TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SIMPSON CHEVROLET OF GARDEN GROVE (10150 TRASK AVE, GARDEN GROVE, CA 92843, 714-656-2802), BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.
2014 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 2014 record →
BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE WORN OUT ON OUTSIDE EDGE TO THE METAL. THE REST OF THE TIRES ARE LIKE NEW.
PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE WITH 2013 AND 2014 CAMAROS. THE RADIO SYSTEM SHORTS AFTER 20000 MILES. MULTIPLE CONSUMERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS SYSTEM AS IT IS A 2000 DOLLAR OR MORE REPAIR WITH THE DEALERSHIPS
THIS PROBLEM I AM HAVING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, DURING WINTERS THE HEATER WONT TURN ON, THE ONLY WAY TO START IT IS PUT THE BLOWER ON WINDSCREEN AND TURN UP THE BLOWER TO MAX THAN IT WILL START. I COMPLAINED IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY DIDNT FIND ANYTHING, I MADE A VIDEO JUST FOR RECORD TOO. ALSO IT MAKES TICK TICK SOUND SPECIALLY IN MORNING WHEN YOU PRESS BRAKES.
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME TRACTION CONTRIOL ERROR POPPED UP, FIRST TIME THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AS IT LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING, THIS TIME THE ERROR CAME BUT LUCKILY DIDNT LOSE ANY POWER. THE CAR HAS NO STABILITY AND KNOCKS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. IN ADDITION, THE CHEVROLET ICON ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ICON USUALLY ONLY ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES IN ONE DAY. EVERY TIME THE CHEVROLET ICON ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARMAX (21636 KATY FREEWAY, KATY, TEXAS 77449), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A CHEVROLET DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
WHEN I SHIFT FROM DRIVE OR ANY OTHER POSITION AT LEAST 50% OF THE TIME WHEN I SHIFT TO PARK I AM NOT ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE STEARING WHEEL COLUMN LOCK. MOST OF THE TIME IF I TURN THE KEY TO ON TAKE THE SHIFFER OUT OF PARK AN PUT IT BACK IN PARK IT MAY ALLOW ME TO REMOVE THE KEY. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT. SO FAR WHEN I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT IT HAS BEEN AT HOME. MY BIG CONCERN IS THAT I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT WHEN I AM AWAY FROM THE HOUSE. VERY EASY TO STEAL A CAR WITH A KEY IN THE LOCK. THE CAR IS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS.
WHILE OPERATING THE STEREO IT MAKES A POPPING SOUND AND TURNS OFF AND BACK ON. WHEN IT COMES BACK ON THERE IS NO SOUND COMING THROUGH THE SPEAKERS BUT THE HEAD UNIT IS STILL ON. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON RESTORES THE SOUND BUT IT JUST GOES BACK OUT. I SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND ALL THE DEALERSHIPS SAY IF TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEAD UNIT.
I WAS AT A STOP SIGN WAITING FOR A BREAK TO ENTER THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC . TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND NOT MOVING FOR A SECOND OR MORE AND A VEHICLE THAT HAD STOPPED MOTIONED FOR ME TO ENTER THE ROAD IN FRONT OF HIM , A RIGHT TURN, AND AT THAT MOMENT I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR AND REALIZED WITH NO NOTICE THAT THE CAMARO ENGINE WAS NO LONGER RUNNING, AND I WAIVED THE COURTEOUS DRIVER ON. WHEN I LOOKED CLOSELY AT THE IGNITION WITH THE SWITCHBLADE SWINGING ON THE KEY WRING AND REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED I BROKE OUT IN A COLD SWEAT! THE IGNITION HAS THE EQUIVALENT OF A HAIR TRIGGER. IF I HAD ENTERED TRAFFIC WITH THE POWER THIS VEHICLE DELIVERS WITH THE SWITCHBLADE SWINGING TO THE RIGHT THE CAMARO WOULD HAVE CUT OFF LEAVING ME AND ANYONE NEAR ME IN POSSIBLE DANGER.
"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE A 2014 CHEVY CAMARO AND WHEN THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN ON THE HWY,SITTING STILL OR ON A CITY STREETS. THE CHEVY CAMARO RADIO WILL TURN IT'S SELF OFF. SOMETIMES THEIR IS A LOUD THUMP NOISE BEFORE THE RADIO TURNS OFF AND OTHER TIMES NO THUMP. IT WILL SOMETIMES COME BACK ON AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, OR IT MIGHT STAY OFF. THIS IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM, BECAUSE I HAVE READ OTHER POSTING CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2014 CAMARO. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR A WEEK AND THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LESS 6 TIMES. NOT HAPPY ABOUT PURCHASING THIS CAR NOW, IF THIS IS HOW IT'S GOING TO BE. I'M ONLY 23 YEAR OLD AND I CANT AFFORD TO HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP.
HI I JUST BOUGHT A 2014 CAMERO 2LT I STARTED DRIVING IT BET THEN I ALL THE SUDDEN MY KEY KEEPS GETTING STUCK I TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID ITS NOT A RECALL THEY SAID ITS THE SHIFTER BUT I DONT BELIEVE THEM THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO MAKE MONEY ANY WAY THEY CAN CAN SOMEONE PLEASE POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION THANK YOU.
HEATER CORE IS LEAKING ON 2014 CAMARO WITH 50K MILES. REPAIR IS EXTENSIVE INVOLVING REMOVING THE WINDSHIELD AND THE ENTIRE FRONT PART OF THE INTERIOR. $1700-$2000 IS THE ESTIMATED BILL AND THE CAR WILL PROBABLY NEVER BE THE SAME SINCE THE DASH PARTS WERE NOT DESIGNED TO NE REMOVED.
GM DEFECTIVE SWITCH. HAD A KEY RECALL, TOOK CAR IN FOR REPAIR AT HERRIN GEAR, JACKSON MS, HIGH STREET. COULD NOT TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION, WOULD NOT SHOW CAR WAS IN PARKING PISITION. STEERING WAS LOCKING UP. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. TOOK CAR TO HERRING GEAR KEPT FOR 1 MONTH, REPAIR GUY SAID IT NEVER HAPPEN WITH HIM. SECOND TIME TO CAR REPAIR, HAPPEN WHEN I GOT OUT OF CAR. SERVICE PERSON SAID IT WAS A CENSOR. HAPPENING NOW.
THE KEY WILL GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION DAILY AND I HAVE TO RESTART ENGINE AND SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND THEN SHIFT BACK INTO PARK FOR THE KEY TO BE REMOVED. THIS PROCESS HAS TO BE COMPLETED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. AND ONE MORE ISSUE MY STEERING WHEEL MAKES A WEIRD WHINY NOISE AS I TURN IT. IT SOUNDS LIKE WHALE SONGS. TOOK IT TO DEALER SHIP BUT THEY DIDN'T FIXED MY ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V346000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN CHEVROLET DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
AT TIMES A/C WON'T TURN ON WHICH HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS, AND NOW RADIO MALFUNCTIONS NOT ALLOWING FOR A/C OR RADIO FUNCTIONS. SIGNAL LIGHTS MAKES STRANGE SOUND WHEN IN USE. POWER GOES OUT IN THAT ENTIRE SYSTEM MAKING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM RESET ITSELF TO MANUFACTURER SETTINGS. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER THE AUTO IS PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING.
FOR THE PAST YEAR I HAVE TROUBLE TAKING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN I PARK. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR ON NEUTRAL OR DRIVE THEN BACK ON PARK SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE KEY TO COME OUT. THE BODY DEVELOPED SOME DENTS ON BOTH SIDES WHICH LOOK LIKE IF I WAS IN A HAIL STORM, PAID A FEW THOUSAND TO GET THE BODY REPAIRED AND THE DENTS RETURNED. HAVE THAT PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE AUTO IN 2014
KEY RECALL- SINCE THE KEY RECALL HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO THE LAST WEEK WE HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR JUST DYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IT LOSES ALL POWER AND SHUTS ITSELF OFF. I HAVE CONTACTED ONSTAR AND HAD THEM DO A DIAGNOSIS AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. IT ALMOST COMPLETELY DIED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. THANK GOODNESS THAT I WAS NOT ON A BUSY STREET WHEN IT DID DIE COMPLETELY. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING, AND ALL IT WOULD DO IS COAST. I DID HAVE THE KEY RECALL DONE ON MY CAR AND APPARENTLY IT IS MORE THAN JUST THE KEY THAT IS THE ISSUE. THIS MAKES ME SCARED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE ON A FREEWAY. I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL DIE AND HOPEFULLY NOT CAUSE A HUGE ACCIDENT.
THE IGNITION KEY WILL GET STUCK AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK AND CAN TAKE UP TO FIVE MINUTES OF CYCLING THE KEY ON/OFF. THE CAR HAS 33,000 MILES. THE DEALER SUSPECTS THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH WHICH PROHIBITS THE RELEASE OF THE KEY UNTIL IT'S IN PARK.
TAKATA RECALL- SEVERAL ISSUES CANT GET KEY OUT OF IGNITION WHEN PUT IN PARK, RADIO SCREEN LOCKS UP AND GOES BLANK WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY, HEATER GOT EXTREMELY HOT AND FROZE SO IT COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF WHILE TRAVELING ON HI WAY WITH NO WHERE TO PULL OFF. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BUT ALWAYS SEEMED TO WORK FOR THEM. ASKED FOR THEM TO DOCUMENT SINCE I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO WARRANTY EXPIRING. ALSO HEAR A CLUNK EACH TIME I USE BRAKE. BACKFIRED AND LOSS POWER WHEN TRYING TO PASS A CAR ON FREEWAY. PASSENGER SEAT TWO WAY MOTOR HAD SHORT OR DEFECT WOULD CAUSE SEAT TO GET STUCK IN HIGH POSITION AT VARIOUS TIMES AND HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING WITH SEAT TOUCHING ROOF, NOT SURE IF SMALLER PERSON WOULD BE SAFE IF AIRBAGS GO OFF IN THIS POSITION. ALSO KEY CAME OUT WHILE SOMEONE ELSE WAS USING CAR.SINCE ALL THESE THINGS HAPPEN FAIRLY SOON AFTER PURCHASE I THOUGHT MAYBE I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY USE THE CARS OPTIONS OR CONTROLS. WHEN TAKING TO DEALERSHIP IT WOULD BE FINE AND THEY ALWAYS SAID IT HAS TO DO IT FOR US TO OR THEY CANT FIX IT. THAT'S WHY I ASKED FOR THEM TO DOCUMENT. MY CAR IS NOW AT 36,600 AND DOING SOME OF THE THINGS AGAIN.WHEN CALLING DEALER THEY ONLY HAD SOME OF MY COMPLAINTS DOCUMENTED.
AIR BAGS WER NOT WORKING WHEN IT CRASHED SPPED WAS 60 PER HR
I OWN A CHEVROLET, CAMARO 2014. THIS CAR HAS A DEFECT WITH THE STEERING KEY IGNITION. THE KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS IS A DEFECT AS A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH WILL SHOW HOW PREVALENT THIS ISSUE AS THERE ARE FORUMS AND YOUTUBE VIDEOS WITH CONSUMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. EVEN WHEN I WAS AT THE DEALER THERE WAS ANOTHER PATRON THERE WITH THIS CAR, COMPLAINT AND DIAGNOSIS. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE IT IS A MATERIAL DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT IS SO COMMON. PLEASE ASSIST. THIS MAY NOT SEEM LIKE THE SAME CONCERN AS AN AIRBAG BUT IT IS AN ISSUE AS IT ALLOWS THE CONSUMER TO BE VULNERABLE TRYING TO GET THEIR KEY IT OF THE IGNITION AND IN MOST CASES FAILING TO BE ABLE TO DO SO AND NEEDING TO EITHER LEAVE THE VEHICLE, HAVE IT TOWED AND POSSIBLY DEPENDING ON WHERE THIS HAPPENS BEING VULNERABLE. I WAS PARKED AT A GAS STATION AT NIGHT, ANYTHING COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE I WAS FIDGETING WITH THIS KEY AND UNABLE TO GET IT TO RELEASE.
THE KEY TO MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT RELEASE. THIS ISSUE IS PLASTERED ALL OVER THE INTERNET AS A CONTINUOUS ISSUE WITH THIS CAR.IN FACT, EVEN WHEN I WAS AT THE DEALER THERE WAS ANOTHER FEMALE CUSTOMER WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AND WHOSE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A SHIFTER. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. WHILE IT MAY NOT SEEM THE SAME AS AN AIRBAG, WOMEN AND ALSO MEN CAN BE PLACED IN DANGER AT NIGHT PULLING UP TO GAS STATIONS, GROCERY STORES, ATOM MACHINES LA THEIR OWN DRIVEWAYS AN UNABLE TO GET THEIR CAR OUT CAN LEAVE THEM VULNERABLE TO PREDATORS.IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT SUCH A CONSISTENT COMPLAINT WITH THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FREQUENCY ALONE DICTATES THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE IS ROBBED, RAPED OR WORSE BY BEING DISTRACTED WITH THIS KEY, UNABLE TO RELEASE THE KEY AND MOVE TO SAFETY AT NIGHT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO EJECT FROM THE IGNITION AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE AUDIO SYSTEM, THE SAFETY CHIMES WERE NOT AUDIBLE IN THE VEHICLE. ON OCCASION, THE DISPLAY SCREEN WOULD FLASH OFF AND ON AND A HIGH PITCH NOISE WOULD BE HEARD INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DISPLAY SCREEN WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
VEHICLE WAS HAVING A RADIO SHUT OFF ISSUE, WHERE ALL FM/AM STATIONS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, HOWEVER, SATELLITE RADIO WAS AVAILABLE. THE RADIO WOULD EMIT A "POP" SOUND AND THEN SHUT OFF (OCCURS DAILY). DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. NOW AS RECENT AS APR 30, 2017 (OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY), WHEN RADIO TURNS OFF, ENTIRE VEHICLE TURNS OFF. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH, NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. VEHICLE HAS TURNED OFF WHILE IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY. STEERING BECOMES UNAVAILABLE MAKING USE OF THIS VEHICLE INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE TO BEGIN REPAIR.
VEHICLE WILL NOT HOLD AFTER THE SHIFT LEVER WAS PLACED INTO PARK POSITION ON INCLINE. CAR WAS PLACED IN PARK AND ROLLED BACK, DRIVER DOOR HIT DRIVER AND DRUG DRIVER ABOUT 20 FEET ON PAVEMENT. PASSENGER IN CAR VERIFIED CAR WAS IN PARK. PASSENGER WAS HIT IN BACK. CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL DOWN FIELD, ACROSS ROAD INTO ANOTHER FIELD BEFORE STOPPING. WITNESSES WHO WENT TO CAR VERIFIED CAR WAS IN PARK. CAR WAS TOWED TO EMPIRE CHEVROLET IN WILKESBORO, NC. SERVICE MANAGER NELSON GREER TOLD ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH CAR. FOUND GM SERVICE BULLETIN P11360A & D OUTLINING THIS COMPLIANT AND MEASURES TO FIX. NELSON GREER REFUSES TO REPAIR. CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY.
I WAS HIT BY A 2016 GMC YUKON XL WHO HAD RAN A RED LIGHT HIT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE DRAGGED ME ALONG THE MEDIAN AND THEN KNOCKED ME UP OVER THE MEDIAN STRIP INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *JS
STEREO GOING IN AN OUT. HEAT AND AIR IMPROPERLY WORKING AND BLOWING ONLY WHEN RADIO WORKS.
TAKATA RECALL . VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET WHEN I REALIZED THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK HARD AND I BEGAN TO LOSE POWER IN MY VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP MY 6 CYLINDER HAD A MISFIRE BEING THAT METAL HAD BROKEN OFF INTO MY ENGINE AND WAS PRESENT IN MY OIL.
MY CONVERTIBLE TOP ON MY 2014 CHEVY CAMARO LEAKED WATER IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. GM SAID THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PANEL SPLASH GUARD GLUE CAME OFF AND THE PASSENGER SIDE GROMMET WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THE SERVICE ASSISTANT SAID THIS "HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WITH THE CAMARO CONVERTIBLES". I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO CONSIDER A RECALL FOR THESE ISSUES AND WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THE NUMBER OF REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS THAT THE NHTSA HAS RECEIVED WITH REGARDS TO THE SAME BODY STYLE OF CHEVY CAMARO CONVERTIBLES. ALSO GM REFUSED TO INSPECT FOR MOLD AND NEVER CLEANED OR REPLACED THE CARPET FOLLOWING THE NONCONFORMING CONDITION. I BELIEVE THIS PRESENT A SUBSTANTIAL DANGER TO MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND ANYONE ELSE WHO RIDES IN THE VEHICLE. I LIVE IN ALABAMA WHERE MOLD GROWS PROFUSELY, WHICH ONLY SERVES TO AMPLIFY THE DANGER.
MY CAR WAS PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL IN 2014. FOR THE PAST WEEK, WHENEVER I PARK THE CAR I CAN NOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THAT THE PROBLEM IS BEING CAUSED BY THE SHIFTER NOT COMMUNICATING TO THE CAR THAT IT'S IN "PARK" SO IT WON'T RELEASE THE KEY. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT SINCE MY CAR HAS 55,000 MILES, THE REPAIR WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT'S ELECTRICAL AND CONSIDERED PART OF THE "TRIM". THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE IN EXCESS OF $600.00. I AM EXTREMELY UNHAPPY BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD THIS REPAIR AND THIS IS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. THE CAR IS PRETTY MUCH UN-DRIVABLE AT THIS POINT UNLESS I WANT TO GET STUCK SOMEWHERE.
CAR IGNITION KEEPS HANGING UP AND WILL NOT RELEASE KEY UPON SHUT OFF. TRAVELING BETWEEN STATES, A BURNING SMELL BEGAN TO COME THROUGH THE VENTS, THE CAR SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, REMAINING LIT AND APPEARING FULLY FUNCTIONING. IT STRUCK ME AS VERY FAMILIAR TO THE IGNITION ISSUE I HAVE HAD FOR THE WAY THE CAR SHUT OFF AND BEGAN TO ACT. UPON STOP AND ACTUALLY SWITCHING OFF, CAR WOULD TRY TO CRANK, BUT DID NOT CATCH. AFTER TOWING TO DEALERSHIP, CAR CRANKED AND DROVE AS USUAL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATED LOW FUEL PRESSURE, AFTER DIAGNOSTICS FOR THE THIRD TIME THE DEALERSHIP IS STILL INSISTING NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR. KEY RING HAS A TOTAL OF 3 KEYS AND LIGHTWEIGHT, DEFINITELY NOT WEIGHING DOWN THE IGNITION. THIS IS DEFINITELY COMPUTER RELATED, ELECTRICAL AND AFFECTING THE MECHANICAL ABILITY OF THE CAR AS WELL AS THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER. I SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ONLINE, NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN FOUND AND CHEVROLET IS NOT CORRECTING THIS DESPITE NUMEROUS CAR FIRES REPORTED AND ACCIDENTS PROBABLY CAUSED.
1ST PROBLEM, THE LEFT SPEAKER STARTED A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE WHILE THE RADIO WAS STILL PLAYING. I HAD TO STOP THE CAR AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE TO STOP THE NOISE. 2ND PROBLEM, WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE RADIO SHUTS OFF. I CAN'T GET LOCAL STATIONS. ONLY SIRRUS STATION. NOW WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TOO HARD THE RADIO SHUTS OFF THEN COMES BACK ON. NOW WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAYS, THE DASH BOARD LIGHTSTURNS OFF BY THEM SELVES MOMENTARILY THEN TURNS BACK ON. ALSO BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS, I TURN THE RADIO OFF... AND WHILE DRIVING THE RADIO TURNS ON BY ITSELF. DRIVER-SIDE BACK -UP LIGHT WAS REPLACED VISIBILITY /WIPER NEEDS REPLACING WIPER FLUID SQUIRT DOSEN'T WORK EFFECTIVELY .. MAYBE NOZZLE IS CLOGGED D
MY 2014 CHEVY CAMARO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY DO, ON THE CAMARO FORUM. A BAD HEATER CORE THAT FOGS THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD WITH A SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE FROM THE CARPET, VENTS AND WINDSHIELD. AS YOU DRIVE & TURN ON HEAT OR DEFROST, YOU PUT YOURSELF IN DANGER OF BEING ABLE TO EVEN SEE.WITHOUT ANY WARNING. VERY UNSAFE.
WHILE DRIVING I SMELLED SMOKE. AFTER LOOKING AROUND I SAW MY BACK SEAT FULL OF SMOKE. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND WAS ABLE TO SAFETY GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE TRUNK POPPED OPEN WITH FLAMES COMING OUT. I HAVE A CONVERTIBLE AND THE TOP INSTANTLY IGNITED. THE FIREMEN WHERE ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE BUT THE FIRE SPREAD THROUGH OUT THE CAR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE ALLOY WHEEL, RUBBER VALVE, DRIVER SIDE C-LINER, AND HUB AND BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,313.
HEATER CORE FAILED AND HAS A LEAK. IT IS MY WIFE'S CAR. SHE WAS PARKED AND IT WAS A COLD NIGHT IN SF BAY AREA. SHE GOT IN, STARTED THE CAR AND TURNED ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER. IMMEDIATELY SHE COULD SMELL THE ODOR AND THE WINDSHIELD FOGGED OVER. SHE COULD SEE MIST RISING FROM THE VENTS.
MY CHEVY CAMARO HAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE KEY FOB IGNITION SYSTEM. THE KEY WAS FOUND FAULTY AND WOULD TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. CHEVY'S SOLUTION WAS TO REMOVE THE SWITCHBLADE KEY FOB AND GIVE ME AN ORDINARY KEY. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE PADDLE SHIFTER ON THE STEERING WHEEL STILL COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE KEY WHILE TURNING, THEREFORE TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. WHILE TURNING OFF THE KEY, IT ALSO BREAKS THE KEY IN HALF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO BE 3 TIMES NOW WHILE DRIVING. 2 OF THE TIMES ALMOST RESULTING IN COLLISION. I AM HONESTLY SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
THE STEERING WHEEL HAS MANUAL DRIVE SHIFT LEVERS ON BOTH SIDES. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN SOMETIMES THE LEVER GETS CAUGHT ON KEYS CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE A HARD RIGHT TURN RESULTING IN MOMENTARY LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. I HAVE ALMOST DRIVEN INTO DITCHES OR OTHER OBJECTS DUE TO THIS DEFECT. ALSO, THE SHIFTER IS NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY CAUSING THE KEY TO BE GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF. IN ORDER TO GET THE KEY TO RELEASE I HAVE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, REVERSE AND PUT THE SHIFTER BACK IN THE PARK POSITION. THEN I MUST ENGAGE THE FLOOR BRAKE AND RELEASE IT UNTIL A CLICKING NOISE IS HEARD INSIDE THE SHIFTER. THE KEY WILL THEN RELEASE. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN OTHER MODELS OF GM VEHICLES AND PART OF A RECALL HOWEVER MY MODEL HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE AIR DAM FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED WITH A SOLUTION BUT THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE REPAIRED WITH A CLIP OR BOLTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE AIR DAM WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 UPDATED 03/01/16*LJ UPDATED 03/14/16.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,100.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT 30 MPH, A UNKNOWN PART FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE FRACTURED AND REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR DAM FRACTURED. THE AIR DAM WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A RECALL REPAIR FOR THE SWITCH BLADE KEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE TO ONE KEY, BUT NOT THE SECOND KEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIRED KEY MALFUNCTIONED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V346000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN TWO KEYS, ONE IN WHICH THE SWITCHBLADE WAS REMOVED AND THE SECOND WAS A REGULAR KEYLESS-ENTRY FOB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN USING THE KEYLESS-ENTRY FOB IN THE IGNITION, THERE WAS HESITATION WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE IGNITION WOULD BECOME RESISTANT TO TURNING FROM THE ON POSITION. THE FAILURE WAS SPORADIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,119.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED AND THE FRONT CENTER CONSOLE AND WIRING BECAME COMPLETELY BURNT. IN ADDITION, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED WITH BLACK SMOKE. THERE WERE NO FLAMES PRESENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V346000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,800.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROGRESSIVE FAILURE AND THE KEY WAS GETTING STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V346000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAMARO. PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH KEY FOB WAS REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS, THE CONTACT'S KNEE TOUCHED THE KEY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WENT FROM RUNNING TO THE ACCESSORY MODE AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PLACE THE GEAR IN THE PARK POSITION TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800.
DRIVING AROUND EXIT 110 HEADING EAST ON I-94, ME AND MY WIFE WERE NEARLY RUN DOWN BY A CROSSET TRUCK DRIVER BY THE FRONT OF HIS TRUCK. BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE TRAILER WAS STILL IN THE RIGHT LANE AND THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK RAPIDLY SWERNED INTO THE LEFT LANE, I WOULD CONSIDER THE IDEA THAT HE DOZED OFF. MY WIFE SWERVED OVER AND NEARLY HIT THE RAILS ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO AVOID A TRAGEDY. AND ONCE WE CALMED DOWN, WE SLOWED WAY BACK AND PULLED OVER TO LET THE TRUCKER CATCH UP TO US. WHEN HE DID I TOOK PICTURES FROM MY PASSENGER SEAT SO THAT WE COULD IDENTIFY THE TRUCK. WHEN WE REACHED THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AT THE DRIVERS DOOR WITH ALL OF THE NECESSARY NUMBERS, THE DRIVER STOPPED LOOKING AT THE ROAD AND TURNED TO TAKE A PICTURE OF US. I AM UNSURE WHY, BUT THAT IS CLEARLY ILLEGAL TO USE YOUR PHONE OR TO FALL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL. I CALLED THE COMPANY AND WAS TOLD HE IS A PROFESSIONAL SO THERE WAS NO REASON TO PULL HIM OFF THE ROAD. USDOT # 551244, BUT I HAVE PICTURES OF THE TRUCK NUMBER AND ALL ADDITIONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS.
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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