2013 Chevrolet Camaro

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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