2012 Chevrolet Captiva Sport problems
The 2012 Chevrolet Captiva Sport has 135 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (34%) concerns electrical system. After that come engine (16%) and stability control (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 135 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 34% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 90 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 14 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 16 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 21 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 11 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 8 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 90 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 80,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 74,000 miles (32 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported.
It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
After driving and parking, the vehicle at the store. The vehicle constantly looses all power and will not start and there are no warning signs. Keys will lock in the ignition, remote start deprograms, the car has no power. Positive battery cable is extremely hot and second-degree burns are on hand when touched. Replaced battery, positive battery cable, and 1 week later the problem started again. No problem with the starter, alternator. No loose wires and there is no electrical shortage.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet captiva sport. The contact stated while making a left or right turn the sun visor hit her in the head. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who replaced the sun visor but that did not remedy the issue. The manufacturer stated that they would not repair the vehicle again under the warranty. The failure mileage was 26,000.
Intermittently the radio first cuts off, then panel lights come on (traction control, check engine lights) turn signal lights work, but no sound. 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.