NHTSA Complaint #10919337 — 2012 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10919337 |
| Vehicle | 2012 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 40,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MA |
Consumer Description
MY CAPTIVA HAS APPROX 40,000 MILES ON IT, IT RANDOMLY WILL NOT START, THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I CALLED AAA, THEN WHILE WAITING FOR TRIPLE AAA, I TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT TURNED ON. IT RANDOMLY HAPPENS AND WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, I CANNOT GET THE KEY OUT AND IT GETS STUCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. ALSO, THE RADIO RANDOMLY DOESN'T WORK OR, RANDOMLY ALL THE STATIONS ARE CHANGED, THE REMOTE KEY OPENER DOESN'T WORK WHEN ALL THIS IS HAPPENING AS WELL. IN 2015 THE AC WAS NOT WORKING, IT TOOK THREE DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS TO FINALLY FIX IT, THE BATTERY HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED. THIS MORNING THE KEY GOT LOCKED IN, NEVER RETURNED TO BEING ABLE TO START. WHEN I CALLED DEALERSHIP TO TELL THEM I'M HAVING IT TOWED IN THEY SAID THE CAR HAS TO BE SHOWING THE "SYMPTOMS" BEFORE THEY CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, SO TODAY SINCE IT NEVER WENT BACK TO NORMAL AND THE KEY IS STILL STUCK IN IGNITION I AM HAVING IT TOWED IN. I'M ASSUMING ITS ELECTRICAL RELATED, I SURE HOPE THE AIR BAGS AREN'T AFFECTED BY ALL THIS, IT'S BAD ENOUGH NEVER KNOWING IF THE CAR'S GOING TO START OR NOT. *TR
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