Chevrolet Camaro Complaints (2013)

187 consumer complaints on file.

#10681734February 6, 2015
ENGINE
WHILE BEING DRIVEN THE CAR CUT OFF. CAR TOWED TO JACK WINEGARDNER"S DEALERSHIP. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SAME CYLINDER #2 BROKEN THAT WAS REPLACED IN 2/24/2014, LESS THAN 1 YEAR AGO. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681724February 6, 2015
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CUT OFF AND WILL NOT RESTART. CAR TOWED TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP NEAREST MY HOME, JACK WINEGARDNER- FT., WASHINGTON, MD. ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN UP. REMOVED CYLINDER #2 SPARK PLUG, SPARK PLUG DAMAGED, 3 BROKEN VALVES, 1 BENT VALVE. REPLACED LEFT CYLINDER #2 PISTON AND CONNECTING ROD, REPLACE LEFT CYLINDER HEAT AND OTHER WORKS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672685January 15, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V346000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667540December 21, 2014
AIR BAGS
RIGHT AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, MY HUSBAND DROVE IT, AND I SAT IN PASSENGER SEAT AND NOTICED THAT MY AIRBAG HAD NOT TURNED ON. THE INDICATOR SAID OFF SO I LIFTED MY REAR FROM THE SEAT AND SAT DOWN HARD THEN THE LIGHT SAID IT WAS ON. AS WE DROVE DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 15 MILES AT 55MPH, THE LIGHT WENT BACK TO SAYING AIRBAG OFF. I WOULD LIFT MY REAR AGAIN AND FORCEFULLY SIT IN SEAT AND IT WOULD TURN OR ON AGAIN. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS, HAD THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSORS CHANGED, THE THE AIR-BAG MODULATOR CHANGED, AND THE SENSORS ADJUSTED. WHEN THE AUTO TECH SAW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH ME IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, HE HOOKED UP THE COMPUTER TO THE CAR AND IT SAID I WAS NOT HEAVY OR TALL ENOUGH FOR THE AIRBAG. I AM 5'8" AND 165#, SO IT WAS NOT READING ME AT ALL. SINCE THEN EVERY TIME I AM A PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE, I NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE INDICATOR LIGHT AND WHEN IT IS OFF, I NEED TO PULL MY REAR OFF THE SEAT AND SIT DOWN FORCEFULLY UNTIL THE ON LIGHT ACTIVATES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO GO FROM HERE AND WERE AT A LOSS. SO I AM HOPING NHTSA CAN HELP ME. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY CAMARO OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. I ENJOY DRIVING MY CAR BUT THE PASSENGER AIR-BAG ISSUE IS A HUGE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664804December 17, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ABOUT THE HILL ASSIST FEATURE ON THIS MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE. THE FEATURE IS DESIGNED TO AUTOMATICALLY HOLD THE BRAKES ON AN INCLINE AND IS SUPPOSED TO RELEASE ON APPLICATION OF THE THROTTLE. IT DOES NOT WORK AS IT SHOULD! IT ENGAGES RANDOMLY EVEN WHEN NOT ON AN INCLINE AND DOES NOT RELEASE QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT ENGINE STALLING OR EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE CLUTCH BY OVER REVVING THE ENGINE TO PREVENT IT FROM STALLING! THIS CAUSE A BURNING SMELL AND EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE CLUTCH! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IN THAT I HAVE TO PULL OUT ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY FROM AN INCLINE EVERY DAY WHERE I LIVE AND HAVE TO TRY TO OVER COMPENSATE FOR THE DELAY IN GETTING THIS HILL ASSIST TO RELEASE SO I CAN PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC MOVING AT 55 MPH! I HAVE HAD IT TO THE SELLING DEALER (CARL BLACK CHEVROLET) MULTIPLE TIMES AND SPOKEN WITH CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE! THEY ALL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE! IT HAS BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT EXTENSIVELY IN THE CAMARO :FORUMS ONLINE! THE REFUSE TO FIX THE ISSUE! THEY TELL ME TO BUY AFTERMARKET PARTS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WHEN THERE ARE GENERAL MOTORS PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX IT! I FINALLY GAVE IN AND ORDERED THE GM PART TO HAVE INSTALLED AND FIX MYSELF! I AM AN ASE MASTER AND L-1 CERTIFIED AUTO REPAIR TECHNICIAN WITH EXTENSIVE GM TRAINING! THEY NEED TO FIX THIS BEFORE ME OR SOMEONE ELSE IS KILLED!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663769December 12, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V346000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662159December 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AT 1575 86TH STREET IN BROOKLYN, NY IN REGARDS TO THE LETTER I RECEIVED FOR THE RECALL OF CHEVROLET CAMARO VEHICLES, 2013 MODEL YEARS. THE RECALL IS FOR THE IGNITION KEY THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM NUMEROUS TIMES AND WE ARE YET TO EVEN HEAR BACK FROM THEM. THIS IS A HUGE LIABILITY TO ANYONE DRIVING THIS CAR. THE GM SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS 14294. WHEN I CALLED IN OCTOBER THEY SAID ONLY 2 WEEKS TO ORDER THE REPLACEMENT AND SCHEDULE THE APPOINTMENT. I CALLED AGAIN IN NOVEMBER AND THEY STILL DID NOT HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PART AND PLACED ANOTHER ORDER. NOW IT IS MORE THAN A MONTH LATER AND I STILL DO NOT HEAD BACK FROM THEM. I CALLED TODAY AND THEY ARE GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND AND SUGGESTED THEY WILL CALL ME BACK. I PURCHASED MY CAR AT THIS DEALERSHIP AND I FEEL THIS WAS A HUGE MISTAKE. PLEASE ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. I AM TALL AND BIG, MY LEGS COME CLOSE TO THE IGNITION. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO WAIT OVER A MONTH TO HEAR BACK FROM THE DEALER IN A MATTER SO SERIOUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661568December 2, 2014
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I PURCHASE A NEW 2013 CAMARO FOR SON EARLIER THIS YEAR. THIS CAR HAS FEWER THAN 15K MILES AND EARLIER THIS MONTH MY SON WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND ON THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNING BACK TO CENTER, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED THEN HE HEARD A SNAP WHICH RESULTED IN HIM HITTING THE CURB. THE SNAPPING SOUND WAS PROBABLY THE SOUND OF THE RIGHT CONTROL ARM SNAPPING IN HALF AND THE BENDING OF THE TIE ROD. I FILED A CLAIM WITH GM AND THEY DECLINED ALL CLAIMS EVEN WITH THE MANY RECALLS ON GM CARS INCLUDING THE CAMARO HAVING STEERING WHEEL LOCKING ISSUES. I COULD HAVE LOST MY SON AND I'M SIMPLY ASKING THAT GM COVER THE REPAIRS. THIS HAS BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTING AND STRESSFULLY ON MY FAMILY. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661171November 28, 2014
AIR BAGS
2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO ZL1. PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR SHOWS "OFF" WHEN PASSENGER IS IN SEAT. OCCURS RANDOMLY SINCE PURCHASE. CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE OVER 25K. DEALER SERVICE HAS REPLACED SENSOR AND RECALIBRATED SYSTEM ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED, STILL SHOWS "OFF" RANDOMLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654982November 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V346000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,402.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654187November 11, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAGS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR ARE FAULTY. THEY ONLY SAY THEY ARE ON SPORADICALLY. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING AND PROVEN TO BE AN ISSUE WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP. GM IS NOT FOLLOWING PROTOCOL WITH THIS ISSUE AND MANY OTHER ONES. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NO LONGER WORK ON THE CAR SO NOW I AM DRIVING A CAR WHERE THE AIRBAGS MAY OR MAY NOT BE WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650971October 29, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON AN INCLINE DURING RAIN WEATHER, THE REAR END OF VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CURB. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POST DUE TO THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BURN ON THE LEFT WRIST FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,600.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10648119October 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GM RECALL #14294. * LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY STALLED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, ONLY TO BE TOLD, THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648509October 17, 2014
WHEELS
THE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED DOWN THE CENTER AT 55 MILES AN HOUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640164September 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE RECEIVED THE LETTER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON OUR ZL1 CAMARO. AS IT IS STATED IN THE LETTER "...YOUR GM DEALER WILL REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE FLIP KEY TRANSMITTER...YOU WILL BE PROVIDED WITH 2 NEW KEYS..." THIS DOES NOT MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE WOULD NO LONGER HAVE A FLIP KEY NOR THAT WERE GOING TO SAW OFF OUR OLD KEY. IF WE HAD KNOWN THIS WE WOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT. THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID NOT MAKE CLEAR WHAT WAS BEING DONE EITHER. WE DO NOT LIKE THAT WE NO LONGER HAVE OUR FLIP KEY. WE REALIZE THAT IT WAS UNSAFE IN SOME CASE SOMEWHERE BUT WE HAVE NEVER BUMPED IT WITH OUR KNEE. WE TRIED TO GET THE DEALER TO PUT IT BACK THE WAY IT WAS BUT THEY TOLD US THEY HAD ALREADY DESTROYED THE OLD KEY. I'M WRITING THIS IN HOPES THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH A BETTER SOLUTION. HAVING THE FLIP KEY WAS ONE OF THE PERKS OF HAVING A CAMARO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637021September 17, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. THE POWER BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10633625September 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION KEYS RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633029September 14, 2014
POWER TRAIN
CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR. CAR IS 6 SPEED MANUAL V-6 MODEL. REPEATEDLY TRIED SHIFTING INTO 1ST GEAR AT STOPLIGHT. TURNED CAR OFF AND STARTED AGAIN. TRIED SHIFTING INTO 3RD AND REVERSE, STILL WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 1ST. THIS CAUSED A SAFETY CONCERN AS CARS STARTED COMING UP TO REAR OF CAR SINCE LIGHT TURNED GREEN WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO 1ST. HAD TO START TAKE-OFF IN 2ND GEAR, STALLING CAR. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY MORE TIMES. AFTER EVERY INCIDENT AND REPORTING OF PROBLEM TO DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT WAS NORMAL OPERATION FOR THE CAR. THEY INSPECTED CAR 4 TIMES AND THEY ALWAYS STATE "NORMAL OPERATION". CAR ALSO INTERMITTENTLY GRINDS GEARS BETWEEN 1ST AND SECOND GEAR. CAR IS NOW AT DEALER AWAITING INSPECTION BY FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE. CAR IS A DANGER TO MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND THE DRIVING AND PASSENGER PUBLIC. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF ONLINE POSTS DESCRIBING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE THAT MY CAR HAS. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631880September 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE REGARDING MY CAR'S IGNITION KEY SWITCH ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2. I TRIED CONTACTING THE HENNA DEALERSHIP IN AUSTIN, TEXAS THE NEXT DAY TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PUT ME OFF. I THEN CALLED AGAIN AND LEFT A MESSAGE FOR A SCHEDULING PERSON. I DID NOT HEAR BACK. I CALLED THE INDIVIDUAL AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. SHE TOLD ME THE DEALERSHIP WAS DEALING WITH 80 RECALLS SO SHE COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT MY RECALL WAS ABOUT. SHE WAS ARGUMENTATIVE AND NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. I ENDED UP CALLING THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. I SPOKE WITH A WOMAN WHO CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP FOR ME. SHE ARRANGED FOR ME TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 AT NOON. I RECEIVED A CONFIRMATION BY EMAIL THE SAME DAY AND THE FOLLOWING DAY, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5. I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH IS AN HOUR FROM MY HOME, FOR MY APPOINTMENT. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS OUT OF KEYS AND THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE FOR ME. I WAS NEVER CALLED OR EMAILED ABOUT THIS. THE SERVICE DIRECTOR TOLD ME THAT HE HAD NO IDEA WHAT THEY WOULD BE RECEIVING MORE KEYS. I EXPLAINED TO THE MAN THAT THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE. HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND I WOULD JUST HAVE TO WAIT. I HAVE RECEIVED NO FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630339September 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REMAINED ON ALTHOUGH THE KEY HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DISCONNECT THE SPEAKER AMP AS A TEMPORARY FIX. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT INDICATED WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE FURTHER INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V346000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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