2012 Chevrolet Captiva Sport Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 6%of 80 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 55,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the air bags of the 2012 Chevrolet Captiva Sport, 6% of the 80 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 55,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Was driving down the interstate when my airbag light came on. It stayed on for 8 miles then switched off. I was doing approx 68 MPH when it came on, turned off when I slowed down at 50 for road construction. Had just picked the vehicle up from the dealer that morning after having a rear axle boot/shaft something like that replaced under warranty.”
NHTSA complaint #10722001, filed 2015-05, 68,000 miles“My husband was driving and the vehicle was in motions, he hit the breaks and came to a quick stop and the vehicle from behind bumped him at about 20 miles an hour. It set off the airbag dash light, but the airbags did not deploy. The dealership diagnosed a problem with the steering wheel canister or coil for the airbag, and a rear sensor in the bumper of the vehicle. I am wondering if this is related to the takata air bag recall. It has not had a car accident since we have owned it in 2017. I am unsure when this happened. It was in the last year.”
NHTSA complaint #11353515, filed 2020-09, 98,000 miles“Takata recall-I bought my 2012 Chevrolet captiva ls in march 2013. On june 20, the car went on a trip to branson, mo.while driving on the highway, the AC started blowing dry vapor from the vents-no cold air. Also the light for the shifting gears p,n,r &d was not working. I took the car to the shop. No prob. Found. Then on july 6, 2014,the car went to wisconsin. I had the car n shop on july 2 before the trip to make sure that AC was working good. They said that they found no prob. While on the trip the AC did the same thing-no AC & the passenger air bag light was on to b serviced. …”
NHTSA complaint #10860406, filed 2016-04, 24,328 miles“Front passenger air bag light reading off with passenger (130lbs+). History of events that still have not corrected the problem: oct 3/14: wills Chevrolet(grimsby 37,255km. Vehicle brought in, no codes found. Told nothing they can do unless they see it. Oct 16/14: legget chev(burlington) 38,734km. Replaced front passenger sensor module ***as of june18 this part has now been replaced a second time and the problem still persists*** dec 8/14: legget chev 42,541km. Replaced front passenger belt buckle apr 15/15: legget chev. …”
NHTSA complaint #10726013, filed 2015-06, 23,149 milesAir bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2012 Chevrolet Captiva Sport
46 complaintsEngine
22 complaintsOther or unknown
16 complaintsElectronic stability control
12 complaintsSteering
9 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsExterior lighting
4 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Chevrolet Captiva Sport
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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