2013 Chevrolet Captiva Driver assistance Problems

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Captiva. The contact stated that the cruise control intermittently failed to operate as needed. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of oil and that there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID

11524850

Incident

Aug 15, 2010

THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE WE HAVE HAD WITH THE STABILITY TRACK ON THIS VEHICLE. FIRST INCIDENT WAS AT THE END OF JANUARY 2019. NOW LESS THAT 4 MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES AUTO ENGAGE, BUT NO WARNING OR LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH OR INFORMATION SCREEN. THEN ONCE YOU STOP THE VEHICLE AS YOU CANT DRIVE IT THE SERVICE STABILITRACK/ TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE COMES ACROSS THE INFORMATION SCREEN. THE ROADS WERE CLEAN AND DRY, WE NOTICED SOMETHING ODD AT 25 MILES PER HOUR BUT WERE UNABLE TO STOP AS THERE WASN'T ANYWHERE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. WE HAD JUST LEFT A STORE PARKING LOT AND WERE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, NO EXCESSIVE SPEED OR ERRATIC DRIVING. SO THIS HAPPENING OUT OF THE BLUE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS THE MAIN VEHICLE THAT OUR CHILD RIDES IN AND SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE REPAIRED IN LESS THAN 2000 MILES FROM THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED.

NHTSA ID

11208466

Incident

May 18, 2019

Mileage

62,012 mi

WENT TO THE DENTIST, GOT MY ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THEN WENT TO THE DOCTOR, THEN VISITED A FRIEND. WHEN I LEFT MY FRIENDS HOUSE TO GET ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR SMELLED LIKE OIL BURNING- ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CHECK STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON, LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND TURNED OFF ENGINE. MY FRIEND SENT ME PICTURES OF HER DRIVEWAY WHERE ALL MY OIL LEAKED OUT- AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED- THE MECHANIC SAID THE REAR MAIN SEAL HAD BLOWN BECAUSE OF A PVC ISSUE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER BUT OF COURSE MY VIN ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL.

NHTSA ID

11186772

Incident

Mar 7, 2019

Mileage

76,896 mi

ENGINE SPUTTERED, LURCHED FORWARD, THEN ALMOST DIED REPEATEDLY AT A STOPLIGHT. DROVE CAR HOME AS NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY MECHANIC. MECHANIC ADVISED TO DRIVE CAR TO THE SHOP. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR TO DRIVE THERE, SEVERAL ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON STATING 'REDUCED ENGINE POWER' AND A STABILITRACK WARNING. THE CAR THEN DIED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. TOWED THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD MY TIMING CHAIN SNAPPED AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE. 80K MILES ON THE CAR AND MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED, SO NOW I'M PUTTING SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS INTO A NEW ENGINE. HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES SIMILAR AT THE SAME MILEAGE.

NHTSA ID

11119285

Incident

Jun 20, 2018

Mileage

86,000 mi

ACCELERATION: HESTITATES WHEN PRESSING THE GAS, HAS GONE ON SINCE I TOOK OWNERSHIP DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS A PROBLEM UNTIL OTHERS STARTED MENTIONING IT.

NHTSA ID

11103646

Incident

Oct 1, 2013

Mileage

27,000 mi

THIS PAST YEAR 2017; OIL CHANGES; LOW A QUART OR TWO; ONE TIME, TOLD IT WAS OUT OF OIL. NO LEAKS FOUND. DROVE 360 MILES IN THE WINTER AND BACK. CAR STALLED, BLUE SMOKE, SAID CHECK STABILITY TRACTION AND SHUT CAR OFF! (OUT OF OIL JUST 3 DAYS AFTER FILLED WITH OIL) I CHANGE OIL EVERY 2K MILES. I WAS INFORMED A LOT OF VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME ENGINE DID THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THIS IS A DANGER ISSUE. MY CAR STRANDED ME -12 DEGREE WEATHER!!!! I WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SEAL BLEW BECAUSE I DROVE A LONG TRIP IN THE COLD AND IT FROZE AND BROKE. THESE ARE TWO PROBLEMS I HAVE CONTACTED GM WITH AND THEY CALLED ME A LIAR AND TOLD ME I ABUSED MY CAR AND ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING POWER TRAIN RAN OUT THE SAME DAY I WAS STRANDED! I AM [XXX] AND NEVER ABUSE MY VEHICLES (MY DAD TAUGHT ME PROPER). I NOW HAVE NO CAR. IT IS PARKED IN MY YARD. I OWE $5000.00. IT ONLY HAS 89,000 MILES. THE COST TO FIX IS $3,350.00. I FEEL THIS WAS/IS A SAFETY ISSUE! THE ENGINE/SENSORS WOULD BE RUINED IF I DROVE IT ANYMORE. THE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN. I WAS ALSO STRANDED 90 MILES AWAY FROM HOME BECAUSE IT QUIT. OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP (PURCHASED FROM) SAID TOO BAD. GM SAID TOO BAD. WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, THE CAR STUTTERED, AND SHUT OFF AFTER TELLING ME TO SHUT IT OFF. AT THE STOP LIGHT, I HURRIED TO START IT, IT WAS RUSH HOUR, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, ON A CITY STREET, AT ST. CLOUD, MN. I WAS SO SCARED. I NURSED IT TO A TIRE PLACE, (THANK GOODNESS THEY CLOSED AT 6 P.M., AS IT WAS 5:30 P.M.) THEY DO ALL CAR STUFF. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I LOVE MY CAPTIVA. I DON'T' DARE DRIVE IT. IT WILL QUIT AND I CANNOT PUT 5 QUARTS OF OIL IN EVERY 50 MILES! PLEASE I KNOW FROM REPAIR PLACES THAT THIS ENGINE IS A PROBLEM. THIS SAME ENGINE IN A LOT OF EQUINOX'S, SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR QUITS, THE OIL IS OUT BECAUSE THE REAR SEAL BROKE IN THE COLD MINNESOTA WEATHER ON OUR LONG TRIP. THANK GOODNESS IT DIDN'T STRAND US AT ROCHESTER PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U

NHTSA ID

11071608

Incident

Jan 13, 2018

Mileage

89,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10837096

Incident

Feb 19, 2016

Mileage

35,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10808997

Incident

Oct 1, 2015

Mileage

83,000 mi