1999 CHEVROLET CAMARO Complaints

THERE ARE INSTANCES OF SEVERE JERKING TO EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT IS UNPREDICTABLE AND UNEXPECTED. IT IS MOST NOTED AT SLOWER SPEEDS, PROBABLY BECAUSE IT IS LESS EXPECTED. DESPITE THE SINGLE DATE AND MILEAGE LISTED IN THIS REPORT, IT HAS HAPPENED THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS ONCE WITHOUT CURING THE PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *AK

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AT ENGINE START ALL GAUGES GO HARD TO FULL-SCALE, TRIP ODOMETER RESETS. *AK

NEED INFORMATION REGARDING THE 1999 CAMARO BRAKING SYSTEM(ROTORS, ETC.)& STRUCTURAL RATTLING. *AK

BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN THE 11 MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR, BRAKES WERE SQUEALING AND SHAKING WHEN STOPPING. MECHANIC SAID BRAKES WERE WARPED. EACH TIME ROTORS AND BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTONS CAUSEING LIGHTS TO DIM. DEFROSTER COMPONENT FAILED. T-TOPS LEAKS CONTINUE AFTER FIXING IT SEVERAL TIMES. *YH

PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING WARPING AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE VEHICLE IS ON ITS SECOND SET OF ROTORS. *AK

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO TO THE LEFT WHILE BRAKING WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. ALSO, THERE IS A NOISE IN BRAKING SYSTEM EVERYTIME IT RAINS. DEALER COULDN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTOR CONTINUALLY WARP. REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE AT EVERY 8,000 MILES OF WEAR. VEHICLE BEEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND STILL UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN DEPRESSING PEDAL CLUTCH DOES NOT FULLY ENGAGE, WHICH MAY CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE 100% OF TIME. MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 99V239000 GM/ CLUTCH AND WOULD NOT BE SERVICED FREE OF CHARGE. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE NEW 7 MONTHS AGO. NOW THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS GETTING WORSE. THE FRONT-END, STEERING WHEEL, SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES DURING NORMAL DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE PROBLEM 3 DAYS AGO, AND THE SERVICE MAN TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY WARPED FRONT ROTORS SO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR TODAY. I WENT IN AND THE SERVICE MAN (A DIFFERENT ONE) TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD FIX IT, BUT THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS WHAT UPSETS ME MOST. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, SO WHY DO I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE ROTORS TO BE FIXED? THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 1998 AND NEWER CAMARO'S AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY. *AK

DEALER HAS REFACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS TWICE ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE FOR $100.00 I BELIEVE THE ROTORS TO BE DEFECTIVE DUE TO OEM QUALITY OR HEAT TREAT SPECIFICATIONS AND ENGINEERING STANDARDS, THERE ARE AFTERMARKET ROTORS AVAILABLE THAT DO NOT WARP WITH THE SEVERITY AND FREQUENCY OF THE OEM PARTS. *AK