2012 Chevrolet CAPTIVA: complaints, problems and recalls

CAR WAS DRIVING FINE WENT INTO A STORE CAME OUT KEYLESS ENTRY WOULD NOT WORK, OPENED DOOR WITH KEY AND CAR WOULD NOT START. CALLED FOR A JUMP BUT BEFORE THE PERSON CAME THE CAR STARTED OUT OF THE BLUE. I NEVER ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AGAIN BUT HAD INADVERTENTLY LEFT THE SWITCH TO THE ON POSITION. I TOOK THE CAR INTO GOOD CHEVROLET FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR'S BRAINS WERE BASICALLY SCRAMBLED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PCM, BANK 1 SENSOR 2 OXYGEN SENSORS WERE REPLACED AND THAT ALL CODES WERE CLEARED AND THAT THE REPAIR WAS VERIFIED. I …

Owner-reported narrative. 35,083 miles reported. Look up ODI 10626129 at NHTSA ↗

MY MOST RECENT PROBLEM WITH MY 2012 CHEVY CAPTIVA IS THE KEY WAS GETTING JAMMED IN IGNITION AND WOULD NOT RELEASE IMMEDIATELY. THIS WENT ON FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS OR MORE. I TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPLACEMENT OF BRAKES ON 2/17/15. ON 2/18/15, LATER IN THE NIGHT, THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM IGNITION AT ALL. I HAVE VEHICLE AT DEALER AS OF 2/20/15 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND AWAITING THE RESULTS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS THE SAME GM PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SWITCH FOR OTHER MODELS THAT ARE BEING "RECALLED." ALSO JUST FOR THE RECORD, …

Owner-reported narrative. 58,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10689576 at NHTSA ↗

I GOT INTO MY CAR AND CLOSED THE DOOR. I DON'T RECALL IF I HAD PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION YET, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD "BOOM" SOUND LIKE THAT OF A EXPLOSION. I TURNED AROUND AND LOOKED AT MY REAR WINDOW THERE WAS ABOUT A 1 FOOT WHOLE AND THE REMAINDER OF THE WINDOW IS SHATTERED WAITING TO CAVE IN. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED, THE FORCE BLEW THE MOLDING OFF ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDOW AND IT AND MULTIPLE PIECES OF SHATTERED GLASS WERE ON THE GROUND. MY NEIGHBORS AND I JUST STOOD THERE AND LOOKED BECAUSE WE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE. T…

Owner-reported narrative. 42,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10717255 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE DRIVEN IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREA WHEN WITHOUT WARNING SLOWLY LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. INITIAL ATTEMPT TO START VEHICLE FAILED. AFTER SEVERAL MORE ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE STARTED ONLY TO GRADUALLY LOSE POWER AND STALLED AGAIN. ABLE TO ROLL VEHICLE OFF MAIN STREET ONTO SIDE STREET AND CALLED AAA. WHILE WAITING FOR AAA I DISCONNECTED BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLES WAITED 10 MINUTES AND RECONNECTED. VEHICLE STARTED BUT WHEN MOVED IT AGAIN LOST POWER AND STALLED. AAA ARRIVED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED AND WAS D…

Owner-reported narrative. 58,480 miles reported. Look up ODI 10720908 at NHTSA ↗

RADIO GOES OFF WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT COME BACK ON. HEADLIGHTS DIM WHEN OPEN/CLOSE WINDOWS, DASH BOARD LIGHTS FLICKER, PARKING BREAK SERVICE LIGHT GOES ON/OFF RANDOMLY, CAR IS COMPLETELY DEAD WHEN YOU TRY TO RESTART IT AND THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. SOMETIMES CAR WILL RESTART OTHER TIMES IT NEEDS TO BE JUMPED TO START IT. BATTERY POSITIVE POST IS HOT TO THE TOUCH EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS DEAD FOR OVER 24 HRS.

Owner-reported narrative. 62,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10736057 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE KEY FAILED TO DISENGAGE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIO WOULD SHUT OFF AND THE PARKING BREAK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE SPARK PLUGS, THE FUSES, AND THE RADIO WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE REC…

Owner-reported narrative. 48,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10746853 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 30 MPH, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE RADIO AND THE HEATING SYSTEM FAILED TO FUNCTION AS TEMPERATURE BELOW 40 WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DOORS IN ORDER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO START AS THE THEFT ALARM INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A THEFT MODULE MELTED AN…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10749278 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ABS SKID LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10749589 at NHTSA ↗