2014 Chevrolet Captiva

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (PETE MOORE CHEVROLET, 106 N. NEW WARRINGTON RD, PENSACOLA, FL) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CAMSHAFT AND THE POWER STEERING GEAR WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,022.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION & WAS HIT HARD FRONT PASSENGER & SIDE PASSENGER. WAS T BONED AT BUSY INTERSECTION. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY CITY STREET. MY UPPER BODY/STERNUM/UPPER ABDOMEN HIT THE STEERING WHEEL FULL FORCE, MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY & SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK DOWN IN PLACE IMMEDIATELY LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE. WENT BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL WITH STERNAL, RIBS, & SPINAL INJURIES. I WANT TO KNOW WHY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY TO PROTECT ME & WHY SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK DOWN QUICKLY ENOUGH SO I WOULD NOT HIT STEERING WHEEL.

I AM NOT ALWAYS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK. THE PROBLEM BEGAN AT ABOUT 36.000 MILES. THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY OR PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR FOR THIS PROBLEM. I CAN GO FOR DAYS WITHOUT A PROBLEM THEN IT WILL HAPPEN ABOUT EVERY OTHER TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. UP TO THIS POINT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, PUT IT IN REVERSE, PULL FORWARD AND JAM THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK. 2 TO 4 TRIES LATER I CAN REMOVE THE KEY. ON MY FIRST COMPLAIN AT THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS NOT PUSHING THE KEY IN BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE IT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND COMPLAINED A 2ND TIME. NOW THE DEALER IS PAYING ATTENTION. I NOTICE MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MODEL ARE FOR THE SAME ISSUES AS I AM DESCRIBING HERE. GM HAS PAID FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM FOR OTHER MODALS. THUS FAR, I SEE NO SUCH RESPONSE FOR THE CAPTIVA!

THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN PARKED. IT WON'T TURN TO THE 'OFF' POSITION. IT STAYS LOCKED ON THE 'ACC' POSITION. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT BY CERTIFIED CHEVROLET MECHANICS FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANNOT SEEM TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM THEY DID REPLACE THE GEAR SHIFT THINKING IT WASN'T COMMUNICATING PROPERLY TO BE ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.

THE KEY ISN'T RELEASING FROM THE IGNITION. YOU MUST TURN CAR ON AND OFF, MOVE GEAR SHIFT IN AND OUT OF PARK TO MANUAL AND BACK TO PARK AGAIN THEN TRY AGAIN TO START THE CAR AND TURN IT OFF TO GET IT TO RELEASE TO OFF POSITION INSTEAD OF GETTING STUCK AT THE ACC POSITION. THIS HAPPENS AT THE MOST INCONVENIENT TIMES. TAKING ANYWHERE FROM 5 MINUTES TO 3 HOURS TO GET IT OUT OF THE IGNITION. VERY FRUSTRATION WHEN YOU NEED TO BE TO WORK AT A CERTAIN TIME AND ARE EVEN EARLY. THEN STILL END UP BEING LATE BECAUSE THE KEY WON'T COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. READING THROUGH SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN MANY GM MODELS. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TAKE AND EXTRA SET OF KEYS WITH YOU AND PRAY WHILE YOU ARE AT WORK NO ONE STEALS YOUR VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE INTERIOR FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED IN HALF AND EXPOSED A JAGGED, SHARP EDGE. DICK SMITH CHEVROLET OF MONCKS CORNER (1601 US-5,2 MONCKS CORNER, SC 29461) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES WERE "VERY USEABLE PARTS". THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.