The 2014 Cadillac Elr has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 124,663 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 23 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SEATS14V4460002014-07-23124,007 affected
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…
Consequence
A seat that does not stay secured increases the risk of occupant injury in a vehicle crash.
Remedy
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…
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)14V1440002014-03-27656 affected
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…
Consequence
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.
Remedy
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.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“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…”
“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,…”
“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,…”
“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,…”
“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…”
“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…”
“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…”
“Shift to park error message unable to turn off or exit vehicle. This is a hybrid vehicle”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2014 Cadillac Elr as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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