Chevrolet Camaro Complaints (2013)

187 consumer complaints on file.

#10630078September 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE SPEED DECREASED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. AFTER THE DECELERATION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 70 MPH. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A CRASH WAS AVOIDED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MAIN BOARD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,300. UPDATED 10/10/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BACK BUMPER POPPED OUT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE TWICE AFTER 50 MILES. IT WAS REPLACED BUT, THE COLOR WASN'T ABLE TO BE MATCHED. GAS COULD BE HEARD SWISHING AROUND IN THE TANK BY THE BACK SEAT. THE VEHICLE HAS UNEXPECTEDLY DIED TWICE. UPDATED 05/20/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608669July 7, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10599001June 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I DROVE MY CAR THROUGH MY GUARD GATE AND PROCEEDED TO TURN THE CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH WHEN I LOST COMPLETE STEERING OF MY CAR AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. LUCKILY I WAS NOT AT A HIGH SPEED WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR ON THE GRASSY EMBANKMENT OF OUR LAKE, AFTER MY CAR RIM WAS SNAGGED BY A 2 FT THIN METAL POST ATTACHED TO A TREE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE CHEVY DEALER WHO IMMEDIATELY HAD ME FILE A CLAIM WITH GM AFTER NOTICING THAT A PART ON THE STEERING OF THE CAR WAS FAULTY AND CAUSED A COLLAPSE OF THE STEERING RACK. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT LIGHT CAME ON EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO COLLISION NOR DEPLOYMENT. BY THE WAY, GM DECLINED THE CLAIM EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY PART AND I AM CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INSURANCE COMPANY, CHEVY DEALER AND GM TRYING TO DECIDE WHO IS PAYING FOR THE REPAIR OF MY VEHICLE 6 WEEKS LATER. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND ALL PARTS ARE ORIGINAL TO THE CAR WITH NO AFTER MARKET INSTALLATIONS AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593603May 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN
A FEW MONTHS AGO I TOOK MY 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO 2LS TO PREMIER CHEVROLET OF BUENA PARK FOR AN OIL CHANGE. ON THE WAY HOME AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 60 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN IT WENT OFF. ON MAY THE 22ND ON MY WAY BACK HOME FROM WORK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC. ONCE TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS IT WAS STUCK ON 2ND GEAR. DROVE THE CAR THROUGH THE STREETS TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP IN LA PUENTE CA THE WHOLE WAY THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT. I AM WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER TO SEE IF THE WARRANTY IS GOING TO COVER THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592329May 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING DOWN I 75 IN OCALA FLORIDA CAR STALLED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY . I PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER AND HAD TO RESTART CAR. I TOOK IT IN TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG. THEY SAID TAKE THE CAR. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592210May 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2013 CAMARO WAS TOTALLY DEAD BUT BATTERY SHOWED FULLY CHARGED ON A BATTERY CHARGER. PREVIOUSLY, THE CAR HAD ACTED ODD WITH THE WIPERS, LIGHTS, ETC,. GOING ON AND OFF WITH NO HUMAN INTERACTION. FOUND OUT THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CONNECTION, IN THE TRUNK UNDER THE SPACE TIRE, WAS SO LOOSE IT COULD BE REMOVED BY HAND WITHOUT ANY TOOLS. SPARE TIRE HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED SINCE THE CAMARO WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE 2013 SO IT EITHER CAME FROM THE FACTORY THAT LOOSE OR THE UNUSUAL 10MM SCREW THAT TIGHTENS THE CONNECTION WORKED ITSELF LOOSE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588052May 13, 2014
WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING ON WEST VIRGINIA HIGHWAY 75 SOUTH BOUND ON A SUNDAY MORNING, I WAS RETURNING FROM THE NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, (MY SON GRADUATED FROM RECRUIT TRAINING) THEN UNEXPECTED HAPPENS, THE RIGHT TIRE AND THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY SYSTEM BROKE OFF THE CAR, I SAW THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, ABANDON MY CAR AND CARRY ON MOVING FORWARD. WITHOUT ANY EXAGGERATION, I SAW MY LIFE FLASH IN FRONT OF MY EYES, I THOUGHT I WAS A GONER. SEEING YOUR TIRE MOVING FORWARD, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY TRYING TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE FROM COLLIDING WITH THE CEMENTED MEDIAN, WAS THE WORSE EXPERIENCE YET, WHAT A NIGHTMARE. THIS WHOLE INCIDENT FELT LIKE I WAS HIT BY AND IED IN IRAQ, WHAT A SCARE. MY QUESTION TO ANYONE IS, HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? PLEASE CAN SOMEONE HELP EXPLAIN WHAT THE HECK HAPPENING HERE, I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING, AND HOWEVER I WAS DRIVING A LITTLE OVER 70 MILES PER HOUR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577187April 3, 2014
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I HAVE A MANUAL V8 MODEL. WHENEVER STOPPED ON AN INCLINE, THE HILL START ASSIST (HSA) ENGAGES. THE FIRST TIME I GAVE IT PLENTY OF THROTTLE AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AND CAUSED ME TO STALL. THE 2ND TIME, I HAD THE RPM VERY HIGH AND AGAIN THE BRAKES WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. MY CAR WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN UNDER THE STRAIN. WHEN IT FINALLY RELEASED THE CAR, I WAS GREETED WITH THE SMELL OF BURNING CLUTCH. THIS CANNOT BE NORMAL. I DON'T THINK HITTING 2000 RPM AND DROPPING THE CLUTCH SHOULD BE A NORMAL METHOD TO OVERCOME TEH HSA SYSTEM. I HAVE AUTO HILL BRAKING ON OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE NEARLY INVISIBLE TO ME AND WORK FLAWLESSLY. I BEEN DRIVING MANUAL CARS FOR 20+ YEARS AND HAVE NO ISSUES ON HILL STARTS. ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES IS THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN OFF THE HSA FEATURE. I THINK YOU NEED TO FORCE GM TO RECALIBRATE THE SYSTEM AND/OR ALLOW THE DRIVER TO TURN THE HSA FEATURE OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566666March 2, 2014
STEERING
LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MAKING TURNS. FROM A STOP MAKING A LEFT OR A RIGHT TURN, THE CAR LOSES IT POWER STEERING RANDOMLY. NO CODES OR LIGHTS ON DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563557February 9, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A "HILL ASSIST" FEATURE FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS. IT DOES NOT RELEASE PROPERLY OR ACTIVATES IMPROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HOLDS EXCESSIVELY LONG ON INCLINES, WILL NOT RELEASE WHEN TRYING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC OR EVEN ACTIVATES ON LEVEL GROUND WITH NO INCLINE! I HAVE COMPLAINED MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE GENERAL MOTORS SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHEN I TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE AND IT HAS BEEN CHECKED REPEATEDLY. IT IS ALWAYS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED!" I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SERVICE PERSONNEL INCLUDING THE SHOP SUPERVISOR AND THEY ALL KNOW IT IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES! IT SEEMS TO BE A JOKE THAT THE SYSTEM OPERATES SO POORLY EXCEPT THAT I BELIEVE IT IS INEVITABLE THAT IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. EITHER TO MYSELF OR TO SOMEONE ELSE. THE MESSAGE BOARDS ARE FULL OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FEATURE AND IT IS UNIVERSALLY DESPISED BY EVERYONE ON EVERY VEHICLE IT IS INSTALLED ON! I HAVE ASKED FOR IT TO BE REPAIRED OR REMOVED BY THE DEALER YET THEY TELL ME THEY ARE UNABLE TO DO SO. THE MESSAGE BOARDS HAVE FOUND A WORK AROUND SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM BY INSTALLING A YAW SENSOR WITHOUT THE LATERAL ACCELEROMETER THAT THE VEHICLE USES! I AM WILLING FOR THE DEALER TO DO THIS AT THEIR EXPENSE NOT MINE, BUT THEY REFUSE. IT IS A GM PART INSTALLED ON A GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLE AND DOES NOT DISABLE THE STABILITY SYSTEM. ONLY THE HILL ASSIST PORTION. THIS HAS ALSO CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE CLUTCH AND BRAKES AS I HAVE LEARNED TO OVER REV THE ENGINE TO DRAG IT OUT OF THIS LOCK POSITION TO SMOOTHLY MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. I AM COMPLETELY AWARE OF THE TECHNOLOGY AS I AM AN ASE MASTER AND L-1 CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN WITH OVER 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING INCLUDING GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIPS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561196January 23, 2014
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID STRIKING A ROAD OBJECT, CRASHED AGAINST THE SIDE OF A CURB. AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END AS THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT LOSS IN STEERING CONTROL. THE VEHICLE LATER TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556028December 14, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TIRE LIGHT ON IN NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555933December 13, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 10 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST RETURNED INCONCLUSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT 18,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554591December 3, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
STARTING DAY 1 AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2013, THE VEHICLES BACK UP CAM BEGAN TO FREEZE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE UNTIL I PUT THE CAR BACK IN PARK AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND OPEN THE DOOR TO COMPLETELY SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN. A FEW MONTHS LATER ON TOP OF THE RADIO AND BACK UP CAMERA ISSUES THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED TO CREATE A CHAIN DRAGGING SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING, IT THEN BEGINS TO PULSATE WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE ACCELERATION PEDDLE AND THE SOUND CONTINUES, THE VEHICLES RADIO THEN FREEZES AND RESETS ITSELF STARTING IN OCTOBER OF 2013. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO CERTIFIED CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TO GET THE VEHICLE FIXED. THE DEALER HAS STATED AND BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS COMPLETELY AND HAS RAN OUT OF ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE FIX THE PROBLEMS AFTER PUTTING OVER 800 ADDITIONAL ROAD MILES ON MY VEHICLE IN ORDER TO TRY TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549820October 28, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER MY CAMARO STALLED AND I REPORTED IT I CALLED ONSTAR AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD 43,000+ MILES ON THE CAR THE VIN WAS REGISTERING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MADE THEM AWARE THAT GM NOTED THAT THE CAR WAS READING THIS HIGH MILEAGE. I WANTED TO RETURN THE CAR, THEY WOULD NOT DO IT. I WANTED TO EXCHANGE THE CAR, THEY WOULD NOT DO IT. ONSTAR, GM, ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, NOR THE DEALERSHIP KNOWS WHERE THE MILEAGE CAME FROM. I NEED ANSWERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549433October 24, 2013
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
FLAT TIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF NM DESERT. NO SPARE OR JACK IN CAR. FILL AND PUMP DIDN'T WORK. 60 MILES FROM NEAREST REPAIR. NO CELL SERVICE. WALKED ABOUT 5 MILES TO CELL SERVICE. IF IT WAS THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER I'D OF DIED OF HEAT STROKE OR IF I WAS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO IN WINTER I'D OF FROZEN TO DEATH. A SPARE TIRE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED FOR 90 YEARS FOR SAFETY NOW NOTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548465October 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE CLUTCH HAD TO BE DEPRESSED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO ENGAGE INTO FIRST GEAR AND ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548084October 16, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A U-TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 830.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544538September 20, 2013
WHEELS, TIRES
RIGHT FRONT TIRE JUST BLEW-OUT TWO BLOCKS AWAY FROM HOUSE. IT'S MY SONS CAR AND THANK GOD HE DIDN'T MAKE THE HIGHWAY BEFORE IT BLEW! TIRES ARE BF GOODRICH RADIALS TA P245/55R18. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536663August 22, 2013
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED IN EXTREMELY HUMID WEATHER, THE ENTIRE FRONT EXTERIOR WINDSHIELD BECAME FOGGY DUE TO THE COLD AIR BLOWING FROM THE TOP DASHBOARD AIR VENT. THE AIR FLOW EMITTED FROM THE VENT WITHOUT THE DEFROSTER CONTROL SETTING ENGAGED. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700. .... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE APPEARED TO BE A DEFECT IN THE DESIGNED AIR CONTROL SYSTEM. UNDER THE CURRENT OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM, WHEN IN THE AIR CONDITIONING MODE WITH BI-LEVEL, OR FOOT LEVEL SELECTED, WHETHER USING RE-CIRCULATING AIR OR FRESH AIR, THE SYSTEM DELIVERED COLD AIR TO THE WINDSHIELD THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD VENTS. THE AIR CONDITIONED AIR COMING OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD VENTS CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO GET COLD. IN HIGH HUMIDITY , THIS CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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