2011 Chevrolet Volt Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 16%of 49 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 80,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the air bags of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, 16% of the 49 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 80,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“'service airbag' chime and light coming on, routinely, even with or with anybody in the passenger seat. I have not taken the car to a dealer yet since I have been reading forum input about this issue and seeing huge cost to repair. Car has only 81k miles and has never been flooded or had water on the seat(passenger).”
NHTSA complaint #11281492, filed 2019-11, 81,000 miles“Since the spring of 2020, service air bag warning comes on intermittently, related to passenger seat airbag. Warning generally comes on at startup, if it appears. No fluids have been spilled on the seat, and no visible damage to the seat. I am the second owner, purchased from friend, car has always been garaged and serviced regularly. Online search suggests that other owners have same issue, and that diagnosis and repair can be $500 to $1000. I have not had a Chevrolet dealer diagnose this issue since it is intermittent. …”
NHTSA complaint #11373533, filed 2020-11, 53,000 miles“The airbag light has turned and airbag sensor is bad. Passenger airbag will not illuminate and work for someone sitting in the passenger seat. The car has not been in an accident.”
NHTSA complaint #11360869, filed 2020-09, 10 miles“Service airbag light comes on at startup. Its the passenger side air bag sensor in seat, sounds like its the pressure plate to activate air bag is bad. Sounds like a common thing with the VOLT?”
NHTSA complaint #11191100, filed 2019-03, 80,000 miles“The car has proceeded to have multiple issues, with the most predominant and life threatening issue being an airbag failure...twice. Other issues: radio, door locks, and park assist engage/disengage on their own. Brakes not catching causing car to roll. Power failure and won't start. April 2013, the vehicle was t-boned at a rate of speed over 45mph. The airbags failed to deploy; caused personal injury. Gm sent out an inspector, and pulled the data. Response back was ?no event recorded? And was dismissed. …”
NHTSA complaint #10573309, filed 2014-03, 28,606 milesRelated service bulletins
- 11024955Oct 31, 2025This engineering informational bulletin provides process for a GM engineering study on curtain Takata Airbag Steering Wheel Modules and needs the used Takata airbags to be…
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt
23 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsHybrid propulsion system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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