2013 Chevrolet Captiva

I HAD MY OIL CHANGED 3 DAYS AGO, STARTED MY CAR AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETE AND PARKED IT LESS THAN 2 MINUTES LATER AFTER TRAVELING 1/4 MILE TO THE GROCERY STORE. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART MY CAR AFTER MY SHOPPING WAS COMPLETE LESS THAN 10 MINUTES LATER AND WAS UNABLE TO AS THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. I HAVE NOW BEEN INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT I SHOULD HAVE MY ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THAT, I HAVE HAD OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES AND I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY SEVERAL OTHER MECHANICS THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL A CAR. DESPITE HAVING HAD MY VEHICLE REGULARLY SERVICED AS RECOMMENDED, I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING TO ADD OIL IN BETWEEN SERVICING. THIS VEHICLE HAS MAJOR OIL CONSUMPTION AND ENGINE FAILURE ISSUES THAT SHOULD BE DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY. HAD I KNOWN THESE PROBLEMS WOULD BE IN MY FUTURE, I WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK. THE FACT THAT THIS MODEL HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED IS A MAJOR OVERSIGHT AND RIDICULOUSLY IRRESPONSIBLE.

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.

SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING WHEN DROPPED KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL, ABOUT 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING, IT STARTED HESITATING AT THE STOP LIGHT. 1 MILE LATER AND STILL DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 40 MPH, IT STARTED MAKING A LOUD RATTLE NOISE AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. LUCKILY, IT WAS 2 BLOCKS FROM HOME SO PULLED IN THE DRIVE AND NOTICED OIL ALL OVER. CHECKED THE OIL DIPSTICK AND HAD A HISSING SOUND WITH NO OIL READING ON THE STICK. EVERYTIME YOU START IT NOW, IT LEAKS OIL. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID ITS A CLOGGED PVC WHICH BLEW THE REAR SEAL. MY CAR HAS 89,950 MILES ON IT

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION LED TO COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 130,000 MILES. OIL CHANGES WERE CURRENT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS CAMSHAFT SOLENOID. WHEN REPLACED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, THEN REDUCED ENGINE POWER CAME ON. CHEVY KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE AND REFUSES TO INCLUDE THE CAPTIVA IN THE SAME SPECIAL COVERAGE ANNOUNCEMENT AS THE EQUINOX AND GMC TERRAIN EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINES ARE IDENTICAL. REDUCED ENGINE POWER CAME IN WHILE IN MOTION, NEARLY LEADING TO ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN SLOWNESS

OUR VEHICLE HAS ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS AND PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GM SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT 14882, DOCUMENT ID 4098165. HOWEVER, GM CLAIMS THAT OUR VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BASED ON THE VIN. THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL OIL AND SHUT DOWN, DESTROY THE ENGINE, AND IN THE WORST CASE CATCH FIRE. IN MY WIFE'S CASE SHE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND PARK BEFORE THE VEHICLE FULLY SHUT DOWN. THERE IS APPARENTLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT GOING ON ABOUT THIS ITEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO OBSERVED OIL SPILLING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THE TAIL PIPE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOM AS LISTED IN TSB NUMBER: 14882 (REAR CRANK SHAFT). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. *BF *JB