1992 CHEVROLET CAMARO Complaints

WAS HIT BY A TRAILER OF A DIESEL TRUCK ON RIGHT FRONT SIDE. AFTER WE HEARD NOISE CLUNKING THE SHOP THEY CLAIM IT WAS NOT DUE TO THE ACCIDENT THAT IT WAS A WEAK WELD WHEN WE TOOK IT DONE BY THE MANUFACTURE. WE TOOK IT TO FLORIN ROAD TOYOTA PH.916-391-1511 SPOKE W/ALAN MITCHELL WHO TOLD US IT WAS A POOR WELD AND NOT DUE TO THE ACCIDENT , THAT IF IT WAS DUE TO ACCIDENT IT WAS WEAK TO BEGIN WITH. THEN WENT TO MAITA AS ADVISE BY FLORIN RD TOYOTA. MAITA CHEVROLET SPOKE W/DAVE EDWARDS PH. 916-423-2111 WHO TOLD US THE CAR WAS TO OLD THAT HE THOUGHT CHEVY WOULD NOT PICK UP THE BILL. DAVE CLAIMS HE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE AS THAT TYPE A PART BEING BROKE.

THE FIRST TWO LETTERS OF THE DOT STAMP ARE THE SAME AS WHAT IS BEING RECALLED AS NOTED IN THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FIRESTONE RECALL. I HAVE THE TIRE AND IF NEEDED CAN SEND A DIGITAL PHOTO. IF THIS TIRE IS FROM THE SAME PLANT , PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I WILL THEN NEED TO CONTACT FIRESTONE TO SUBMIT A CLAIM TO REPAIR THE CAR.

THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT FOR MY VEHICLE, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 94V077000. THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK SOLDER JOINT IS CRACKED JUST AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL DATABASE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND CALLED THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER CARE CENTER AT 800-222-1020, AND THEY SAY THAT MY CAR IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. I GUESS THEY FEEL I AM ELIGIBLE TO HAVE MY CAR CATCH FIRE OR EXPLODE BECAUSE OF A FAULTY FUEL TANK! AT THIS POINT, ALL I WOULD LIKE IS FOR GM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE, IN THE FUTURE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS EXPLODED, PERHAPS MY FAMILY WILL REQUEST MUCH MORE OF GM. LANDON BALL.*AK

THE DEFECTIVE LEFT SIDE SADDLE SPRING WHICH IS WELDED TO THE REAR END CRACKED IN HALF CAUSING THE REAR END TO DROP WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSE A CRASH. AK

AIRBAG FAILURE: INVOLVED IN 43MPH ACCIDENT--AIRBAG FAILED--HAD TO BE "REPLACED" FOR A PROBLEM. EXTERIOR PAINT: PAINT IS "PEELING" OFF CAR. GOT AN ESTIMATE FOR OVER $1200!! TECH SERV BULLETIN POSTED FOR DEFECTED PAINT. GM SAID WOULDN'T HELP.

SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT WHICH WONT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ALWAYS ON, DEALER CHECKED OUT ENGINE, ALL OK, LIGHT BEEN ON FOR HALF LIFE OF CAR. *AK

A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP CHECKED MY VIN AND SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE COVERED. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME CAR AS I DO AND ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PARKING LAMPS IN FRONT HAVE NEVER BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY WAY, BUT THEY STILL DEVELOP LARGE AMOUNT OF CONDESATION AND BLUR THE LENS. *AK

I JUST PAID FOR $653.93 WORTH OF SERVICE FROM AL SERRA CHEVROLET, WHICH INCLUDED AN ENGINE FLUSH. I DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK TO WORK AND AFTER WORK WENT TO THE STORE AND PURCHASE FOOD. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, I STARTED THE CAR AND BEFORE I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. TO MY SURPRISE I GOT A LARGE VACUUM LEAK AND NO BRAKES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AL SERRA CHEVROLET THAT NIGHT USING MY OWN ROADSIDE SERVICE. THE FINDINGS OF THE AL SERRA SERVICE DEPARTMENT WERE THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER BURST INTERNALLY ON ITS OWN. THIS FINDING TOLD ME THAT THIS PART WAS DEFECTIVE. THE AL SERRA SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONCLUDED THAT NOTHING THEY DID CAUSE THE FAILURE AND THE INCIDENT WAS A COINCIDENCE. I WILL NOW HAVE TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $375.50 TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. I WILL MAKE INQUIRIES TO FIND THE FAILURE RATE OF THE BRAKE BOOSTERS ON CAMAROS. I REALIZE THE CAR IS SEVEN YEARS OLD (ONLY 41,028 ORIGINAL MILES), HOWEVER; A BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD HAVE PUT MY LIFE IN JEOPARDY IF THE CAR HAD BEEN MOVING INSTEAD OF PARKED. THE CONCLUSION IS THAT THIS PART DEFECT REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. THE FACT THAT I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART WITH MY OWN MONEY COMPOUNDS THE PROBLEM. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT SOMETHING BROKE LOOSE DURING THE ENGINE FLUSH THAT MADE ITS WAY THROUGH THE VACUUM LINE AND RUPTURED THE DIAPHRAGM IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. SINCE THE DEALERSHIP WILL ASSUME NO LIABILITY IN THE MATTER I WILL APPROACH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE PROPER SAFETY ORGANIZATION TO INSURE THAT NOTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE.

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 35-40 MPH , OVER NORMAL STREET BUMP DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK