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2016 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 2016 record →

Steering
Filed Jan 25, 2021NJ

I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY AND THANK GOD THERE WAS TRAFFIC WHEN I LOST POWER IN STEERING WHEEL AND THEN MY CAR.. I TURN MY CAR.. WHEN I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT ON MY JOB I LOST POWER AGAIN. I CALL THE DEALER TO GET MY CAR FIX. CHEVY SEND A LETTER BACK ON SEPTEMBER OF 2020 FOR PEOPLE TO GET THERE STEERING FIX THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT LETTER I GOT IT WASN'T A RECALL THAT WAS A COMPLEMENT OF CHEVY TO FIX IT..

Steering
Filed Dec 29, 2020NM

I BUY THIS CAR THE 12/24/2020 POWER STEERING GETS REALLY HARD SOMETIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING YOU GET S REALLY HARD THE POWER STEERING

Electrical System
Filed Dec 28, 202034,188 milesTX

2016 CAMARO 2SS. STARTING IN EARLY OCT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WOULD NOT START. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. GOT VEHICLE BACK LATE OCT. AND 5 MILES DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. CALLED FOR A TOW BACK TO DEALERSHIP. RECEIVED VEHICLE LATE DEC. DROVE TO WORK AND BACK, ALL IS GOOD NEXT DAY .. DROVE TO THE BANK AND PULLED UP INTO MY DRIVEWAY .. ACTIVATED E BRAKE AND REACHED FOR THE POWER BUTTON .. THE VEHICLE MYSTERIOUSLY SHUT ITSELF OFF. I PUSHED THE CLUTCH IN AND PUSHED THE START BUTTON .. NOTHING NO POWER. TO BE HONEST .. SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AROUND NOT KNOW WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE ALL ITS POWER. NOT A GOOD FEELING. BEEN LUCKY EXCEPT FOR THE HIGHWAY SHUT DOWN .. THAT WAS SCARY! VEHICLES FLYING BY YOU OVER 65 MILES AN HOUR .. ROCKING THE VEHICLE AS EVERY VEHICLE AND TRUCK PASSED BY ..

Engine
Filed Dec 14, 202066,000 milesCA

WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65MPH, WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE TRANSMISSION, KEPT STALLING AND WOULDN'T RUN ANY FASTER AS I TRIED SWITCHING LANES. ALMOST HIT THE SEMI TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE MY CAR WOULDNT ADVANCE ANY FASTER. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES IT'S A 2016 CAMARO V6 AND ALREADY HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT ALSO DOESN'T GO IN REVERSE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO HELP ME OUT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER IT ANYMORE 60,000 BEING THE END OF IT WHEN MINE WAS ONLY 6,000 OVER.

Engine
Filed Dec 4, 202035 milesTX

CAR JERKING WHEN SHIFTING AT ANY GEAR, SEEMS LIKE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT. WHEN SPEEDING IT FEELS LIKE SHAKING. HAVENT HAD THE CAR A WHOLE YEAR YET SMH.... GOT A TRANSMISSION FLUSH DONE BUT PROBLEM CAME RIGHT BACK... CHEVY SAYS EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT SINCE NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ITS NOTHING THEY CAN DO

Steering
Filed Nov 23, 202059,000 milesWI

POWER STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD AS IF THERE IS NO POWER STEERING THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. IT HAS ALMOST LEAD ME OFF THE ROAD MANY TIMES. DEALERSHIPS DO NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. NO RECALL BUT SEEMS AS IF IT FALLS UNDER THE RECENT RECALL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PROBLEM. I FEEL UNEASY DRIVING THIS CAR THAT I'M PAYING SO MUCH FOR! IT OCCURS DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS DRIVING STRAIGHT OR SLOWLY TURNING CAR.

Unknown or OtherFire
Filed Oct 7, 202047,000 milesMS

MY CAR MYSTERIOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RULE IT AS A ELECTRICAL ERROR.

Power Train
Filed Sep 26, 202070,000 milesMD

CAR JERKING WHEN SHIFTING AT ANY GEAR, SEEMS LIKE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT. WHEN SPEEDING IT FEELS LIKE SHAKING.

Engine
Filed Aug 27, 2020100 milesNY

WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND HEAR THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH EITHER THE TRANSMISSION OR THE ENGINE. IT ALMOST STALLED WHEN SHIFTING. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. I'VE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FINISHED ALREADY, BUT SEEMS LIKE IT'S HAVING MORE ISSUES. STARTED AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, NO REAL START DATE ON ISSUE

Power Train
Filed Aug 19, 202035,000 milesAR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND AS YOU ACCELERATE THERE IS A SHUDDERING SENSATION THAT YOU CAN FEEL. YOU LITERALLY FEEL LIKE YOU'RE BEING SHAKEN. I HAD TO DO A GOOGLE SEARCH TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 6, 202035,500 milesCA

POWER STEERING WENT OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. MORE OFTEN AT LOWER SPEEDS. BATTERY WOULD DRAIN WHILE AT STOPLIGHTS. CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN HARD. LESS THAN 36000 MILES. DEALER STATES FAILURE OF POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. 2017 MODEL CAMARO HAD RECALL FOR SIMILAR POWER STEERING FAILURE. DEALER DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS PERTINENT AND THUS WILL NOT COVER EXPENSIVE REPAIR.

Power Train
Filed Jul 8, 2020IL

SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION CLUNKS AND GRINDS 2ND 3RD 4TH GEARS COLD AND OCCASIONALLY 2ND WHEN HOT. HAS DONE THIS SINCE PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND NOW HAS 44,000 MILES.

Power Train
Filed Jul 4, 2020TX

TRANSMISSION VIBRATES AT CRUISING SPEEDS. LIKE THE GEAR GOES UP AND DOWN.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 1, 20202 milesOH

RADIO INTERMITTENT TURN OFF. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed May 23, 202051,000 milesCA

I WAS AT A RED LIGHT WAITING TO MAKE A TURN AND ONCE THE GREEN LIGHT CAME ON I STEPPED ON THE GAS. I WAS ABOUT TO STOP AT THE NEXT RED LIGHT AND MY BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK. A METAL NOISE CAN BE HEARD AS I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. THE CLOSER I GOT I KEPT STEPPING ALL THE WAY DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE "BRAKE ASSIST" LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND GAVE THE BRAKES A FEW PUMPS AND STILL WOULDN'T BREAK UNTIL I SHUT THE CAR AND TURNED BACK ON. I RELEASED THE HANDLE BREAK ON AND OFF. ALSO STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. NOW I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT TILL MONDAY WHEN I CALL THE DEALER. *TR

Seat Belts
Filed May 10, 2020CA

SEAT BEAT IS BECOMING WORN AND IS CUTTING THROUGH IT. *TR

Power Train
Filed May 4, 20208,900 milesWI

CONSTANTLY GET A SHUDDER AT LOW RPM'S 30-50MPH- LIKE THE CAR DOES NOT KNOW WHAT GEAR IT WANTS TO BE IN. ALSO RECIEVE P0122 CODE OF THROTTLE AFTER FAST ACCELERATION. TAKING THIS TO PERFORMANCE ENGINE PLACE TO DIAGNOSE

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 19, 202023,000 milesNC

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THERE IS A LOUD SOUND WHAT SOUNDS LIKE RUBBING COMING FROM REAR TIRES. TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION IN WHICH THE MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND AN ISSUE. THREE DAYS LATER I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION ON MY SCREEN STATING TO SERVICE THE PARKING BREAK.

SteeringCrash
Filed Feb 13, 202026,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS SON WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE JUMPED A CONCRETE MEDIAN, HITTING A VEHICLE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY EITHER VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A RACK AND PINION FAILURE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

Power Train
Filed Jan 5, 202069,000 milesNC

JERKING AND GROWLING AND HESITATING TO SHIFT GOING FROM 1-3 GEAR

Power Train
Filed Dec 29, 201920,967 milesCA

PURCHASED CAR WITH 20908 MILES ON 12/18/19. NOTICED ENGINE RPMS FLUCTUATING ABOUT 200 RPMS WHEN AT STEADY CRUISING SPEED 2ND DAY OF OWNING CAR. 3RD DAY NOTICED BAD SHUDDER WHEN IN V4 MODE ALONG WITH RPM FLUCTUATION.

Power Train
Filed Dec 18, 20197,300 milesCA

TCC SHUDDER , VEHICLE SHUDDERS UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS03

Engine
Filed Dec 8, 201954,000 milesFL

I HAVE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT TWICE BASED ON THE TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND THE CAR LOOSING TRACTION BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. CHEVY HAS FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES WITH NO CHANGE. 3 WEEKS AGO THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON A HIGHWAY. THIS CAUSED A TRUCK TO ALMOST RAM THE BACK OF MY CAR AND ANOTHER CAR ALMOST HIT ME AS I TRIED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER. AUTO NATION CHEVROLET ON LEE VISTA BLVD, ORL. FLORIDA. THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN TAKEN APART INTO MANY PIECES AND MUCH OF IT IS SITTING ON THE DEALERSHIP SHOP FLOOR. THE MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE VALVE CASING AND A DEFECTIVE SPRING..DAMAGING THE CAMSHAFT. ALL VALVES AND SPRINGS AND CAMSHAFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. CHEVY HAS DECLINED MY REQUEST FOR A NEW ENGINE..THEY SAID THAT DECISION IS UP TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER. I SPOKE TO HIM...HE SAID THAT THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE MUST BE WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS VS REBUILDING THE ENGINE FOR HIM TO AUTHORIZE THAT THE ENGINE BE REPLACED.. THIS IS NOW 3 WEEKS IN DURATION WITH NO CAR, WHICH COST ME CLOSE TO $50,000 AND ALMOST HAS CAUSED ME TO BE IN 3 ACCIDENTS. I AM APPEALING FOR YOUR INTERVENTION.

Steering
Filed Nov 20, 201910,400 milesOH

STEERING ASSIST UNSTABLE. WHEN SUDDENLY TURNING THE WHEEL, THE TENSION IN THE WHEEL JUMPS - MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO TURN SHARPER THAN EXPECTED. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE INTERNMENT - SOMETHING STOPPING AFTER DRIVING A WHILE. NOTICED ISSUE WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS IN THE CITY AND WHILE STATIONARY. MAY HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS BUT DON'T TURN AT HIGH SPEEDS. MAY HAPPEN IF TRYING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 13, 2019GA

DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION, THE 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS SEEMS TO JUMP AS IF IT IS MISSING GEARS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR SOME MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2016 WITH ONLY 12 MILES. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING HAS BEEN PERFORMED AND NOTHING HAS BEEN FOUND. HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. ALSO, THE BACKUP CAMERA, RADIO, AND ENTIRE MYLINK SYSTEM WENT OUT. AFTER DIAGNOSTICS, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE HMI MODULE WAS BAD--THE CAR WAS NOT 3 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS A $1000 DEALERSHIP REPAIR TICKET. GM HAS STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. ALSO, OTHERS IN THE DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS OUTSIDE LICENSED REPAIR SHOPS SAID THEY HAD THE SEEN THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE CAMARO.

Power Train
Filed Nov 12, 2019AL

TRANSMISSION STALLS OUT DURING ACCELERATION AND AND ALSO LOUNGES FORWARD WITH OUT ANY ACCELERATION VERY SCARED OF DRIVING MY CAR IN DAILY BASIS AND HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO GM

Air BagsCrash
Filed Oct 31, 201950,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT WHEELS SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT SPUN AROUND TWICE AND CRASHED INTO A METAL DIVIDER. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 24, 201940,000 milesVA

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE COMPUTER GENERATES A MESSAGE: REDUCED PERFORMANCE, REDUCE CLUTCH USE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE POWER OF THE ENGINE IS REDUCED TO 1/3 OR TO TWO CYLINDERS, AND THE SPEEDOMETER GOES FLYING ALL AROUND, VARYING BY ABOUT 25 MPH UP AND DOWN. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR FOUR TIMES TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL REPLACED, TIGHTENED, ETC., AND THEY HAVE REPROGRAMMED SEVERAL THINGS IN COMPUTER. TWO SEPARATE CASES HAVE BEEN FILED WITH GM AND TO THIS POINT THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THEY SAY ITS NOT THAT. THIS CREATES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 7, 2019AR

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF.

Engine
Filed Sep 3, 2019NC

LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. POSSIBLE MOTOR MOUNT

Electrical System
Filed Aug 29, 201986,000 milesMS

WHEN IT RAINS HEAVY WATER IS GETTING INTO THE TRUNK OF THE CAR, WHERE THE WHEEL WELL IS THERE IS A FUSE BOX AND THAT'S WHERE THE WATER SITS. THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS OF THE CAR HAD TO BE REPLACED THE CORDS WERE BURNT AND SMOKE IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR THIS HAPPENED LAST YEAR 2018 NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN THIS YEAR 2019

Engine
Filed Aug 20, 201965,000 milesCA

DELAYED HARD SHIFTING AT TAKE OFF IN TRANSMISSION. CLUNKING SOUND ON LEFT TURNS FROM REAR END. WHINING NOISE FROM REAR END WHEN DRIVING. SEIZED ENGINE AT 66,000 MILES 2016 CHEVY CAMARO SS

Power Train
Filed Aug 2, 201912,000 milesMD

MY TRANSMISSION JERKS AND RUMBLES, AS IF I AM DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STROPS. IT JERKS WHEN I PUT IT INTO GEAR. IT JERKS AND RUMBLES WHEN I ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE. WHEN I GO FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT JERKS FORWARD AND ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD A FEW FEET WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE GAS. AND THE SAME WHEN I AM STOPPED WAITING FOR A LIGHT, IT FEELS LIKE I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. ITS A VERY ROUGH AND HARD JERK FORWARD. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS CHANGING GEARS IN DRIVE AND WHILE DRIVING, EVEN IN REVERSE. ITS A HORRIBLE SCARY RUMBLE JERKING. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL JUST TAKE OFF BY ITSELF. THE INCIDENTS HAPPEN ON ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS, CITY STREETS, HIGHWAY, TURNING, SLOWING DOWN, COASTING. ESPECIALLY TURNING IT JERKS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS FOR OVER A YEAR. I BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE MY CONCERNS, BUT IT DID IT WHEN I DROVE OFF AND BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION AT THAT TIME. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS EVENT FOR THE PAST TWO OR SO YEARS.

Steering
Filed Jul 29, 201914,000 milesMO

DEAD SPOT IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN TRYING TO TURN RIGHT. CAN BE REPRODUCED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. IT ALSO MAKES A CLICK. YOU CAN PRODUCE THIS STOPPED, MOVING, AND EVEN WITH CAR OFF.

Power Train
Filed Jun 25, 20194,000 milesNY

VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF 45 - 50 MPH. VIBRATION ONLY OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE. IF THE VEHICLE IS COLD, THE VIBRATION IS NOT PRESENT.

Power Train
Filed Jun 18, 201910,000 milesCT

VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH 8 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WILL SHUTTER WHEN RPMS ARE AT 1500 IN ANY GEAR. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DISTINCTIVE SHUTTER IN TRANSMISSION AT AROUND 1500 RPM. HAPPENS AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF ACCELERATION PROCESS.

Power Train
Filed Jun 11, 201945,000 milesFL

AUTOMATIC 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS ON LIGHT ACCELERATION BETWEEN 1300-1700RPM. THIS ISSUE CAN BE REPLICATED AND IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN CRUISING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE AT AROUND 1500RPM. CHEVROLET ATTEMPTED A TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSH FOR ME, AND EVEN A TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT FOR SOME OTHER PEOPLE, BUT THE ISSUE RETURNS.

Electrical System
Filed May 10, 201940 milesCA

IVE BEEN DEALING WITH CAR DEFECT CARWILL SHUTDOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING AFTER WERE IT WILL IT SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER AND WEREN'T NEVER ABLE TO SOLVE ISSUE AND WAS OFFER A REPLACEMENT ALMOST FOR TWO YEARS, AND THEY HAD PROMISE SO ALT IF TIME TO GIVE ME A NEW CAR CURRENTLY MY CAMARO HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER SINCE JAN 15 2019 BEEN STRUGGLE WITH NO VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY JUSTOFEER THE BUYBACK CARING LESS THAT ALL THIS HAS AFFECTING ME TO POINT OF HAVING TO BE UNDER MEDICAL CARE WITH ANXIETY GM CARING LESS PLEASE HELP

Power Train
Filed May 3, 2019LA

I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH HARD SHIFTING WHEN IT HAS BEEN IDLE OR PARKED FOR A WHILE. HESITATION WHEN IN LOWER SPEEDS, JERKING WITH ACCELERATION. JUMPING AND HARD JERKING WHEN I FIRST START IN THE MORNING I HAVE ALMOST HIT MY GARAGE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES FROM THE JERKING AND HARD ROCKING. IT STARTED AROUND 13000 MILES I AM AT 16000 AND ITS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE

Power Train
Filed Apr 29, 2019GA

WHEN DRIVING SLOW, I CAN FEEL THE CAR HESITATE TO SWITCH GEARS THEN ALL SUDDEN IT JUMPS OR NUDGES INTO SECOND GEAR. IT'S LIKE THE RPMS REVS UP THEN THROWS ITSELF INTO SECOND GEAR. ALSO WHEN IN SPORT MODE, THE VEHICLES GEAR/TRANSMISSION BECOMES MORE APPARENT OF VIBRATION OR STRUGGLES WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND CHANGING GEARS. WHEN ALSO PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE U CAN FEEL THE CAR JUMP INTO GEAR BEFORE SWITCHING THE GEARS. IT'S AN ABRUPT TRANSITION.

Power Train
Filed Feb 27, 201920,000 milesAL

WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE/SHUDDER PERIODICALLY. WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND PRESENTS A DANGER. THE DEALER FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID RECENTLY, BUT IT IS STARTING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 5, 201970,000 milesLA

TRUNK LEAKS WITH ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS LOCATED IN THE BASE OF THE TRUNK WHERE A SPARE TIRE WOULD BE LOCATED. WATER POOLS IN THIS AREA AND EXPOSES THE FUSE BOX, AMPLIFIER AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO WATER. THIS POSSES A MALFUNCTION AND POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD WHEN THE FUSE PANEL SHORTENS OUT. DUE TO THE HALF-MOON SHAPE OF THE TOP OF THE TRUNK WHERE THE BACK WINDOW MEETS WATER TO POOLS AND THEN SEEPS UNDER THE TRUNK WEATHERSTRIPPING AND ULTIMATELY INTO THE TRUNK.

Power Train
Filed Jan 17, 201913,000 milesNC

ISSUE 1 - 8 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISION IS SHIFTING HARD BETWEEN GEARS AND ALSO HAS A SHUTTER AT LOW ENGINE RPM BETWEEN 1200 TO 1500 RPM. THE SHUTTER WILL OCCUR IN MOST GEARS. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL. IT HAPPENS IN ALL ROADS IN ALL CONDITIONS AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS + GEAR.. ISSUE 2 - "SCRUBBING OR GRINDING NOISE" IN THE REAR END WHEN I FIRST GET IN THE CAR AFTER IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE. THE NOISE IS VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN I MAKE TURNS AT LOW SPEED. THEN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES IT GOES AWAY. IT HAS BEEN MORE NOTICEABLE WITH LOW TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 13K MILES.

Wheels
Filed Jan 8, 201916,631 milesTX

I HAVE A DEFECTIVE WHEEL, IT CRACKED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT, I HAVE PICTURES AND VIDEOS OF THE WHEEL SPINNING ON A BALANCER TO PROVE THIS. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BECOME MORE COMMON SINCE WHEEL MANUFACTURING WENT TO CHINA. GM IS WEASELING OUT OF THE WARRANTY, NO BIG DEAL. THE DANGER IS THAT I WAS INFORMED THAT GM WELDS LOW PRESSURE CAST WHEELS TO FULFILL WARRANTY CLAIMS. WHICH THE DEALERSHIP HAD DONE TO THIS WHEEL WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE, AGAIN NO BIG DEAL I ALREADY REPLACED THE WHEEL AND CERTAINLY WOULDN'T PUT THAT WHEEL BACK ON MY CAR. IN MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION THIS IS DANGEROUS. ESPECIALLY ON A HEAVY CAR THAT IS MADE TO RUN ON A TRACK AT 150 MPH PLUS. A CRACK IS CAUSED BY IMPURITIES IN THE ALLOY. IF THE ALLOY HAS IMPURITIES THEY USUALLY AREN'T ISOLATED TO ONE SPECIFIC SPOT. THIS CRACK ACTUALLY GREW FROM THE LIP INTO THE BARREL OF THE WHEEL IN A COUPLE DAYS TIME, ANOTHER WAY YOU CAN TELL IT WASN'T CAUSED BY IMPACT AND THAT THE IMPURITIES ARE MOST LIKELY IN SEVERAL PARTS OF THE WHEEL. I REALLY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE WARRANTY ISSUE, I JUST DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT SOMEONE BEING KILLED FROM AN ISSUE LIKE THIS BECAUSE I NEGLECTED TO REPORT IT. IF YOU WANT THAT WHEEL FOR INSPECTION OR TESTING I CAN SEND IT TO YOU. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. I'M ONLY ABLE TO SEND ONE PHOTO. I HAVE MORE AND A VIDEO.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 8, 201846,000 milesTX

BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE CENTER LANE OF AN EMPTY, 3-LANE ROAD, WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 40. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO HAVE CAUSED THEM TO DEPLOY. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE BODY, TIRES, ETC.

Power Train
Filed Nov 20, 201810,000 milesCT

THE 8 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS A SHUTTER AT LOW ENGINE RPM BETWEEN 1200 TO 1500 RPM. THE SHUTTER WILL OCCUR IN 2ND, 3RD, 4TH, 5TH, AND 6TH GEAR WHEN ENGINE RPM IS 1200 TO 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS 10,000 MILES ON IT. THIS HAPPENS ON OPEN ROADS IN ALL CONDITIONS AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS + GEAR.

Seat Belts
Filed Nov 6, 201834,000 milesCA

SEAT BELT BROKE 34000 MILES LIGHT DRIVING NO ACCIDENT, DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT BROKE OFF METAL FROM FLOORBOARD . TOOK IN FOR WARRANTY REPAIR.

Structure › Body
Filed Oct 8, 201823,000 milesMI

I WAS DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR AT 70MPH WHEN MY AXLE SHAFT ABRUPTLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE CAR. IT WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY, AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO COAST THROUGH THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. I ALMOST DIED WHEN THE PERSON BEHIND ME ALMOST DROVE THROUGH ME WHEN THE SHAFT DISCONNECTED AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED WITHOUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS GOING OFF.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Sep 6, 2018238 milesCT

NEW VEHICLE EMISSIONS FUEL SYSTEM. EMISSION ERROR CODE FOR SOLENOID DEVELOPED WHEN VEHICLE WAS VERY NEW. DEALER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE 4 X'S AND ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE ERROR CODE. MANY EXPLANATIONS HOWEVER VEHICLE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PASS STATE EMISSIONS INSPECTION IN THE FUTURE. VEHICLE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE REGISTERED IN THE STATE OR ANY OTHER STATE. DEALER IS INDIFFERENT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM??

Power Train
Filed Aug 25, 20187,840 milesSC

WHEN YOU GOING DOWN THE ROAD TRANSMISSION 7/8 GEAR SHUTTERS LIKE IT'S SLIPPING

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