2012 Chevrolet Captiva
No clear pattern 0% of complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Captiva arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 2012 vehicle, but with only 100 complaints on record the sample is too small to call it a pattern — the margin of error covers the range where ordinary vehicles sit. The figures below are reported without a verdict. The most-reported system is electrical system (43 complaints), typically at 6.0 yr or about 58,000 miles.
- Complaints
- 100
- Median age at failure
- 6.1 yr
- Median mileage
- 60,000 n=83
- Crash / fire / tow
- 3% of reports
- Safety recalls
- 0
Electrical system 62,500 mi 3.8 yr in service
RADIO GOES OFF WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT COME BACK ON. HEADLIGHTS DIM WHEN OPEN/CLOSE WINDOWS, DASH BOARD LIGHTS FLICKER, PARKING BREAK SERVICE LIGHT GOES ON/OFF RANDOMLY, CAR IS COMPLETELY DEAD WHEN YOU TRY TO RESTART IT AND THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. SOMETIMES CAR WILL RESTART OTHER TIMES IT NEEDS TO BE JUMPED TO START IT. BATTERY POSITIVE POST IS HOT TO THE TOUCH EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS DEAD FOR OVER 24 HRS.
Electrical system 50,000 mi 3.7 yr in service
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ABS SKID LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Electrical system 45,000 mi 4.8 yr in service
THE CAR WILL NOT START, KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. WE HAVE JUMPED IT NUMEROUS TIMES AND FOR NO REASON THE CAR WILL NOT START AGAIN. THE BATTERY WAS GOOD, HAD IT CHECKED. 4TH TIME SINCE THE START OF 2016. RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO, POWER , I CAN'T EVEN GET THE INDOOR LIGHTS ON. IT IS GOING BACK TO THE MECHANIC. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY, (IN MY CAR PORT).
Engine 45,000 mi 4.8 yr in service
THE CAR WILL NOT START, KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. WE HAVE JUMPED IT NUMEROUS TIMES AND FOR NO REASON THE CAR WILL NOT START AGAIN. THE BATTERY WAS GOOD, HAD IT CHECKED. 4TH TIME SINCE THE START OF 2016. RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO, POWER , I CAN'T EVEN GET THE INDOOR LIGHTS ON. IT IS GOING BACK TO THE MECHANIC. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY, (IN MY CAR PORT).