2014 Chevrolet VOLT: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
93 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
50,900 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2014 model year. Data snapshot: . 59 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 32 of 93 complaints (34.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical and battery issues | 20 | 21.5% |
| Braking behavior | 9 | 9.7% |
| Engine operation | 7 | 7.5% |
| Steering behavior | 7 | 7.5% |
| Transmission and shifting | 3 | 3.2% |
| Fuel system concerns | 1 | 1.1% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Air Bags | 32 |
| Electrical System | 25 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 19 |
| Engine | 9 |
| Unknown Or Other | 9 |
| Service Brakes | 6 |
| Steering | 5 |
| Power Train | 4 |
Air Bags: 32; Electrical System: 25; Fuel/Propulsion System: 19; Engine: 9; Unknown Or Other: 9; Service Brakes: 6; Steering: 5; Power Train: 4
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 15 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 13 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 16 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 8 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 7 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 15; 25,000 to 49,999: 13; 50,000 to 74,999: 16; 75,000 to 99,999: 8; 100,000 to 149,999: 7; 150,000 and above: 0
50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (16). 34 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 |
2014: 4; 2015: 6; 2016: 6; 2017: 8; 2018: 12; 2019: 14; 2020: 12; 2021: 10; 2022: 2; 2023: 9; 2024: 5; 2025: 4; 2026: 1
Pattern summary
Air Bags leads the component reports. Electrical and battery issues appears in 20 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 9 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 7 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples from the source records
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10565236 · 2014-02-21 (February 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 C…
Owner-reported narrative. 66 miles reported. Look up ODI 10565236 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10604748 · 2014-06-20 (June 20, 2014)
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 DIS…
Owner-reported narrative. 4,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10604748 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10610009 · 2014-07-12 (July 12, 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…
Owner-reported narrative. 2,825 miles reported. Look up ODI 10610009 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10614964 · 2014-07-21 (July 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 POWE…
Owner-reported narrative. 700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10614964 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10671566 · 2015-01-10 (January 10, 2015)
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…
Owner-reported narrative. 11,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10671566 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10683318 · 2015-03-18 (March 18, 2015)
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
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10683318 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10716661 · 2015-05-15 (May 15, 2015)
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 DEMONSTRATE…
Owner-reported narrative. 23,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10716661 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10762700 · 2015-09-09 (September 9, 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…
Owner-reported narrative. 48,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10762700 at NHTSA ↗
Recall history
0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.