My 2014 Holden Captiva keeps stopping dead while driving
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Asked by Siona
My 2014 Holden Captiva is stopping dead in the middle of driving it. I have no power at all and it gets stuck in Drive. I have to wait 15 mins or so in order to put the car in Park it sometimes starts straight away other times it won’t start and there’s no power at all.
Answered by CarsGuide
30 Aug 2024This is a very contentious issue and occurs when the car decides it’s in mortal danger if it’s driven any farther. In many cases a car will go into limp-home mode with reduced power to get you home without further damage, but in the Captiva’s case, it can go one step beyond limp-home mode and simply shut itself down, lock the driver out of the equation and refuse all attempts at being moved. This has severe ramifications if it does so on a level crossing, for instance.
In any case, this condition is usually triggered by a serious fault to do with the engine and can include a lack of oil or a severe overheating condition. When things cool down after a while, the car will sometimes restart, but in the meantime, it’s not going anywhere. The suspicion is that you have a major mechanical problem on your hands, and continuing to drive the car (when it decides to co-operate) puts you in danger of a catastrophic driveline failure.
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