2010 Chevrolet Camaro

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO SS EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI PZERO TIRES, SIZE P245/45/20. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES SOLD ON THE VEHICLE WERE "SUMMER TIRES". WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE TIRES LOST TRACTION AND MOVED SIDEWAYS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 45 DEGREES, THE TIRES SHOULD NOT BE USED. THE WARRANTY WAS VOID AND SHOULD BE SWITCHED FOR "WINTER TIRES". THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO 2SS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE OUT OF TOWN. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF THE AIR BAGS WOULD DEPLOY IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. ON THE FOURTH VISIT, THE AIR BAG MODULAR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AT 15-20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD LOCK UP AND SHIFT TO FOURTH GEAR. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO FUNCTION THAT WAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A PART OF THE SKIP SHIFT OPERATION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,600. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000 UPDATED 11/16/10*BF UPDATED 11/26/10

THIS COMPLAINT IS TO MAKE THE NHTSA AWARE OF A SAFETY HAZARD THAT EXISTS WITH CERTAIN 2011 CHEVROLET CAMAROS. I OWN A 1LT EQUIPPED WITH THE RS PACKAGE. THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES 20" RIMS. UNFORTUNATELY, SHORTLY AFTER TAKING POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, I LEARNED THAT GM EQUIPS RS CAMAROS WITH PIRELLI P-ZERO TIRES. THESE TIRES ARE RATED AS "SUMMER ONLY" TIRES AND WILL POSE AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD TO THOSE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE IN SNOW, OR TEMPERATURES BELOW 45 DEGREES F--ESSENTIALLY MAKING THE VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE IN WINTER WEATHER. GM, NOR THE DEALERSHIP, WARNED THE DRIVER THAT THESE TIRES CAN ONLY BE USED IN THE SUMMER. UNAWARE DRIVERS MAY BECOME STUCK OR LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH, DUE TO THE TIRE'S LOSS OF TRACTION AND HARDENING OF RUBBER IN COLD/WINTER CONDITIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO (NA) EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI P0 TIRES, SIZE 245/45/R20 FRONT, 275/40/R20 IN THE REAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH TIRES THAT WERE ONLY GOOD IN THE SUMMER WEATHER OR IN STATES THAT HAD CONTINUOUSLY NICE WEATHER ALL YEAR LONG. HE STATED THAT THE TIRES HAD NO TRACTION AND ON THE TIRE IT WAS NOTATED "SUMMER ONLY". THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE TIRES THAT WERE INSTALLED BY THE FACTORY AND REFERRED HIM TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150.

THE NEW CHEVROLET CAMARO HAS A DEFECT IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE CLUTCH TO BURN OUT AFTER ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL RECOGNIZED OVER THE INTERNET AND CLEARLY GM KNOWS ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY HAVE ALREADY DESIGNED A NEW CLUTCH WHICH WAS INSTALLED ON MY CAR LAST WEEK. HOWEVER THEY DID NOT NOTIFY ME AS A NEW OWNER OF THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND DID NOT EVEN NOTIFY MY DEALER UNTIL I BROUGHT THE CAR IN. I KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM A MONTH AGO BUT NEVER CONSIDERED THE POSSIBILITY OF A CLUTCH PROBLEM IN A CAR WITH ONLY 5,000 MILES ON IT. HAD I KNOWN OF THE PROBLEM, I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN ELECTIVELY RATHER THAN AFTER I COULD NO LONGER GET INTO 1ST GEAR OR REVERSE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CEHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HE PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE ON THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT WHILE THE CONTACT WAS CHANGING THE OIL, HE SEVERED THE WIRING HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE THE CONTACTS LIABILITY AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE SEAT WOULD MOVE FORWARD AND WHILE ACCELERATING THE SEAT WOULD MOVE BACKWARDS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LATCH AND LOCKING MECHANISM; HOWEVER, THAT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THE SEAT WOULD FAIL TO STAY IN PLACE. THE FAILURE COULD ALSO CAUSE MAJOR BACK INJURY AND A TRAGEDY TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR IS 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO SS WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION (LS3). PROBLEM: CRUISE CONTROL CAN BE ACTIVATED WHEN THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL. STEPS TO REPLICATE: DRIVE NORMALLY AND GO ABOVE 40MPH, AFTER WHICH SHIFT DOWN TO NEUTRAL AND ACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL. RESULT: THE CAR WILL ACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL AND WILL START TO REDLINE THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT IF YOU SHIFT IN TO A LOWER GEAR, THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP TO A VERY HIGH SPEED SINCE THE TACHOMETER IS REDLINING, POTENTIALLY DAMAGING THE ENGINE AND MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPLICATED ON TWO DIFFERENT MODELS OF THE SAME VEHICLE. HAVE NOT REPORTED TO GM BECAUSE THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE LOVES TO ARGUE AND DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL ARM FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE FAILURE WAS NOT A DEFECT AND WAS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR THEREFORE; THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER ANY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000.