2013 Chevrolet Captiva Electronic stability control Problems

“This past year 2017; oil changes; low a quart or two; one time, told it was out of oil. No leaks found. Drove 360 miles in the winter and back. Car stalled, blue smoke, said check stability traction and shut car off! (out of oil just 3 days after filled with oil) I change oil every 2k miles. I was informed a lot of vehicles with this same engine did this exact problem. This is a danger issue. My car stranded me -12 degree weather!!!! I was informed that the rear seal blew because I drove a long trip in the cold and it froze and broke. …”

“Went to the dentist, got my routine oil change, then went to the doctor, then visited a friend. When I left my friends house to get on the freeway my car smelled like oil burning- engine light came on, check stability light came on, low oil pressure light came on. I pulled into a gas station and turned off engine. My friend sent me pictures of her driveway where all my oil leaked out- after having the vehicle towed- the mechanic said the rear main seal had blown because of a pvc issue. I contacted the dealer but of course my VIN isn't part of the recall.”

“This is the second issue we have had with the stability track on this vehicle. First incident was at the end of january 2019. Now less that 4 months later it happens again. While driving, the brakes auto engage, but no warning or light appears on the dash or information screen. Then once you stop the vehicle as you cant drive it the service stabilitrack/ traction control message comes across the information screen. The roads were clean and dry, we noticed something odd at 25 miles per hour but were unable to stop as there wasn't anywhere to safely pull over. …”

“Engine sputtered, lurched forward, then almost died repeatedly at a stoplight. Drove car home as no warning lights came on and made an appointment with my mechanic. Mechanic advised to drive car to the shop. When I started the car to drive there, several engine lights came on stating 'reduced engine power' and a stabilitrack warning. The car then died and would not start again. Towed the car to the shop and was told my timing chain snapped and destroyed the engine. 80k miles on the car and my warranty is expired, so now I'm putting several thousand dollars into a new engine. …”

“The stabilizer , traction control and the engine light seems to appear while driving. The power of the engine slows down tremendous barely able to accelerate. This seems to happen rather I'm driving on the streets or highway driving. The problem comes and goes.”