Chevrolet Camaro Complaints (2013)

187 consumer complaints on file.

#10991377May 24, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR KEPT ILLUMINATING AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE FIRST DEALER (MYRTLE BEACH CHEVROLET 1785 US-501, MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29577 (843) 407-0656) WHERE THE RACK AND PINION WERE REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. A SECOND DEALER (BIG COUNTRY CHEVROLET 109 S MAIN ST, HEMINGWAY, SC 29554 (843) 558-2571) REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION, REPLACED THE BATTERY, AND CHECKED THE WIRING. NEITHER OF THE TWO DEALERS WERE ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN BACK AND FORTH TO THE TWO DEALERS MORE THAN EIGHT TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN REPLACING THE SAME OEM PARTS, WHICH FAILED MORE THAN TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,665.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954180February 13, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE IS A DELAY TO THE RADIO WHEN I START MY CAR. THE RADIO IS CONSTANTLY TURNING OFF AND ON. THE LIGHTS ON THE RADIO KEEP FLICKERING. DUE TO WHATEVER ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARE HAPPENING WITHIN THE RADIO THE TIME IS NOT STAYING CURRENT. THIS IS HAPPENING WHEN I AM STARTING AND TURNING MY VEHICLE OFF. MY CONCERN IS WHETHER OR NOT THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE RADIO OR IF THEY ARE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE, AND I FEAR THAT MY CAR WILL LOSE POWER WHILE I AM DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10930035December 5, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE GM ENGINEERS DIAGNOSED THAT, DUE TO THE SLOW CRASH, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10927804November 25, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STARTED A FEW WEEKS AGO THE HEAT WOULDN'T HEAT AND THE HEAT AND RADIO WOULD TURN OFF AND ON THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME YOU GET IN THE CAR. WINTER IS HERE AND WITHOUT A HEATER THAT IS NOT SAFE!! THIS HAPPENS IF THE CAR IS IN MOTION, STATIONARY CITY STREETS AND ON HIGHWAY PLEASE HELP!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896137August 15, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH EITHER TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED, THE SPEAKERS ACTIVATED LOUDLY WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE RADIO MALFUNCTIONED AND THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883488July 8, 2016
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A LOCAL ROADWAY MAKING A LEFT TURN THE TILT STEERING WHEEL LOCKING LEVER FELL OUT OF POSITION AND HIT MY LEG WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS. THE SURPRISE OF AN UNEXPECTED OBJECT STRIKING MY LEG RESULTED IN MISSING THE SHIFT AND GRAZING A CURB WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND WHEEL. UPON STOPPING, THE LEVER WAS UNABLE TO BE PUSHED BACK INTO PLACE AND WAS EASILY REMOVED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WITHOUT THE USAGE OF TOOLS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGREED THAT THIS WAS NOT A WEAR & TEAR ISSUE ON THE MECHANISM, BUT THAT THEY HAVE NO INFORMATION ON A PROBLEM WITH THIS ITEM. CAMARO AND OTHER CHEVY FORUMS SHOW THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882193July 1, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BOUGHT A 2013 CAMARO, MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON MY CAR MY KEYS WERE BUMPED BY MY KNEE AND THE CAR JUST STALLED. THANKFULLY ONLY I WAS INVOLVED AND NO ONE COMING FROM THE OPPOSING WAS HURT AS I ENDED UP IN A TRAIN TRACK MEDIAN WITH SOME DAMAGE ONLY TO MY CAR. I DRIVE WITH THE FEAR THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND THE SIMPLE FACT THAT THEY REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE FLIPKEY/CONTROL DOES NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. I HAVE EXPERIMENTED WITH DIFFERENT CARS BY PURPOSEDLY BUMP MY KEYS AND NONE STALLED WITH AS LITTLE FORCE AS THE ONE ASSERTED ONTO THE CAMARO. THIS IS A TERRIBLE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING FLAW THAT NEEDS A BETTER SOLUTION THAN THEIR FIX.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873153June 8, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
I HAVE BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO THE GM REPAIR FACILITIES ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FOR AN ISSUE THAT I FIND UNSAFE AND UNSETTLING. AS THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELLING ABOVE 50 MILES PER HOUR OR GREATER IT WILL MAKE AN UNCOMMANDED RIGHT OR LEFT TURN SOMETIMES ACCOMPANIED WITH A FLASHING TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. THE LATEST EXCUSE I RECEIVED FROM A DEALER IN FLORIDA WAS THAT "GENERAL MOTORS" STATES THIS IS ACCEPTABLE AND IS TROUGHING. THE EXPLANATION WOULD BE REASONABLE IF THE TENDENCY TO TURN WAS MINOR. THIS TENDENCY TO TURN IS HARD AND 90 DEGREES. I HAVE PAID TO HAVE EVALUATIONS COMPLETED ON THE ALIGNMENT AND THE TIRES HAVE WORN UNEVENLY / ON THE OUTER EDGES, BUT THE REPORTS INDICATE THE ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN GOOD. THE ROAD WAYS ARE TYPICALLY STRAIGHT AND LEVEL AND MOISTURE HAS NOT BEEN A FACTOR. MY WIFE AND I ARE BOTH DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVE BOTH EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE AND THE TECHNICIANS AT THE DEALERS HAVE REPORTEDLY EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE AS WELL BUT DID NOT LOCATE A CAUSE OF FAILURE. ONCE THE DEALER CONTACTED GM THE ISSUE WAS CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE BY SOMEONE ON THEIR END.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10859945April 17, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE 41,000 MILES. (FEB 2015) AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES IN A DAY, YOU CAN FEEL A CHANGE IN THE VEHICLE DRIVE AND THE RPMS REDUCE TO UNDER "2" AND THEN DOWN TO "1", THE CAR THEN DISPLAYS THE "!" "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" WARNING. 3 EMERGENCY LIGHTS COME ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN SAFE, I PULL OVER AND TURN THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON, TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RESTART THE CAR. FOR A FEW SECONDS THE "STABILTRAK" WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. THE CAR THEN DRIVES SLUGGISH AND WILL NOT GO OVER A 40 TO 60 MILES SPEED. THIS CONTINUES TO GO ON EVERY 3 TO 5 MILES. WE HAVE BEEN TAKING THE CAR TO DEALER AND THEY HAVE REPLACED A CONNECTOR, WIRING HARNESS AND A ECM MODULE. AFTER A FEW MILES OF DRIVING THE SAME SITUATION OCCURS. THIS LAST TIME WHEN I SAFELY PULLED OVER TO A SIDE STREET AND TURNED ON THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS A CAR ALMOST REAR-ENDED MY VEHICLE. THE REDUCED SPEED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IS CAUSING A FRIGHTENING DRIVING EXPERIENCE BECAUSE OTHER DRIVERS DO NOT REALIZE THAT MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE REDUCED SPEEDS THAT I HAVE NO CONTROL OF AND I CANNOT EXIT THE FREEWAY UNTIL AN EXIT RAMP IS AVAILABLE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY DUE TO THE RE-ENTERING ONTO THE FREEWAY WITH DISRESPECTFUL DRIVERS WHO CAUSE LIFE THREATENING ISSUES. RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON LINE IT SEEMS THERE ARE TOO MANY WITH THE SAME ISSUES. I DID READ THAT THE ONSTAR SYSTEM MAY BE CAUSING THE CONFLICT??? THIS ISSUE HAS BECOME VERY TIME CONSUMING AND EXPENSIVE WITH THE MISSING OF WORK. HOW DO WE GET THIS CORRECTED. IT STARTED AT 41,000 MILES AND WE NOW HAVE 91,000 MILES. WE DO HAVE A PREMIUM EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 125,000 MILES. THE WARRANTY COMPANY SAID THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD / MUST CORRECT THIS ISSUE AND IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851259March 23, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
NORMAL STREET DRIVING, METAL ON METAL NOISE FROM FRONT WHEELS. APPLY BRAKE, NOISE STOPS. RELEASE BRAKES, NOISE BEGINS AGAIN. DEALERSHIP STATES BRAKE PADS HAVE ABOUT 8-10MM LEFT ON THEM. THREE TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65-75 MPH) SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, LIMITED SLIP LIGHT COMES ON. NO METAL ON METAL NOISE WHEN STABILITRAK FAILING. PARK OVERNIGHT, CAR START IN MORNING, STABILITRAK IS WORKING AGAIN. METAL ON METAL NOISE IS HEARD AT ALL SPEEDS FROM FIRST START TILL SHUT DOWN FOR NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836866February 18, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED THE WARNING LABELS ON THE VISORS WERE PEELING OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808892December 7, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON TWO OCCASIONS LESS THAN A WEEK APART THE VEHICLE ENGINE, WHILE IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEED (70 MPH) AFTER APPROXIMATELY TEN HOURS OF OPERATION, STOPPED RUNNING. THE VEHICLE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CARS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED. THE CAR WAS GUIDED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY ON BOTH OCCASIONS. A RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED WHILE ON THE SHOULDER. THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT RUN. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED AND A TOW WAS PERFORMED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THE DEALER IN THE FIRST INSTANCE STATED THAT THE ERROR CODE WAS FOR THE FUEL PUMP. THE PUMP WAS ORDERED BUT BEFORE ARRIVING, THE DEALER DISCOVERED FRAYED WIRE AND MADE UNSPECIFIED REPAIRS. IN THE SECOND INSTANCE, THE CODE WAS GONE WHEN THE DEALER SCANNED THE SYSTEM. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807064December 3, 2015
POWER TRAIN
2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE CLUTCH PEDAL BULLETIN ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO CORRECT A CLUTCH PROBLEM THAT HAD NOT EXISTED THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS. THE PROBLEM INVOLVED THE CLUTCH PEDAL NOT RECOVERING DURING GEAR SHIFTS. INSTEAD, THE PEDAL REMAINED VIRTUALLY STATIONARY HALFWAY THROUGH WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A TOTAL RECOVERY. THIS PROHIBITED THE CONSUMER FROM SHIFTING GEARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749383August 18, 2015
WHEELS
ALL FOUR WHEEL VALVE STEMS STARTED LEAKING AT THE BASE. ONE REPLACEMENT HAS LEAKED SINCE. A TOTAL OF FIVE 2013 CAMARO STEEL WHEEL RUBBER VALVE STEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722247May 29, 2015
STEERING
I WENT OUT TO MY GARAGE & STARTED MY CAMARO SS TO GO TO WORK. THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYED A MESSAGE ADVISING THE POWER STEERING REQUIRED SERVICE. THE CAR WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN AND I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT 30+ MILES TO THE DEALER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED (NO COST TO ME) TO ROGERS-DABBS CHEVROLET, BRANDON MS, FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD SINCE THEY COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO HAVE THIS ISSUE THEY COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM 15 MONTHS LATER AND THE DEALER STILL HAS NOT IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM, NOR WILL THEY TRY. I WAS TOLD THEY "ARE NOT MAGICIANS" SO THEY CAN'T FIX WHAT'S NOT SHOWING UP AS AN ISSUE WHEN THE CAR IS WITH THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701683March 25, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT'S KNEE STRUCK THE SHIFT PANEL WHILE DRIVING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED, THE ENGINE REVVED, AND THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OR WHEN THE CONTACT'S KNEE ENCOUNTERED THE SHIFT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN TWICE WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694357March 15, 2015
STEERING
TRAVELING AT 35 MPH AND CHANGING FROM RIGHT LANE TO LEFT LANE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSED CAR TO CROSS MEDIAN INTO LANES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET STRIKING FIRE HYDRANT AND CURB. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10691121February 27, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
10/26/2012 - PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEED. CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I ASSUMED THAT SOMEHOW IT WAS MY FAULT. IMPACTED A SECOND VEHICLE. 02/23/2015 - EXACT SAME THING. PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEED. CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I WAS ABLE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND PREVENT A COLLISION. I GOOGLED "CAMARO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" AND FOUND A VIDEO CLIP OF ANOTHER PERSON APPEARING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.TUNDRAHEADQUARTERS.COM/BLOG/CHEVY-CAMARO-UNINTENDED-ACCELERATION-VIDEO/. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682852February 11, 2015
POWER TRAIN
ON FEB,03.2015 MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AND WAS REAR ENDED AS A RESULT. SINCE THE END OF LAST YEAR I HAVE TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (JIM ELLIS CHEV) COMPLAINING ABOUT SMELLING THE CLUTCH BURNING. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD ONLY REPLY SAYING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS JUST BREAKING IN. NOW THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS WENT OUT THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT I RODE THE CLUTCH AND WANTS ME TO PAY $1700.00. THE CAMARO ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES AND SHOULD NOT HAVE WENT OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681873February 7, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT AND THE CAR ON A WET ROAD LIGHT CAME ON INFORMATION SAID REDUCE SPEED! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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