NHTSA Complaint #11065458 — 2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA

THIS VEHICLE WAS MECHANICALLY SOUND FOR THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE OWNED IT (4 YEARS) UP UNTIL THIS FATAL ENGINE ISSUE. INITIALLY I NOTICED THAT OVER THE COURSE OF 2 OR 3 WEEKS MY 2013 CAPTIVA SPORT WAS CONSUMING OIL. NEVER SAW ANY EVIDENCE OF LEAKS ON THE GROUND. I WAS PLANNING ON TAKING IT INTO THE GARAGE FOR AN EVALUATION, BUT NEVER HAD THE CHANCE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE REAR MAIN SEAL BLEW. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AND SHUT IT DOWN, BUT THE OIL LITERALLY JUST "FLEW" RIGHT OUT OF IT. IRONICALLY, THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT MANY OTHER CHEVY 2.4L ECOTEC ENGINES ARE HAVING WITH THE PCV CLOGGING AND BLOWING OUT THE REAR MAIN SEAL. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET, AND OF COURSE, THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS EVEN THOUGH THEY PUT OUT A TSB WITH EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR VEHICLES WITH THIS ISSUE.