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What 17 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Cadillac Elr

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (17)Crash / fire / injury (2)Electrical system (6)Brakes (2)Fuel system (2)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Airbags (1)Driver assistance (1)Steering (1)Visibility & wipers (1)Wheels (1)

1 of 17 complaints match · Wheels · clear filters

Sep 20, 2020Wheels

ALL FOUR ORIGINAL WHEELS AND ONE GM REPLACEMENT WHEEL HAVE ALL CRACKED RANDOMLY OVER THE COURSE OF MY OWNERSHIP OF THE CAR. GM HASN'T OFFERED ANY HELP AND DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL JUST SHRUG AND SAY YEAH THOSE WHEELS HAD PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ODI 11360108

Working with the data? Download all 17 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 27, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2014 Cadillac Elr verdict →