2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO Complaints

BOUGHT A 2013 CAMARO, MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON MY CAR MY KEYS WERE BUMPED BY MY KNEE AND THE CAR JUST STALLED. THANKFULLY ONLY I WAS INVOLVED AND NO ONE COMING FROM THE OPPOSING WAS HURT AS I ENDED UP IN A TRAIN TRACK MEDIAN WITH SOME DAMAGE ONLY TO MY CAR. I DRIVE WITH THE FEAR THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND THE SIMPLE FACT THAT THEY REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE FLIPKEY/CONTROL DOES NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. I HAVE EXPERIMENTED WITH DIFFERENT CARS BY PURPOSEDLY BUMP MY KEYS AND NONE STALLED WITH AS LITTLE FORCE AS THE ONE ASSERTED ONTO THE CAMARO. THIS IS A TERRIBLE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING FLAW THAT NEEDS A BETTER SOLUTION THAN THEIR FIX.

I HAVE BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO THE GM REPAIR FACILITIES ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FOR AN ISSUE THAT I FIND UNSAFE AND UNSETTLING. AS THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELLING ABOVE 50 MILES PER HOUR OR GREATER IT WILL MAKE AN UNCOMMANDED RIGHT OR LEFT TURN SOMETIMES ACCOMPANIED WITH A FLASHING TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. THE LATEST EXCUSE I RECEIVED FROM A DEALER IN FLORIDA WAS THAT "GENERAL MOTORS" STATES THIS IS ACCEPTABLE AND IS TROUGHING. THE EXPLANATION WOULD BE REASONABLE IF THE TENDENCY TO TURN WAS MINOR. THIS TENDENCY TO TURN IS HARD AND 90 DEGREES. I HAVE PAID TO HAVE EVALUATIONS COMPLETED ON THE ALIGNMENT AND THE TIRES HAVE WORN UNEVENLY / ON THE OUTER EDGES, BUT THE REPORTS INDICATE THE ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN GOOD. THE ROAD WAYS ARE TYPICALLY STRAIGHT AND LEVEL AND MOISTURE HAS NOT BEEN A FACTOR. MY WIFE AND I ARE BOTH DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVE BOTH EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE AND THE TECHNICIANS AT THE DEALERS HAVE REPORTEDLY EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE AS WELL BUT DID NOT LOCATE A CAUSE OF FAILURE. ONCE THE DEALER CONTACTED GM THE ISSUE WAS CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE BY SOMEONE ON THEIR END.

THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE 41,000 MILES. (FEB 2015) AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES IN A DAY, YOU CAN FEEL A CHANGE IN THE VEHICLE DRIVE AND THE RPMS REDUCE TO UNDER "2" AND THEN DOWN TO "1", THE CAR THEN DISPLAYS THE "!" "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" WARNING. 3 EMERGENCY LIGHTS COME ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN SAFE, I PULL OVER AND TURN THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON, TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RESTART THE CAR. FOR A FEW SECONDS THE "STABILTRAK" WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. THE CAR THEN DRIVES SLUGGISH AND WILL NOT GO OVER A 40 TO 60 MILES SPEED. THIS CONTINUES TO GO ON EVERY 3 TO 5 MILES. WE HAVE BEEN TAKING THE CAR TO DEALER AND THEY HAVE REPLACED A CONNECTOR, WIRING HARNESS AND A ECM MODULE. AFTER A FEW MILES OF DRIVING THE SAME SITUATION OCCURS. THIS LAST TIME WHEN I SAFELY PULLED OVER TO A SIDE STREET AND TURNED ON THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS A CAR ALMOST REAR-ENDED MY VEHICLE. THE REDUCED SPEED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IS CAUSING A FRIGHTENING DRIVING EXPERIENCE BECAUSE OTHER DRIVERS DO NOT REALIZE THAT MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE REDUCED SPEEDS THAT I HAVE NO CONTROL OF AND I CANNOT EXIT THE FREEWAY UNTIL AN EXIT RAMP IS AVAILABLE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY DUE TO THE RE-ENTERING ONTO THE FREEWAY WITH DISRESPECTFUL DRIVERS WHO CAUSE LIFE THREATENING ISSUES. RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON LINE IT SEEMS THERE ARE TOO MANY WITH THE SAME ISSUES. I DID READ THAT THE ONSTAR SYSTEM MAY BE CAUSING THE CONFLICT??? THIS ISSUE HAS BECOME VERY TIME CONSUMING AND EXPENSIVE WITH THE MISSING OF WORK. HOW DO WE GET THIS CORRECTED. IT STARTED AT 41,000 MILES AND WE NOW HAVE 91,000 MILES. WE DO HAVE A PREMIUM EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 125,000 MILES. THE WARRANTY COMPANY SAID THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD / MUST CORRECT THIS ISSUE AND IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE.

NORMAL STREET DRIVING, METAL ON METAL NOISE FROM FRONT WHEELS. APPLY BRAKE, NOISE STOPS. RELEASE BRAKES, NOISE BEGINS AGAIN. DEALERSHIP STATES BRAKE PADS HAVE ABOUT 8-10MM LEFT ON THEM. THREE TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65-75 MPH) SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, LIMITED SLIP LIGHT COMES ON. NO METAL ON METAL NOISE WHEN STABILITRAK FAILING. PARK OVERNIGHT, CAR START IN MORNING, STABILITRAK IS WORKING AGAIN. METAL ON METAL NOISE IS HEARD AT ALL SPEEDS FROM FIRST START TILL SHUT DOWN FOR NIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED THE WARNING LABELS ON THE VISORS WERE PEELING OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,700.

ON TWO OCCASIONS LESS THAN A WEEK APART THE VEHICLE ENGINE, WHILE IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEED (70 MPH) AFTER APPROXIMATELY TEN HOURS OF OPERATION, STOPPED RUNNING. THE VEHICLE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CARS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED. THE CAR WAS GUIDED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY ON BOTH OCCASIONS. A RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED WHILE ON THE SHOULDER. THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT RUN. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED AND A TOW WAS PERFORMED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THE DEALER IN THE FIRST INSTANCE STATED THAT THE ERROR CODE WAS FOR THE FUEL PUMP. THE PUMP WAS ORDERED BUT BEFORE ARRIVING, THE DEALER DISCOVERED FRAYED WIRE AND MADE UNSPECIFIED REPAIRS. IN THE SECOND INSTANCE, THE CODE WAS GONE WHEN THE DEALER SCANNED THE SYSTEM. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE CLUTCH PEDAL BULLETIN ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO CORRECT A CLUTCH PROBLEM THAT HAD NOT EXISTED THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS. THE PROBLEM INVOLVED THE CLUTCH PEDAL NOT RECOVERING DURING GEAR SHIFTS. INSTEAD, THE PEDAL REMAINED VIRTUALLY STATIONARY HALFWAY THROUGH WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A TOTAL RECOVERY. THIS PROHIBITED THE CONSUMER FROM SHIFTING GEARS. *JB

ALL FOUR WHEEL VALVE STEMS STARTED LEAKING AT THE BASE. ONE REPLACEMENT HAS LEAKED SINCE. A TOTAL OF FIVE 2013 CAMARO STEEL WHEEL RUBBER VALVE STEMS.

I WENT OUT TO MY GARAGE & STARTED MY CAMARO SS TO GO TO WORK. THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYED A MESSAGE ADVISING THE POWER STEERING REQUIRED SERVICE. THE CAR WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN AND I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT 30+ MILES TO THE DEALER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED (NO COST TO ME) TO ROGERS-DABBS CHEVROLET, BRANDON MS, FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD SINCE THEY COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO HAVE THIS ISSUE THEY COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM 15 MONTHS LATER AND THE DEALER STILL HAS NOT IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM, NOR WILL THEY TRY. I WAS TOLD THEY "ARE NOT MAGICIANS" SO THEY CAN'T FIX WHAT'S NOT SHOWING UP AS AN ISSUE WHEN THE CAR IS WITH THEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT'S KNEE STRUCK THE SHIFT PANEL WHILE DRIVING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED, THE ENGINE REVVED, AND THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OR WHEN THE CONTACT'S KNEE ENCOUNTERED THE SHIFT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN TWICE WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.