2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO Complaints

TRAVELING AT 35 MPH AND CHANGING FROM RIGHT LANE TO LEFT LANE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSED CAR TO CROSS MEDIAN INTO LANES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET STRIKING FIRE HYDRANT AND CURB. *TR

10/26/2012 - PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEED. CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I ASSUMED THAT SOMEHOW IT WAS MY FAULT. IMPACTED A SECOND VEHICLE. 02/23/2015 - EXACT SAME THING. PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEED. CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I WAS ABLE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND PREVENT A COLLISION. I GOOGLED "CAMARO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" AND FOUND A VIDEO CLIP OF ANOTHER PERSON APPEARING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.TUNDRAHEADQUARTERS.COM/BLOG/CHEVY-CAMARO-UNINTENDED-ACCELERATION-VIDEO/. *TR

ON FEB,03.2015 MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AND WAS REAR ENDED AS A RESULT. SINCE THE END OF LAST YEAR I HAVE TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (JIM ELLIS CHEV) COMPLAINING ABOUT SMELLING THE CLUTCH BURNING. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD ONLY REPLY SAYING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS JUST BREAKING IN. NOW THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS WENT OUT THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT I RODE THE CLUTCH AND WANTS ME TO PAY $1700.00. THE CAMARO ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES AND SHOULD NOT HAVE WENT OUT. *TR

DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT AND THE CAR ON A WET ROAD LIGHT CAME ON INFORMATION SAID REDUCE SPEED! *JS

WHILE BEING DRIVEN THE CAR CUT OFF. CAR TOWED TO JACK WINEGARDNER"S DEALERSHIP. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SAME CYLINDER #2 BROKEN THAT WAS REPLACED IN 2/24/2014, LESS THAN 1 YEAR AGO. *JS

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CUT OFF AND WILL NOT RESTART. CAR TOWED TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP NEAREST MY HOME, JACK WINEGARDNER- FT., WASHINGTON, MD. ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN UP. REMOVED CYLINDER #2 SPARK PLUG, SPARK PLUG DAMAGED, 3 BROKEN VALVES, 1 BENT VALVE. REPLACED LEFT CYLINDER #2 PISTON AND CONNECTING ROD, REPLACE LEFT CYLINDER HEAT AND OTHER WORKS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V346000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

RIGHT AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, MY HUSBAND DROVE IT, AND I SAT IN PASSENGER SEAT AND NOTICED THAT MY AIRBAG HAD NOT TURNED ON. THE INDICATOR SAID OFF SO I LIFTED MY REAR FROM THE SEAT AND SAT DOWN HARD THEN THE LIGHT SAID IT WAS ON. AS WE DROVE DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 15 MILES AT 55MPH, THE LIGHT WENT BACK TO SAYING AIRBAG OFF. I WOULD LIFT MY REAR AGAIN AND FORCEFULLY SIT IN SEAT AND IT WOULD TURN OR ON AGAIN. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS, HAD THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSORS CHANGED, THE THE AIR-BAG MODULATOR CHANGED, AND THE SENSORS ADJUSTED. WHEN THE AUTO TECH SAW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH ME IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, HE HOOKED UP THE COMPUTER TO THE CAR AND IT SAID I WAS NOT HEAVY OR TALL ENOUGH FOR THE AIRBAG. I AM 5'8" AND 165#, SO IT WAS NOT READING ME AT ALL. SINCE THEN EVERY TIME I AM A PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE, I NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE INDICATOR LIGHT AND WHEN IT IS OFF, I NEED TO PULL MY REAR OFF THE SEAT AND SIT DOWN FORCEFULLY UNTIL THE ON LIGHT ACTIVATES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO GO FROM HERE AND WERE AT A LOSS. SO I AM HOPING NHTSA CAN HELP ME. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY CAMARO OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. I ENJOY DRIVING MY CAR BUT THE PASSENGER AIR-BAG ISSUE IS A HUGE PROBLEM. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ABOUT THE HILL ASSIST FEATURE ON THIS MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE. THE FEATURE IS DESIGNED TO AUTOMATICALLY HOLD THE BRAKES ON AN INCLINE AND IS SUPPOSED TO RELEASE ON APPLICATION OF THE THROTTLE. IT DOES NOT WORK AS IT SHOULD! IT ENGAGES RANDOMLY EVEN WHEN NOT ON AN INCLINE AND DOES NOT RELEASE QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT ENGINE STALLING OR EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE CLUTCH BY OVER REVVING THE ENGINE TO PREVENT IT FROM STALLING! THIS CAUSE A BURNING SMELL AND EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE CLUTCH! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IN THAT I HAVE TO PULL OUT ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY FROM AN INCLINE EVERY DAY WHERE I LIVE AND HAVE TO TRY TO OVER COMPENSATE FOR THE DELAY IN GETTING THIS HILL ASSIST TO RELEASE SO I CAN PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC MOVING AT 55 MPH! I HAVE HAD IT TO THE SELLING DEALER (CARL BLACK CHEVROLET) MULTIPLE TIMES AND SPOKEN WITH CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE! THEY ALL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE! IT HAS BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT EXTENSIVELY IN THE CAMARO :FORUMS ONLINE! THE REFUSE TO FIX THE ISSUE! THEY TELL ME TO BUY AFTERMARKET PARTS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WHEN THERE ARE GENERAL MOTORS PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX IT! I FINALLY GAVE IN AND ORDERED THE GM PART TO HAVE INSTALLED AND FIX MYSELF! I AM AN ASE MASTER AND L-1 CERTIFIED AUTO REPAIR TECHNICIAN WITH EXTENSIVE GM TRAINING! THEY NEED TO FIX THIS BEFORE ME OR SOMEONE ELSE IS KILLED!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V346000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.