Chevrolet Camaro Complaints (1999)

90 consumer complaints on file.

#715902December 10, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
REAR MAKING UNNATURAL NOISE. DEALERS TRIED TO GIVE STATIC THAT IS WAS THE ROTORS AND AFTER THEY PROCEDED TO FIX THEM NOISE REMAINED. NEXT THEY TRIED TO SAY THE NOISE WAS NATURAL. I HAVE FOUND FROM MANY PEOPLE IN FORUMS THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS W/ THE REARS IN THESE CARS, RANGING FROM BEARINGS TO GEARS AND EVEN THE HOUSING. I HAVE ALSO OBTAINED WORK ORDERS FOR PARTS FIXED FOR OTHER PEOPLE. DEALERSHIP IS STILL GIVING ME STATIC ABOUT MY CAR AND SAYS THE PROBLEM IS NORMAL. --NO OTHER CAR IN THE LOT DOES IT THOUGH, NOT EVEN USED VEHICLES W/ HIGH MILEAGE ON THEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853385November 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FAULTY ROTORS. ON TWO OCCASIONS (14,000 MILES & 28,000 MILES), DEALER TURNED ALL ROTORS BECAUSE OF PULSATION RECEIVED FROM BRAKE PEDAL WHEN APPLIED BRAKES. CURRENTLY, AT 32,000 MILES, PROBLEM REOCCURRED, AND DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE ROTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852858November 15, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING UNDER REGULAR CONDITIONS WITH NO ACCESSORIES ON, THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LAMP WILL DIM TO 50% ON ITS OWN FOR AT LEAST 10 SECONDS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713998October 28, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713956October 27, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE 1999 CAMARO HAS A DANGEROUS SO CALLED "FEATURE" CALLED "SKIP SHIFT" WHICH PREVENTS SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. TWICE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR - I WAS STUCK WITHOUT POWER AND CARS WERE COMING AT ME. SEVERAL OTHER TIMES THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD, AND I LOST POWER WITH CARS COMING UP BEHIND ME. CHEVY REFUSED TO DISABLE THIS 2ND GEAR LOCKOUT FOR ME, SAYING THAT IT IS NEEDED TO MEET ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS - OR TO AVOID A GAS GUZZLER TAX. THIS "FEATURE" IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE DISABLED. I WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR IF I KNEW ABOUT IT - UNFORTUNATELY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON MY TEST DRIVE BECAUSE "SKIP SHIFT" ONLY LOCKS YOU OUT AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN WARMED UP SUFFICIENTLY. THIS LOCKOUT ALSO TENDS TO MAKE THE CAR SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR - WHICH IS DANGEROUS AT 15 MPH BECAUSE THERE IS LITTLE POWER AT THAT SPEED IN 4TH GEAR. THERE IS A LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WARNING ABOUT SKIP SHIFT, BUT IT IS HIDDEN BY MY HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL OR BY THE WHEEL ITSELF WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE WARNING LIGHT IS USELESS ANYWAY BECAUSE DRIVER'S EYES ARE ON THE ROAD WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. AS ADMITTED BY CHEVY, THIS WHOLE "SKIP SHIFT" LOCKOUT IS A WAY TO AVOID PAYING A GAS GUZZLER TAX, BUT IT MAKES DRIVING DANGEROUS SINCE SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713697October 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS WERE CUT, THEN REPLACED, PROBLEM REOCCURS. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES /PULSATES AND MAKES CAR TERRIBLY HARD TO CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705951April 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WARPED ROTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834265January 29, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GAUGES WENT WILD. ALTERNATOR WAS GOING OUT/REPLACED ALTERNATOR. ALSO, 2 FLUID LEAKS FROM REAR SHOCKS OCCURRED 21-JAN-99. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. WARRANTY ONLY 2 MONTHS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702236January 14, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE STOCK SHIFTER CAUSING MIS-SHIFTS. I AM A MEMBER ON A BBS AND THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ENTRIES REFERING TO THIS PROBLEM. DUE TO THE SHIFTER, IT IS VERY EASY TO MIS-SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR WHEN UPSHIFTING. SO FAR HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE AND CAUSES THE REAR TIRES TO LOOSE CONTROL SINCE THE ENGINE CAUSES THEM TO NEARLY STOP. I AM AN EXPERIENCED MANUAL TRANSMISSION DRIVER AND I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. A WORST CASE SENARIO WOULD BE TO LOOSE COMPLETE CONTROL DUE TO THE REAR TIRES LOCKING UP AND ALSO ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO OVER-REVVING. THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR THE SHIFTER SO NO DEALER HELP CAN BE FOUND. SO FAR OTHERS HAVE RESOLVED THIS PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE SHIFTER WITH AN AFTERMARKET UNIT AND REPORT NO MORE PROBLEMS WITH MISSED SHIFTS. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831205November 23, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING INSTRUMENT PANEL NOT ILLUMINATE, NO START CONDITION, ETC. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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