2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO Complaints

MY AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS GOING FROM ON TO OFF WHILE SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, MORE THAN LIKELY THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY AS EXPECTED. FAULTY SENSOR OR BAD WIRING I DONT KNOW BUT I SEE THIS ISSUE IN ALOT OF CAMARO FORUMS AND ONLINE IN GENERAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER DEACTIVATED THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

THE WATER PUMP ON MY 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO RS FAILED WHILE DRIVING .VEHICLE ONLY HAS 38,300 MILES ON IT. SINCE 1962, I HAVE OWNED 20 GM VEHICLES, BUT NEVER HAD A 'WATER PUMP' FAILURE ON ANY EXCEPT THIS CAR. I DID NOTICE MANY OTHER CHEVROLET CARS (IMPALAS) WITH SAME 3.6 V6 ENGINE HAH HAD WATER PUMP FAILURES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. ON IMPACT, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE STEERING COLUMN FRACTURED AND LANDED IN THE CONTACT'S LAP. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. UPDATED 09/18/15*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V346000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE REMOTE WAS DAMAGED DURING THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PAID FOR A NEW REMOTE, BUT THE NEW REMOTE WAS A PRE-RECALL REMOTE. THE REMOTE WAS NON-COMPLIANT WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ

AFTER DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I PARKED MY CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WENT INSIDE MY HOUSE TO GRAB SOMETHING. AFTER 3 MINUTES, I WENT BACK TO MY CAR TO START IT. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE APPEARED. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND I SAW NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2010 CAMARO AND HOW THE AIRBAG SENSORS ARE FAULTY. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN BRIDGEWATER NJ. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE SDM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ON THE CAR. THEY ARE GOING TO CHARGE 950 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR. THEY STATED THAT MY AIRBAGS DO NOT WORK. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY WERE UNSURE IF THE AIRBAGS COULD DEPLOY ON THEIR OWN. THIS IS CLEARLY A KNOWN ISSUE BY GM, BUT YET NO RECALL. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS? HOW IS GM ALLOWED TO MAKE MONEY OFF THIS, FROM 800-1000 PER CAR. THIS IS CLEARLY DANGEROUS. I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH NO AIRBAGS UNTIL I CAN AFFORD THE FIX. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. CLEARLY THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR THE 2010 CAMARO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN JANUARY OF 2015. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,433. UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ UPDATED 11/02/2017*CN

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. I HAVE ONSTAR. ONSTAR SAID IT WAS A CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR. I WAITED AND THE LIGHT WAS STILL OFF A LONG TIME, BUT CAME ON AND ONSTAR SAID IT WAS CAMSHAFT SENSOR AGAIN AND ANOTHER CODE P008. I FINALLY WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD TIMING BELT AND THAT MY WARRANTY WAS NOW UP. THEY WOULD NOT HELP, I CALLED GM AND THEY DENIED A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINES. BUT OFFERED A 20 % DISCOUNT IF I USED A CHEVY DEALER. I HAVE SEEN MANY ARTICLES ONLINE ABOUT BAD TIMING CHAINS IN THE V6 ENGINES. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD PAY FOR A KNOWN DEFECT. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2009. THANK YOU

THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED A TROUBLE CODE ON THE DASH. I TOOK IT IN TO GET A READING FOR THE CODE AND IT APPEARS TO BE A P0008 ERROR CODE. AFTER SEARCHING, IT SEEMS THIS CODE IS RELATING TO THE TIMING CHAINS WITHIN THE ENGINE BECOMING STRETCHED. IT ALSO SEEMS THAT A LOT OF OWNERS ARE SEEING THIS ERROR WITH THEIR OWN VEHICLES AND DEALER IS CHARGING ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 3K TO GET THE ISSUE RESOLVED. TO QUOTE ANOTHER COMPLAINT THAT I SAW REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE: " WHEN IS GM GOING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF THE TIMING CHAINS ON THE CAMARO AS IT HAS THE OTHER MODELS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS RIDICULOUS FOR GM TO EXPECT THE BUYER TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER PROBLEM AND NOT CAUSED DUE TO ANYTHING DONE BY THE BUYER. "

PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR KEEPS GOING OFF ON THE CAMARO WHEN DRIVING. EVEN WITH NOTHING ON THE SEAT, THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DASH, BUT AFTER DRIVING FOR A SHORT DISTANCE, IT GOES AWAY. THEN IT COMES BACK INTERMITTENTLY, AGAIN WITH NOTHING ON THE SEAT. THE ISSUE STARTED APPEARING ON ITS OWN. I'VE SEARCHED IN ONLINE FORUMS AND SEE THAT A LOT OF OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, AND WHEN THEY TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER EXPECTS FOLKS TO PAY A HIGH PRICE TO GET THE ISSUE RESOLVED. I'VE VERIFIED THAT THERE ARE NO CABLES UNPLUGGED UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT AND EVEN VERIFIED THAT ALL CABLES ARE PLUGGED IN SNUGGED TO THE MODULE. IF THE ISSUE EXISTS WITH SO MANY PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME THING, WHY HASN'T THE MANUFACTURER DONE A RECALL ON THIS? ARE THEY EXPECTING A FATALITY TO OCCUR BEFORE THIS GETS ADDRESSED?