2014 Chevrolet Captiva

THE CAPTIVA SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN RANDOMLY FOR ABSOLUTELY NO REASON. THE ISSUE WAS DIRECTED TO BE REPAIRED IN THE OTHER CHEVY VEHICLES BECAUSE THEY ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN HOWEVER THE CAPTIVA IS A FLEET VEHICLE WHICH MEANS THEY DIDN'T FIX THE KNOWN ISSUE OF PUTTING A FORD BATTERY SENSOR ON A CHEVY VEHICLE BECAUSE FLEET VEHICLES ARE RARELY SERVICED BY A DEALERSHIP. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. THIS HAPPENED TO ME LOSING ALL POWER AND COMPLETELY SHUTTING DOWN GOING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME. I'VE NOT DRIVEN THIS CAR SINCE AUGUST BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO DIE AND I STILL OWE ABOUT 4 YEARS OF PAYMENTS ON THIS LEMON.

ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE VEHICLE CUTS OUT RANDOMLY, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN IF DRIVING AND LOSING POWER STEERING CONTROL AND POWER BRAKES OR THE POWER PARKING BRAKE RANDOMLY ENGAGES, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A DRIVING HAZARD. POWER ALSO CUTS OUT RANDOMLY WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. DRIVER HAS TO OPEN THE HOOD AND MANUALLY MOVE THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE CONNECTED TO THE BATTERY, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES, IN ORDER FOR POWER TO BE RESTORED. THIS MANUAL MOVE PUTS THE PERSON IN IMMEDIATE DANGER OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK SHOULD ANYTHING CREATE A POWER ARC WHILE PERFORMING THIS MANEUVER. GM SERVICE BULLETIN #13186 DATED JUNE 2013 ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE WITH A DEFECT IN THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE, BUT LIMITS IT ONLY TO THE WARRANTY PERIOD ONLY OF THE NEW VEHICLE AND NOT THE VEHICLE AS A WHOLE, YET NO RECALL HAS EVER BEEN ISSUED. BASED ON COMMENTS POSTED ON THE CHEVY FORUM, THIS PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT AND WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE CHEVY CAPTIVA VEHICLES. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME WHEN ONE OF THESE RANDOM POWER SHUTDOWNS LEADS TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH. AT THE PRESENT TIME WE ARE FORCED TO REPLACE BOTH THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLES AT A COST OF $590.

I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES WITH MY CAR FOR OVER A YEAR; SINCE 71K MILES. OVER THE PAST 30 DAYS, I HAVE TAKEN MY CAPTIVA IN FOR THE SAME ISSUES, CHIMES, AND DASHBOARD LIGHT UP DUE TO TRACTION CONTROL / STABILITRAK ISSUES. I'M TOLD THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE; YET, I'M OUT WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTERS AND THE DASHBOARD IS CONTINUOUSLY CHIMING AND SHOWING THE SAME ISSUES (STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL). I AM REQUESTING A REAL CHEVROLET TECHNICIAN TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE. I'M SCHEDULED TO TAKE IT BACK THIS COMING WEEK. MILES ARE AROUND 80,654. I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR FOR FOUR YEARS AND NOW I'M NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT. LAST WEEK THEY SAY A TECHNICIAN LOOKED AT IT, BUT THE DASHBOARD DIDN'T LIGHT UP. MY CAR HAS SAT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR NINE DAYS OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS AND THE ISSUE IS UNRESOLVED. I AM APPEALING TO GM / CHEVROLET FOR HELP. I LOVE MY SUV AND HOPE TO GET AT LEAST 100K MILES OUT OF HER. THANK YOU!

I HAVE A 2014 C. CAPTIVA AT 79K MILES, ONE SUNDAY ON MY WAY TO CHURCH, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I HEARD A POP AND THE CAR SHIFTED RIGHT AND SLOWED DOWN, I GET TO CHURCH AND THE SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF, PUMP WAS LEAKING OIL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. OVER $1200 IN REPAIR COST. A FEW MONTHS LATER P0430 ERROR CODE - CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED, NEW BRAKES FRONT AND BACK. CAR HAS NOT BEEN RIGHT SINCE. PAST 4 MONTHS TRACTION CONTROL ISSUES. IF I HOLD MY FOOT ON BRAKE AT STOP SIGN, ALARM GOES OFF DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP: TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE LIGHT AND STABILITRAK. THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE TO NO AVAIL. I TOOK IT TO MY CHEVY DEALER AND YESTERDAY WAS ADVISED MY CAR IS FINE DRIVE IT FOR 150 MILES. I GO OUT THIS MORNING AT 5:00 AM AND WHILE AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, (1.5 MILES) ALL LIGHTS BACK ON. WHATEVER THE ISSUE, CHEVY NEEDS TO THOROUGHLY CHECK TO SEE WHAT'S CAUSING THE ISSUE, THE WEATHER IS CHANGING. I'M JUST OVER 80K MILES AND I BELIEVE MY CAR HAS BEEN THROUGH THE EXTREME AND HAS YET TO BE BROKEN IN. ALL THESE OCCURENCES HAPPEND WITHIN 12 MONTHS. I LOVE THIS CAR AND HOPEFULLY CHEVY CAN GET TO THE ROOT OF MY ISSUES AS THEY ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ENGINE. 79K MILES MY CAR WENT TO A CHEVY DEALER WITH COMPLAINTS OF ENGINE . 80,547 MILES BACK IN FOR ENGINE REPAIRS. DIAGNOSIS 15 LOSS OF COMMUNICATION CODES AND LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE.

CAR DID NOT EVEN HAVE 125K MILES ON IT AND IT STARTED KNOCKING. TOOK IT INTO MY LOCAL SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT THE RODS WERE KNOCKING AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS GOING. ENDED UP PUTTING IN A BRAND NEW CRATE MOTOR. I REMEMEBER A TIME WHEN CHEVY'S WOULD LAST FOR UP TO 200K MILES. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT I HAD TO SPEND ALL THAT MONEY ON A NEW MOTOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE STARTED, HE WOULD MOVE THE SEAT BACKWARD AND FORWARD BY TOUCHING THE ELECTRIC SEAT SWITCH THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.