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2012 Chevrolet Captiva Sport Other or unknown Problems

Complaints
16about this part
Share
20%of 80 total for the year
Median mileage
47,500miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 16 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2012 Chevrolet Captiva Sport, 20% of the 80 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 47,500 miles.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“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

“Key has gotten stuck in ignition multiple times. Have had to disconnect battery as the car was stuck in accessory, and the battery was still being drained. Have not found any solution to the problem. Tried different keys, moving steering wheel etc. It's very frustrating as we have only had the car for 6 months. This started about 2-3 months ago and the car was at around 82k miles”

NHTSA complaint #11170890, filed 2019-01, 82,000 miles

“The key won't come out of the ignition 3/4 of the time. Had gear shift replaced a year ago and fixed problem. Started back up months ago and the chevy dealer won't replace without another $800.00. Took it for other opinions and everyone says gear shift. Power stays on when key is struck so can't just leave it. Have to move gear shift back and forth, restart, move gear shift again and keep repeating till key comes out. Up to 8 times, so far.”

NHTSA complaint #11193428, filed 2019-04, 45,000 miles

“Key gets stuck in ignition after put in park. Have to restart and move gear shifts up and down then back to park. If this don't releqse key I have to leave it and then have dead battery.”

NHTSA complaint #11281655, filed 2019-11, 139,000 miles

“Unable to remove key from ignition when vehicle is in park. This is happening more and more frequently. Started about 6 months ago. Normally you have to run through the gears several times or restart. Now it's much harder and takes longer to get the key out. Also, there are significant electrical issues. We replaced a the battery and still have the following problems: the parking brake light turns on, stability-track light comes on, A/C goes on and off and blinkers, cruise and all dash lights come on and off while driving, as well as radio going on and off. …”

NHTSA complaint #11011624, filed 2017-07, 45,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Other or unknown: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2013111%
20121620%

Other parts of the 2012 Chevrolet Captiva Sport

Electrical system
46 complaintsEngine
22 complaintsElectronic stability control
12 complaintsSteering
9 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsAir bags
5 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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