2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO Complaints

THERE IS A NOTCHINESS WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR FROM FIRST UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. THIS RESULTS IN A SECOND GEAR GRIND AND I AM UNABLE TO GET INTO SECOND GEAR SOMETIMES. ALSO, OCCASIONALLY THE TRANSMISSION WILL POP OUT OF SECOND GEAR AND RETURN TO NEUTRAL RESULTING IN NO ACCELERATION, WHICH IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. I HAVE READ ABOUT SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES AS ME, ESPECIALLY WITH GRINDING SECOND GEAR, AND GM SIMPLY NEEDS TO FIX THE ISSUE INSTEAD OF SAYING THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS "OPERATING AS INTENDED". I HAVE BEEN DREAMING OF OWNING A NEW CAMARO SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT IT WAS COMING BACK TO MARKET, BUT IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES SINCE DAY 1 WITH NO FIX FROM THE DEALER. *TR

THE FIRST FAILURE WAS AT 4500 MILES IN THE MIDDLE LANE AS CAR PULLED INFRONT AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES THE CAR WHEN INTO A SKID AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AT APPROX 40 MPH.THIS DEFECT DID NOT CRASH THE CAR. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS AT APPROX 70 ON THE FREE WAY AS A CAR CAME THROUGH THE TRIANGLE AT A JUNCTION I HIT THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL CRANKED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT AND LOCKED UP AS DID THE BRAKING SYSTEM THROWING ME HEAD ON INTO A GUARD RAIL AT APPROX 60. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS WELL. THE FOLLOWING DAY AT THE CAR YARD WHILE THE KEY WAS INSERTED BY THE TECHNICIAN THE CAR SAID THAT AIRBAGS DEPLETED NEED REPLACING. *TR

"SERVICE AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT IS ON IN INSTRUMENT PANEL. DEALER HAS MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR BY USING ZIP TIES ON SPECIFIC ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATION FOR THE FUEL ECONOMY WAS 18 MPG FOR CITY LIMIT DRIVING AND 29 MPG FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AVERAGE MPG WAS ACTUALLY 12.883. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400. UPDATED 01/04/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ON NOVEMBER 25, 2011, THE TANK WAS 100% FREEWAY MILES WHICH RAISED AVERAGE. THE FREEWAY MPG SHOULD HAVE BEEN 29 MPG. WHICH WAS CONSISTENT OF 9 MPG LESS THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN GETTING. UPDATED 01/05/12

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 CAMARO RS THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE POWER TRAIN DISENGAGED MOMENTARILY ALL WARNING LIGHTS AND ESC FAILED. THE AUTO TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND OR 3RD GEAR AND THE STEERING BECAME UNSTABLE. WARNING BELLS AND DOOR LOCKS WENT OFF. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER. DESPITE THREE TIMES TO REPAIR THE ESC, THE CAR CONTINUES TO FAIL. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD IN MY 2011 CAMARO APPEARS TO HAVE OPTICAL DISTORTION WHICH CREATES A GHOSTING EFFECT THAT IS VERY DISTRACTING. IN PARTICULAR, AT NIGHT WHEN THERE ARE HEADLIGHTS, TAIL-LIGHTS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS, ROAD SIGNS, AND ETCETERA IT IS ESPECIALLY BAD. THIS IS EVEN SEEN WITH SUNLIGHT REFLECTIONS DURING DAYTIME DRIVING. THE REASON I FEEL IT IS OPTICAL DISTORTION IN THE WINDSHIELD IS BECAUSE IF I RAISE MY HEAD TO THE VERY TOP PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD, THE OPTICAL DISTORTION GOES AWAY. I FEEL THIS IS INDICATIVE OF AN ANOMALY/DEFECT IN THE WINDSHIELD ITSELF. I HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED ONCE WITH A NEW FACTORY WINDSHIELD AND I'M STILL HAVING THE SAME OPTICAL DISTORTION ISSUES. I'M CURRENTLY TRYING TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS INDEED A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IN WHICH I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE EVER DRIVEN (WHICH MAKES IT EVEN MORE STRANGE). IT IS MY HOPE THAT THIS TESTIMONY WILL BE HELPFUL TO ANYONE ELSE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT PROPERLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES FROM THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 11/29/11 *CN UPDATED 02/08/12 LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER, REQUESTING A STATUS UPDATE 09/06/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD OBSTRUCTED HIS VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HYDRO-PLANED WHEN BEING DRIVEN DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL BLIND SPOTS. UPDATED EVOQ 11/22/11 UPDATED11/29/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HIT A PPOLE AND A FENCE WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. UPDATED 12/14/11

1.CONVERTIBLE IN THE SHOP OVER 45 DAYS. 2.CABLES FROM TOP SHOWING ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE WINDOWS. 3.CABLE PROHIBITS OPENING PASSENGER DOOR/MAKES OPENING DRIVER DOOR TOUGH. 4.EXHAUST RATTLES INCESSANTLY. 5. HAD 2 BROKEN BOWS ON TOP AT 1ST. 6. ORIGINAL TOP HAD A HOLE IN IT. 7. NEW TOP AND 2 BOWS REPLACED. NEW TOP HAD WEAR MARKS IN VARIOUS PLACES ? WHEN WE GOT IT BACK, AND GETTING MORE THREAD BARE EACH DAY. MARKS WERE ON IT THE DAY WE GOT IT BACK. 8. OTHER CONVERTIBLE OWNERS STATE THEIR WEAR WENT THROUGH ALL THE WAY TO THE RIVETS. OTHER OWNERS CALLING US FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF US TO COMPARE NOTES, SAME ISSUES, SAME RESULTS WITH GM. CONCERNED TOP MAY FLY OFF. 9. RUBBER PARTS FROM TOP FALLING OFF/WILL NOT STAY ON. 10. CANNOT PUT TONNEAU COVER ON OR KEEP IT ON OVER 50 MPH. IT FLIES OFF & HITS CARS BEHIND US.11. WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHEN TOP CLOSED W MOTOR DRIVE. 12. WIND NOISE IN IT WAS LESS THAN OUR PAST NEW CAMAROS. NOW NOISE LEVEL WITH THE TOP UP IS NOISY ENOUGH TO HAVE TO YELL WHEN ON SPEAKERPHONE. AT 1ST, IT WAS VERY QUIET. 13. LARGE GAPS ON THE SIDE OF THE TOP WHERE IT MEETS THE BODY WHEN IT IS UP ? YOU COULD PLACE YOUR ARM INTO THE HOLES. DEALER FIXED 2 TIMES. 14. SPENT OVER 2.5G LETTERING THE CAR FOR OUR BUSINESS, DECAL-DELETED, DETAIL COMPANY WAXING, TINTED WINDSHIELD AND WINDOWS. GM CORPORATE SAYS THEY WILL PLACE US IN A NEW HARD TOP CAMARO, BUT WILL NOT PAY TTL, RE-WAXING, RE-LETTERING CAR, DECAL DELETING OR TINTING. OK LAW STATES THAT TTL IS INDEED COVERED. 15. THIS IS NOT A DEALER ISSUE, THIS IS A GM ISSUE. 16. DEALERS CANNOT FIX THE TOP IN A MANNER THAT GM HAS NOT PUT A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON. WE DO NOT WANT TO BRING IT BACK IN UNTIL THEY HAVE SAID BULLETIN. 17. WE DO NOT FEEL AS THOUGH LONG GM FANS SHOULD BE OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR RE-LETTERING, CUSTOMIZATION AND TTL FOR GETTING A VEHICLE THAT THEY STILL CLAIM THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX. *TR

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD HAS DISTORTION IN LINE OF SIGHT. HAD NEW MANUFACTURER'S PART INSTALLED AND 2ND WINDSHIELD HAS SAME ISSUE. IT CAUSES DIZZINESS AND IS VERY DISTRACTING. *TR