2015 Chevrolet Camaro

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI P0 PROFEO R (NA) TIRES, SIZE: 305/30R19 (NA). WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBITED SMALL CRACKS AND THE TIRE SPECIFICATIONS WERE NOT MET BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124.

2015 CHEVY CAMARO RS / 2LT COMMEMORATIVE EDITION: THE TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION ON THIS VEHICLE IS HAZARDOUS. FIRST GEAR IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE REVERSE GEAR ON THE UPPER LEFT. VERY LITTLE BUFFER BETWEEN FIRST AND REVERSE AND IS EFFORTLESS TO MOVE THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE WHEN YOU WANT TO CHOOSE FIRST GEAR. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION IT IS VERY COMMON TO MOVE THE SHIFTER INTO REVERSE INSTEAD OF FIRST GEAR. I'VE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WITH THE VEHICLE MOVING BACKWARD INSTEAD OF FORWARD. THIS POOR CONFIGURATION IS HAZARDOUS AND CAN BE POTENTIALLY FATAL. I STRONGLY ADVISE THE NHTSA TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. PLEASE VIEW THREAD BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS: HTTP://WWW.CAMARO5.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=9015025&POSTED=1#POST9015025

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 20 MPH AROUND A TRAFFIC CIRCLE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, WHEN, AFTER TURNING RIGHT, THEN LEFT, THEN RIGHT AROUND THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE, THE BACK END SLID OUT AND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SLAMMED SIDEWAYS AGAINST A CURB. THE WHEEL WAS INSTANTLY CRACKED, THE WHEEL AND SPINDLE BENT. "SERVICE STABILITRACK" INSTANTLY CAME ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER, AND ALL THREE STABILITY INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. THE P-ZERO NERO TIRES ON THIS CAR ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR WET ROADS IN THE CITY. THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 50 DEGREES. THE CAMARO AND THESE TIRES MAKE IT UNSAFE, AND THE CAR SHOULD COME EQUIPPED DEFAULT WITH ALL-SEASON TIRES, NOT RACING Z-RATED SUMMER ONLY TIRES. REPAIR COST IS $1,500 AND THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS "PERFORMANCE" CAR.

ON A VERY COLD WINTER DAY ( TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS), I TOOK A TEST RIDE ON THIS 2015 CAMARO FROM A LOCAL BUICK DEALER. ALTHOUGH THIS CAMARO WAS ONLY A 6 CYLINDER, IT WAS EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI ZERO NERO HIGH PERFORMANCE SUMMER TIRES. AS I PULLED AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND GOT UP TO 50 MPH, I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS COMING APART DUE TO THE EXTREME TIRE NOISE. I WASN'T AWARE THAT THE CAMARO HAD SUMMER TIRES AND I FEEL THAT I WAS PUT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION BY DRIVING THIS CAR. AS PER AN EXCERPT OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL "IF THE TIRES HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO 20 DEGREES OR LESS, LET THEM WARM UP IN A HEATED SPACE TO AT LEAST 40 DEGREES FOR 24 HOURS OR MORE BEFORE BEING INSTALLED OR DRIVING A VEHICLE ON WHICH THEY ARE INSTALLED". ALSO, GM BULLETIN #13-03-10-0001A CLEARLY STATES THE CAR IS NOT TO BE DRIVEN IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 45 DEGREES!!! IN LIGHT OF HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE INJURED OR KILLED IN FORD EXPLORERS WITH A TIRE SITUATION, I'M SURPRISED THAT THERE IS NO OBVIOUS WARNING POSTED ON VEHICLES WITH SUMMER TIRES THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH THOSE TIRES IN COLD CLIMATES. EVEN PIRELLI HAS NOTATIONS ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THESE TIRES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE PEDAL REMAINED STUCK TO THE FLOOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. A TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

I HAVE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. MY WIFE OFTEN RIDES WITH ME IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. SHE WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 130 POUNDS AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG FAILS TO TURN ON ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, WE HAVE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THEN SHE HAS TO EXIT AND RE-ENTER THE SEAT. THIS USUALLY TURNS THE AIRBAG ON. THIS IS AT BEST, INCONVENIENT, BUT AT WORST IN SOME SITUATIONS IT IS HAZARDOUS! THE LOCAL DEALER CONTACTED GM/TAC IN DETROIT AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS AS FOLLOWS: "YOUR VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE PER TAC THAT ANYONE 120 POUNDS AND UNDER WILL NOT TRIGGER THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON. THIS IS THE FINAL GM RESOLUTION AT THIS TIME" THE 120-130 POUND AIRBAG THRESHOLD SEEMS UNUSUALLY HIGH TO ME. IS THIS A NORMAL DESIGN FEATURE FOR ALL OF THESE CARS? WHY IS THIS WAY? IF I HAD KNOWN THAT WHEN CONSIDERING THE VEHICLE I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IT. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. IT STARTED IN SEP. 2015 AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY (JAN. 10, 2016)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A JERKING MOTION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE BURNED OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.