2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO Complaints

VAPOR BEGAN COMING IN THROUGH THE AIR VENTS, ALONG WITH A SUPER-SWEET SMELL; THIS SMELL WAS LATER IDENTIFIED AS LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD QUICKLY FOGGED UP, BEGINNING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND ABSOLUTELY WOULD NOT CLEAR. USING THE VEHICLE'S DEFROST ONLY INCREASED THE WINDSHIELD FOGGING AND SEVERELY DECREASED VISIBILITY. FOGGING AND VISIBILITY IS WORSE WHEN THE WEATHER IS COOL OR IT IS RAINING, AND THE COOLANT SMELL INSIDE THE CAR CAN MAKE YOU SICK AND GIVE YOU HEADACHES. FOG-FREE WINDOW TREATMENT IS INEFFECTIVE. TAKEN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER, THE CAMARO HAS A BAD HEATER CORE - TO FIX THIS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ISSUE, THE CAMARO'S WINDSHIELD MUST BE TAKEN OUT ALONG WITH THE DASH AND SEATS JUST TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE HEATER CORE... AT A COST AROUND $2,000 AND OVER A WEEK IN THE SERVICE CENTER... BEWARE THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER CHEVY'S POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (THE HEATER CORE IS EXCLUDED). THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NEWER MODEL CAMAROS AND SHOULD BE A GM RECALL BY NOW. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE BEFORE MY VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED TO ZERO... SOMEBODY ELSE MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY, OR MAY NOT KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WHEN THEIR WINDSHIELD BEGINS TO FOG. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR TURNS ON AND OFF CAUSING ALARM AND SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN AND ADULT SITS IN THE CAR OR WHEN THERE IS ANYTHING IN THE PASSENGER SET. 4 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2011 CHEVY CAMARO WITH 68K ON IT, RECENTLY THE HEATER CORE WENT OUT AND I THINK IT IS TO SOON FOR THE HEATER CORE TO GO OUT. A RECALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR THE HEATER CORE AS THE HOT FLUIDS FROM THE LEAK CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE HEATER CORE CHEVY WILL HAVE TO REMOVE THE WINDSHIELD TO GET TO IT. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE $1700 TO FIX AND AN ADDITIONAL $400 IF THE WINDSHIELD BREAKS WHICH IS UP-SURD! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE SIGNAL LIGHTS FLASHED, AND THE RADIO AND SPEEDOMETER FAILED. ADDITIONALLY, THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY AND THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. ALSO, THE STABILITY TRACT LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS DIAGNOSTIC WAS UNKNOWN. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED THE PASSENGER & DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. A MESSAGE APPEARS THAT THE AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN TURNED OFF. *TR

I'M WRITING, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE CHEVY CAMARO MAY POSSIBLY HAVE SOME FAULTY PARTS. TODAY THERE WAS A,DEADLY CRASH INVOLVING A CHEVY CAMARO THAT EXPLODED,ON IMPACT. APPARENTLY THE PASSENGERS,BURNED TO DEATH IN THIS VEHICLE. SINCE I MYSELF DRIVE A,2011,CHEVY CAMARO I WAS WONDERING WHAT WOULD CAUSE THIS VEHICLE TO,EXPLODE. I GOOGLED "CAMARO FIRE IMPACT" TO SEE,IF ANY POSSIBLE RECALLS, HOW EVER I NOTICED,I CAME ACROSS SEVERAL ARTICLES ONLINE WHERE THEY STATED OF CAMAROS BURSTING INTO,FLAMES,UPON IMPACT, AND ACCORDING TO THESE,ARTICLES PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN THESE VEHICLES,DUE,TO,THE,FIRES. *TR

2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH RECALL REPAIRS *CN THE CONSUMER STATED SHE THOUGHT THE ISSUE WAS THE IGNITION. HOWEVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO HER, SHE NOTICED THE KEY FOBS WERE BROKEN AND AN ADDITIONAL KEY WAS ADDED, WHICH WAS VERY ANNOYING AND HANGING ON HER KNEE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REMEDY WAS A CHEAP FIX. *JB

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WORKS ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME WITH AN ADULT PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. MY WIFE IS NORMAL SIZED, ABOUT 5'6" AND 160 LBS. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WILL ALSO INTERMITTENTLY SHOW ON AND THEN OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER, EVEN WHEN THE PASSENGER IS MAKING NO MOVEMENTS. IT WAS BEEN REPLICATED AT THE DEALER, WITH MORE THAN ONE PASSENGER, INCLUDING AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DEALERSHIP. IT WAS ALSO REPLICATED WHILE CONNECTED TO AN ODBC2. AFTER FOUR TRIPS TO THE DEALER, THEY NOW DECLARE IT IS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED" AND THERE WILL BE NO MORE ATTEMPTED REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND STILL EXHIBITS THE ISSUE. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON A CHEVY FORUM HERE: HTTP://WWW.CAMARO5.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=122468 THEY ALL MIMIC MY ISSUE. ONE CONSUMER HAD THE CAR REPLACED UNDER THE LEMON LAW. I TOOK MY CASE TO BBB ARBITRATION AND LOST ON A TECHNICALITY. I WAS TOLD I DID NOT GIVE THE DEALER ENOUGH OPPORTUNITIES TO REPAIR THE CAR. HOWEVER, EACH TIME I TOOK IT IN AFTER THE FOURTH ATTEMPT, THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE CAR AND STATED IT WAS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED". AFTER THE ARBITRATION MEETING, A CHEVY EMPLOYEE PRESENT AT THE MEETING OFFERED A SEAT REPLACEMENT IN THE FORM OF A WRITTEN LETTER. LATER, I TOOK HIM UP ON HIS OFFER, BUT THEY HAD RESCINDED THE OFFER. I TOOK IT UP THE MANAGEMENT CHAIN, AND AT ONE POINT, I WAS OFFERED A CAR REPLACEMENT BUT THIS WAS LATER RESCINDED. NOW THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AFTER ATTEMPTING REPAIRS FOR THREE YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V447000 (SEATS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN JULY OF 2014 AND THE DEALER SCHEDULED THE REPAIR IN OCTOBER OF 2014. THE APPOINTMENT WAS CANCELLED BECAUSE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 2015. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.