2014 CHEVROLET VOLT Air Bags 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Service airbag is turning on.

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

Problem started by itself. No outside stimuli.

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

Mileage: 100,000

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

Mileage: 48,000

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.

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

Mileage: 90,400

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!

Mileage: 88,270

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!

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

Mileage: 107,000

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.

Mileage: 61,994

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.

Mileage: 52,000

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.

Mileage: 140,000

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.

Mileage: 106,924

THE AIRBAG INDICATOR FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT WILL DING INTERMITTENTLY NO MATTER WHAT IS PLACED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS LEAVES IN QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT THE AIR BAG IS ENGAGED OR DISENGAGED PROPERLY.

Mileage: 6,000

WE HAVE A 2014 CHEVY VOLT WITH APPROXIMATELY 88,000 MILES. IT IS OUT OF MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY AND RECENTLY OUR SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY ARE ASKING US FOR ROUGHLY $850.00 TO REPLACE A PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR. THEY TELL US THAT OUR AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK IN AN ACCIDENT IF WE DO NOT REPLACE THIS SENSOR. I DID A SEARCH ON-LINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY VOLT. WE PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW AND IT'S STILL IN VERY GOOD SHAPE BESIDES HAVING THIS ISSUE. JUST WONDERING IF ANY PRESSURE CAN BE PLACED ON GM TO STEP UP HERE AND FIX WHAT SEEMS TO BE A FLAW IN THEIR MANUFACTURING PROCESS OR PRODUCT? AFTER READING HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND KNOWING THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, IT SEEMS THERE'S MOST CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE HERE. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE ABOUT THIS?

Mileage: 88,000

CAR TELLS ME THAT THE AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE SERVICED EVERY TIME THE CAR TURNS ON AND CONTINUES TO ALERT ME AS I DRIVE, EVEN AFTER I ACKNOWLEDGE THE ERROR. APPARENTLY THE FRONT PASSENGER DETECTOR FOR TURNING ON THE AIRBAG MUST BE REPLACED. THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAYS HE'S DRIVEN WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR. OVER $600 TO REPLACE. FROM READING FORUMS ONLINE, I SEE THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. THE PART SHOULD BE RECALLED.

Mileage: 67,000

I'M RECEIVING INTERMITTENT WARNINGS TO SERVICE THE AIRBAGS. THIS COMES AS A SURPRISE SINCE THIS IS FAIRLY SOLID STATE AND NOT SOMETHING THAT GETS DEPLETED SUCH AS OIL, BRAKES, OR TIRES. I HAVE NO IDEA WHO THE MANUFACTURERS ARE OF THE AIRBAGS BUT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY ARE TAKATA. CHEVROLET SHOULD NOT BE DODGING RESPONSIBILITY WITH SAFETY EQUIPMENT.

Mileage: 51,917

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT WARNING. REPAIR SHOP SAYS THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT 'PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE' NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHAT IS THE SAFETY RISK OF NOT PAYING THE $500?

Mileage: 39,200

TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT MY CAR IS INVOLVED IN THE AIRBAG RECALL AND TO DATE HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM THE DEALERSHIP OR MANUFACTURE.

Mileage: 50,900

AIR BAG SENSOR AND COMPUTER SYSTEM MALFUNCTION THE DRIVER SIDE SENSOR AT TIMES MALFUNCTION AND SO THE SOFTWARE DISABLE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AS A WHOLE. THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE COMES ON FOR FEW MINUTES AND THEN DISAPPEARS ASSUMING EVERYTHING IS OK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I NEED TO CHANGE WHOLE AIRBAG SENSOR KIT AND WOULD COST ME MORE THAN 1300 DOLLARS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THIS RELATES TO SAFETY

Mileage: 5