2013 Chevrolet Captiva 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.

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Captiva. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle was making abnormal sounds. The dealer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of oil. The contact was informed to closely monitor the oil level. On another occasion, the vehicle stalled and was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the timing chain had failed and bent the valves. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. No additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 103,416.

Key will lock in ignition and vehicle will not start. Happens intermittently. Battery is fine, alternator is fine, dealership replaced ignition when purchased which helped for about a year, but the problem continues to become more frequent. Rattling the battery fixes the problem, but only temporarily.

Continus electric drop causing different systems to lose power, fail, or temporarly disable including but not limited to traction control, emergency break, radio and lights. After researching the problem in various forums I noted many owners facing the same problem over various years with no clear solution.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING;DEALER SAID TIMING CHAIN AND CAM ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED $1750.TIMING CHAIN IS SUPPOSED TO LAST LIFE OF VEHICLE. DEALER AND CHEVY WILL NOT PROVIDE REASON IT OCCURED AT 69K MI OTHER THAN "IT HAPPENS". I ASKED IF ENGINE WAS 2.4L LEA, LAF ECOTRAIN COVERED IN 11/19 $42M CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. DEALER TOLD ME "DUAL OVERHEAD CAM". CHEVY/GM SAID 2.4L 4 CYLINDER. MANUAL STATES 2.4L LEA - 8TH CHARACTER(K) IN VIN TELLS THEM THIS.THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANY INFO ON ELLEN BERMAN & DAYANA GUACH V GM CLASS ACTION & 2 OTHERS SETTLED NOV 2019 OR HOW TO FILE CLAIM. GM IS SUPPOSED TO IDENTIFY VEHICLES W/THIS ENGINE, INSTEAD THEY ARE STILL DENYING DEFECTS. WHEN ASKED ABOUT DEFECTIVE PISTON RINGS CAUSING CRANKCASE SEAL ISSUES RESULTING IN OIL OVERSPRAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE, CAM, PRE-MATURE TIME CHAIN REPLACEMENT, ETC. I WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T SEE PISTON RINGS WITHOUT TAKING ENGINE APART. I INSISTED ON OIL CONSUMPTION STUDY. LAW SUIT STATES FAULTY PISTON RINGS IN 2.4L LEA CAUSE OIL OVERSPRAY DAMAGE TO ENGINE INCLUDING PRE-MATURE TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT -OIL DOESN'T LUBICATE REQUIRED PARTS. VEHICLE BOUGHT - BARLOW CHEVY, DELRAN, NJ WITH 12,500 MILES/PRE-OWNED CERTIFIED-PREVIOUSLY A FLEET VEHICLE. OIL CHANGED EVERY 4,100 MILES BASED ON OPW/OLM SYSTEMS. NO WARNING PRIOR TO CHECK ENGINE. REPAIRS COST $1,650-NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE ENGINE DAMAGE ISSUES SETTLEMENT SAYS GM WILL REPAIR PISTON RINGS/DAMAGE,& INCREASE WARRANTY TO 10YR/120,000 AT NO COST & PROVID $4500 ABOVE SETTLEMENT TO CONSUMERS. THEY TOLD ME VEHICLE IS SAFE; SUIT SAYS - COULD CATCH FIRE OR JUST STOP CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. I TRANSPORT 2 TODDLERS & DRIVE HWY. SETTLEMENT SAID GM KNEW OF DEFECTS SINCE 2009; NOT DISCLOSED TO BUYERS, NOT RECALLED, NO OFFER OF SUITABLE REPAIRS. GM & DEALER IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF SETTLEMENT. SAFETY ISSUE.

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.

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.

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.

The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Captiva. The contact stated that while his brother was driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering column knuckle detached, causing the steering wheel to become inoperable. The dealer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the manufacturer for assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 170,386. Car was serviced on 12/5/2019 for a KIA warrantied repair; timing belt replacement causing engine failure. The representative restated again that KIA would not repair the car. Consumer stated vehicle sustained a rod bearing failure at 74,000 miles during operation at highway speeds. Consumer did not receive a letter from KIA for corrective maintenance.

I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE AND IT JUST SHUT OFF. I COULDNT STEER OR DO ANYTHING

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.

BRACKET THAT HOLD THE E-BRAKE CABLE TO THE FRAME AND ALSO CREATES TENSION THAT ENABLES THE E-BRAKE TO ENGAGE BROKE OFF THE FRAME WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY WELDED. THE E-BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL. THE DEALER LOCATED THE BRACKET BUT SAID THAT THEY DO NOT WELD. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE BRACKET NEEDS TO BE WELDED BACK ON TO THE FRAME. THE DEALER DOES NOT DO WELDING. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

REAR MAIN SEAL BROKE AND SPEWED OIL EVERYWHERE. THE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY. IT COST $944 TO REPAIR AND I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IF I COULD BE REIMBURSED.

CAR HAS STALLED OUT 7 TIMES IN A MONTH. DEALER SHIP CANT FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS HAVE TOWED IT 7 TIMES. THE CAR STALL WITH NO WARNING OR LIGHT. CALL GM THEY CANT DO ANYTHING. CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING THIS IS UNSAFE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE PAINT ON THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WAS FADING. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HARE CHEVROLET (2001 STONY CREEK RD, NOBLESVILLE, IN 46060, (855) 971-7214) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE CAMSHAFT SOLENOID VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

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

I HAVE HAD THE 2013 CHEVY CAPTIVA SPORT FOR ALMOST 6 MONTHS. AFTER I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND STOP AT A RED LIGHT/STOP SIGN. IT EITHER SHUTS OFF OR BEGINS TO SHAKE FORWARD AND BACKWARD. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I AM IN A LITTLE TOWN, HIGHWAY, INTERSTATE, ETC., IT DOES THE SAME THING. MY WIPER WARNING LIGHT AND SOUND ALONG WITH MY BATTERY LIGHT, AND RANDOM INDICATOR LIGHTS AND SOUNDS GO OFF RANDOMLY. THE ONLY ACCURATE LIGHTS ARE THE SEATBELT AND DOOR AJAR INDICATOR LIGHTS. WHEN THE HEATER OR AC IS ON THE VEHICLE SHAKES MORE. WHEN MY BATTERY LIGHT IS ON, I CANNOT TURN MY HIGH BEAMS ON. THE ECO SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THE KEY GETS STUCK WHEN IT WANTS TOO. NO SPECIFIC TIME OF DAY OR TIME TRAVELED. THE STEERING WHEEL GETS STUCK RANDOMLY WHEN I MAKE A SHARP TURN. THE TURNING SIGNAL HAS ITS FREQUENT MOMENT WHEN IT WILL NOT TURN OFF. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ROAD HAZARD FOR OTHER DRIVERS. MOST OF THESE DEFECTS OCCUR TWICE A WEEK.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE IT WAS RAINING I HEARD A NOISE AND MY PASSENGER SIDE WIPER STOPPED WORKING. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A PROBLEM THAT WAS INVOLVED ON 2013 EQUINOX (CAPTIVA PROBABLY USES MANY OF THE SAME COMPONENTS). NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 16V582000 - GM'S RECALL NUMBER FOR THIS IS 25302. LUCKILY THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER CONTINUED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM AND IF THE REPAIR HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE, SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY GM. I AM PRESENTLY WORKING ON GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED. I ALSO EXPERIENCED AS MANY OTHERS HAVE (LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE) ABOUT AN OIL PROBLEM WITH THE ECOTEC 2.4 ENGINE. LIKE MANY OTHERS WHO EXPERIENCED STALLING PROBLEMS, WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC THEY FOUND OUT I WAS OUT OF OIL. (09/21/2018) NOW I AM CONSTANTLY CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL IN MY VEHICLE. THIS IS ALSO A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT RELATES TO SAFETY AND BY VIEWING THE MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH GM HAS NO INTENTION OF DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PRESENT MILEAGE ON VEHICLE IS 78,000. IT'S A NICE VEHICLE, BUT THESE SERIOUS PROBLEMS NEED TO BE DEALT WITH BY THE MANUFACTURER.

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.

JANUARY 2, I WAS DRIVING ON I95 AT 60 MILES AN HOUR, ANOTHER CAR GOT FLAT TIERS AND LOST CONTROL, SUDDENLY MADE A U TURN AND IMPACTED ME FRONT TO FRONT, MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOYED, CALLED CAR MAKER AND THEY HAVE NO RE-CALLS AND NO TAKING ANY ACTIONS ABOUT MY REPORT. *TR

DURING THE LAST WEEK OF MAY 2019 RADIO TURNING ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY - THOUGHT IT WAS ISSUE WITH RADIO STATION, BUT ON-LINE CHEVY FORUMS INDICATE IT IS A SIGN OF LARGER ELECTRICAL ISSUES. JUNE 1, 2019, ENTERING VEHICLE AFTER DINNER OUT, INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING; DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AT NIGHT WITH AC & CRUISE CONTROL ON THERE WAS A SUDDEN NOXIOUS ODOR IRRITATING TO EYES, NOSE, AND THROAT (2 PEOPLE ILL); HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING; OPENED WINDOWS TO VENTILATE; MADE IT HOME (~12 MILES); ALL LIGHTS - EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR - STILL FLICKERING UPON ARRIVAL HOME; STILL A STRONG NOXIOUS ODOR - STRONGER ON INTERIOR DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE; INTERNET SEARCH OF SYMPTOMS INDICATED DRIVER VISOR MIGHT BE EXTREMELY HOT - WENT OUT TO CHECK AND IT WAS VERY HOT - EVEN AFTER SITTING WHILE WE DID INTERNET SEARCH; FURTHER INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES MANY CHEVY CAPTIVA OWNERS COMPLAINING OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS; FORUMS INDICATE KNOWN BATTERY CABLES VOLTAGE DROP ISSUE LEADING TO EXPENSIVE REPAIRS (~$1000) NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL, SO WE DISCONNECTED BATTERY OVERNIGHT UNTIL WE COULD CHECK THINGS IN THE DAYLIGHT. 6/2/19 - AFTER LEAVING VEHICLE BATTERY DISCONNECTED OVERNIGHT, RECONNECTED AND DRIVER VISOR IMMEDIATELY GOT WARM TO TOUCH - CAR NOT EVEN CRANKED, JUST SITTING IN THE SHADY DRIVEWAY WITH THE BATTERY CONNECTED. SHIFTED VISOR DOWN AND THERE WAS A LOUD POP/CLICK NOISE. VISOR WOULD NOT FULLY RETURN TO STOWED POSITION. DISCONNECTED BATTERY AGAIN. NOT A SAFE SITUATION WITH OVERHEATING VISOR, NOXIOUS FUMES, AND FLUTTERING LIGHTS. CHEVY FORUMS INDICATE THIS HAS BEEN A KNOW ISSUE SINCE 2012, BUT DEALERSHIPS WILL ONLY ASSIST WHILE CAR IS STILL IN ORIGINAL PURCHASE WARRANTY PERIOD. FORUMS INDICATE THIS WAS A RECALL IN EUROPE/GREAT BRITAIN, BUT NOT HERE IN USA. RIDICULOUS. AN AMERICAN COMPANY NOT TAKING CARE OF ITS AMERICAN CUSTOMERS... FOR YEARS... MULTIPLE YEAR MODELS REPORTING SAME ISSUES.

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

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.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND PARKING BRAKE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HOLIDAY AUTOMOTIVE (321 N ROLLING MEADOWS DR., FOND DU LAC, WI), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,500. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

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