2014 CHEVROLET VOLT Complaints

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.

THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" MESSAGE INTERMITTENTLY APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THE COST TO REPLACE THE SENSOR PER CHEVROLET DEALER IS VERY EXPENSIVE, OVER $800. I UNDERSTAND THE SAME ISSUE IS REPORTED IN PRIOR YEARS MODEL. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO APPLY TO THE 2014 MODEL AS WELL. *TR

ON 2/17/2020, I WAS DRIVING ON I-5 NORTHBOUND AT ABOUT 10 PM NEAR BURLINGTON, WA. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 60 MPH ON A RELATIVELY FLAT HIGHWAY. WEATHER WAS NORMAL FOR THE TIME. NO RAIN, NO WIND. SHORTLY AFTER MY CAR SWITCHED FROM THE ELECTRIC-POWERED OVER TO GAS-POWERED, THE CAR STARTED TO REV VERY HIGH AND QUICKLY DECELERATED EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS FULLY PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. "PROPULSION POWER REDUCED" MESSAGE CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY "ENGINE NOT AVAILABLE, SERVICE SOON" MESSAGE CAME ON. THE CEL ALSO CAME ON. I HAD NEVER SEEN THESE MESSAGES BEFORE. SEMI-TRUCKS WERE BEARING DOWN ON ME FROM BEHIND. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER WITHOUT ANY CAR DAMAGE OR INJURY. EASILY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS DAMAGE AND/OR INJURY IF THERE WAS MORE TRAFFIC NEARBY OR I STALLED IN THE TRAFFIC LANES. I WAS ABLE TO RE-START CAR AT ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND SLOWLY DROVE HOME AT A VERY REDUCED SPEED. SUBSEQUENTLY, MY CAR SEEMED TO DRIVE FINE. BUT EVERY TIME THE CAR GOES FROM ELECTRIC TO GAS, I GET NERVOUS THAT THIS INCIDENT WILL REOCCUR AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MANY TIMES, THE HIGH REV WILL START AND THE "PROPULSION POWER REDUCED" MESSAGE COMES ON AND THE CAR DECELERATES BUT THANKFULLY THE CAR HAS NOT COMPLETELY LOST POWER LIKE THE FIRST INCIDENT. ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER, I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE CEL WENT OUT PRIOR. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAULTS AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. NOTHING WAS STORED IN MEMORY. THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM IN THE SHOP. THE "PROPULSION POWER REDUCED" MESSAGE HAS APPEARED AGAIN AFTER SERVICING. I AM FEARFUL TO DRIVE THIS CAR.

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.

LOSS OF PROPULSION POWER. CAR ALMOST SHUT OFF WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. WAS GOING UP ON A VERY SMALL HILL ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR WAS SEEN LAST YEAR FOR THE SOFTWARE UPDATE HOWEVER LOSS OF PROPULSION HAPPENED AGAIN.

THE WARNING "SERVICE AIRBAG" APPEARS RANDOMLY ON THE DISPLAY. THIS MAY CONCERN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR. APPEARS WITH OR WITHOUT ANY PASSENGER ON THE SEAT.

MY PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING RESULTED IN AN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARING. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF CHEVY VOLT. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE ($800+). IS THERE A RECALL IN THE WORKS? THANK YOU. MATT B.

AROUND 7/1/2019, AN AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING INTERMITTENTLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER (HARBOR CHEVROLET IN LONG BEACH) WHO SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM BUT SAID THAT IF I WANTED THEY COULD REPLACE IT FOR ~$1000. I DID NOT GET THE WORK DONE AS I THOUGH I COULD FIND A BETTER PRICE. THE LIGHT IS NOW ON CONTINUOUSLY WHICH MEANS THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. THIS OCCURS BOTH WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY AND WHEN IT IS MOVING ON BOTH CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 52K MILES ON THE CAR.

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.

MY VOLT IS GIVING ME A "SERVICE AIRBAG SOON" WARNING ON STARTUP. CAR IS KEPT IN A GARAGE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS BECAUSE I CLEANED MY SEAT AND GOT IT TOO WET, BUT I USED STANDARD SEAT CLEANER SPARINGLY. ALSO, THE DRIVERS SEAT APPEARS TO RECEIVE THE ERROR AND THIS SEAT HAS NEVER SEEN ANY "MOISTURE". SECONDLY, WITH NO ACCIDENTS OR COLLISIONS, ONE OF THE FRONT SONAR SENSORS FAILED, WITH THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMING IT WAS DUE TO BUG BUILDUP. ANOTHER $600 FIX THAT I DIDN'T DO BECAUSE IT'S NOTHING OF MY DOING AND THAT'S AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY.