2012 Chevrolet Captiva Sport electrical problems

Filed May 31, 2024 · Electrical, Engine · NE

The car will stall and shut off, the radio quits working and the key will get stuck in the ignition.

Filed Feb 17, 2024 · Electrical · CA

The component that has failed has been the transmission and the AC. My safety was at risk because the car wouldn’t drive forward whilst on the road. It has been confirmed by independent service. Yes the problem has been inspected by representatives. There was a warning that was said “Check transmission engine”

Filed Sep 24, 2023 · Acceleration, Electrical · ID

Unknown, car will shut off while driving and turn back on while flashing service traction control. In some cases it will completely turn off and I will have to put transmission in park and re crank it in the middle of traffic. Power steering goes out while driving aswell as other issues. Locks go in and out while driving. No known cause to this as battery and alternator is good and I've replaced BCM and reprogrammed it but still having the same issue

Filed Jun 10, 2023 · Electrical, Transmission · VA

While driving on an interstate, the voltage suddenly began to decrease. Within a few minutes, the car died on the highway. we were able to get it to the shoulder. No electrical equipment worked, including the emergency lights. After taking it to a garage, the mechanic said the alternator was working fine, but the battery was drained. He was able to start and run the car, but the computer indicated that a long-term memory issue with the computer, itself, was indicated. Also, previous to this, the transmission had to be rebuilt. Maybe DumDum should declare that all Americans made vehicles are presumed to be defective, and subject to a recall!

Filed Apr 14, 2023 · Electrical · OR

The battery cables are faulty and overheat causing the car to shut off and lock key in the ignition with complete loss of power this is happening to nearly every Chevy captiva and is a wide spread issue this is also a serious fire hazard as the cables over heating is enough to boil water car shuts off and locks key in ignition without warning

Filed Apr 19, 2022 · Acceleration, Electrical · WA

Engine light came on lost compressions. Engine wouldn't turn off. Steering was loose like we were on water. Traction control and stabilitrac were disabled and unable to turn bsvjninuiHas to press breaks to the floor. If I was going any faster I could have lost control. The repair shop replaced the fuse box and Bcm not even 3 miles engine light came back on and it misfires, pistons problems, compression. I called the dealership I bought it from and they state it's safe!

Filed Apr 4, 2022 · Electrical, Engine · WA

I am not sure what component could be one could be several. When I pulled into my driveway and put it in park. The engine light came on and the stereo went off. When checking the stereo would not turn back on and nothing on the instrument panel would work, heater/air conditioning, rear wipers, heated seats, hazard lights, the parking/emergency break literally nothing. So I turned the key in the ignition to the off position took the key out and the engine continued to run? I called onstar from the vehicle and realized that didn't work either so I had called from my cell. They advices me to call a mechanic. Unable to do so as it was 9pm and not was mechanic shop was available I looked online. I ended up pulling the fuel relay switch and waited several minutes for it to finally die then I undid the negative battery cable. Tried again the next day and same thing happened. It is available for inspection as I have no clue as to if and when it can be fixed. My safety was at risk due to the vehicle not shutting off and a fire/explosion could happen. The safety feature or requirement of the hazard lights (good thing I wasn't on the freeway) the parking/emergency break no need to explained this. Unable to call for emergency with onstar equipped vehicle and who know what else could be wrong. Unknown if anyone else has a verified claim but it seems to be a problem with this vehicle and no it has not been inspected but will be taking to a shop Monday morning! No lights/lamps/warnings were on or appeared prior to the engine light turning on with all this at the same time.

Filed Aug 30, 2021 · Electrical, Lights · OH

Numerous complaints have been filed on the internet and to the federal safety agency concerning the electrical system on this vehicle. Include engine not starting when turn key, car starts to have flashing instrument panel light and then dying, failure to be able to remove the key when turning off the ignition, most dangerous issue is the electrical system failing when on the highway, dealers seem to be aware of the problem but have not corrected problem which is probably related to positive and negative battery cables and "battery current sensor". This is a dangerous vehicle because of the uncertainty of the electrical failure to some time start or failing while driving down the highway. It certainly seems that there have been sufficient issues by any number Captiva owners to warrant a recall and have dealers correct the electrical problems before one is seriously injured.

Filed Jul 23, 2021 · Electrical · CA

Unable to remove key from ignition when vehicle is in park. It would stick in the auxiliary position. I could restart the engine but I could not turn the vehicle completely off. This started a couple of years ago and would happen randomly. Over time it became more frequent before it finally wasn’t coming out at all. I would have to leave my key in the car and disconnect the battery after use. I took it to the dealership and had the transmission control shifter replaced. Following this repair I started having more electrical issues. My radio would cut out and the traction control light would flash on. I went to gm service and they could find nothing. The issue continiued and only got worse. I was driving on the highway and lost acceleration to my vehicle in heavy traffic. I had to slide on to the shoulder and was able to restart the car and get going again to only have it happen again 30 min later. I was on an uphill and had no where safe to pull over. My car would surge ahead, lose momentum and repeat until I was finally able to get safely to the side of the road. I had a number of lights flash on during this episode… check engine, service stabilizer, air bag and others. The check engine stayed on for 2 days. I was also unable to remove the key again but this time I also couldn’t turn the engine back on again. I thought that I was going to be stuck on the side of the highway. After sitting for a while I was able to start the car and make it home. Luckily! Since then I have continued to have regular problems with the radio and was stuck again in a parking lot unable to reove my key. Something serious is happening but again my mechanic cannot find a thing wrong and they have just had the car for 2 days. I see that other owners are having similar issues. This needs to be attended to before something serious happens to someone.

Filed Jul 19, 2021 · Electrical · PA

Sometimes when driving all the electrical equipment will turn off for a brief moment. When this happens all the warning lights come on. Sometimes prior to this happening the dashboard lights will begin to flicker. Service lights such as "service traction control" will come on then go off, the headlights would noticably flicker and the cruise control would randomly turn off. This problem has not been replicated by the independent garage it was taken too however there were codes for low and high voltages thrown. The garage couldn't find anything wrong with it but replaced the battery and alternator. The problem went away for a brief period of time but will randomly come back from time to time. The key also would sometimes get in the ignition and this progressed untill the key became fully stuck and the car had to be serviced. Many others have these same complaints.