2013 Chevrolet Camaro

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

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.

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

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!

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.

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

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

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.