What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2014 Chevrolet Cheverolet SS

Typical pattern

1.7% of complaints about the 2014 Chevrolet Cheverolet SS came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2014 vehicle — around the middle of the 195 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 3.8 yr in service. The most-reported system is steering (41 complaints), typically at 3.6 yr or about 25,821 miles.

Complaints
58
Median age at failure
3.8 yr
Median mileage
28,137 n=40
Crash / fire / tow
6.9% of reports
Safety recalls
0

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Steering
41 reports · 25,821 mi
3.6 yr
4.9%

In owners’ own words

Steering 7,350 mi 1.2 yr in service
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AROUND A CLOVERLEAF ON-RAMP FOR A HIGHWAY AT 40 MPH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED. I FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT I MANAGED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR IN THE INSTANT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE CAR CRASHING. *TR
Steering 19,560 mi 2.0 yr in service
WHILE DRIVING AWAY FROM MY HOME LAST NIGHT, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE MESSAGE "SERVICE POWER STEERING" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DIC SCREEN. I WAS STILL ON MY STREET AND ONLY DRIVING 20 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON AND THE SERVICE MESSAGE ON THE DIC CLEARED. I AM FORTUNATE I WASN'T IN A CURVE OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A LANE CHANGE IN THE INTERSTATE.
Steering 28,137 mi 2.2 yr in service
POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. HAPPENED ORIGINALLY AT 15,000 MILES AND THEN REPAIRED, IT WAS THEN REPAIRED AGAIN UNDER THE RECALL AND NOW IT HAS FAILED AGAIN AT 28,137 MILES. FORTUNATELY I WAS AT A STANDSTILL WHEN THE WARNING CAME ON. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED WITH MORE THAN "SILICON GREASE" WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS USED ON THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION.

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