What 106 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Chevrolet Captiva

MY CAR HAS BEEN CHECK SINCE I BUY THE CAR I ALREADY CHANGED TWO SENSOR THE MY MECHANIC TOLD ME TO DO AND I STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO MY LIFTGATER WONT NOT WORK EITHER I HAVE LOST POWER ON MY CAR

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OVER A YEAR AGO AAA INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY WHEN MY CAR WOULDN'T START. SINCE THAT TIME THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I HAD TO CALL AAA TO COME OUT AS THE CAR WOULD NOT START....EACH TIME THAT CLEANED AND GREASED THE TERMINALS. NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREGUENTLY. ON SUNDAY...WHILE WAITING FOR AAA I CHECKED AND IT STARTED UP AGAIN ALL ON ITS OWN. SO NOT EVEN SURE IT IS THE TERMIALS AFTER ALL....I AM BECOMING AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. I CAR WAS ALWAYS IN A PARKED POSITION. I HAVE OVER 60,000 MILES.

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TAKAYA RECALL ...DRIVER SEAT BELT IS UNRAVELING , GAS FUMES COMES THROUGHT VENT WHEN ON FREEWAY OR STREETS EVEN WITH VENTS ARE CLOSED WHEN TURNING THE TIRE RUBS AGAINST THE VEHICLE TIRE AREA OTHER ISSUES WITH ENGINE GRINDING TO PICK UP SPEED AND POOR POWER BOUGHT TO BATTERIES.

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THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT IS BECOMING UNUSABLE DO TO UNRAVILING I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER WALLACE CHEVERLOET STWERAT FL.

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WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE THROUGH THE LEFT PASSENGER DOOR SPEAKER. I PULLED OVER AND GOT STUCK IN THE FLAMING CAR BECAUSE THE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RELEASE. AFTER A WHILE I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT, AND CALL THE FIRE STATION THEY CAME AND OUT THE FIRE; THEY SAID THE WIRE THAT CONNECTS TO THE SPEAKER WAS THE MAIN CAUSES OF THE FIRE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT, IT JUST HAPPENED. NOW I'M STUCK WITH A CAR THAT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE BECAUSE MY LIFE IS NOT ONLY AT RISK OF A CAR ACCIDENT BUT NOW ALSO AN UNKNOWN CAUSE OF ANOTHER POTENTIALLY FIRE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (SUNSET AUTO CENTER LOCATED AT 1300 N H ST LOMPOC, CA 934136 805-743-3903) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CROSS BAR METAL BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,350. UPDATED 08/22/17*LJ *CN

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THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND A PART HAS GONE BAD. THIS VEHICLE ISN'T THAT OLD FOR PARTS TO GO BAD SINCE AIRBAGS SYSTEMS ARE GOOD FOR A LONG TIME. I'VE SEEN OTHERS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAGS AND THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE AIRBAGS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN A FAMILY VEHICLE. ALSO JUST LIKE THE OTHERS, I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH MY RADIO AND LIGHTENING IN THE INSIDE. THE RADIO GOES ON AND OFF AND THE LIGHTS KEEP DIMMING THEN GOING BRIGHT AGAIN. ALL OF THIS OCCURS REGARDLESS IF I'M MOVING OR PARKED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING AND GOING SINCE LAST YEAR.

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HORRIBLE STENCH IN MY CAR DUE TO A DEAD RAT IN MY CARS VENTILATION SYSTEM. I FOUND THE "ROOT CAUSE" AFTER APPROX. 2 WEEKS SINCE FIRST STENCH APPEARANCE. THE RAT WAS ALREADY DEAD AND THE PARTICLE FILTER WAS FULL OF DUNG, SO THAT ALL CAR PASSENGERS (OFTEN MY SON AND ALWAYS ME) DID BREATH THIS HARMFUL AND CONTAMINATED AIR (SEE HANTAVIRUS WHICH COULD BE INITIATED ALSO BY RAT DUNG). IM VERY WONDERING THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AND WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN PREVENTED OR HAS NOT BEEN FORESEEN (DESIGN FMEA) BY RESPONSIBLE ENGINEERING RESPONSIBLE. ANIMALS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT ARE WELL KNOWN BUT I NEVER HEARD OF THEM IN VENTILATION SYSTEM!

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THE BRAKE PEDDLE FAILS TO RETURN TO THE NORMAL OPERATING HEIGHT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS AS WELL AS THE BRAKES TO STAY ON ONLY WHEN THE HEAT IS DIRECTED AT YOUR FEET FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS CONCERN AS WELL AS CONTACTING GM DIRECTLY REGARDING THIS CONCERN AND THEY DONT SEEM TO CARE ABOUT THIS SAFETY CONCERN. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS WITH THE HEAT ON AFTER 30 MINS OF DRIVING AND THEN THE PEDDLE WITH START TO STICK

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KEYS KEPT GETTING STUCK IN IGNITION. HAD AT DEALER OVER 12 TIMES KEPT FIXING STUFF AND PROBLEM WOULD NOT GO AWAY. FINALLY FIXED THE SHIFTER MODULE ?? THIS WAS $1200 LATER. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN NOT RUNNING.

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KEY STUCK IN IGNITION. WILL NOT COME OUT. AND IF YOU LEAVE IT IN THERE, THE BATTERY WILL GO DEAD. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AS I SEE MANY OTHERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM !!! MILEAGE (APPROX 80,000).

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I OWN A 2013 CAPTIVA, ON A REGULAR BASIS I TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND AM UNABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR AROUND 6 MONTHS. I READ MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND JUST WANT IT FIXED, HOWEVER MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY @ A LITTLE OVER 70000 MILES ON IT. THIS ISN'T SOMETHING I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET FIXED IF I CAN SIT HERE ON MY COMPUTER AND READ ABOUT IT HAPPENING TO OTHERS 100'S IF NOT 1000'S OF TIMES! THERE ARE ALSO POINTS WERE THE ENGINE JUST ABOUT STALLS OUT, IT HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN JUST PARKED BUT THERE ARE TIMES THAT IT SEEMS TO ACT LIKE IT WILL DIE WHEN DRIVIN. NOT TO MENTION IT ALWAYS MOMENTARILY LOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING, USUALLY AROUND 20 MILES AN HOUR. THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE CLIMATE CONTROLS, IT NEVER MAKES THE TEMPERATURE YOU CHOSE, IF IT'S ON DEFROST IT BLOWS HOT AIR NO MATTER WHAT AND MOST OF THE OTHER SETTINGS BLOW COLD AIR. I NEVER REALLY GET A TEMPERATURE TO BE COMFORTABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AND PARKED IT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. UPON RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED DUE TO FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OCCUPIED DURING THE FIRE AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE FIRE WAS ALREADY OUT WHEN THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED AND WAS AWAITING CLAIM ADJUSTMENTS FROM THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE IGNITION KEY REMAINED STUCK IN THE VEHICLE DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER DEPRESSING THE POWER BUTTON ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. FURTHERMORE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE DRIVING. THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE PARK ASSIST LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE RECURRED AFTER IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GROUND WIRE BECAME LOOSE AND A NEW MODULE WAS INSTALLED ON ANOTHER OCCASION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,500. UPDATED 08/31/16*LJ CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHEN IN PARK. KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGINITION. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP A TOTAL OF SEVEN TIMES. UPDATED 6/12/18*JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ENTERING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE KEY BECAME STUCK INSIDE THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, A MONTH LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A LOCK MECHANISM FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE IN THE ACC POSITION AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

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I PURCHASE THE CAR 2014 AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE I A BLIND SPOT IN THE FRONT AND THE BACK OF THE CAR. THE BODY ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR IS TOO WIDE AND THE HEADREST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS TO HIGH CAN NOT SEE SMALLER CARS

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THE STABILIZER , TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ENGINE LIGHT SEEMS TO APPEAR WHILE DRIVING. THE POWER OF THE ENGINE SLOWS DOWN TREMENDOUS BARELY ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN RATHER I'M DRIVING ON THE STREETS OR HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE PROBLEM COMES AND GOES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE REDUCED POWER INDEPENDENTLY TO 20 MPH AS THE STABILITY TRACKER AND THE ENGINE POWER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE FUEL INJECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO RESTART WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT OF HOW TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

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I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE MORNING OF OCTOBER 14, 2015 WHEN THE SUNROOF LITERALLY SHATTERED INTO PIECES. IT SOUNDED JUST LIKE A SHOTGUN GOING OFF IN THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING, NOR DID ANYTHING HIT THE CAR. THE ROOF "JUST EXPLODED." IF THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE GLASS, I DO NOT FEEL IT IS FAIR THAT I PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED.

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ON 11/9/2015 MY SUV ENGINE CUT OFF AND I LOST ALL POWER TO OPERATE IT. THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP ON TWO OCCASIONS ON THE SAME DAY AND COULD NOT CONTINUE NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS. I AM TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER 11/10/2015.

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WHILE DRIVING, THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WILL COME ON FROM TIME TO TIME. THE SIGNAL LIGHT INSIDE THE CAR MAY SHOW, BUT NOT INDICATED OUTSIDE. ONCE IN A WHILE THE CABIN LIGHT FLUTTER, DIM AND THEN RETURN TO FULL BRIGHTNESS. THE RADIO MAY STOP WORKING AND " TING, TING" SOUND MAY COME ON WITH THE DASH BOARD PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY. THIS CAR WAS RECENTLY SERVICED BY THE DEALER AND I HAVE REPORTED ON THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. SINCE IT OCCURS VERY OFTEN, I HAVE INDICATED THE DATE OF THE LAST OCCURRENCE. THANKS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE AND, MOMENTS LATER, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. ...UPDATED 02/19/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED OTHER THAN A SLIGHT WHINE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *JS

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TWO PROBLEMS: FIRST THE IGNITION SWITCH FROZE. COULD NOT TURN OFF CAR. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO DEALER. THEY FINALLY REPAIRED THAT, NEXT, THE TRANSMISSION FROZE. THAT WAS A FEW WEEKS LATER. THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THAT. LAST WEEK THE TRANSMISSION FROZE AGAIN. TOWED TO DEALER, THEY SAID THEY FIXED, GOT IT BACK FRIDAY. FROZE AGAIN TODAY AND WE HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. WHAT IF IT FREEZES WHILE IN DRIVE? WHAT IF IGNITION FREEZES WHILE CAR IS ON AND CANNOT TURN IT OFF??

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