What 144 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Captiva

THERE IS NO TEMPERATURE VARIANCE FOR THE DASH DEFROSTER (ONLY ON DEFROST SETTING). IT IS EITHER EXTREMELY COLD OR EXTREMELY HOT. MAITA CHEVROLET IN ELK GROVE IS CLAIMING "THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED" THEIR LOGIC IS OFF, NOR HAVE I FOUND ANY EVIDENCE OF THAT STATEMENT TO BE TRUE.

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THE KEY GETS STUCK IN ACC PART OF THE IGNITION AND CANNOT COME OUT. IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET UNLOCKED AND IF I LEAVE IT THERE IT WILL DRAIN THE BATTERY. I SEE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE I HOPE GM WILL ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

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THE IGNITION SWITCH DOESN'T ALWAYS TURN ALL THE WAY OFF, SO I CAN'T GET MY KEY OUT. I HAVE TO RESTART MY CAR A NUMBER OF TIMES AND FINALLY AFTER ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES I'LL GET LUCKY & IT WILL CLICK ALL THE WAY TO OFF & THEN I CAN GET MY KEY OUT. THERE EVEN TIMES WHEN I COULDN'T GET MY KEY OUT AND IT RAN MY BATTERY DOWN AND THEN I HAD TO HAVE A JUMP TO GET MY CAR STARTED....IT IS ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE !!!!!!! PLEASE HELP....

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THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE DIED WHEN IDLING AT STOP LIGHT. IT RESTARTED AND DIED IMMEDIATELY AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. OIL BLEW OUT THE EXHAUST PIPE AND COVERED THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE REST OF THE OIL DRAINED ONTO THE STREET BELOW THE VEHICLE.

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BLEW THE REAR MAIN SEAL IN COLD WEATHER DUE TO CLOGGED PCV VALVE. GM SERVICE BULLETIN 14882 COVERS 2011-2013 WHY DOES IT NOT COVER MY 2014 SAME ENGINE SAME PROBLEM!!

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CHEVY CAPTIVA [XXX] I RECEIVED A LETTER SAYING THAT IT WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR. IS IT THE GAS HAS LEAKED INTO MY ENGINE AND NOW THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS GONE BAD. THE CAR WAS MOVING WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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I OWN A CHEVY 2014 CAPTIVA LT AND AFTER PUTTING THE CAR INTO PARK, I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. IT HAS / HAD HAPPENED MAYBE ABOUT 4-5 TIMES. EVENTUALLY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT. THE LAST TIME I WAS UNABLE. TURNED OFF ALL THE LIGHTS, RADIO, EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL, AND CLOSED THE DOOR. THE NEXT DAY, HAD THE CAR BATTERY JUMPED, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO POWER, AND THEN DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP/GARAGE AND HAD IT LOOKED AT...THE PROBLEM, THE IGNITION SOLENOID. AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR, IRONICALLY, ANOTHER CHEVY CAPTIVA WAS TOWED IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IT FAILED TO MOVE FROM THE ACC POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND JIGGLED THE GEAR SHIFT, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CRANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SULLIVAN-PARKHILL CHEVROLET CADILLAC (440 W. ANTHONY DR., CHAMPAIGN, IL 61822, (217)-351-4715) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2014 CHEVY CAPTIVA LTZ. UPON DRIVING IT OFF OF THE LOT AND PARKING, I TRIED TO USE THE BUTTON FOR THE BACK WINDSHIELD WASHER TO WASH THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WIPER WOULD COME ON BUT NO WATER CAME OUT. I DONE THIS REPEATEDLY THINKING MAYBE IT JUST TOOK SOME TIME TO GET BACK THERE, WHEN I STARTED HEARING WATER RUNNING AND STOPPED PRESSING THE BUTTON IMMEDIATELY. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THAT, I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING AND THE SPEAKERS STARTED MAKING A POPPING SOUND. THE WASHER FLUID WAS LEAKING INSIDE THE REAR PANELING AND SOAKING SEVERAL ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. THIS IS A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD AS THERE IS A LOT OF INSTRUMENT WIRING ON THAT SIDE.

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MY CAR WAS IN MOTION AND AS I EASED OFF THE GAS TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A BUSINESS DRIVEWAY I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND CAR SHUT DOWN. I TURNED IGNITION IT STARTS BUT WHEN I PUT IN DRIVE STEERING WAS HARD. HAD TO HAVE TOWED.

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WHILE GOING AT A LOW SPEED SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE RIGHT TURN IN A BUSINESS DRIVEWAY AND MY STEERING LOCKED UP COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL. I TURNED IGNITION CAR STARTS, BUT STILL UNABLE TO TURN.

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AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IN MOTION. TURNING. CITY STREET. THE WHOLE FRONT AND FRONT BUMPER DESTROYED.

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TAKATA INFLATORS MY CHEVROLET CAPTIVA 2014 HAS A POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED I WAS PARKED WITH THE MOTHER RUNNING AIR CONDITION ON THEN THE AIR CONDITION GET WARM WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO DO

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (PETE MOORE CHEVROLET, 106 N. NEW WARRINGTON RD, PENSACOLA, FL) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CAMSHAFT AND THE POWER STEERING GEAR WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,022.

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I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION & WAS HIT HARD FRONT PASSENGER & SIDE PASSENGER. WAS T BONED AT BUSY INTERSECTION. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY CITY STREET. MY UPPER BODY/STERNUM/UPPER ABDOMEN HIT THE STEERING WHEEL FULL FORCE, MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY & SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK DOWN IN PLACE IMMEDIATELY LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE. WENT BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL WITH STERNAL, RIBS, & SPINAL INJURIES. I WANT TO KNOW WHY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY TO PROTECT ME & WHY SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK DOWN QUICKLY ENOUGH SO I WOULD NOT HIT STEERING WHEEL.

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KEY GETS STUCK, WILL ONLY TURN BACKWARDS TO THE ACC AND WILL NOT COME OUT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN PARKING THE CAR AND TURNING IT OFF. YOU HAVE TO PRAY WHEN PARKING THE CAR.

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CAN'T SHUT OFF CAR KEY ONLY GOES TO ACC CAN I REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION

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I AM NOT ALWAYS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK. THE PROBLEM BEGAN AT ABOUT 36.000 MILES. THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY OR PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR FOR THIS PROBLEM. I CAN GO FOR DAYS WITHOUT A PROBLEM THEN IT WILL HAPPEN ABOUT EVERY OTHER TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. UP TO THIS POINT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, PUT IT IN REVERSE, PULL FORWARD AND JAM THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK. 2 TO 4 TRIES LATER I CAN REMOVE THE KEY. ON MY FIRST COMPLAIN AT THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS NOT PUSHING THE KEY IN BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE IT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND COMPLAINED A 2ND TIME. NOW THE DEALER IS PAYING ATTENTION. I NOTICE MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MODEL ARE FOR THE SAME ISSUES AS I AM DESCRIBING HERE. GM HAS PAID FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM FOR OTHER MODALS. THUS FAR, I SEE NO SUCH RESPONSE FOR THE CAPTIVA!

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THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN PARKED. IT WON'T TURN TO THE 'OFF' POSITION. IT STAYS LOCKED ON THE 'ACC' POSITION. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT BY CERTIFIED CHEVROLET MECHANICS FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANNOT SEEM TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM THEY DID REPLACE THE GEAR SHIFT THINKING IT WASN'T COMMUNICATING PROPERLY TO BE ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.

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THE KEY ISN'T RELEASING FROM THE IGNITION. YOU MUST TURN CAR ON AND OFF, MOVE GEAR SHIFT IN AND OUT OF PARK TO MANUAL AND BACK TO PARK AGAIN THEN TRY AGAIN TO START THE CAR AND TURN IT OFF TO GET IT TO RELEASE TO OFF POSITION INSTEAD OF GETTING STUCK AT THE ACC POSITION. THIS HAPPENS AT THE MOST INCONVENIENT TIMES. TAKING ANYWHERE FROM 5 MINUTES TO 3 HOURS TO GET IT OUT OF THE IGNITION. VERY FRUSTRATION WHEN YOU NEED TO BE TO WORK AT A CERTAIN TIME AND ARE EVEN EARLY. THEN STILL END UP BEING LATE BECAUSE THE KEY WON'T COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. READING THROUGH SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN MANY GM MODELS. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TAKE AND EXTRA SET OF KEYS WITH YOU AND PRAY WHILE YOU ARE AT WORK NO ONE STEALS YOUR VEHICLE.

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VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET , WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A U-TURN, MY VEHICLE GEAR SHIFTED BACK TO NEUTRAL AND PARK . WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK AND MY CAR WAS STILL MOVING FORWARD. I PUSHED BACK THE GEAR TO PARK POSITION AND STOPPED AT A CURB. I COULDN'T START BACK THE VEHICLE ANYMORE, IF IT WASN'T FOR THE CURB I COULD HAVE HIT SOMEONE OR A TREE AND HURT MYSELF.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE INTERIOR FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED IN HALF AND EXPOSED A JAGGED, SHARP EDGE. DICK SMITH CHEVROLET OF MONCKS CORNER (1601 US-5,2 MONCKS CORNER, SC 29461) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES WERE "VERY USEABLE PARTS". THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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HAVE A CAPTIVE WITH ABOUT 45000 MILES ON IT. THE PAST FEW DAYS HAVE BEEN HAVING THE PROBLEM OF THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE FIRST FEW TIMES I WAS ABLE TO FIDDLE WITH THE GEAR SHIFT BY PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THEN BACK IN PARK. I WAS THEN ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT. HOWEVER THIS LAST TIME I COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I TRIED. LUCKILY I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH A 200 DOLLAR DEDUCTIBLE SO HOPEFULLY IT WON COST TO MUCH TO FIX. *TR

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UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. TOOK TO THE THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE GEARSHIFT LEVER. SEE ATTACHED RECEIPT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (BILLY NAVARRE CHEVROLET, 1300 E COLLEGE ST, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70607, 337-474-1999 AND 337-377-0601), BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED AND DIAGNOSED BECAUSE THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED AND TURNED IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND COULD NOT ASSIST SINCE THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,540.

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