What 144 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Captiva

DRIVING HOME THURS NIGHT, 1-12-2017, I SMELLED A BURNING SCENT. FIGURED IT WAS OUTSIDE IN THE AIR COMING THRU THE VENTS. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. FRI. MORNING, 1-13-2017, DRIVING TO WORK I SMELLED THE SAME ODOR & IT GOT STRONGER THE LONGER I WAS IN THE CAR. BUT AGAIN NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I PULLED THE SUN VISOR DOWN AS I DROVE, PUSHED IT OVER AGAINST THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND EXTENDED IT TO COVER THE LENGTH OF THE GLASS AS IT IS INTENDED TO DO. WHILE TURNING LEFT OFF OF A 6 LANE ROAD ONTO A PARKWAY THE VISOR MOVED TO TOUCH THE SIDE OF MY HEAD. I REACHED UP TO PUSH IT BACK AND MY LEFT HAND FINGERS TOUCHED THE BAR THAT HOLDS THE VISOR AND IT PAINFULLY BURNED MY FINGERS AS I PUSHED IT BACK TO THE WINDOW!!! STILL NO WARNING LIGHTS. TO BE SURE IT WAS THAT HOT AND NOT WANTING TO TOUCH IT AGAIN, I HELD A PLASTIC CUT UP TO THE BAR AND SMOKE APPEARED AND IT MELTED THE RIM OF THE CUP. I WAS PETRIFIED AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON A 6 LANE PARKWAY & AFRAID A FLASH FIRE WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN NEAR MY FACE AND HEAD . GOT TO WORK & AS I AM A NURSE IMMEDIATELY TREATED THE WOUNDS/BURNS WITH SILVADENE AND A DRESSING. ASKED ONE OF MY SURGEONS WHAT TO DO AND HE SAID TAKE THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO A CHEV DEALER AS IT MAY CATCH FIRE!!!!!!!!!!! TOOK IT IN, THEY SAW MY HAND BANDAGED UP , CHECKED THE CAR IN AND INSPECTED IT AND FOUND A SHORT IN THE WIRE FROM THE MAP LIGHTS TO THE VISOR!! THEY REPLACED THE WIRING AND THE VISOR. WE LOOKED FOR ALL RECALLS AND FOUND NOTHING ON THIS PROBLEM. I ASKED IF THEY HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE AND THEY SAID NO, SO I THOUGHT IT BEST TO CONTACT YOUR AGENCY IN CASE IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE WITH KIDS, OR DISABLED PEOPLE ETC IN THE CAR THAT HAD TO BE HELPED TO GET OUT QUICKLY!! LUCKILY IT WAS JUST ME IN THE CAR. I GOT THE CAR BACK YESTERDAY, WED. 1-18-2017 AND ALL APPEARS TO BE WELL. PLEASE ALERT THE CORRECT PEOPLE TO THIS HAZARD.

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JUST STARTED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. I HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO MESS WITH IT FOR AWHILE AND THEN IT WILL COME OUT. I AM STATIONARY AND IT PARK AND IT WILL STILL NOT DISENGAGE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO TURN TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE KEY WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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WHEN IN PARK, THE KEY STICKS IN THE IGNITION DUE TO FAILED SHIFTING FUNCTIONALITIES. I CANNOT REMOVE MY KEY AND THE BATTERY DRAINS COMPLETELY DUE TO THE DASH LIGHTS AND OTHER SYSTEMS BEING ACTIVATED BY THE KEY'S PRESENCE IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE KEY CAN BE MANUALLY RELEASED BY PRESSING A SWITCH UNDER THE PLASTIC COVER NEAR THE IGNITION. BEFORE I LEARNED THIS TRICK, I HAD TO LEAVE THE KEY IN ALL DAY AND IT DRAINED MY BATTERY COMPLETELY. I AM CONCERNED SINCE I HAVE HEARD OF DEATHS THAT OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS OR FORWARDS BECAUSE IT IS EITHER NOT IN GEAR OR THE CAR THINKS THAT IS IS STILL "ON" BECAUSE THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION. THIS HAS BEEN COVERED IN OTHER GM VEHICLES AND SHOULD BE COVERED IN THE CAPTIVA AS WELL BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS WAS A PROMO CAR AND NOT ENOUGH OF THEM WERE PRODUCED FOR IT TO QUALIFY AS A RECALL WHAT???? THESE DEFECTS SHOULD BE INDEFINITELY COVERED BY GM RECALLS SINCE GM IS AN AMERICAN MADE CAR AND THIS IS DEFINITELY A QUALITY AND SAFETY ISSUE.

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THE CAR ACCELERATE RAPIDLY AS I WAS TURNING INSIDE THE ATM DRIVE THRU OF THE PNC BANK IN LANCASTER PA ON 12/06/2016 TIME 11:00 HRS AM AND CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL I ALMOST HIT 2 PEDESTRIAN AT THAT MOMENT I INTENT TO STOP THE CAR APPLYING THE BRAKES AND CAR GOT FASTER I HAVE TO USE MY 2 FOOTS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL PUT THE CAR ON NEUTRAL AND CAR WAS LIKE A RACE CAR AT THAT POINT SHUT OFF THE CAR WITH THE KEY IGNITION, THEM I CALL THE DEALER, THEY DIDNT FINE A CODE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND TRY TO BLAME MY FLOOR MATT, NOT TRUE TO BELIEVE,,, PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS, THANKS

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MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME IGNITION/KEY/GEARSHIFT ISSUES AS 25 MILLION VEHICLES COVERED BY GM'S 2014 "EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT"/RECALL- WHEN IN PARK, THE KEY STICKS IN THE IGNITION DUE TO FAILED SHIFTING FUNCTIONALITIES. I CANNOT REMOVE MY KEY AND THE BATTERY DRAINS COMPLETELY DUE TO THE DASH LIGHTS AND OTHER SYSTEMS BEING ACTIVATED BY THE KEY'S PRESENCE IN THE IGNITION. I FIND THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IS MY VEHICLE REALLY IN PARK? CAN IT ROLL OVER ME, MY CHILD, OR SOMEONE ELSE WHEN I PARK IT AND WALK AWAY? GM IS ALREADY KNOWN FOR ITS IGNITION DESIGN DEFECTS AND THE SUBSEQUENT DEATHS. ALL GM VEHICLES EXHIBITING SIGNS OF THESE DEFECTS SHOULD BE INDEFINITELY COVERED BY GM RECALLS OR EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENTS.

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WE BOUGHT THE 2014 CAPATIVA AND DROVE IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH. WHEN YOU WOULD BACK UP IT WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. THEN IN A FEW DAYS YOU COULDN'T HARDLY HOLD IT IN THE ROAD LIKE YOU HAD A TIRE COMING OFF. WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND IF YOU GOT OVER 50 MILES A HOUR TOOK BOTH HANDS TO HOLD IT IN THE ROAD. IF YOU GOT UNDER 50 AND STAYED YOU COULD HOLD IT IN THE ROAD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND FOUND BOTH ROATERS IN FRONT WAS WORPED AND HAD BEEN PUT ON THAT WAY FROM FACTORY. THE WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARENTERY. I HAD TO GO BUY BOTH FRONT ROATERS AND PAY FOR HAVING THEM REPLACED. THE MACHINACE TOLD US IF WE HADN'T OF WENT AHEAD AND CHANGED THEM WHEN WE DID THEY COULD OF LOCKED UP OR THE WHOLE WHEEL AND ALL CAME OF GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS COULD OF CAUSE A BAD WREACK . THE CAR ONLY HAD 3600 MILES ON IT WHEN IT STARTED MAKING THE NOISE WERE WE COULD HEAR IT. MY POINT IS IF YOU BUY SOMETHING AND IT IS STILL UNDER WARENATY THEY SHOULD OF FIXED THIS PROBLEM AND PAID FOR IT NOT ME.IT COAST US 400.00 FOR ROATORS AND THEN ANOTHER 350.00 FOR THE LABOR NOT COUNTING THE 500.00 FOR THE TIRES THAT IT HAD WORE IN PLACES THAT WAS NOT FIT TO HAVE ON THE CAR. THEY COULD OF BLOWED OUT OR ANYTHING AND CAUSED US TO WREACK. THIS DEALER DIDN'T EVEN ACT LIKE THEY WERE CONCORENED ABOUT IT AT ALL. I HAVE TALKED TO 10 OR 12 PEOPLE THAT OWNS A CAPATIVA 2014 AND THEY HAVE HAD TO DO SAME THING. I THING THE COMPANY SHOULD CHECK IN TO THIS AND PAY THE OWNERS OF THESE VECHIELS THE MONEY THEY ARE OUR FOR BUYING A SUV THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD NOT STAND UP TO THE WAREANTEY LIKE THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO. I LOVE CHEVYS BUT IF THEY NOT GOING TO STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES WHEN YOU HAVE A PROBLEM I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO START DRIVING A FORD.

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1. WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL AND HAVING THE RADIO ON AND THEN USING THE TURN SIGNAL, VEHICLE DECELERATES, (ON HIGHWAY( 2. TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WAS SENSING THE WRONG TIRE AS HAVING LOW TIRE PRESSURE. (IN MOTION, CITY STREET) 3. VEHICLE CLOCK RESETS TO 12:00. (STATIONARY) 4. VEHICLE WILL NOT START...WAIT ABOUT 1/2 AN HOUR AND MAYBE IT WILL START. (STATIONARY) I WOULD CONSIDER THIS VERY MUCH A SAFETY CONCERN. AFTER PASSING A VEHICLE, MY VEHICLE DECELERATES, WHICH IS ALARMING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, AN AMMONIA ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VENTS WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BURNING AND IRRITATION TO THE EYES. IN ADDITION, THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

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THE AIR GETS HOT WHEN SITTING STILL. THE AIR EVEN ON HIGH WILL BARELY WORK AT TIMES. WHEN SWITCHED ON JUST THE TIP FACE VENTS, IT BECOMES STUCK BLOWING ONLY ON FEET FOR DAYS AT A TIME.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000.

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WHILE DRIVING I WAS SUDDENLY OVERCOME BY A NOXIOUS ODOR WHICH CAUSED BURNING IN MY EYES, NOSE AND THROAT. I TURNED OFF MY A/C AND OPENED MY WINDOWS WHICH HELPED DILUTE THE ODOR. BY CHANCE I LIFTED MY DRIVER-SIDE VISOR AND A LOUD CLICKING OCCURRED. I REPEATED THIS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG, THEN WHEN I GRASPED THE ROD THAT THE VISOR SLIDES ON MY FINGERS WERE BURNED AND BLISTERED.BECAUSE IT WAS SO HOT. THE CABIN LIGHTS FLICKER AND THE HEADLIGHTS DO AS WELL. THE CEILING AREA BY THE VISOR BECOMES VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH. WHEN THE CAR IS OFF, IT BEGINS TO COOL. I THINK THIS HAS BEEN COMING ON FOR A WHILE BECAUSE OF THE FLICKERING, BUT I HAD NO IDEA THAT IT MIGHT ALL BE RELATED. BY THE WAY, I HAD MY CAR LESS THAN 9 MONTHS WHEN THE BATTERY DIED. ODD FOR A 2014 VEHICLE.

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ON JULY 9, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 4PM I NOTICED WHAT APPEARED TO BE (COLD) FROST BLOWING FROM THE INSIDE VENTS OF MY VEHICLE, AND AS I LOOKED AT THE TEMP. GAUGE I NOTICED IT WAS GOING UP IN THE 200S SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON MY HEAT TOO REDUCED THE TEMP., BECAUSE I THOUGHT TH VEHICLE WAS OVER HEATING. BUT AFTER AWHILE I NOTIED THE TEMP WAS NOT GOING DOWN SO I SWITCHED TI THE AC, AND IMMEDIATELY THE TEMP. BEGAN TO GO DOWN BACK TO NORMAL, WHICH IS 181 ON AVERAGE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THIS MEANS, AS I DID HAVE COOLANT IN THE OVERFLOW TANK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND MENTIONED THIS ISSUE TO THE SERVICE PERSON AND THEY STATED SOMETHING ABOUT THE AC COMPRESSOR, WHICH I DID NOT UNDERSTAND. SO I'VE BEEN RUNNING MY AC WHENEVER THE TEMP GAUGE GOES UP. TO THIS DAY I STILL DON'T KNOW WHY THIS IS HAPPENING.

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HAPPENED ON FOUR OCCASIONS ALMOST CAUSING MAJOR ACCIDENTS THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE DEATH ON MY FAMILY. THREE OF WHICH WAS AFTER I TOOK TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED, WHILE ON VACATION. FIRST EVENT HAPPENED ON JUNE 20,2015. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ENGINE POWER AND DROPPED TO 45MPH WITHIN SECONDS. THE STABILITRAC, TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. I COULD NOT GET MY CAR TO GO OVER 50 MPH ON INTERSTATE. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME I CALLED CHEVY CORPORATION AND MADE A REPORT. I DROPPED MY VEHICLE OFF AT MY LOCAL DEALER ON 6/22. THEY SAID IT WAS REPAIRED AND READY FOR PICK UP ON 6/24. THEY REPLACED THE PEDAL SYSTEM AND SAID THE ROAD TEST WAS GOOD AND MY VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. MY FAMILY AND I LEFT FOR VACATION IN THIS VEHICLE ON 6/27/15. WE DIDN'T THINK WE WOULD HAVE ANY RECURRING ISSUES. HALF WAY THROUGH OUR TRIP AT 80MPH ON THE HIGHWAY OUR CAR REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND DROPPED TO 45MPH WITHIN SECONDS. THE ONLY OPTION WAS TO PULL OFF ALONG HE HIGHWAY WITH OUR THREE CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON REPEATEDLY UNTIL THE LIGHTS FINALLY WENT OFF. WE TRAVELED A FEW MILES TO THE NEXT EXIT NOT ABLE TO DRIVE PAST 45MPH. THE THIRD AND FOURTH TIMES HAPPENED ON THE WAY HOME FROM VACATION ON 7/5/15. THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE DROPPED FROM 80MPH TO 40 MPH. THE FOURTH TIME WAS 75 MPH SBD MY HUSBAND PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL SO IT WASN'T SUCH A DRASTIC CHANGE IN SPEED. BOTH OF THESE TIMES WE HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY WITH OUR THREE CHILDREN ON HE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE!!! I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHEVROLET CORP. I WILL CONTACT THEM AGAIN IN THE MORNING ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW AT 20 MPH, THE WHEEL WELL WAS CONSUMED WITH SNOW AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.... UPDATED 06-02-15 *BF UPDATED 10/11/2017*CN

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ELECTRICAL AND SPEED CONTROL: REPLACED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND PROGRAMMED. CRUISE CONTROL AND ODOMETER DID NOT MATCH PROGRAMMED 70 MPH AND REGISTERED 68. ENGINE: VALVE OR LIFTER CLATTER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. DOOR RATTLE: FOUND LOCK KNOB VIBRATING IN DOOR PANEL HOLE INSULATE ROD: NOISE GONE. *TR

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RENTED THE CAPTIVA FROM ENTERPRISE AT JACKSONVILLE, FL, AIRPORT. ENGINE HAD CLATTERED A BIT AT SLOW SPEEDS BUT NOT ON HIGHWAY. ON THIRD AND LAST DAY WE WERE DRIVING AWAY AFTER A TRAFFIC LIGHT HAD TURNED GREEN AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR TURNED OFF. I PUT ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURNED INTO RIGHT LANE, THEN INTO A PARKING LOT THAT LUCKILY HAPPENED TO BE NEXT TO IT. ALL THE CARS AROUND US WERE MOVING SLOWLY - AGAIN, LUCKILY - BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. I LOST THE POWER IN STEERING AND ALSO THE BRAKES. I DID NOT KNOCK AGAINST THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND I COULD THINK OF NOTHING UNUSUAL THAT HAPPENED BEFORE THE ENGINE JUST FAILED. *TR

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DROVE TO A PARK AND SAW A POOF OF SMOKE ALONG WITH A STRONG SMELL INSIDE THE CAPTIVE, AND WE QUICKLY GOT OUT AND RADIATOR FLUID STARTED LEAKING. *JS

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5/13/2014 - DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC JAM AT FLORIDA INTERSTATE 95 IN MIAMI DADE COUNTY, , AMAZULU TRANSPORT CORPORATION - DRIVER EMPLOYEE - [XXX] REAR ENDED MY WIFE - [XXX]. AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT, [XXX] CONTACTED HIS CORPORATE OFFICE AND PROVIDED FALSE INSURANCE DOCUMENTATION TO THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL. AMAZULU TRANSPORT WAS DIRECTLY CONTACTED VIA PHONE CALL BUT HAVE REFUSED ANY RETURNING PHONE CALLS TO PROVIDE US WITH THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY'S ADDRESS. AMAZULU TRANSPORT IS IN THE BUSINESS OF TRANSPORTING VWHICLES BACK AND FORTH IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. AMAZULU TRANSPORT APPARENTLY IS OPERATING A BUSINESS IN FLORIDA WITHOUT ANY/NO INSURANCE COVERAGE WHATSOEVER AND PROVIDING FHP WITH FALSE INFORMATION. REGISTERED CORPORATE OWNERS OF THIS FLORIDA CORPORATION ARE AS FOLLOWS: [XXX]. REGISTERED CORPORATE ADDRESS IS = 926 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE. TAMPA, FL 33614 TEL (407) 482 - 4142. ACCIDENT REPORT # [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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