2014 Chevrolet Volt Airbags Problems

Date above is approximate. The airbag sensor in the passenger side of the vehicle is faulty and causes a constantly cycling alarm when there is a passenger present. I believe this means that it is not accurately sensing the passenger and is turning the airbag on and off, making for a safety issue in the event of a crash. This is apparently a frequent issue and customers should not need to pay the $1,000 to fix the faulty sensor that could put a passenger at risk. https://www.gm-volt.com/threads/2013-passenger-presence-sensor-airbag-error.260945/page-2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGq_9T6om7g

NHTSA ID

11513836

Incident

Jan 1, 2020

Passenger airbag sensor is faulty. It is available for inspection upon request. My passenger is at risk if the airbag does not deploy in case of an accident. Yes, I found out that the sensor had been replaced before, which did not resolve the issue. No. I got notifications right away after purchasing the vehicle. This appears to be a very common issue for gen 1 and 2 Chevrolet Volts. 2012-2013 Volts have a recall for this system, but I found online that lots of people with 2014 Volts are having the same issue.

NHTSA ID

11509282

Incident

Feb 27, 2023

Service Airbag warning light comes on and off. Reading message boards for 2014 Chevy Volt, is seems that this is a defective Passenger Occupancy Sensor that happens on a lot of Volts. A dealer has confirmed that this is the problem and will cost $1,000-$1,200 to fix. Since this is a safety component and is failing regularly on all Volts, I believe the manufacturer should recall this item to be replaces.

NHTSA ID

11506983

Incident

Sep 12, 2022

With only 80,000 miles on my volt, the dash is intermittently ringing and telling me to service my airbag, and turning off passenger airbags even though the car is clean accident free and damage free. Apparently this is a know issue, and very common. I’m confused why this $1000 repair and safety issue is not being recalled to be serviced by Chevy. It’s very hazardous and costly, as well as incredibly common. I’ve read of at least 100 people having this identical issue.

NHTSA ID

11504492

Incident

Jan 15, 2023

The Air Bag light comes on every day. The passenger sight presents sensor malfunction. Technician says this can be harmful to a passenger if in an auto accident. My significant other can die.

NHTSA ID

11489480

Incident

Oct 3, 2022

From Diagnostic report: CODE B0074, Airbag Front Passenger Presence Module Replacement SHORTED. PART #22968437

NHTSA ID

11467489

Incident

Jun 4, 2022

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.

NHTSA ID

11439362

Incident

Nov 4, 2021

Several times a the passenger side airbag with or without a passenger will say it has an issue and a warning will pop up on the dash for a few seconds and then go away. It has been doing this since I got the car used over 2 years ago. I'm not sure if this means the airbag will deploy or not. It simply says airbag warning then goes away. I took it to the chevy dealership and they didn't find any issue.

NHTSA ID

11433895

Incident

Sep 20, 2019

Service airbag is turning on.

NHTSA ID

11429978

Incident

Aug 18, 2021

Not long after purchasing my 2014 Chevrolet Volt, I got a warning light telling me to check my airbags. I immediately took my car to my local Chevrolet to be looked at. I was told “oh this happens a lot with the earlier Volts” and was quoted $1100+ to fix the issue. I took it to another shop and was quoted a similar amount, around $1000+ with parts and labor. The safety of myself and any passenger of mine is at risk indefinitely because of this issue. I cannot have any passengers sit in the front passenger seat because the airbag will toggle on/off even when there is an adult sitting in the sit and not moving around. The problem was not reproduced, but was confirmed by a mechanic at Chevrolet in Tallahassee. The only thing that mechanics tell me is that “this is a common issue” and upon looking into this issue online, there are many people having the same issue. I’ve done nothing that would have damaged this airbag sensor so I do not understand why it is malfunctioning, and why I’m supposed to pay over $1000 for an issue that should not exist in the first place? If the passenger airbag is having issues, what if my drivers seat airbag has an issue that I’m unaware of? I can honestly say that I am not 100% confident that my airbag will deploy if I get into an accident. When driving my car I am constantly afraid for myself and for my passengers. I cannot afford to pay $1000 for an issue that doesn’t make sense. My mechanic could not explain why this happens, just that it is common with my vehicle

NHTSA ID

11423830

Incident

Jul 1, 2019

Problem started by itself. No outside stimuli.

NHTSA ID

11419547

Incident

Jun 3, 2021

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE SITTING IN GARAGE. NO WATER SPILLED ON SEAT. NO POT HOLES. NO COLLISIONS.

NHTSA ID

11407978

Incident

Mar 28, 2021

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITANTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER STEVENS CREEK CHEVROLET (3640 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SAN JOSE, CA 95117, (408) 490-0013) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OCCUPANT DETECTION MODULE TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS QUOTED $1300. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.*DT*JB

NHTSA ID

11397782

Incident

Oct 1, 2020

Mileage

48,000 mi

ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY 2014 CHEVY VOLT WITH 70K MILES START HAVING AIRBAG SENSOR ERRORS ON AND OFF. I STARTED TO RESEARCH AND FOUND A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS WITH CHEVY VOLTS GENERATION 1 AND 2 HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES. VERY SURPRISED THAT GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS AND EXPECT US TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR ON THEIR FAULTY SYSTEM.

NHTSA ID

11388932

Incident

Jan 2, 2021

VOLT HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT & I HAVE AIR BAG SENSOR ERROR MESSAGE. NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT & NEVER SPILLED ANYTHING ON THE SEATS. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE VOLT. CHEVY WILL NOT REPAIR THE ISSUE & WANT $880. ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE

NHTSA ID

11377197

Incident

Nov 26, 2020

Mileage

90,400 mi

AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT IS ON. GARAGE HAS ALREADY REPLACED LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR IMPACT SENSORS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. GARAGE HAS ALREADY SPENT 2 DAYS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT PROBLEM. NO LUCK. I JUST DISCOVERED, VIA A GOOGLE SEARCH, THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY VOLT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL!

NHTSA ID

11372420

Incident

Oct 6, 2020

Mileage

88,270 mi

CA HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 20K MILES AND ALWAYS GARAGED. RECENLTY, ABOUT A WEEK AGO, THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT CAME ON. THE EALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE BUT IT'S NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALLS OR WARRANTIES!

NHTSA ID

11361629

Incident

Sep 21, 2020

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

NHTSA ID

11328704

Incident

Jun 3, 2020

Mileage

107,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11319732

Incident

Mar 15, 2020

Mileage

61,994 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11300207

Incident

Aug 1, 2019

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.

NHTSA ID

11298425

Incident

Jun 1, 2017

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.

NHTSA ID

11287529

Incident

Jul 1, 2019

Mileage

52,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11280503

Incident

Nov 1, 2019

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.

NHTSA ID

11269781

Incident

Sep 1, 2019

Mileage

140,000 mi

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO MY "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT STARTED RANDOMLY COMING ON. I THOUGHT AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS DUE TO A FAILING 12V BATTERY. SO I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND INITIALLY, THE WARNING WENT AWAY. THEN AFTER ABOUT 3 WEEKS IT STARTED RANDOMLY COMING ON AGAIN. THEN AFTER ANOTHER WEEK OR SO, IT WOULD COME ON EVERY TIME YOU DROVE THE CAR, BUT I COULD JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE WARNING AND IT WOULD STOP. NOW, JUST 2 DAYS AGO, THAT NO LONGER WORKS. IT WILL COME ON EVERY TIME YOU START THE CAR AND ALSO RANDOMLY AS YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IN MY 1.5 HOUR COMMUTE TO WORK, IT PROBABLY CAME ON 40-60 TIMES. SOMETIMES NOT FOR 5 OR 10 MILES, SOMETIMES JUST AS SOON AS YOU PUSHED THE BUTTON, IT WOULD COME ON AGAIN. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR VOLTS AND OTHER GM VEHICLES AND I'VE HEARD THE PROBLEM IS IN THE AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IF THAT IS THE CASE, IT IS DEFINITELY BECAUSE OF A BAD PART AND NOT WEAR AND TEAR BECAUSE I USE MY CAR TO COMMUTE 100+ MILES AND I HARDLY EVER HAVE ANYONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS REPAIR WILL COST ANYWHERE FROM $800-1500 TO FIX. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS SERIOUS ISSUE BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY A SAFETY SYSTEM SHOULD JUST FAIL LIKE THAT, RENDERING THE CAR DANGEROUS FOR ANY PASSENGERS. I ALSO SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY $1000 TO REPLACE A POORLY DESIGNED PART ON MY CAR THAT CAUSES A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER AND IMPLEMENT A RECALL TO GET THIS REPAIRED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.

NHTSA ID

11257975

Incident

Aug 1, 2019

Mileage

106,924 mi