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2013 Chevrolet Captiva electrical system problems

31 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2013 Chevrolet Captiva32% of all complaints for this model year.

31
Electrical System complaints
32%
share of all complaints
76,000 mi
median reported mileage
0 / 3
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Key will lock in ignition and vehicle will not start. Happens intermittently. Battery is fine, alternator is fine, dealership replaced ignition when purchased which helped for about a year, but the problem continues to become more frequent. Rattling the battery fixes the problem, but only…

    filed Apr 14, 2023

  • Continus electric drop causing different systems to lose power, fail, or temporarly disable including but not limited to traction control, emergency break, radio and lights. After researching the problem in various forums I noted many owners facing the same problem over various years with no clear…

    filed Aug 4, 2022

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Electrical System problems in other Captiva years

YearReportsShare
2014 Captiva6043%
2012 Captiva4366%
Captiva electrical system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.