Chevrolet Camaro Complaints (2001)

48 consumer complaints on file.

#10101107November 16, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES FAILED WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT 30 MPH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091508September 7, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075315June 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
HAVE HAD 2 SETS OF ROTORS ON THIS CAR SINCE PURCHASED. NOW NEEDS ANOTHER SET. WARRANTY WILL NO LONGER COVER THIS. CAR IS DRIVEN LESS THAN 20 MILES PER DAY, AND CURRENTLY HAS 28K ON THE 3RD SET OF ROTORS, DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL!! CAR SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. IT IS A PERFORMANCE CAR, AND SHOULD IT BE DRIVEN LIKE ONE, THE ROTORS MAY HEAT, WARP AND CAUSE A HAZARDIOUS CONDITION THAT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH!. DEALERS HAVE MANY COMPLAINTS, & SO DOES CHEVROLET, WHY ARE THEY DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051458January 1, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2001 CAMARO SS WITH LS1 ENGINE, HAS TERRIBLE PISTON SLAP THAT LASTS FOR OVER 5 MINUTES, VERY LOUD, AND HAS TO BE CAUSING WEAR IN THE CYLINDERS. THIS IS A COMPLAINT THAT MANY OWNERS SEEM TO HAVE BUT MINE LASTS VERY LONG AND IS VERY LOUD. PEOPLE KEEP ASKING ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY ENGINE AS IT SOUNDS VERY BAD FOR THE FIRST 5 - 8 MINUTES ESPECIALLY WHEN COLDER OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051459January 1, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DISK BRAKE ROTORS. THE DISK BRAKE ROTORS WARP SO OFTEN THAT THEY CONSTANTLY NEED TURNED OR REPLACED. I HAVE HAD THEM TURNED AT APPROX 11000 MILES AND THEY ALREADY NEED ATTENTION AGAIN. THEY MAKE INTERMITANT NOISE AND YOU CAN FEEL THE WOBBLE WHEN YOU GO TO STOP. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE ROTORS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051114December 26, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT BECOMING UNBUCKLED, THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE NOW BOTH AFTER BEING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ONCE FROM BEHIND AND ONE IMPACT FROM THE FRONT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051834December 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE CUTTING OFF.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, IT DIED TWICE AS IT WAS BEING MOVED ON THE LOT. IT WAS EXPLAINED AS CARBON BUILD-UP AND THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN ON A TRUCK FOR A WEEK FROM ANOTHER DEALER. THE MOTOR WAS PINGING AND A MECHANIC STATED IT WAS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THAT PARTICULAR MOTOR, APPARENTLY DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT, THE OUTER CYLINDERS DID NOT COOL EFFICIENTLY WHICH RESULTED IN A SCORCHING OF THE CYLINDERS, RINGS AND PISTONS, WHICH WAS THE SOURCE OF THE PINGING. THE CONSUMER DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF AT THE DEALER AND AFTER TEARING DOWN THE MOTOR, IT WAS DETERMINED THE MOTOR WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR THAT PARTICULAR MOTOR. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047312November 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ORIGINAL MOTOR IN THIS VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. POOR DESIGN DOES NOT ALLOW THE OUTSIDE CYLINDERS TO COOL PROPERLY RESULTING IN A SCORCHING AND BREAKDOWN OF THE PISTON, RINGS AND CYLINDER WALLS. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM (AND HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME) AND IT IS LARGE ENOUGH THAT GM IS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO PROVIDE ENOUGH REPLACEMENT MOTORS TO CUSTOMERS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044541October 22, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIND THE ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026579July 3, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CONSUMER STATES THAT LAST WEEK SHE COULD NOT GET INTO VEHICLE, BECAUSE BATTERY WAS GONE. SHE CALLED AAA, AND THEY GAVE HER A JUMP START, AND SHE DROVE VEHICLE TO WORK, IT WAS OK, UNTIL SHE WAS READY TO COME HOME. SHE HAD TO GET ANOTHER JUMP. SHE HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SHE ALSO STATED THAT AAA TOLD HER IT LOOKED AS THROUGH ACID WAS LEAKING ALL OVER BATTERY. SHE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE BECAUSE WHEN SHE GOT WHERE SHE IS GOING IT MIGHT NOT BRING HER BACK HOME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025191June 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE CUSTOM EXHUAST SYSTEM INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER (GM) AND BUILT BY SLP ENGINEERING WAS CAUSING THE FUEL TANK IN MY 2001 CAMARO TO MELT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016997May 4, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS ON MY 2001 CAMARO. THEY KEEP WARPING. I HAD THEM TURNED 04/25/2002 AND NOW THEY ARE WARPING AGAIN I ONLY PUT 200 MILES ON SINCE I TURNED THEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004529January 23, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN DRIVER WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED BY A VEHICLE DRIVING 50 MPH IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER'S HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEY HAD OTHER INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003672January 13, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
CONSUMER STATED THE LFET SIDE MIRROR HAS BEEN FIXED FOUR TIMES, THE MIRRIOR BREAKS FOR NO REASON. ALSO CAR NEEDS OIL EVERY 1000 MILES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763444June 25, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE MANAGEMENT COMPUTER HOLDS THROTTLE OPEN WHEN FOOT IS LIFTED OFF ACCELERATOR. VERY DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAY. DEALERS (2) CLAIM "MANY OWNER COMPLAINTS, BUT THIS IS NORMAL ... THEY ALL DO IT. OPERATES PER DESIGN..."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010647May 29, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
REAR VIEW MIRROR WILL VIBRATE AND SHAKE TO THE POINT WHERE CONSUMER CANNOT SEE BEHIND HER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER HAS REPLACED MIRROR TWICE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY GM REPRESENATIVE THAT NOTHING IS ABNORMAL REGARDING REAR VIEW MIRROR.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761569May 6, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
I AND MANY OTHER OTHER NEW CAMARO OWNERS HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE PULSATION, GENERAL MOTORS HAS A TSB OUT ON THE PULSATION PROBLEM BUT FAILS TO DO A RECALL. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS I FEEL FOR MYSELF AND OTHER CAMARO OWNERS.I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO KEEP BRINGING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE IF THE BRAKE COMPONENTS ARE UNRELIABLE FOR THESE F BODY CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758975March 5, 2002
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
CONDITIONS: TEMP: APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES F WEATHER: CLEAR WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED (FIRMLY) I PRESSED THE RELEASE BUTTON ON PARKING BRAKE HANDLE AND IMMEDIATELY HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE AND FELT A RELEASE OF TENSION IN THE HANDLE. AFTER THE NOISE, THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE COULD BE MOVED FREELY UP OR DOWN WITH NO RESISTANCE TO MOVEMENT (THE RELEASE BUTTON WAS KEPT DEPRESSED). THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD SLIGHTLY AFTER THE POP NOISE WAS HEARD. I MOVE THE HANDLE TO THE DOWN (OFF) POSITION AND RELEASED THE BUTTON. I THEN RE-APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY. I CALLED THE DEALER BUT SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS NO LONGER PRESENT THEY COULD DO NOTHING (I AGREE WITH THEM). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785881February 14, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE MIS-SHIFTS, MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE ARE INTERNAL PROBLEMS WITH THE SYNCHRONIZERS AND SHIFTING FORKS, DEALER STATED THAT SHIFTING FAILURES WERE DUE TO DRIVER ERROR AND NOT A MALFUNCTION. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755785December 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE ROTORS ON *ALL* CAMAROS SINC APPROXIMATELY 1998 ARE FAULTY. HOWEVER, THE 2001 AND 2002 MODELS SEEM TO BE SUFFERING THE MOST FREQUENT FAILURES. THE ROTORS ON MY 2001 Z28 WARPED AND WERE SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY AT 6,500 MILES. ALREADY, AT 11,000 MILES, THEY ARE WARPED AGAIN. I DO NOT RACE OR AUTOCROSS THIS VEHICLE, SO OEM PARTS SHOULD BE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHI AGAIN AND WAS TOLD (OFF THE RECORD, OF COURSE) THAT THE OEM ROTORS FOR THE CAMARO ARE POORLY DESIGNED AND DON'T MATCH UP WITH THIS CAR. THEY ADVISED ME TO PURCHASE AN AFTERMARKET SET OF ROTORS FROM AN AUTOMOTIVE PARTS STORE AND NOT TO USE OEM PARTS. THEY ALSO WILL NOT WARRANTY THE ROTORS A SECOND TIME. CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT THE DEALERSHIPS ARE TELLING THE CUSTOMERS THAT THE STOCK ROTORS ARE NOT MATCHED TO THE CAR, CHEVROLET SHOULD ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL. IF THE ROTORS ARE WARPING PREMATURELY, THEN THEY ARE MOST CERTAINLY SUBJECT TO PREMATURE FAILURE AND COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH PROBABLY 50 OTHER DOCUMENTED CASES OF THE OEM ROTORS WARPING AT AN ACCELERATED RATE. I'M HOPTING THAT NHTSA CAN PUT SOME PRESSURE ON GM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT CAUSES A FATALITY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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