2013 Chevrolet Captiva

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. FURTHERMORE, WHILE DRIVING OVER RUGGED TERRAIN, SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS, INCLUDING THE PARKING BRAKE AND COOLANT BECAME ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAULT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START, THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE TAPPED THE FUSE PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STARTED AND FUNCTION AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT WAS THEN ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE ACC POSITION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO CALL TRIPLE AAA TO HAVE THE BATTERY DISCONNECTED TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (WESELOH CHEVROLET, 5335 PASEO DEL NORTE, CARLSBAD, CA 92008, (760) 208-1943). THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-4215205113. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,700.

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.

THE ENGINE IS BURNING OIL BETWEEN CHANGES - DROVE TO WASHINGTON DC FROM SOUTH CAROLINA ALONE AND WHEN I ARRIVED I HAPPENED TO CHECK THE OIL AND THE DIP STICK WAS DRY. ADDED 3 QUARTS AND RETURNED HOME - ONCE AGAIN IT WAS DOWN ADDED ANOTHER 2 QUARTS. MIND YOU, NO SERVICE LIGHT EVER INDICATED A PROBLEM. ON GOING ISSUE FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW AS MY REGULAR MECHANIC HAS TRIED TO FIND THE LEAK TO NO AVAIL. TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN'T FIND A LEAK...REVIEWED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM WITH GMC VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SCREECHING HAULT AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (PINEGAR CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF BRANSON, 163 ADAIR ROAD, BRANSON, MISSOURI 65616) WHERE IT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE "CHECK TRACTION CONTROL IMMEDIATELY/SEE DEALER" MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE BATTERY DIES COMPLETELY. I CANNOT LOCK OR UNLOCK MY CAR. HAZARDS WON'T TURN ON. ONLY HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY, BUT IT'S BEEN MORE FREQUENT AND LASTS LONGER. I USED TO BE ABLE JUST TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON TO GET THE KEY OUT, BUT NOW IT DOESN'T EVEN TRY TO TURN. IT'S LIKE THE BATTERY IS DEAD, BUT I GOT IT CHECKED AND IT'S FINE. IT HAPPENS AS I TURN THE CAR OFF OR ON. IT IS ALWAYS IN PARK.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAPTIVA FROM WORK TO HOME (APPROX. 26 MILES) THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHT UP AND IT INDICATES SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. IT WILL DO THIS AT LEAST THREE TIMES ON THE WAY HOME HOWEVER WHEN TAKE IT TO WESELOH CHEVY IN CARLSBAD THEY STATE NO CODES. ON AT LEAST FOUR TIMES WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF THERE IS NO POWER, NO LIGHTS, NO NOTHING ITS LIKE THE BATTERY IS DEAD WHEN ITS NOT. IT HAPPENED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THEY ASKED ME TO PICK IT UP AFTER FINDING NO ISSUES. THIS LAST ISSUE I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED BY AAA AND WESELOH HAD MY CAR FOR OVER A WEEK BURNT THRU HALF A TANK OF GAS FOUND NOTHING, HOWEVER I DROVE IT THE NEXT DAY FROM WORK AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN WARNING LIGHTS ON SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL.

VEHICLE STATIONARY IN PARK THE KEY WON'T COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE OTHER ISSUE IS THE DEFROST VENT HEAT SOMETIMES BLOWS COLD FOR A FEW HOURS. IT SEEMS TO GET STUCK ON DEFROST AND IT WON'T CLOSE THE DOOR OVER TO THE OTHER VENTS. IT SEEMS THAT IT COULD BE A PROGRAM ISSUE. THE SWITCHES SEEM TO WORK IT WILL HEAT UP. NOTICED IT DOES IT A LOT ON WINDY COLD NIGHTS THEN IN THE MORNING IT WON'T WORK FOR A FEW HOURS. PLEASE HELP! SAFETY ISSUES IF YOU CAN'T SEE OUTSIDE THE WINDOW WHEN BLOWING COLD AIR.