There are 9 stored owner reports matching the steering leading-label group for the 2014 Chevrolet Captiva in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED ON MY TURN SIGNAL AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUT. AS I TRIED TO MAKE MY WAY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR STARTED RUNNING AGAIN. I WAS TRAVELING AT 80MPH AND WAS SURROUNDED BY OTHERS TRAVELING AT THE SAME RATE OF SPEED. I WAS LUCKY I WASN'T KILLED. I ALSO HAVE TO TRY MULTIPLE TIMES TO START THE CAR, AND THE KEY HAS TO BE RELEASED MANUALLY.
MY CAR WAS IN MOTION AND AS I EASED OFF THE GAS TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A BUSINESS DRIVEWAY I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND CAR SHUT DOWN. I TURNED IGNITION IT STARTS BUT WHEN I PUT IN DRIVE STEERING WAS HARD. HAD TO HAVE TOWED.
WHILE GOING AT A LOW SPEED SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE RIGHT TURN IN A BUSINESS DRIVEWAY AND MY STEERING LOCKED UP COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL. I TURNED IGNITION CAR STARTS, BUT STILL UNABLE TO TURN.
TAKATA INFLATORS MY CHEVROLET CAPTIVA 2014 HAS A POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED I WAS PARKED WITH THE MOTHER RUNNING AIR CONDITION ON THEN THE AIR CONDITION GET WARM WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO DO
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.
KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. IT'S NOT READING THAT IT'S IN PARK. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING ONLINE, IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. WIRING HAS A SHORT SOMEWHERE. I'VE HAD TO CHANGE MY BREAK LIGHTS 3 TIMES AND HAD TO CHANGE MY HEAD LIGHTS 7 TIMES SINCE THE 2 YEARS I'VE HAD IT. WITH AS BEING A NEWER VEHICLE, I SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW AT 20 MPH, THE WHEEL WELL WAS CONSUMED WITH SNOW AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.... UPDATED 06-02-15 *BF UPDATED 10/11/2017*CN
RENTED THE CAPTIVA FROM ENTERPRISE AT JACKSONVILLE, FL, AIRPORT. ENGINE HAD CLATTERED A BIT AT SLOW SPEEDS BUT NOT ON HIGHWAY. ON THIRD AND LAST DAY WE WERE DRIVING AWAY AFTER A TRAFFIC LIGHT HAD TURNED GREEN AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR TURNED OFF. I PUT ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURNED INTO RIGHT LANE, THEN INTO A PARKING LOT THAT LUCKILY HAPPENED TO BE NEXT TO IT. ALL THE CARS AROUND US WERE MOVING SLOWLY - AGAIN, LUCKILY - BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. I LOST THE POWER IN STEERING AND ALSO THE BRAKES. I DID NOT KNOCK AGAINST THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND I COULD THINK OF NOTHING UNUSUAL THAT HAPPENED BEFORE THE ENGINE JUST FAILED. *TR
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.