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1998 Chevrolet Camaro complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1998 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Sep 28, 2000AL

BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

SeatsCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 1, 2000CA

WHENEVER BRAKING OR ACCELERATING DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD MOVE BACK & FORTH ON THE TRACKS. SEAT WAS VERY UNSTABLE. COULD ADJUST SEAT & LOCK IT. STAYED IN PLACE UNTIL THE BRAKING OR ACCELERATING. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP 7 TIMES IN 3 YEARS. HAD NUTS & BOLTS TIGHTEN & ADJUSTED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS ON THE SEAT. MANUFACTURER WHO NO HELP SOLVING PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Aug 23, 2000MS

ROTORS ARE WARPED, AND WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE SHIMMIES. WHEN APPLING BRAKES FRONT SHAKES VERY HARD. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM ONCE, BUT IT HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Aug 21, 2000MI

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPPED SIX (6) TIMES ON THIS CAR CAUSING STEERING WHEEL SHAKING AND POSSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL. INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL ROTORS, THERE HAS BEEN FOUR (4) NEW SETS OF ROTORS ON THIS CAR AND THOSE ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED THREE ( 3) TIMES. I HAVE BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERS TO HAVE THIS WORK DONE AND HAVE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS DIRECT AND THEY CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY CAMARO AND FIREBIRD OWNERS WITH THIS SAME ROTOR WARPPING PROBLEM. I FIRST FILED A COMPLANT WITH NHTSA ON 5/29/99 AND THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWO MORE TIMES SINCE THAT SUBMITTAL.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Aug 21, 2000MS

ROTORS FOR DISC BRAKES ARE WARPED OR GET WARPED WHEN CAR IS NEW W/LT1000 MILES

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Aug 15, 2000NJ

ROTORS TURNED AT 9100 MILES. WARPED AGAIN AT 27,000. DEALER FAILED TO MAKE GOOD. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 19, 2000CT

WHEN CAR IS BEING DRIVEN IN WET CONDITIONS AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY, TO THE POINT OF LOOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND THIS IS NORMAL.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jul 18, 2000MD

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACED ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY. CHEVY CONSIDERS IT ACCEPTABLE FOR ROTORS TO WARP AT 30,000 MILES. *AK *ML

Fuel System, Gasoline › DeliveryFire
Filed Jul 6, 2000CA

FUEL LINE RUBS ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL PACK CAUSING LEAK ON EXHAUST OF ALL 98 LS1 MODELS. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
Filed Jul 4, 2000KS

THERE IS A FUEL LINE WHICH RUNS OVER THE #1 COIL PACK ON MY 1998 CAMARO Z28. THERE ARE TWO SCREWS WHICH HOLD DOWN THE #1 COIL PACK. ONE OF THE SCREWS HAS A POINTED CONE SHAPED TOP. A FUEL LINE AND AIR LINE RUN DIRECTLY OVER THIS SCREW. THERE WAS A POST ON LS1.COM NOTIFYING OWNERS OF 1998 Z28 CAMAROS OF THIS POTENTIAL DESIGN DEFECT AND FOR OWNERS TO CHECK THEIR VEHICLES FOR PREMATURE WEAR AND POSSIBLE RUPTURE OF THE FUEL LINE. I INSPECTED MY VEHICLE AND THE FUEL LINE. THE SCREW HAD WORN THROUGH THE INSULATION AND EITHER INTO THE AIR LINE OR FUEL LINE. I WENT TO SUPERIOR CHEVROLET IN SHAWNEE KANSAS AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND INFORMED HIM OF THE PROBLEM. TO PROVE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS DEFECT WE RANDOMLY SELECTED ANOTHER 1998 Z28. IT HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. HE HAD ME LEAVE MY VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY. UPON RETURNING HE SAID THE FUEL WAS INSPECTED AND THAT IT WAS OK. THE FIX WAS TO RELOCATE THE FUEL AND AIR LINE WITH A PLASTIC WIRE-TIE. I VOICED MY CONCERNS WITH FIX, BUT WAS ASSURED THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CORRECTED. IT STILL CONCERNS ME HOWEVER, THAT THE LINES COULD HAVE BEEN INSPECTED WITHOUT REMOVING THE INSULATION FROM THE LINES TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE WEAR AND PENETRATION OF EITHER THE AIR LINE OR FUEL LINE. THE FUEL LINE AND AIR LINE ASSEMBLY HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THAT THIS DEFECT CAN HARM THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THE DESIGN DEFECT CAN WEAR ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE FUEL LINE AND CAUS

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
Filed Jul 2, 2000CA

THERE IS A FUEL LINE WHICH RUNS OVER THE #1 COIL PACK IN MY 1998 CAMARO Z28. THERE ARE TWO SCREWS WHICH HOLD DOWN THE #1 COIL PACK. ONE OF THE SCREWS HAS A CONE SHAPED TOP, AND THE FUEL LINE RUNS DIRECTLY OVER THIS SCREW. AFTER CHANGING MY SPARK PLUGS AND INSPECTING THE FUEL LINE, THE SCREW ON THE #1 COIL PACK HAS WORN THROUGH THE INSULATION AND PART OF THE FUEL LINE. I WENT TO BUD ALLAN CHEVROLET IN HAYWARD AND TALKED TO GEORGE RODRIGUEZ, A SERVICE CONSULTANT AND INFORMED HIM OF THIS PROBLEM. HE INFORMED ME THAT MY PREMIUM EXTENDED WARRANTY (FACTORY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED SINCE 36,000 MILES) DOES NOT COVER THE WORN THROUGH FUEL LINE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT CAN HARM THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THE SAID SCREW CAN WEAR ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE FUEL LINE AND CAUSE GASOLINE TO LEAK ONTO A HOT COMPONENT SUCH AS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING A FIRE OR EXPLOSION AND HARMING OR KILLING PASSENGERS IN THE CABIN AS WELL AS BYSTANDERS AND SERIOUSLY DAMAGE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY. I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA WILL LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AND SUGGEST THAT CHEVROLET ISSUE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. THE LIVES OF MANY INDIVIDUALS ARE AT STAKE, AS MANY OWNERS MAY NOT KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO COMMENT ON CHEVROLET'S EXTENDED WARRANTIES WHERE THEY WOULD NOT COVER SUCH AN ITEM. I WAS EXTREMELY DISPLEASED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MY FUEL LINE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF MY LIFE, THE LIFE OF MY PASSENGERS AND THE LIVES

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Jun 6, 2000CA

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND VEHICLE HESITATED/STALLED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. *AK *ML

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed May 21, 2000TX

VEHICLE HAS 39,000 MILES ON IT AND IT NEEDS ANOTHER BRAKE JOB FOR THE 3RD TIME. HEADLIGHTS FLICKER , APPEARS TO GO COMPLETELY OFF AT NO SET TIME HAS BEEN IN REPAIR 10 TIMES FOR THIS

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly
Filed May 11, 2000CA

I HAVE HAD AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE LATEST PROBLEM IS THE RADIATOR HOSE BLEW OFF THE THE WATER PUMP CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND SEIZE. I WAS ALREADY IN THE PROCESS OF DOCUMENTING AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. THE EXTENDED FACTORY WARRANTY COMPANY (GMPP) HAS CHANGED THEIR MIND 4 TIMES ABOUT WHY IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I PAID $23,000 FOR THIS CAR AND NOW I HAVE TO REBUILD THE MOTOR TOO! IF ANYONE ELSE HAS EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH GMPP, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONTACT ME BY E-MAIL AT [email protected] MY SUGGESTION IS TO NEVER BUY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WON'T DO YOU ANY GOOD IF YOU EVER HAVE A MAJOR CLAIM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Apr 17, 2000FL

NOTICED PULSATION AND SQUEAKING BRAKES. BROUGHT VEHICLE IN AND DEALER SAID THAT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED. NOT UNDER WARANTEE SINCE 20,000 MILES, BUT ALSO REPLACED ALL PADS DUE TO SERVICE BULLETIN ON PADS. ROTORS APPEAR DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND BAND AID REPAIR OF SOFTER PADS TO MASK PROBLEM. COULD END UP BEING MAJOR PROBLEM IF NOT CORRECTED PROPERLY. HOW CAN WE ALL GET CHEVY TO OWN UP AND REPLACE A FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM DESIGN? BY THE LISTING IN YOUR COMPLAINT DATABASE, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A VERY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Apr 10, 2000OR

TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE BRAKES CHECKED. MECHANIC NOTICED ROTORS WERE WARPED & TURNED THEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES BEFORE BECAUSE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE FOURTH TIME ROTORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO BEING TOO THIN. NOW ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Mar 22, 2000PA

WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD, ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash2 injured
Filed Mar 17, 2000OK

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AS A RESULT OF FACTORY FLAW, SEPARATED 3 TIMES BEFORE 20,000 MILES, BUT PA CHEVROLET REFUSED TO REPLACE AND ONLY TURNED ROTORS ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, CAUSING A BRAKE FAILURE LEADING TO ACCIDENT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23555R16 )

Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed Mar 16, 2000OH

WHILE GOING FROM REVERSE TO FIRST GEAR BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR REASON, DEPLOYMENT RESULTED IN INJURY TO CONSUME. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK.ET.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 15, 2000WA

WINSHIELD WIPERS OCCASIONALLY FAILED TO OPERATE, DEALER REPLACED MODULE. RECALL ISSUED ON THE SAME PART FOR THE 1996 CHEV S10. *AK *ML

Vehicle Speed Control › Linkages
Filed Mar 6, 2000NY

WHILE DRIVING AND ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN UNCONTROLLABLY. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE A CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control1 injured
Filed Mar 4, 2000NY

CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASSIONS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Feb 25, 2000TN

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT ROTORS DUE TO WARPING. TWO SETS OF ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED WITHIN 3,000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Feb 23, 2000TX

I FIRST NOTICED THAT I WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES WHEN I WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES TO EITHER SLOW DOWN OR TO STOP. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD HAVE A SLIGHT SHIMMY TO IT. I TOOK IT AND HAD A MECHANIC THAT I KNOW AND TRUST TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND HE HAD TO "MACHINE" THE RIGHT FRONT ROTOR. I DIDN'T WRITE DOWN THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THAT IMPROTANT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 3/3/99 AND ASKED THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE BRAKES BECAUSE I COULD HEAR A SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE WHEN I WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES. THE SHOP LOOKED AT THE BRAKES AND SAID THAT THEY WERE FINE. I TOOK THE SHOP FOREMAN FOR A RIDE WITH ME SO THAT HE WAS CLEAR ON WHAT I WAS HEARING AND HE TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO SOUND LIKE THAT. I HAVE NOT BEEN BACK TO THAT DEALERSHIP SINCE. I HAVE A TERRIBLE SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE NOISE IS TERRIBLE. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED AND IT HAS ALREADY WORE OUT THIS ROTOR. I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN TO TO GET SOME KIND OF HELP ON THIS. I HAVE THE ORIGINAL ROTORS THAT CAME OFF OF THE CAR. I ALSO HAVE ALL OF MY REPAIR RECEIPTS. *AK

Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical
Filed Feb 11, 2000RI

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN ENGAGED. VEHICLE WOULD BE MOVING. ALSO, FUSE WAS REPLACED TWICE/ AIR CAME THROUGH THE HATCHBACK & DOORS/ MUFFLER KEPT MAKING CLUNKING NOISE/BUMPER HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, AND TIRES WOULD LOSE TRACTION WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *AK

Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft › Seal
Filed Feb 11, 2000SC

LEFT REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEAL FAILED. *ET

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Jan 13, 2000VA

WHILE DRIVING GAS PEDAL FLOORED ITSELF AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO IDLE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 85MPH. DRIVER HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP. AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE PEDAL WAS STILL FLOORED AND ENGINE REVVED. GAS PEDAL HAD TO BE PLIED FROM FLOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 3, 2000LA

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES STEERING WHEEL RECEIVES AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF VIBRATION. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Jan 2, 2000TX

BRAKE PADS FAILED. YH

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Dec 20, 1999LA

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLSION, WHERE THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Dec 8, 1999OR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THE SECOND HIGHEST SETTING, THE PASSENGER-SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM BROKE IN HALF. THE WIPER ASSEMBLY SLID UP THE WINDSHIELD, FLEW OVER THE TOP OF MY CAR, AND LANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. FORTUNATELY, THE ONLY DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS AWAY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 27, 1999TX

HAVE HAD CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. MOST RECENT BEING THE FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THE ABS COMPUTER MODULE AND OR SENSORS HAVE FAILED. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH CAMAROS. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS NEEDS TO BE A COVERED REPAIR. THE CAR IS PRACTICALLY NEW AND THEY WANT $800.00 TO FIX IT.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 24, 1999CT

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES CAR GOES FROM SIDE TO SIDE.DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FIVE TIMES, YET THE SAME DEFECT STILL OCCURS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Nov 11, 1999TN

CAMARO WAS BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT 6-99. AT 28000 MILES I BEGAN TO NOTICE WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 55-70 MPH. AND APPLIED THE BRAKES THE FRONT END OF THE CAMARO BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CAR NOW HAS MORE THAN 33000 MILES AND THE SHAKE IS MUCH WORSE. I WENT TO TOM BANNEN CHEVROLET TO TALK WITH THE SERVICE MGR. AND THE NEW CAR SALES MANAGER. THEY BOTH TOLD ME THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH THE TOTAL COST BEING MY RESPONSABILITY. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR MORE THAN THIRTY FIVE YEARS AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS. I'AM A RETIRED TRUCK DRIVER. SHOULD I EVER FIND MYSELF ON ICY SLICK ROADS AND HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES AT THE SPEEDS MENTIONED, I WILL CERTAINLY GO INTO A SPIN. I FEEL THE THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE PRE WEARING ROTORS ESCPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE INTIAL PRICE CHARGED TO ME FOR THE NEW CAMARO. I HAVE SPOKE WITH OTHER NEW CAR OWNERS AND MANY ARE EXPEIANCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. BRAKES ARE NOTHING TO BE EXPERIMENTING CHEAPER AND THINNER PARTS JUST TO SAVE THAT MIGHTY DOLLAR. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT QUALITY, SAFTEY, FAIR CONSUMER TRUST THAT ALL PARTS ARE OF THE BEST QUALITY WHEN IT COMES TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE IN READING THIS COMPLAINT.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Nov 4, 1999NJ

THERE HAS BEEN A SLIGHT SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. THE SHIMMY PROGRESSIVLY GOT WORSE AND WORSE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. HE SAYS THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND NEED TO BE RESURFACED. HE SAID THAT IT IS NOT A WARRANTEE REPAIR AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I ARGUED THAT THE CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD THE SHIMMY BUT I DIDN'T SUPECT A PROBLEM, THIS BEING MY FIRST CAR WITH ABS BRAKES. THE CAR ONLY HAS 18,577 MILES, THE BRAKE ROTORS SHOULD NOT BE WARPED. MY ARGUING WITH THE DEALER HAS NOT GOTTEN ANYWHERE, SINCE THE CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE TO BE DRIVEN IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION, I AGREED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. NOW, AFTER DOING SOME LOOKING AROUND ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT MANY CAMARO OWNERS HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THOUGH SOME DEALERS HAVE BEEN REPAIRING THE ROTORS UNDER WARANTEE, BUT MOST DON'T. AND I'VE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT RESURFACING THE ROTORS(WHICH I AM PAYING FOR!), AND EVEN REPLACING THE ROTORS WITH OEM PARTS DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW AND THE PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO RECUR IF GM REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE USED. IN THIS DAY, A $20K-$30K NEW CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE DEFECTIVE ROTORS THAT THE OWNERS ARE FORCED TO CONTINUALLY GET REPAIRED. A CARS BRAKING SYSTEM IS ITS NUMBER ONE SAFETY COMPONENT, HOW CAN THE CONSUMER BE SUBJECTED TO THIS?

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Oct 27, 1999OH

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE KEPT GOING, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Oct 23, 1999TX

BRAKE ROTORS WARP EASILY, PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THEM REPAIRED ONCE. I AM STILL IN PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING WARANTEE, WHERE AND WHEN I WILL TAKE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 19, 1999GA

CAR HAS BEEN IN REPAIR 5 TIMES FOR THE BRAKES. 2 TIMES FOR A CALIPER BOLT THAT FELL OUT, AND THE WHEEL LOCKED. BOTH TIMES I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT IF MY WHEEL WOULD HAVE LOCKED UP ON THE INTERSTATE. THEY NEVER DO ANYTHING AT THE DEALERSHIP BUT TURN/CLEAN ROTERS WHICH BECOME FAULTY AGAIN. I'M LOOKING INTO SUEING CHEVROLET IF THEY DON'T FIX THIS DEFECT. IT IS WAY TOO DANGEROUS FOR SOMETHING OF THIS NATURE TO KEEP OCCURING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. NEXT TIME I MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Oct 13, 1999CA

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AT 10,000 MILES, DEALER CLAIMED ONLY WARRANTIED FOR 7500. CAR IN FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS 3 TIMES, AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS. CONTACTED CHEVROLET, AND THEY INSTRUCTED DEALER TO REPLACE ROTORS AT NO CHARGE. DEALER WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH, DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE UNTIL I TOOK THE ISSUE TO A HIGHER LEVEL. DEALER CLAIMED NO KNOWLEDGE OF ROTOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. I REFERRED HIM TO THIS WEBSITE, AND GAVE HIM A PRINT OUT OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THE 98 CAMARO. THERE IS A LOT OF DATA AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET WITH REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM.

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 8, 1999TX

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A PART ON THE VEHICLE THAT WAS ADDED AND FLEW OFF ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING OTHER VEHICLES TO AVOID THIS PIECE.THIS IS HOOKED ON TO THE BOTTOM CAR WITH NO SCREWS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Oct 7, 1999NJ

I HAVE TALKED TO QUITE A FEW PEOPLE DESCRIBING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE CLUTCHES NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN THE COLD, ALSO MANY PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THERE ROTORS WARPING.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P275/40/17 )

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Oct 5, 1999NY

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE DID A 180 DEGREE SPIN AND HIT A POLE DUE TO THE ABS KICKING IN. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 5, 1999IA

NO SUMMARY.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Oct 5, 1999IA

NO SUMMARY.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 29, 1999NV

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS A SEVERE SQUEAK, AND THE PEDAL WILL DEPRESS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE SYSTEM TAKES EXTRA SECONDS TO KICK IN AND STOP AS IT SHOULD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS FIVE TIMES AND THE PADS SEVEN TIMES. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Sep 23, 1999CT

WARPED ROTORS - TWICE. DEALERS/GM WON'T REPLACE DEFECTIVE MATERIALS BECAUSE "THEY DON'T HAVE TO". IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD THAT GM DOESN'T CARE AT ALL ABOUT. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE METAL FOR THE ROTORS ON THESE CARS WASN'T PROPERLY HARDENED. THESE CARS WERE ASSEMBLED JUST PRIOR TO THE BIG GM STRIKE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS. WITH ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS WITH THE NHTSA, ONE WOULD THINK THERE'D BE A RECALL OR TSB RELEASED ON THESE BY NOW. IS NHTSA DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? BTW - I ALSO PLAN TO CONTACT MY STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL ABOUT THIS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Sep 19, 1999NC

NEED A RECALL ON 98+ FRONT ROTORS.INFERIOR PRODUCTS HAVE CAUSED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE WARPING AND STEEERING WHEEL VIBRATION.THIS IS UNSAFE,AND UNNECESSARY!!

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Sep 10, 1999MI

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Service Brakes, Air › Disc › Rotor
Filed Sep 8, 1999CA

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CRACKED.

Exterior Lighting › Hazard Flashing Warning Lights › Unit
Filed Sep 8, 1999CA

EMERGENCY LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON.

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