2014 Chevrolet Volt problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags (25) · Fuel/Propulsion System (14) · Electrical System (13)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Chevrolet Volt model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
🛣️ Complaints by mileage
59 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (1,657)
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 1,657 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-05-08 · Unknown Or Other“rear view camera display experiences intermittent failures. the display only occasionally works when the car is placed in reverse. this has led to nearly impacting one or more pedestrians when the car is driven in reverse.…”
2025-08-04 · Unknown Or Other“while driving 50mph on a 4 lane highway, propulsion reduced speed and engine unavailable message came on and the car immediately shut down, a car almost hit me because of it. i had to hurry up jump out and try and push it off the road out of oncoming traffic! after about 15 minutes of turning car off and then back on. it finally started again, i th…”
2025-07-30 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 💥 crash“ i was slowly maneuvering my car into my garage when the vehicle suddenly and unexpectedly surged forward, despite only lightly tapping the brake and not touching the accelerator. the car had been displaying the warning, “propulsion power is reduced” and was not holding an electric charge in the days before the incident. no malfunction indicator l…”
2025-01-10 · Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery“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. …”
2024-12-30 · Power Train“loss of propulsion. vehicle will not start/move. if vehicle does turn on , it will not turn off. vehicle has been having reduced propulsion issues for multiple years (taken to dealer many times) that dealership has refused to do a hv battery capacity test while under warranty, even after leaving with them for multiple months they claimed they could…”
2024-09-13 · Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery · 136,000 mi“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 …”
2024-05-05 · Fuel/Propulsion System“i'm losing power as i am driving and car is moving slower than usual. …”
2024-05-03 · Electrical System“battery pack died with no warning while i was highway driving …”
2024-03-27 · Hybrid Propulsion System“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 t…”
2023-12-31 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 💥 crash“i bought my car and i had no idea about a known issue that this car has. unsuspecting and trusting, i noticed my car had a reduced propulsion and it would like lose power and just slowly jerk and then really drastically reduce speed without anyway to fix it and on the freeway i got scared as i have never in my life has this happen in any car. so it…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.