2012 Chevrolet Captiva Sport
Safety Score
77
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-28 | 12V301000 |
PARKING BRAKE | 2,070 | — | Details |
| 2011-12-19 | 11V591000 |
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | 3,150 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My shifter doesn't recognize that its in park and won't let me remove my keys. It gets stuck on ACC and I can't turn my… |
| 2024-04-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The car will stall and shut off, the radio quits working and the key will get stuck in the ignition. |
| 2023-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The component that has failed has been the transmission and the AC. My safety was at risk because the car wouldn’t dri… |
| 2023-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | On my 2012 CHEVEROLET captiva LT .I HAD THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ON WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE AN I WENT TO OPEN MY GATES THE CA… |
| 2023-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Unknown, car will shut off while driving and turn back on while flashing service traction control. In some cases it wil… |
| 2023-06-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | While driving on an interstate, the voltage suddenly began to decrease. Within a few minutes, the car died on the high… |
| 2023-04-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The battery cables are faulty and overheat causing the car to shut off and lock key in the ignition with complete loss … |
| 2022-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I am not sure what component could be one could be several. When I pulled into my driveway and put it in park. The en… |
| 2022-03-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine light came on lost compressions. Engine wouldn't turn off. Steering was loose like we were on water. Traction … |
| 2022-01-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle has a know oil useage problem. Have to check to make sure it is not low between oil changes. In the past I ha… |
| 2021-08-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Numerous complaints have been filed on the internet and to the NHTSA concerning the electrical system on this vehicle. … |
| 2021-07-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK. IT WOULD STICK IN THE AUXILIARY POSITION. I COULD RESTART … |
| 2021-07-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Sometimes when driving all the electrical equipment will turn off for a brief moment. When this happens all the warning… |
| 2021-05-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Captiva. The contact stated that while his engine was off, the vehicle had caught fir… |
| 2021-04-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | KEY GETS LOCKED IN THE IGNITION. ALWAYS NOT SOMETIMES ALL THE TIME. JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IS PARKED AND CANT DRI… |
| 2021-02-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED UP AND CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSING THE CAR TO BURN TO THE CAR TO BURN TO THE GROUND. |
| 2020-12-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO CHEVY AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL OR… |
| 2020-09-25 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING - OR EVEN SITTING STILL - RADIO AND CLOCK WILL SHUT OFF, "SERVICE STABILITRACK LIGHT" ILLUMINATES ON DASH… |
| 2020-09-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | KEY REMAINS LOCKED IN THE TUMBLER IN THE OFF POSITION. THIS ALSO DRAINS THE BATTERY. |
| 2020-07-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1. AFTER DRIVING TO ANY LOCATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, GROCERY STORES, TRAIN STATION PARKING LOT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THE KEY W… |
| 2020-07-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAVING NUMEROUS ISSUES. THE FIRST ONE IS THAT THE IGNITION WHEN SWITCHED TO OFF WILL NOT RELEASE THE KEY. DOES NOT TURN… |
| 2020-06-29 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | CAR HAS RANDOM TIMES IT WONT START. NOW MY RADIO CUTS IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING. LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF |
| 2020-06-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVING ALONG THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT COMES ON. NO OTHER INDICATORS OF PROBLEM. 55,000 MILES. *TR |
| 2020-05-20 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 3 | AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING, THE VEHICLE AT THE STORE. THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY LOOSES ALL POWER AND WILL NOT START AND TH… |
| 2020-02-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY KEY KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WON'T COME . WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY TO TAKE IT OUT. IT WON'T TURN ALL THE… |
| 2020-02-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTIONS, HE HIT THE BREAKS AND CAME TO A QUICK STOP AND THE VEHICLE FROM … |
| 2020-01-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2012 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED ABNORMALLY WHENE… |
| 2019-11-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KEY KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION 75% OF THE TIME I TRY TO SHIFT IT OFF. IT WONT SHUT ALL THE WAY OFF EITHER. IT … |
| 2019-11-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED THE … |
| 2019-10-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KEY STICKS IN IGNITION |
| 2019-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STALLED, SLOWED SPEED, STOPPED. WILL NOT RESTART |
| 2019-09-12 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. WILL NOT START AFTER TURNING OFF. 3RD TIME |
| 2019-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AFTER PUT IN PARK. HAVE TO RESTART AND MOVE GEAR SHIFTS UP AND DOWN THEN BACK TO PARK. IF TH… |
| 2019-08-31 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | Yes | 0 | LOSS OF POWER DURING STEERING - STEERING NOT STABLE - STALL OF ENGINE WHEN TURNING A CURVE. CAUSED MINOR VEHICLE ACCIDE… |
| 2019-08-16 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | SERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES CAUSES SUV TO SHUT DOWN WITH LITTLE TO NO WARNING. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH LIGHT UP, RPMS GO TO 0 … |
| 2019-04-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS LEAKAGE AND COOLANT PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE OVERHEATS AFTER A LITTLE WHILE OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. |
| 2019-03-30 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | INITIALLY THE ISSUE PRESENTED AS OCCASIONAL BRAKE LIGHT OUTAGE. SOON AFTER THIS BECAME PERMANENT. IT ALSO AFFECTS THE R… |
| 2019-02-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON 2/20/19 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WAS IDLING ROUGH AND MAKING A CHUGGING SOUND. MILEAGE ON CAR AT THIS … |
| 2019-02-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | A LITTLE OVER 93000 MILES AND THE ENGINE BLOWS. OIL CHANGE WAS COMPLETED LESS THEN 200 MILES BEFORE |
| 2019-01-26 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING DOWN STREET OR EVEN IN A PARKED POSITION THE SUV WON'T START. NO LIGHTS, NO AUDIO. CANNOT REMOVE KEY. UNAB… |
| 2019-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KEY WILL NOT GO PAST ACCESSORY WHEN TRYING TO SHUT OFF. TOOK TO DEALER, IT'S AN ARM THAT IS NOT ENGAGING IN SHIFTER WHE… |
| 2018-11-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | KEY HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN IGNITION MULTIPLE TIMES. HAVE HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY AS THE CAR WAS STUCK IN ACCESSORY, AND … |
| 2018-11-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | STABILITY CONTROL AND BREAK WARNING CONSTANTLY..HAD BREAKS COMPLETELY REPAIRED TWICE WITHIN THE 2 YEARS OF PURCHASING I… |
| 2018-10-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND SOMETHING IS CRACK1 |
| 2018-10-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE KEY WON'T COME OUT OF THE IGNITION 3/4 OF THE TIME. HAD GEAR SHIFT REPLACED A YEAR AGO AND FIXED PROBLEM. STARTED… |
| 2018-09-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RADIO WOULD TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE LIGHT AND CHIMES, WOULD GO OFF, INTERIOR LIGHTS W… |
| 2018-09-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE KEY CONTINUALLY GOTTEN STUCK. |
| 2018-08-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | STOPPED RUNNING SUDDENLY.I HAD DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE AND IT WAS RUNNING FINE. SHUT IT OFF CAME BACK IN ABOUT 4 HOURS AND … |
| 2018-07-05 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | KEY GETS STUCK AND WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND GO .IF YOU CAN GET CAR TO TURN OFF IT WON'TSTART BACK UP. |
| 2018-05-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MANY TIMES THIS CAR HAS JUST DIED WHILE DRIVING. OIL AND BATTERY ARE GOOD. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN. THER… |