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2015 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 2015 record →

Electrical System
Filed Oct 25, 201850,000 milesMD

ONCE THE CAR IS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF THE KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE KEY WILL RELEASE. SOMETIMES, I EVEN HAVE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY AND TURN IT OFF AGAIN BEFORE THE KEY WILL RELEASE.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 12, 201844,000 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE GEARS A FEW TIMES TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOM GILL CHEVROLET (7830 COMMERCE DR, FLORENCE, KY 41042), BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Power Train
Filed Oct 3, 201818,000 milesNJ

WHEN TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE WITH AUTOMATIC SHIFTER IN PARK THE IGNITION KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITIION SWITCH. I THEN HAVE TO KEEP RESTARTING AND SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE AND MOVE THE SHIFTER IN AND OUT OF PARK MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET THE KEY TO RELEASE. THERE APPEARS TO BE A SENSOR ISSUE WITH THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTING MECHNISM AND THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH MY 2014 V-6 AND 2015 V-8 CAMAROS. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND CHEVROLET SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 26, 201855,000 milesNV

KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. KEY CAN'T BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH.

Steering
Filed Aug 10, 201817,000 milesVA

WHEN PARKED AND TURNING OFF MY CAR MY IGNITION GETS STUCK WHERE I CANNOT REMOVE MY KEY

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 2, 201830 milesDC

THE FRONT HEADLIGHT IS DIM, NOT COMPLETELY OUT.. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT 3 PEOPLE CAME IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. SAYS THE BALANCE AND THE LIGHT BULB HAS TO BE REPLACED. I NOTICE THE LIGHT WAS DIM WHEN DRIVING.

Steering
Filed Aug 2, 201840,000 milesTN

MY STEERING WHEEL MAKES A SQUEAKY NOISE WHENEVER I MAKE A TURN. IT STARTED OUT ONLY MAKING THE SOUND SPORADICALLY. IT IS NOW MAKING THE NOISE LOUDER AND EVERY TIME I MAKE A TURN WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL WHILE PARKED (I TESTED THIS TO SEE IF IT WOULD MAKE THE SOUND ALL THE TIME). THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE APRIL 2018. AS OF THE PAST TWO DAYS, MY KEY NOW GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHEN I CUT THE CAR OFF. THE KEY WILL NOT TURN ALL THE WAY SO THAT I CAN TAKE IT OUT.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 1, 201820,000 milesSC

MY 2015 CAMARO IS NOT RELEASING THE KEY WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF I HAVE TO KEEP CRANKING THE CAR BACK UP AND PUTTING IT INTO BACK INTO DRIVE AT LEAST 5 TIMES BEFORE IT WILL RELEASE THE KEY THIS IS GETTING TO GET OLD HAVING TO DO THIS OVER AND OVER.AND I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY WARE OUT THE KEY AS WELL AS THE IGNITION CAN SOMETHING BE DONE BEFORE THIS HAPPENS.IT IS BEGINNING TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR (WHICH IS DAILY) MY CAMARO HAS JUST A LITTLE OVER 20,000 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW!!!!

Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit
Filed Jul 20, 201876,000 milesCO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD EMERGING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BLUE COLORED FLUID COVERING THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (GHENT CHEVROLET, 2715 35TH AVENUE, GREELEY, COLORADO 80634) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN FEBRUARY OF 2018 AT DELLENBACH MOTORS (3111 S COLLEGE AVENUE, FORT COLLINS, CO 80525) REGARDING THE REAR CV SHOCKS THAT GO INTO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. *DT UPDATED 11/30/18*JB

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Jul 9, 201827,870 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,870.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 27, 201832,600 milesTX

WHEN TURNING OFF CAR AND ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE KEY, KEY REMAINS LODGED IN IGNITION AND WILL NOT COME OUT. IN ORDER FOR KEY TO BE RELEASED, CAR MUST BE PLACED BACK INTO DRIVE THEN BACK INTO PARK. SOMETIMES IT WORKS THE FIRST TIME BUT SOMETIMES THE SAME SEQUENCE NEEDS TO BE DONE MULTIPLE TIMES.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 23, 201825,000 milesKY

KEY NOT RELEASING AFTER ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. CAR IN PARK WILL NOT TURN TO RELEASE KEY FROM SWITCH.

Steering
Filed Jun 20, 201817,000 milesDE

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET APPROACHING AND INTERSECTION WITH A GREEN LIGHT AND MADE A MOVING RIGHT HAD TURN ONTO THE PERPENDICULAR STREET. AS I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE TURN AND STARTED TO ALLOW MY STEERING WHEE RETURN TO CENTER IN WHICH THE STEERING WHEEL IS MOVING IN A COUNTERCLOCKWISE DIRECTION, THE "PADDLE SHIFTER" LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL CAUGHT IN THE CAVITY / VOID IN THE KEY FOB / REMOTE ENTRY FOB AND PREVENTED THE STEERING WHEEL FROM RETURNING TO CENTER. I HAD A CAR ON MY REAR WHILE MAKING THE TURN SO I COULDN'T JUST STOP, THE CAR WAS NOW HEADED TO THE RIGHT CURB AND A CONCRETE RAILROAD BRIDGE WALL. I PULLED ON THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO TRY TO CENTER THE WHEEL AND STRAIGHTEN THE CAR BUT THE WHEEL WASN'T MOVING TO THE LEFT. I GAVE A VERY HARD PULL TO THE LEFT AND HEARD MY KEYS GO FLYING ACROSS THE CAR AND THE WHEEL WAS NOW FREE AND I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR. AFTER I HAD CONTROL OF THE CAR AGAIN I NOTICED THAT THE KEY HAD BROKEN FROM THE EXCESSIVE FORCE I APPLIED TO FREE THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN A FEW SECONDS IN MOVING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. AS SOON AS I WAS ABLE I PULLED OVER TO ACCESS WHAT HAPPENED. I CONCLUDED THAT NOTING WAS WRONG WITH THE STEERING LINKAGE OR POWER STEERING SYSTEM, BUT RATHER THE REMOTE ACCESS KEY FOB HAD CAUGHT ON THE PADDLE SHIFTER AND LOCKED UP THE STEERING WHEEL FROM RETURNING TO CENTER WHILE MAKING THE RIGHT TURN. TYPICALLY MY TEENAGE SON DRIVES THIS CAR. I DISCUSSED THIS WHIT HIM AND HE HAD ALSO H

Power Train
Filed Jun 14, 2018MD

IN 2016 KEYS KEPT GETTING STUCK WHILE IN PARK. THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT FOR THE IGNITION. I MUST START THE CAR AND MOVE THE SHIFTIER OUT OF PARK AND BACK INTO THE PART POSITION SEVERAL TIMES. SAME INFORMATION FROM THE PREVIOUS COMPLIANT THEN THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. NOW 06/14/2018: THE SAME ISSUES; KEYS KEPT GETTING STUCK WHILE IN PARK. THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT FOR THE IGNITION. I MUST START THE CAR AND MOVE THE SHIFTIER OUT OF PARK AND BACK INTO THE PART POSITION SEVERAL TIMES. AND NOW ITS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. I PURCHASE MY CAR CHRISTMAS 2014 AND IT'S ONLY A 3YR VEHICLE WITH 29,592 MILES ON IT. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL THESE PROBLEMS FOR ONLY 3YR OLD VEHICLE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 22, 201828,000 milesFL

WHEN PLACING CAR IN PARK, KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. I MUST START THE CAR AND MOVE THE SHIFTIER OUT OF PARK AND BACK INTO THE PART POSITION SEVERAL TIMES.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 20, 201836,678 milesVA

WHEN YOU PARK THE CAR TURN IT OFF AND TRY TO REMOVE THE KEY AND YOU CAN'T IT LOCK IN THE IGNITION

Electrical System
Filed Feb 13, 201865,000 milesAZ

THE VEHICLES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON RELATED TO THE AUTO STOP FEATURE. THE CAR SOMETIMES LOSES ALL POWER WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND BATTERY CABLES AND THE ISSUE HAS CONTINUED.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 5, 201820,000 milesCA

TAKATA RECALL, MY CAMARO HAS BEEN MAKING A LOT OF NOISES ON THE LEFT FRONT OF THE PUMPER, I CALLED THE DEALER I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM, AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY $125 AN HR FOR INSPECTION WHICH THEY HAD TOLD ME EVERYTHING WOULD BE FREE AS LONG AS I KEEP TAKING MY CAR WITH THEM WHICH EVERYTHING WAS A LIE I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET MY OIL CHANGES FOR FREE, NEVER HAPPENED AFTER 2 ND TIME TAKING MY CAR I HAD TO PAY, SO I CALLED FOR AN OIL CHANGE APPOINTMENT AND ALSO MENTIONED TO THEM THAT MY SEAT BELT WAS NOT WORKING, THAT I HAD TO GET IT FIXED ASAP BECAUSE I COULD NOT DRIVE IT LIKE THAT IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS, SO I GOT MY APPOINTMENT SET UP, NEXT THING I SHOW UP ON MY SCHEDULED DATE, ANDY THEY TOLD ME I CAN'T GET MY SEAT BELT FIXED WITHOUT PAYING, WELL??? ISN'T THERE A WARRANTY THAT COVERS 6 YEARS ON WHATEVER HAPPENS TO THE VEHICLE? I GUESS THAT'S NOT THERE POLICY 'ED DENAS, I'VE BEEN ASKING OTHER DEALERS, AND THEY ALL TOLD ME CAMAROS HAVE A 6 YEAR WARRANTY NO MATTER WHAT, WHY IS THIS SPECIFIC DEALER NOT STICKING TO THERE WORD? THEY HAVEN'T BEEN THE BEST SINCE THE BEGINNING, I CAN'T KEEP PAYING FOR INSPECTIONS WHEN THEY SAID EVERYTHING IS COVERED FOR UP TO 6 YEARS!.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 31, 201848,000 milesCA

KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION UPON PUTTING VEHICLE INTO PARK. THERE WAS AN INTERIOR FAILURE IN THE FLOOR SHIFTER CONTROL ASSEMBLY. THE CAR WOULD BE IN STATIONARY WHEN I WOULD ARRIVE AT WORK, HOME, OR SHOPPING AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 22, 201866,000 milesTX

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE KEY IS CYCLED BACK TO THE OFF POSITION, THE KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE 2015 CAMARO DID NOT HAVE ANY SUCH ISSUES REPORTED AND NO RECALL WAS INDICATED. I BELIEVE THE ISSUE TO BE RELATED TO A FAULTY SENSOR OR SWITCH CONNECTION AT THE TRANSMISSION, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE COMPUTER OR IGNITION SWITCH NOT REGISTERING THAT THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY IN PARK. I TURNED THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION (WITHOUT STARTING THE CAR) AND CYCLED THE GEAR SHIFT BACK AND FORTH A COUPLE OF TIMES AND SWITCHED THE KEY BACK TO THE OFF POSITION AND THE KEY WAS RELEASED. THIS IS HAPPENING EVERY DAY! FRUSTRATING TO SAY THE LEAST. IF I CAN'T GET THE KEY OUT, I CAN'T LOCK THE VEHICLE WHICH WOULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN MY PROPERTY OR THE VEHICLE ITSELF BEING STOLEN. THIS PROBLEM APPLIES WHILE PARKED ON A DRY LEVEL SURFACE AND A SLOPED DRY SURFACE.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Dec 15, 201734,000 milesCA

MY PRESSURE TIRE LIGHTS COME ON EVEN WHEN MY TIRES ARE INFLATED .. THEY MARKED THAT THE TIRE WHERE LOW AT 22 AND I PUMPED AIR UNTILL THEY WHERE 40 WITHOUT KNOWING BECAUSE THE TIRE LIGHTS INDICATED THEY WHERE LOW.. WHEN I'M COMING TO A STOP THE WHEEL SHAKES.

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 15, 20172,000 milesCA

RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM EXHAUST.. HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS AT 2000 MILES . I HAVE HAD THIS REPAIRED ABOUT 5 TIMES.

Wheels
Filed Dec 5, 201744,000 milesGA

SITTING IN MORNING TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT, ONCE THE CHANGED I WAS DIVING 25 MPH DUE TO THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME. THE INNER PART OF MY REAR PASSENGER RIM EXPLODED AND WENT THROUGH THE BACK TIRE AND WAS PROTRUDING OUT THE BACK END OF THE TIRE. CHEVY DEALERSHIP TRIED TO SAY I RAN OVER SOMETHING BUT THE TRAJECTORY OF THE IMPACTED RIM WOULD HAVE MADE THAT TYPE OF IMPACT IMPOSSIBLE. NOT TO MENTION THERE WAS NO DEBRIS IN ROAD AND I WAS IN A LONG LINE OF MORNING TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT. I CONTACTED GM OWNER CENTER TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION AND WAS TOLD A SENIOR ADVISOR WOULD CONTACT ME IN 48HRS. THAT WAS 4 DAYS AGO DESPITE ME CALLING AND LEAVING 3 MESSAGES REQUESTING A RETURN CALL.

Engine
Filed Nov 6, 201764,739 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (GORDON CHEVROLET, 1166 BLANDING BLVD, ORANGE PARK, FL 32095) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A $99.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE CONTACT DECLINED TO PAY THE FEE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 8-3494064784. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL A LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,739.

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 7, 2017CA

MY CAR COMPLETELY DIED (TURNED OFF) ON ME WHILE I WAS IN DRIVE TWO TIMES. THE THROTTLE BOOSTER HAS HAD PROBLEMS BC A WARNING COMES UP ON THE SCREEN THAT SAYS ENGINE POWER LOW AND IN THE OWNERS MANUAL IT SAYS WHEN THAT COMES UP ON YOUR SCREEN OR YOUR SERVICE MY THINGY THEN PLEASE TAKE IT IN TO YOUR DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED SO OBVIOUSLY SHERRY KNOWS THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH IT BUT RATHER THAN FIX IT DO YOU RATHER US DEAL WITH IT A WARNING COMES UP ON THE SCREEN THAT SAYS ENGINE POWER LOW AND IN THE OWNERS MANUAL IT SAYS WHEN THAT COMES UP ON YOUR SCREEN OR YOUR SERVICE MY THINGY THEN PLEASE TAKE IT IN TO YOUR DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED SO OBVIOUSLY SHERRY KNOWS THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH IT BUT RATHER THAN FIX IT DO YOU RATHER US DEAL WITH IT. WHEN I FIRST GOT THIS CAR THE AIR CONDITIONER DIDN'T WORK ALL THE TIME. NOW MY NAVIGATION SEEMS TO BE KIND OF NOT WORKING PROPERLY BECAUSE IT WON'T STAY FROZEN ON THE SCREEN FOR A WHILE OR IT TELLS ME THAT IS TRYING TO INITIATE NAVIGATION FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 15, 201740,000 milesAL

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND CANNOT BE REMOVED WHEN THE CAR IS PLACED IN PARK. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT EVENT BUT HAPPENS ABOUT 60-70% OF THE TIME.

Power Train
Filed Aug 10, 201733,000 milesFL

MY 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO CONVERTIBLE HAS SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A PROBLEM REMOVING THE IGNITION KEY AFTER TURNING IT OFF. THE PROBLEM STARTED OFF INTERMITTENTLY THEN GOT WORSE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER CAME OUT TO LOOK AT IT. HE IMMEDIATELY MOVED THE SHIFT LEVER AND THE KEY CAME OUT. HE DID IT LIKE HE HAS DONE IT MANY TIMES BEFORE. I ASKED IF IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND HE TOLD ME NO. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED IT IS A PROBLEM WIDELY KNOWN BY DEALERS BUT NEVER ADMITTED! FORTUNATELY MY CAR IS STILL UNDER FULL FACTORY WARRANTY BUT I BELIEVE THERE ARE MANY, MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD TO UNNECESSARILY PAY FOR A REPAIR THAT WAS THE RESULT OF POOR DESIGN. I ALSO LEARNED THAT IT ONLY IS A PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE LINKAGE BETWEEN THE GEARSHIFT AND THE IGNITION KEY RELEASE. WHEN I GO TO PARK THE CAR I NEVER KNOW IF IT WILL GIVE MY KEY BACK OR NOT! I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT FIXED, BUT THIS IS AN OBVIOUS AND WELL KNOWN PROBLEM!

Air BagsCrash1 killed
Filed Jul 26, 201732,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. DURING THE CRASH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY FOR THE OCCUPANT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

Electrical System
Filed May 11, 201738,000 milesGA

I HAVE A 2015 CHEVY CAMARO WITH JUST ABOUT 40,000 MILES THAT NOW WHEN I PARK THE VEHICLE THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. IT TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE KEY UNSTUCK BY CONSTANTLY SHIFTING THE GEAR. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE FROM OTHER OWNERS. I CHATTED WITH SOMEONE AT GM AND THEY ARE NOT COVERING THIS DEFECT AT THIS TIME. I KNOW THEY HAVE COVERED THIS SAME ISSUE A FEW YEARS AGO. IF IT IS STILL HAPPENING THEN WHY ARE THEY NOT STILL FIXING THIS PROBLEM? *TR

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 17, 2017MS

I WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED A CAR WRECK WERE MY VEHICLE WAS TOTAL OUT BUT MY AIR BAG DID NOT COME OUT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AND I WAS SURVEY HURT I SASTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND A BROKEN LEG AND ANKLE I WAS TRYING TO REACH OUT TO SOME ONE TO SEE IF THIS COMPANY COULD HELP

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 29, 2017CA

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION EVERY TIME I PARK, IT'S CAUSING ME TO BE LATE EVERYWHERE I GO. THE OTHER NIGHT, MY KEY STAYED STUCK IN THE IGNITION UNTIL THE MORNING. THIS COULD CAUSE MY BATTERY TO DIE AND OTHER ISSUES.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 28, 201721,100 milesMD

GM CHEVROLET CAMARO AIRBAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY AT ALL. CAMARO TOTAL LOSS, A SUBJECT OF MULTIPLE COLLISIONS 1 LEFT FRONT STRUCK BY ANOTHER DRIVER, RIGHT FRONT RESULT FROM INITIAL, AND CENTER COLLISION (MOST EXTENSIVE IMPACT AND DAMAGE.

Engine
Filed Feb 23, 201748,900 milesTX

CAR STALLS, STUMBLES, AND DIES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER DECELERATING. IT HAPPENS AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. HAVE HAD THE CAR DIE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AT THIS POINT BUT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. HAVE TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND RESTART WHILE MOVING. CAR WILL RESTART BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. SOMETIMES I CAN CATCH IT BEFORE IT COMPLETELY DIES BY PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL 2-3 TIMES. BUT IF NOT QUICK ENOUGH, WILL DIE WHEN I HIT GAS PEDAL. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS LOSS OF ENGINE POWER COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING AND STEERING IF CAR CANNOT RESTART.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 4, 201736,500 milesPA

ON FEBRUARY 3RD, 2017, I WAS DRIVING AT 8PM ON A STREET AT 30 MPH. AT THAT TIME MY CAMARO LOST ALL POWER, INCLUDING ENGINE, HEAD-LIGHTS, AND STEERING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR (JUNE 2015). THE FIRST TIME I SUSPECTED THAT MY KNEE HAD PLAYED A ROLE BY ACCIDENTALLY HITTING THE IGNITION AREA. YESTERDAY, (FEB 3RD) I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THIS TIME MY KNEE PLAYED A ROLE. I UNDERSTAND THAT GM RECALLED 500K CHEVY CAMARO'S THAT WERE 2010-2014 MODELS FOR AN IGNITION-SWITCH DEFECT. THE REASON THAT I AM WRITING THIS COMPLIANT IS THAT THE EXACT SAME THING OCCURRED AND THIS IS A 2015 MODEL.

Electrical System
Filed Dec 16, 2016600 milesCO

WE BOUGHT A NEW 2015 V6 CHEVY CAMERO.1/30/2016 THE RADIATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED/THE LEEK AGAIN HOSE VALVES REG LEAK ALSO.THE CLUTCH ,FLY WHEEL,BARRING,CLUTCH WORE OUT NOT NORMAL.CAR WILL DRIVE INTO SECOND GEAR AND CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON OWN.BURNING SMELL IN AIR VENTS AND CAR MAKE LOUD NOISE WHEN WARMING UP.GM REFUSED TO BUY BACK OR GIVE DOWN PAYMENT FOR ANOTHER AUTO.WELL FILL UNSAFE AND NOT HAPPY.GM REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP.CAR HAS UNDER 12 THOUSAND MILES.WE DONT FEEL SAFE AND NOT HAPPY.NO WORKING NUMBER TO CALL CORP IN DETROIT.I TOLD GM WE ALSO SEE THESE CARS START FIRE INSIDE ON INTERNET.WE DONT WANT TO BE IN THIS CAR.WE ARE STUCK IN SOMETHING UNSAFE AND THEY DO NOTHING TO HELP.BECAUSE ITS NOT THEM IN THIS POSITION.WE HAVE WARRANTY AND EXTENDED ONE TO.THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR CLUTCH BUT DEALER DID ABSORB COST FOR REPAIR.WE DONT TRUST THIS CAR AND WE ARE NOT HAPPY.PLEASE HELP WHEN READING THIS COMPLAINT TO GET US OUT OF THIS UNSAFE CAR. THESE PROBLEMS ARE ONE AFTER ANOTHER.

Engine
Filed Aug 2, 201630,000 milesCA

IVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE MOTOR DEALER HAS HAD TO CHANGE PISTONS AND VALES . WHICH ISN'T VERY UNSAFE UNTIL YOUR DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THEN YOU LOSE ALL POWER ..THEN YOU HAVE TO DODGE TRAFFIC..OR ELSE.. IVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE TIRE SENSOR THAT KEEPS GOING OUT, DEALER CHANGED IT ONCE AND WITHIN A MONTH IT STARTED ACTING WEIRD AGAIN. KEEPS TELLING ME TO ADD AIR TO THE TIRES WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS FINE . UNTIL I GET A BLOW OUT AND WRECK. IVE HAD ISSUES WITH SOME LIGHTS THAT FLICKER WHILE IM DRIVING . THE DEALER SAYS "THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE LIGHTS" . GM IS BUYING BACK THIS LEMON THEY SOLD ME , HOWEVER THEY WOULD LIKE ME TO KEEP DRIVING THIS CAR WITH TWO COMPLETELY BALD TIRES AROUND WHILE THEY DECIDE EXACTLY HOW MUCH THEY WANT ME TO PAY THEM FOR DEALING WITH THIS OBVIOUS LEMON THAT THEY SOLD ME. THAT'S THE THANKS I GET FOR CHOOSING TO BUY AN AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE. I WILL NOT EVEN DRIVE THIS ONE YEAR OLD CAR BECAUSE IT IS SO UNSAFE, PLEASE LOOK INTO OR AT LEAST MAKE SOME OF THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE SO THAT OTHER HONEST HARD WORKING PEOPLE DON'T GET CAUGHT IN THIS HORRIBLE SITUATION..

Power Train
Filed Jul 15, 201619,000 milesNJ

PURCHASED THE CAR 4/2015 NEW - 5/6 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN IT STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. I PULLED OVER AND IT STOPPED . I BROUGHT IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEAL AND IT HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CODE FOR ENGINE MISFIRE - NO PROBLEM WITH CAR SINCE THAT DAY 5/6. ON 5/9 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL AND I PULLED ONTO MY HOME STREET AND THE CAR LIGHT CAME ON TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT - THE CAR COMPLETLEY SHUT DOWN AND I COULD NOT START IT AGAIN. I TOWED IT TO THE DEALER. - I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISION WAS STUCK IN BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETEY FRIED - BURNED - MELTED - NOT 1 REPORT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC NOT 1 WARNING UNTIL IT JUST STOPPED DEAD IN THE ROAD. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED FOR THE CAR JUST SHUTTING DOWN - AND NEVER STARTED AGAIN - TIRES ARE PITTED AND BALD - EVERY 2 WEEKS I REC'D NOTICE TO PUT AIR IN BACK TIRES FROM THE DAY OF PURCHASE THE AIR IN BACK TIRES ALWAYS NEEEDED AIR. DEALERSHIP AND GM HAVE DEEMED THE WARRANTY VOIDED AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OR WORN TIRES ON A 1 YR OLD CAR - HOW CAN A TRANSMISSION BURN OUT IN 3 DAYS?? IT HAD JUST HAD A DIAGNOSTICS DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 5/6 WHEN THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED- I WAS TOLD IT WAS A MISFIRE!!! AND THEN 3 DAYS LATER ON 5/9 THE TRANSMISSION WAS BURNED OUT ???- MECHANIC SAID IT WAS STUCK IN BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS??? HOW CAN THAT HAPPEN IF I ONLY DRIVE IN AUTOMATIC?? HOW COME THERE WAS NO WARNINGS ABOUT THE SLIP IN GEARS AS WELL?? OR A WARNING ABOUT THE OVERHEAT

Power Train
Filed Jul 13, 201612,000 milesPA

THE CAR MAKES A LOAD POPPING NOISE WHEN STARTED BUT ONLY ONCE RIGHT AFTER IT STARTS. THE CAR WILL RUN LIKE IT IS IN GEAR OR MISSING AND WANT TO MOVE FORWARD, EVEN WITH THE CLUTCH PRESS DOWN AND IN GEAR. IT IS VERY HARD TO GET IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH PRESSED OR WILL NOT GO IN TO GEAR, 1ST OR 2ND SO DRIVING CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 16, 20166,000 milesFL

CAR DOES NOT START OR CRANK AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, 5 REPAIR ATTEMPTS REPLACING MODULES, TRANSPONDERS, AND REPAIRS TWO SHORTS HAVE NOT FIXED THE ISSUE. THE CAR DOES NOT CRANK OR MAKE ANY SOUND INDICATING IT'S STARTING. THE CAR GIVES CODES AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND EACH TIME IT'S A DIFFERENT CODE AND REPAIR FOR THE SAME NON START ISSUE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 15, 201638,452 milesMI

HEATER CORE HAS GONE BAD. HAS A SWEET SMELL COMING COME VENTS WHEN HEAT IS ON BUT DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN A/C IS TURNED ON

Tires
Filed May 4, 2016124 milesIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI P0 PROFEO R (NA) TIRES, SIZE: 305/30R19 (NA). WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBITED SMALL CRACKS AND THE TIRE SPECIFICATIONS WERE NOT MET BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124.

Power Train
Filed Apr 6, 201650 milesCA

2015 CHEVY CAMARO RS / 2LT COMMEMORATIVE EDITION: THE TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION ON THIS VEHICLE IS HAZARDOUS. FIRST GEAR IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE REVERSE GEAR ON THE UPPER LEFT. VERY LITTLE BUFFER BETWEEN FIRST AND REVERSE AND IS EFFORTLESS TO MOVE THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE WHEN YOU WANT TO CHOOSE FIRST GEAR. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION IT IS VERY COMMON TO MOVE THE SHIFTER INTO REVERSE INSTEAD OF FIRST GEAR. I'VE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WITH THE VEHICLE MOVING BACKWARD INSTEAD OF FORWARD. THIS POOR CONFIGURATION IS HAZARDOUS AND CAN BE POTENTIALLY FATAL. I STRONGLY ADVISE THE NHTSA TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. PLEASE VIEW THREAD BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS: HTTP://WWW.CAMARO5.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=9015025&POSTED=1#POST9015025

Air Bags2 injured
Filed Mar 18, 201617,000 milesTX

WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 CAMARO ON THE HIGHWAY GOING THE SPEED LIMIT (65MPH)BOTH SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THERE WAS NO SUDDENLY BRAKING OR CRASH THEY JUST DEPLOYED.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)Crash
Filed Mar 10, 2016320 milesWA

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 20 MPH AROUND A TRAFFIC CIRCLE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, WHEN, AFTER TURNING RIGHT, THEN LEFT, THEN RIGHT AROUND THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE, THE BACK END SLID OUT AND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SLAMMED SIDEWAYS AGAINST A CURB. THE WHEEL WAS INSTANTLY CRACKED, THE WHEEL AND SPINDLE BENT. "SERVICE STABILITRACK" INSTANTLY CAME ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER, AND ALL THREE STABILITY INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. THE P-ZERO NERO TIRES ON THIS CAR ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR WET ROADS IN THE CITY. THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 50 DEGREES. THE CAMARO AND THESE TIRES MAKE IT UNSAFE, AND THE CAR SHOULD COME EQUIPPED DEFAULT WITH ALL-SEASON TIRES, NOT RACING Z-RATED SUMMER ONLY TIRES. REPAIR COST IS $1,500 AND THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS "PERFORMANCE" CAR.

Wheels
Filed Feb 22, 201620,757 milesNJ

ON A VERY COLD WINTER DAY ( TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS), I TOOK A TEST RIDE ON THIS 2015 CAMARO FROM A LOCAL BUICK DEALER. ALTHOUGH THIS CAMARO WAS ONLY A 6 CYLINDER, IT WAS EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI ZERO NERO HIGH PERFORMANCE SUMMER TIRES. AS I PULLED AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND GOT UP TO 50 MPH, I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS COMING APART DUE TO THE EXTREME TIRE NOISE. I WASN'T AWARE THAT THE CAMARO HAD SUMMER TIRES AND I FEEL THAT I WAS PUT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION BY DRIVING THIS CAR. AS PER AN EXCERPT OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL "IF THE TIRES HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO 20 DEGREES OR LESS, LET THEM WARM UP IN A HEATED SPACE TO AT LEAST 40 DEGREES FOR 24 HOURS OR MORE BEFORE BEING INSTALLED OR DRIVING A VEHICLE ON WHICH THEY ARE INSTALLED". ALSO, GM BULLETIN #13-03-10-0001A CLEARLY STATES THE CAR IS NOT TO BE DRIVEN IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 45 DEGREES!!! IN LIGHT OF HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE INJURED OR KILLED IN FORD EXPLORERS WITH A TIRE SITUATION, I'M SURPRISED THAT THERE IS NO OBVIOUS WARNING POSTED ON VEHICLES WITH SUMMER TIRES THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH THOSE TIRES IN COLD CLIMATES. EVEN PIRELLI HAS NOTATIONS ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THESE TIRES.

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Feb 19, 20165,000 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE PEDAL REMAINED STUCK TO THE FLOOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. A TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 10, 2016VA

I HAVE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. MY WIFE OFTEN RIDES WITH ME IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. SHE WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 130 POUNDS AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG FAILS TO TURN ON ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, WE HAVE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THEN SHE HAS TO EXIT AND RE-ENTER THE SEAT. THIS USUALLY TURNS THE AIRBAG ON. THIS IS AT BEST, INCONVENIENT, BUT AT WORST IN SOME SITUATIONS IT IS HAZARDOUS! THE LOCAL DEALER CONTACTED GM/TAC IN DETROIT AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS AS FOLLOWS: "YOUR VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE PER TAC THAT ANYONE 120 POUNDS AND UNDER WILL NOT TRIGGER THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON. THIS IS THE FINAL GM RESOLUTION AT THIS TIME" THE 120-130 POUND AIRBAG THRESHOLD SEEMS UNUSUALLY HIGH TO ME. IS THIS A NORMAL DESIGN FEATURE FOR ALL OF THESE CARS? WHY IS THIS WAY? IF I HAD KNOWN THAT WHEN CONSIDERING THE VEHICLE I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IT. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. IT STARTED IN SEP. 2015 AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY (JAN. 10, 2016)

Service Brakes
Filed Jan 4, 2016CA

THE INFOTAMENT SYSTEM FREEZES, TURNS ON AND OFF RANDOMLY PARK WILL NOT HOLD AND THE VEHICLES WILL ROLL INTO PARK; IT FAILS TO HOLD AND VEHICLE ROLLS WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING, A NOISE IN REAR OF VEHICLE, LIKE CLUNKING OR A POPPING SOUND, CAN BE HEARD

Engine
Filed Dec 19, 2015CA

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS,PUMP AND NOW THE ENGINE, IT'S BECAME A DIFECTIVE CAR FOR ME AND I DON'T WANT IT.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 9, 20156,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A JERKING MOTION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE BURNED OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

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