2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO Complaints

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE REGARDING MY CAR'S IGNITION KEY SWITCH ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2. I TRIED CONTACTING THE HENNA DEALERSHIP IN AUSTIN, TEXAS THE NEXT DAY TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PUT ME OFF. I THEN CALLED AGAIN AND LEFT A MESSAGE FOR A SCHEDULING PERSON. I DID NOT HEAR BACK. I CALLED THE INDIVIDUAL AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. SHE TOLD ME THE DEALERSHIP WAS DEALING WITH 80 RECALLS SO SHE COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT MY RECALL WAS ABOUT. SHE WAS ARGUMENTATIVE AND NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. I ENDED UP CALLING THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. I SPOKE WITH A WOMAN WHO CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP FOR ME. SHE ARRANGED FOR ME TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 AT NOON. I RECEIVED A CONFIRMATION BY EMAIL THE SAME DAY AND THE FOLLOWING DAY, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5. I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH IS AN HOUR FROM MY HOME, FOR MY APPOINTMENT. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS OUT OF KEYS AND THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE FOR ME. I WAS NEVER CALLED OR EMAILED ABOUT THIS. THE SERVICE DIRECTOR TOLD ME THAT HE HAD NO IDEA WHAT THEY WOULD BE RECEIVING MORE KEYS. I EXPLAINED TO THE MAN THAT THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE. HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND I WOULD JUST HAVE TO WAIT. I HAVE RECEIVED NO FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REMAINED ON ALTHOUGH THE KEY HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DISCONNECT THE SPEAKER AMP AS A TEMPORARY FIX. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT INDICATED WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE FURTHER INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V346000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE SPEED DECREASED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. AFTER THE DECELERATION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 70 MPH. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A CRASH WAS AVOIDED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MAIN BOARD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,300. UPDATED 10/10/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BACK BUMPER POPPED OUT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE TWICE AFTER 50 MILES. IT WAS REPLACED BUT, THE COLOR WASN'T ABLE TO BE MATCHED. GAS COULD BE HEARD SWISHING AROUND IN THE TANK BY THE BACK SEAT. THE VEHICLE HAS UNEXPECTEDLY DIED TWICE. UPDATED 05/20/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

I DROVE MY CAR THROUGH MY GUARD GATE AND PROCEEDED TO TURN THE CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH WHEN I LOST COMPLETE STEERING OF MY CAR AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. LUCKILY I WAS NOT AT A HIGH SPEED WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR ON THE GRASSY EMBANKMENT OF OUR LAKE, AFTER MY CAR RIM WAS SNAGGED BY A 2 FT THIN METAL POST ATTACHED TO A TREE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE CHEVY DEALER WHO IMMEDIATELY HAD ME FILE A CLAIM WITH GM AFTER NOTICING THAT A PART ON THE STEERING OF THE CAR WAS FAULTY AND CAUSED A COLLAPSE OF THE STEERING RACK. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT LIGHT CAME ON EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO COLLISION NOR DEPLOYMENT. BY THE WAY, GM DECLINED THE CLAIM EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY PART AND I AM CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INSURANCE COMPANY, CHEVY DEALER AND GM TRYING TO DECIDE WHO IS PAYING FOR THE REPAIR OF MY VEHICLE 6 WEEKS LATER. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND ALL PARTS ARE ORIGINAL TO THE CAR WITH NO AFTER MARKET INSTALLATIONS AT ALL. *TR

A FEW MONTHS AGO I TOOK MY 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO 2LS TO PREMIER CHEVROLET OF BUENA PARK FOR AN OIL CHANGE. ON THE WAY HOME AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 60 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN IT WENT OFF. ON MAY THE 22ND ON MY WAY BACK HOME FROM WORK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC. ONCE TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS IT WAS STUCK ON 2ND GEAR. DROVE THE CAR THROUGH THE STREETS TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP IN LA PUENTE CA THE WHOLE WAY THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT. I AM WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER TO SEE IF THE WARRANTY IS GOING TO COVER THE ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN I 75 IN OCALA FLORIDA CAR STALLED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY . I PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER AND HAD TO RESTART CAR. I TOOK IT IN TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG. THEY SAID TAKE THE CAR. *JS

2013 CAMARO WAS TOTALLY DEAD BUT BATTERY SHOWED FULLY CHARGED ON A BATTERY CHARGER. PREVIOUSLY, THE CAR HAD ACTED ODD WITH THE WIPERS, LIGHTS, ETC,. GOING ON AND OFF WITH NO HUMAN INTERACTION. FOUND OUT THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CONNECTION, IN THE TRUNK UNDER THE SPACE TIRE, WAS SO LOOSE IT COULD BE REMOVED BY HAND WITHOUT ANY TOOLS. SPARE TIRE HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED SINCE THE CAMARO WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE 2013 SO IT EITHER CAME FROM THE FACTORY THAT LOOSE OR THE UNUSUAL 10MM SCREW THAT TIGHTENS THE CONNECTION WORKED ITSELF LOOSE. *JS

I WAS DRIVING ON WEST VIRGINIA HIGHWAY 75 SOUTH BOUND ON A SUNDAY MORNING, I WAS RETURNING FROM THE NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, (MY SON GRADUATED FROM RECRUIT TRAINING) THEN UNEXPECTED HAPPENS, THE RIGHT TIRE AND THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY SYSTEM BROKE OFF THE CAR, I SAW THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, ABANDON MY CAR AND CARRY ON MOVING FORWARD. WITHOUT ANY EXAGGERATION, I SAW MY LIFE FLASH IN FRONT OF MY EYES, I THOUGHT I WAS A GONER. SEEING YOUR TIRE MOVING FORWARD, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY TRYING TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE FROM COLLIDING WITH THE CEMENTED MEDIAN, WAS THE WORSE EXPERIENCE YET, WHAT A NIGHTMARE. THIS WHOLE INCIDENT FELT LIKE I WAS HIT BY AND IED IN IRAQ, WHAT A SCARE. MY QUESTION TO ANYONE IS, HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? PLEASE CAN SOMEONE HELP EXPLAIN WHAT THE HECK HAPPENING HERE, I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING, AND HOWEVER I WAS DRIVING A LITTLE OVER 70 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

I HAVE A MANUAL V8 MODEL. WHENEVER STOPPED ON AN INCLINE, THE HILL START ASSIST (HSA) ENGAGES. THE FIRST TIME I GAVE IT PLENTY OF THROTTLE AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AND CAUSED ME TO STALL. THE 2ND TIME, I HAD THE RPM VERY HIGH AND AGAIN THE BRAKES WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. MY CAR WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN UNDER THE STRAIN. WHEN IT FINALLY RELEASED THE CAR, I WAS GREETED WITH THE SMELL OF BURNING CLUTCH. THIS CANNOT BE NORMAL. I DON'T THINK HITTING 2000 RPM AND DROPPING THE CLUTCH SHOULD BE A NORMAL METHOD TO OVERCOME TEH HSA SYSTEM. I HAVE AUTO HILL BRAKING ON OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE NEARLY INVISIBLE TO ME AND WORK FLAWLESSLY. I BEEN DRIVING MANUAL CARS FOR 20+ YEARS AND HAVE NO ISSUES ON HILL STARTS. ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES IS THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN OFF THE HSA FEATURE. I THINK YOU NEED TO FORCE GM TO RECALIBRATE THE SYSTEM AND/OR ALLOW THE DRIVER TO TURN THE HSA FEATURE OFF. *TR