2014 Cadillac Elr problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Electrical System (3) · Service Brakes (2) · Power Train (2)
Safety recalls (2)
Seats 2014-07-23 · campaign 14V446000 · 124,007 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Buick Encore and Cadillac ATS; 2014 Cadillac CTS, ELR, Chevrolet Caprice and SS vehicles; and 2014-2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra Trucks. Due to an incomplete weld on the seat hook bracket assembly, the front seats in the affected vehicles may not stay secured in place during a high load condition such as a crash.
Risk: A seat that does not stay secured increases the risk of occupant injury in a vehicle crash.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat hook bracket assembly weld and replace the lower seat track, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), and 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14340.
Electronic Stability Control (Esc) 2014-03-27 · campaign 14V144000 · 656 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Cadillac ELR vehicles not equipped with adaptive cruise control and manufactured September 26, 2013, through February 14, 2014, and equipped without adaptive cruise control. In these vehicles, the electronic stability control (ESC) system software may inhibit certain ESC diagnostics, preventing the system from alerting the driver that the ESC system is partially or fully disabled. As such, these vehicles fail to conform with Federal
Risk: If the driver is not alerted to an ESC malfunction they may continue driving with a disabled ESC system which may result in loss of directional control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will recalibrate the Electronic Brake Control Module (EBCM), free of charge. The recall began on May 20, 2014. Owners may contact Cadillac at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 14087.
Service bulletins (1,632)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-26 · PIT5698F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi provides diagnostics tips on how the lin bus works and how to diagnosis it.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-04 · PIP4902W · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-04-01 · PIT3271Q · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP6104 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a gds2 session log and upload to a technical assistance case in cx connect.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP4902V · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-01-08 · PIP4902U · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Showing the 6 most recent of 1,632 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-06-30 · Unknown Or Other“component affected: electrical system/ air bags: front: passenger side description of safety defect: the passenger presence system (pps) module / occupant sensor module failed on my 2014 cadillac elr, triggering diagnostic code u0170 ("lost communication with passenger presence module") and illuminating the "service airbag" warning light on the da…”
2024-12-05 · Unknown Or Other“the vehicle lost all power while driving; this has occurred four times between august 2024 and november 2024. without warning, the vehicle loses power, including brakes, steering, lights, warning flashers, doors, etc., all power goes away. this has occurred three times during the day and once at night, creating a hazard for myself and other driver…”
2024-10-28 · Unknown Or Other“loss of power and control: twice over the past two months, the vehicle has died and lost all power and control functions while in motion. the first episode was while my spouse was driving during the day at about 30 mph. she reports the vehicle made a loud "pop," and then all power to the vehicle, including steering and braking, was lost. after a fe…”
2022-05-06 · Unknown Or Other“shift to park error message unable to turn off or exit vehicle. this is a hybrid vehicle …”
2020-11-02 · Power Train · 82,000 mi“shifting the vehicle into park and attempting to turn it off by hitting the power button, yields a warning on the dic saying "action required: shift to park", despite the shift selector already being in park. this prevents the vehicle from being turned off. requires multiple attempts of turning the vehicle on and off, and moving of the shift select…”
2020-10-05 · Air Bags“service s r s light stays on no accident it just came on one day no one was sitting in the passages…”
2020-09-20 · Wheels“all four original wheels and one gm replacement wheel have all cracked randomly over the course of my ownership of the car. gm hasn't offered any help and dealership personnel just shrug and say yeah those wheels had problems.…”
2020-02-05 · Electrical System · 27,500 mi“cadillac cue system screen has developed dead spots without warning. unable to find work around to turn on parts of ventilation system, stereo, navigation, and charging systems.…”
2018-11-28 · Electrical System · 35,500 mi“the touchscreen is failing. parts of the screen no longer respond to touch. this affects the radio, gps, defroster, heat, air conditioning, car system configuration, etc.…”
2018-10-26 · Service Brakes · 65,000 mi“when using the brakes; small bumps can trigger the abs system to intervene unnecessarily, causing the car to lose significant ground when braking, this can be catastrophic even at low speeds. this is an issue i have experienced first hand in both the cadillac elr, and the sister car the chevy volt. this happens at all speeds, mostly on roads with p…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.