT AND BACK FLOOR MATS

9/17/2020

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR. AS I BEGAN TO BRAKE BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC, 3 LIGHTS CAME ON THE VEHICLE. STABILITRAK FAILURE, ABS AND BRAKE ASSIST FAILURE. WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME ON, THERE WAS A LOSS OF BREAKING. I ALMOST CRASHED. HAD I BEEN CLOSER TO THE VEHICLES, I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY, I KEEP A DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME AT ALL TIMES. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE REPAIRS AND FIND OUT IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS RELATED TO THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, I RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE FRO M JACKIE, THE TECHNICIAN AT MARK CHRISTOPHER AUTO CENTER 2131 E CONVENTION CENTER WAY, ONTARIO, CA 91764. STATED THAT THERE IS TWO SEPARATE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. ONE ISSUE WAS THE STABILITRAK AND THE SECOND ISSUE HAD TO DO WITH THE ABS. EACH OF THE ITEMS WERE ESTIMATED DIFFERENTLY EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE RELATED. I ENDED UP COUGHING UP $290 FOR JUST AN INSPECTION OF BOTH ITEMS (NOT REPAIRING THEM). 160 WAS FOR THE CHECK ENGINE, STABILITRAK AND BRAKE ASSIST FALURE. THE SECOND CHARGE WAS TO LOOK AT THE ABS AT $130. I DISPUTED THE CHARGES BUT THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE VALID. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE TECHNICIAN ( JACKIE) SHE STATED THAT THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AND THE PROBLEM STEMMED DEBREE GOING IN TO THE I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD A CASE # WITH GM. JACKIE STATED THAT GM WOULD NOT HONOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS THE SPEED SENSOR. SHE STATED THAT THE SENSOR WAS CLEANED AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM ANYMORE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND THAT SUCH A SIMPLE FIX DOES NOT HAVE A RE-CALL. THIS IS A SAFETY SENSITIVE ISSUE THAT HAS IMPLICATIONS FOR SOCIETY AS A WHOLE. IMAGINE A PERSON DRIVING AND THEY DO NOT KNOW THE SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. THIS CAN BE HARMFUL TO PEDESTRIANS WALKING IN THE STREETS. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO BRAKE. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!

4/18/2019

A SIMILAR ISSUE IS CURRENTLY LISTED UNDER THE 2013 VOLT HERE BUT I EXPERIENCED IT ON A 2014 VOLT & IT LED TO COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, VERY DIFFERENT THAN JUST "REDUCED PROPULSION POWER". I WAS DRIVING MY VOLT ON ITS EXTENDED RANGE MODE WITH THE GAS ENGINE (DAYS EARLIER, I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP & GOTTEN A GREEN LIGHT ON IT) & I GOT AN ERROR MESSAGE "SERVICE POWER STEERING--DRIVE WITH CAUTION". THAT ERROR MESSAGE THEN TURNED TO "SERVICE PARKING ASSIST" & THEN "SERVICE STABILITRAK", BUT IT WAS DRIVING FINE & I INTENDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. THEN BEFORE I COULD GET HOME, THE MESSAGE CHANGED TO "PROPULSION POWER IS REDUCED", SO THE CAR COULDN'T DRIVE AS FAST AS BEFORE. I STILL NEEDED TO DRIVE HOME SO I TURNED ON MY HAZARDS & THEN THAT ERROR MESSAGE MORPHED INTO "ENGINE NOT AVAILABLE, SERVICE SOON". NOW IT'S STILL DRIVING OKAY BUT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DECELERATES COMPLETELY AND STOPS MOVING IN THE MEDIAN ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF ANY RECALL ON ANY VOLT & I PREVIOUSLY OWNED TWO OTHER 2013 VOLTS.

9/8/2020

The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the contact stated that while attempting to merge in the right lane, the vehicle hesitated and shut off while in the roadway. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the battery had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 136,000.

9/13/2024

The contact son owns a 2014 Chevrolet Volt. The contact's daughter stated that while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle loss motive power without warning and the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed with battery failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the time frame for a free battery replacement had expired. The vehicle was towed to the residence and had not been driven since the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

1/10/2025

GOOD MORNING, I NEED TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST GMC FOR MY CAR NOT MEETING PRE-CERTICATION AS ADVERTISED. AFTER THREE MONTHS I HAD TO HAVE MY TIRES REPLACED AND THE FUEL SYSTEM IS NOT PROVIDING THE GAS AS ADVERTISED. THE FUEL IS ONLY AROUND 12 MILES A GALLON WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER

6/16/2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET VOLT. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED BECAUSE THE REAR LIFTGATE DOOR WOULD NOT REMAIN LATCHED AND SECURED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR LIFTGATE DOOR WAS HARD TO OPEN AT TIMES AND WOULD COME DOWN VERY HARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE. THE CONTACT'S SON SUSTAINED A FRACTURED RIGHT THUMB WHEN THE DOOR SLAMMED DOWN ONTO THE THUMB. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE LOCAL DEALER (CABLE DAHMER CHEVROLET IN ST. LOUIS, MO) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *TT

3/9/2018