2012 Chevrolet Captiva: check engine light

Filed Apr 9, 2019 · Engine · 92,000 miles · IA

Check engine light continues to come on. Had it tested and I needed to replace the camshaft and the crankshaft sensors. Did that drove it for a week or two and the light came back on tested it again and got the same reading concerning bank 1 camshaft and crankshaft sensor. Was told it could be the timing chain causing this problem and that this vehicle is known for the timing chain issue. Was told that there may be more than one camshaft but the reading still comes up the same in bank 1. Is this normal for this vehicle and is it under some kind of warranty. Have only 104200 miles on this vehicle.

Filed Mar 13, 2018 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 60,000 miles · CA

Intermittently then panel lights come on (traction control, check engine lights) turn signal lights work, . You lose power to car and cannot even take the key out of the ignition. After some time, you can finally get the key out. Sometimes it's minutes, sometimes it's hours. This started happening a few weeks ago, happening few times a week. Now, it's happening daily, even few times a day. We found a chevy forum online and shockingly this is happening to 2012 captiva's. Why is this not a recall? This can be fatal to lose power to the car if we are on the highway and lose function of the vehicle. Sometimes while driving, sometimes when I go to start the car nothing happens and I can't get the key out of the ignition.

Filed Oct 19, 2017 · Electrical · 57,000 miles · NY

Have owned the car less than 1 year, it has 57000 on it.. Started with turning signal disengaging the cruise control. Then lights coming on the dash and the radio going off. Then having ignition chime coming on and the car slowing like it would stall. Door locks going up and down and the car feel like it would stall, it finally died in a parking lot. Could not remove the key form the ignition. Got to the dealer.. Changed a fuse box under the hood. . Two days later, it just stopped but I had electric to restart. Towed again. Gm dealer was great at trying to fix this. Replaced a modual in the console of the car by shifting lever. Car was great for 3 days, then check engine light came on, went off, parking break light came on and radio went off.. Then battery light came on and was registering low voltage. It is still at the gm dealer, they have had it hooked up to the computer for 3 days and can not find the cause.. Nice car to drive when it is running, but not reliable...

Filed Oct 12, 2017 · Electrical · 56,000 miles · NY

Parking light comes on and radio turns off except for the clock, then turns back on. Check engine light came one, went off when high beams turned on. Using the turning signal disables the cruise control. Today on the way to work, the battery light comes on after the check engine light goes off. Checking the volts on the dash and it shows they are low. Car has been traveling for 25 minutes, so alternator should have charged battery. Get to work and the volts are back up to 13.8 but battery light still on. This is one week after the car just stopped ( in the road) and nothing worked and the key was stuck in the ignition. Car repair replaced fuse box under the hood then a modual in the console. Car was great for 5 days, now new issues happening and some of the old ( radio and cruse) car has 56000 miles.

Filed Oct 4, 2017 · Acceleration, Electrical · 55,000 miles · NY

Problems started with radio going off. Then lights dimming when using the window switch. Then while using the turning signal, the cruse would shut off. Then driving at night the lights started flickering then seemed to turn off. The car seemed to loose power. The break light would come on then go off. The seat belt light and check engine. The warning bell that sounds while the key is in ignition would go off and messages would flash across the radio and the information on the dash would scroll with out you scrolling them. Today the car decelerated in a busy intersection and the car locks went up and down. On the way home, the car was dead and I could not remove the key. Called a tow, they jumped the car, it started. On the way to the repair garage, the car died in the road. Called for a second tow, but was able to start the car by hitting the external fuse box. Got it to the garage and it is there today.

Filed Sep 26, 2017 · Electrical, Fuel system · 48,000 miles · AL

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet captiva. While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. After a few attempts, the vehicle was able to restart; however, the failure recurred. The contact stated that the failure occurred a number of times in the past and the vehicle would not start until the next day. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (cooper chevrolet buick, 1300 s quintard ave, anniston, al, 36201), but they were unable to duplicate and diagnose the failure. In addition, the transmission would disengage or display a fuel pump error. The manufacturer was not contacted or made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.

Filed Aug 14, 2017 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 60,000 miles · IN

I have read several complaints about chevy captivas online today as I was searching for an answer for why my car died on me twice while driving home this evening. Once was on a hill turning onto the road before my home and the second time was pulling into my apartment complex. If I was on the highway or there was a car coming over the hill I could have been injured in an accident. Lately the parking break and check engine lights have been coming on and going off, also I've had times when I'd go to start my vehicle it would act as if the battery was dead. The battery was replaced a year to year and a half ago so I don't suppose that's the problem. Also the dashboard lights often flicker. With all of the complaints on these problems I feel there is something really wrong with the captiva and a recall should be issued to address the problems due to safety concerns. I have three children and I don't want to worry about my car dying while driving them to or from daycare and school and us getting in an accident.

Filed May 25, 2016 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 64,000 miles · TX

My captiva did not want to start. The key was locked in the ignition. All the lights were off and there was no lights on the instrument panel. I disconnected the negative battery cable for a minute and then plugged it back on to the battery. When I went to open the door the horn started honking and all the lights came on. I deactivated the alarm with the remote on the key but accidently hit the lock button. I stated the vehicle and went to close the hood. But when I went to open the door the doors had locked and my vehicle was running. I had to break the window because my year old baby was in the car. My wife complained that the radio will some times turn off and the instrument lights will come on. One is the traction control need to be serviced and engine light will come on. Also the service light will turn on. Also the lights inside the vehicle will dim at times. My wife also complained that the vehicle will stall on her and shut off on her once. She was in the parking lot of the church when the vehicle stalled and stopped on her. I have read forums and customer complaints of other captiva SUV's having the same problem. Ones suggesting that its the battery cables. Please investigate the problem because it could be a real problem if these vehicles start to stall on busy highways. Regards [xxx] parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).'