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2013 Chevrolet Captiva electrical system problems

31 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2013 Chevrolet Captiva, which is 22% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
31 22% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
76,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 3
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2013 Chevrolet Captiva Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 76,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 76,000 miles
Based on 24 complaints that include mileage. 33% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 24 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet captiva. The contact drove the vehicle and parked it for several hours. Upon returning to the vehicle, the interior was completely destroyed due to fire. The vehicle was not occupied during the fire and no injuries were sustained. The fire was already out when the contact returned to the vehicle. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not towed and was awaiting claim adjustments from the contact's insurance company. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure.

Reported at 70,000 miles, August 2016 Fire

Car has stalled out 7 times in a month. Dealer ship cant find what the problem is have towed it 7 times. The car stall with no warning or light. Call GM they cant do anything. Car stalled while driving this is unsafe

Reported at 102,955 miles, August 2018

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