Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2012 Chevrolet Captiva.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | GOING DOWN ROAD AT 70MPH AND VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN TO 40MPH ON ITS OWN AND I ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. … |
| 2019-06-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE IS LIGHTWEIGHT TO THE POINT WHERE HIGH WINDS PUSH THE CAR TO THE SIDE WHILE IT IS IN MOTION. YOU CAN FEEL T… |
| 2019-04-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE E-BRAKE COMES ON BY ITS SELF WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD. CHECKED AGAINEST VIN AND STATED NOT ON RECALL LIST BUT OTHER… |
| 2019-03-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THERE WERE NO … |
| 2019-03-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. HAD IT TESTED AND I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT AND THE CRANKSHAFT SENSORS… |
| 2019-01-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON 1/2/19, I LEFT WORK AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WHEN I BEGAN HEARING ENGINE NOISE. UPON PULLING INTO CONVENI… |
| 2019-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION … |
| 2018-12-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO EJECT THE KEY FROM THE IGNITIO… |
| 2018-11-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | QUITE OFTEN, WHEN I DRIVE THROUGH A PUDDLE, I LOOSE MY POWER STEERING FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS MAKES TURNING VERY DIFF… |
| 2018-10-19 | TIRES | No | 0 | FIRESTONE CHAMPION FUEL FIGHTER TIRE 235/60R17 TREAD SEPARATING FROM BODY OF TIRE |
| 2018-09-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL … |
| 2018-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ONE DAY MY HEAT AND AIR MODULE JUST QUIT WORKING AND THE DASH BOARD READS -40 FOR THE OUTSIDE TEMP. SO NOW THERE IS NO… |
| 2018-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNA… |
| 2018-08-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE KEPT SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND … |
| 2018-08-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON MARCH 2, 2018. WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE, IT HAS HAD A CATALYTIC CONVERTER REP… |
| 2018-08-10 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS SO MANY ELECTRICAL CODES WHEN TESTED. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THE CAR A YEAR. WH… |
| 2018-08-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 40 IN OK AT 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTING DOING STRANGE THINGS. AT FIRST EVERY TIME Y… |
| 2018-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, VEHICLE LOST POWER STRANDING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. |
| 2018-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE RADIO WILL SHUT OFF & ALL LIGHTS ON RADIO WILL GO OUT. AFTER SOME TIME APPROX. 3 TO 15 MINUT… |
| 2018-07-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BOUGHT LESS THAN A MONTH AGO. PUT KEY IN, ACTS LIKE A DEAD BATTERY. CANNOT TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION. TOOK BATTERY TO BE… |
| 2018-07-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING THE CAPTIVA THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CAPTIVA IS IN PARK AND STATIONARY IN THE DRIV… |
| 2018-05-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | STABILITRAK SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON YESTERDAY. THEN THIS MORNING, THE PARKING BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT. ANYTIME I APPLIED THE … |
| 2018-05-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IGNITION LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO START CAR. CANNOT REMOVE KEY. CANNOT TURN KEY. CANNOT MOVE SHIFTER. CAR … |
| 2018-05-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KEY WON'T COME OUT OF IGNITION, CAR IN PARK, RUNNING LIGHTS ON. THIS IS THE 2ND OCCURANCE. GM CHARGED ME $250 TO FIX IT… |
| 2018-05-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KEY WILL NOT TURN IN WHEN INSERTED INTO TUMBLER. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, SHIFTER LOCKED. KEY OCCASIONALLY CANNOT BE … |
| 2018-03-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN PARK, THE K… |
| 2018-03-10 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY THEN PANEL LIGHTS COME ON (TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS) TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WORK, . YOU LOSE P… |
| 2018-01-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | IGNITION DON'T TURN TO THE OFF POSITION STICKS IN ACC YOU HAVE TO RESTART VEHICLE AND MOVE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORT… |
| 2017-12-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE KEY FRO… |
| 2017-12-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AT RUSH HOUR , THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND THE CAR STOPS DEAD. NO POWER AT ALL. WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD, B… |
| 2017-10-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL AT A HIGH RATE. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THIS IS A "KNOWN" PROBL… |
| 2017-10-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON HIGHWAY 1 SOUTH TOWARD HARRISBURG AR AND I STARTED SMELLING SMOKE AND NOTICED IT COMING FROM… |
| 2017-10-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAVE OWNED THE CAR LESS THAN 1 YEAR, IT HAS 57000 ON IT.. STARTED WITH TURNING SIGNAL DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL. … |
| 2017-10-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PARKING LIGHT COMES ON AND RADIO TURNS OFF EXCEPT FOR THE CLOCK, THEN TURNS BACK ON. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE, WENT … |
| 2017-10-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PROBLEMS STARTED WITH RADIO GOING OFF. THEN LIGHTS DIMMING WHEN USING THE WINDOW SWITCH. THEN WHILE USING THE TURNING S… |
| 2017-09-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS PUT IN PARK AND I TRY TO TURN THE KEY TO OFF POSITION BUT THE KEY WILL NOT TURN TO OFF POSITION SO KEY CAN B… |
| 2017-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE PARKING BRAKE KEEPS ON GOING ON WELL DRIVING, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND FUEL PUMP NOT WORKING PROPERLY. |
| 2017-08-14 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT CHEVY CAPTIVAS ONLINE TODAY AS I WAS SEARCHING FOR AN ANSWER FOR WHY MY CAR DIED O… |
| 2017-08-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH… |
| 2017-06-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT HAS GONE OFF INDICATING THAT IT CAN EITHER NOT INFLATE IN AN ACCIDENT OR IT CAN INFLATE ON IT… |
| 2017-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE KEY WILL NOT TURN TO OFF POSITION IN THE IGNITION AFTER THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. IT STARTED NOT TURNING TO OFF PO… |
| 2017-04-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING I… |
| 2017-04-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THE CAPTIVA AFTER MY VAN WAS TOTALED, IN FEB 2017, PROBLEMS STARTED IN APRIL, CAR WOULD DIE, EVERYWHERE, DR… |
| 2017-03-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2012 CHEVY CAPTIVA SPORT SHUTS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING IT! MY RADIO TURNS OFF AND ON, SO DOES MY A/C. MY KEY GETS STUC… |
| 2017-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH… |
| 2016-12-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WA… |
| 2016-10-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAPTIVA HAS APPROX 40,000 MILES ON IT, IT RANDOMLY WILL NOT START, THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I CALLED AAA, THEN W… |
| 2016-07-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR WILL NOT START, KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. WE HAVE JUMPED IT NUMEROUS TIMES AND FOR NO REASON THE CAR WILL… |
| 2016-07-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON AND WE STARTED DRIVING AND THEN CAR IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE OUT, AND WE SHUT THE VE… |
| 2016-06-06 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN FEBRUARY. IN MARCH THE RADIO STARTED GOING OFF AND ON SOMETIMES WHEN BLINKER IS TURNED ON SOMETIME… |