What 194 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro With Recaro

I WAS DRIVING MY CAMARO 2011 2LT V6 ,MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND WHEN THE CAR WAS MOVING I TRY TO TURN TO THE RIGHT AND STEERING WHEEL LOCK ,FOR FEW SECONDS AND THEN WHEN BACK TO NORMAL ,BUT I COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR AND THANKS GOD I WAS DRIVING SLOW ,CAR KEEP GOING STRAIGH ,THIS HAPPEND TWICE IN ONE WEEK .THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE AND IT CAN GET INTO A BAD ACCIDENT ,I READ SOMEONE ELSE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HE DID HAD A REALLY BAD ACCIDENT

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HELLO I PURCHASED A 2011 CAMARO SS IN MARCH OF 2016.LAST YEAR AS I WAS GOING TO WORK I STOPPED TO SHOW THE SECURITY GAURD MY TWIC CARD AND AS I LEFT I ONLY HAD TO GO 75 FEET THEN I HAD TO TURN LEFT.AS I TRIED TO TURN LEFT I LOSS ALL CONTROL AND HAD NO STEERING AT ALL AND SLAMMED INTO THE CURB WICH CAUSED ALOTE OF DAMAGE.NOW IN 2019 I WAS COMING HOME FOR LUNCH AND AS I GOT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE VINCENT THOMAS BRIDGE I HAD TO BEER LEFT TO GET TO GAFFEY STREET AND AS I TRIED TO GO WITH THE RAOD AGAIN I LOST ALL CONTROL OF MY CAR AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER SO I SLAMMED INTO THE GAURD RAIL AND BOTH AIR BAGS ABOVE EACH WINDOW WERE DEPLOYED AND I WAS KNOCKED UNCONIOUS.SO AFTER I CAME THREW I WASNT SURE WHAT HAD HAPPEN UNTIL I WAS OUTSIDE OF MY CAR AND REALISED MY CAR DID THE SAME THING AS THE LAST ACCIDENT .BUT THIS TIME MY CAR IS NOW A TOTAL LOSS AND MY INSURANCE WANTS TO TAKE MY CAR.WELL I DONT NO WHAT TO DO BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN PAYING 700.00 DOLLARS A MONTH FOR FOUR YEARS NO.I AM NOT SURE EVEN WHAT I CAN DO BECAUSE I CANT FIX MY CAR SO THEY WANT TO TAKE MY CAR AND PAY OFF THE FINANCE COMP SO THAT LEAVES ME LOOSING OUT THE 30,000 DOLLARS I HAVE PAYED ALREADY AND ALSO I LOOSE MY CAR ALL THIS FROM 2 ACCIDENTS THAT HAPPEN BECAUSE OF NO FAULT OF MY OWN.CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHY MY CAR WOULD DO THE SAME EXACT DEFECT THAT WOULD MAKE ME GET INTO TO ACCIDENTS AND NOW TOTALING MY CAR AND THANK THE LORD I AM STILL ALIVE.CAN YOU PLEASE STEER ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AS TO WHAT I CAN DO PLEASE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.YES MY CAR WAS IN MOTION AND BOTH TIMES I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND THE SECOND TIME I WAS BEERING LEFT FOLLOWING THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDE ALSO IN MOTION.

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THE 'SERVICE AIRBAG' NOTIFICATION KEEPS REPEATEDLY SHOWING ON MY DASHBOARD. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST MONTH. THIS MESSAGE APPEARS WHETHER ANYTHING IS LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OR NOT. MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS ISSUE 'WILL COST A COUPLE HUNDRED' TO REPAIR.

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THE STEERING WHEEL ALWAYS SHAKES AND GRINDS. THE BRAKES SQUEAL FOR NO REASON. THE ENGINE MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND SOUNDS LOUDER AT RUNNING NOW, I HADE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG IT USES WAY TO MUCH GAS AND IT MAKES TO MANY NOISES. THE ENGINE JUST DOES NOT SOUND GOOD AND IT MAKES A LOUD GROUNDING NOISE.

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I HAVE A IGNITION KEY RECALL, I HAVE CONTACTED CURRIE MOTOR CHEVROLET IN FOREST PARK, IL TO FIX RECALL. WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO ORDER A PART ON DECEMBER 9, I CONTACT AGAIN ON DECEMBER 21 STILL NO RESPONSE. MY ONSTAR ALSO REQUIRE I GET THE RECALL FIX

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2 WEEKS AGO MY CAR WOULDN'T START, SO MY SON REPLACED MY STARTER FUSE. AGAIN THIS PAST FRIDAY DECEMBER 6TH, MY CAR WOULDN'T START. SO I REPLACED THE STARTER FUSE, IT BLEW 4 TIMES. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO GATEWAY CHEVROLET & HE TOLD ME THAT THE FUSE BOX WAS BAD. BOTH TIMES MY CAR WAS PARKED IN A AREA.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35-40 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE QUARTER PANEL OF HIS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY A HEAVY TRUCK. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, STRUCK AND RICOCHETED OFF A PICKUP TRUCK, STRUCK AND RICOCHETED OFF A GUARDRAIL, AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS LOWER BACK WAS SORE; HOWEVER, MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT SOUGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD NOT DETERMINED IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY CAMARO 3.6L WAS STRETCHED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RUN ROUGH AND STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE BASED ON A SERVICE ALERT FROM THE MANUFACTURE. THE VEHICLE HAD 53000 MILES AND WAS REPAIRED AT MY COST FOR A KNOW MANUFACTURER DEFECT. HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR SAFETY BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I BELIEVE GENERAL MOTORS IS ISSUING RECALLS FOR THIS SAME ENGINE BUT ON OTHER MODELS.

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WHEN DRIVING DOWN NORTHWEST EXPRESSWAY, MY CAMARO HIT MANY POTHOLES AND UNEVEN LANES CAUSING MY RIMS TO BE BENT AND CAUSING FLAT TIRE. CAR WAS GOING SPEED LIMIT OF 45 AND HIT A HUGE POTHOLE AND IT SOUNDED VERY BAD. PARKED MY VEHICLE AT WORK AND TIRE WAS FLAT AND RIM WAS BENT IN 3 DIFFERENT PLACES.

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THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY CAMARO 2SS WITH HID HEADLIGHTS HAVE GOTTEN SO DIM THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE CAR DOESN'T LIGHT UP THE ROAD AT ALL. I ONLY USE IT DURING THE DAY. IF I NEED TO GO SOMEWHERE AT NIGHT I HAVE TO USE MY OTHER VEHICLE. I WENT TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS $125.00 TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON. I'VE READ ALL OVER THE INTERNET THAT EVERYONE THAT HAS THESE CARS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE LIGHTS SO WE CAN BE SAFE WITHOUT HAVING TO SPEND $1500.00 TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS.

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AROUND 100,000 MILES MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT, THE LIGHT JUST CAME ON, WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSIVE PRICE. CURRENTLY RIDING AROUND IN A VEHICLE WITH FAULTY AIRBAGS FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRIDGEWATER CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 1548 US-22, BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP, NJ 08807, (732) 226-7264) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE VALVE LIFTER, VALVE LIFTER, HEAD GASKETS, VALVE COVER GASKETS, EXHAUST GASKET, AND BOLTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,136.

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AROUND 60,000 MILES, THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" WARNING WAS DISPLAYED ALONGSIDE THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE. THE WARNING IS DISPLAYING AT ALL SPEEDS AND WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON. I AM TRYING TO SELL THE VEHICLE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT WAS TOLD TODAY AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT THE VALUE OF MY TRADE-IN WOULD BE DECREASED BY $2,000 DUE TO THIS WARNING WHICH WOULD HAMPER ME FROM BEING ABLE TO AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE. I AM NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THIS $2,000, SO IT SEEMS AS THOUGH I AM DRIVING AROUND WITH A VEHICLE OF WHICH ITS AIRBAGS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. I AM UNSURE WHAT MORE I CAN DO GIVEN THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY OTHERS WITH UNRESOLVED CONCERNS SIMILAR TO THIS.

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AROUND 60,000 MILES, THE 'SERVICE AIRBAG' WARNING BEGAN DISPLAYING FROM WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED UNTIL IT IS SHUT OFF. I AM INTERESTED IN SELLING THE VEHICLE, BUT WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE "$2,000" OFF OF WHAT WOULD BE OFFERED FOR THE CAR BECAUSE OF THIS AIRBAG PROBLEM. WHEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, IT SOUNDS TO BE A RELATIVELY COMMON PROBLEM THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING - BUT EVEN MORE CONCERNING, IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS ERROR MAY DEACTIVATE THE AIRBAG ALTOGETHER WHICH IS A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY CONCERN CONSIDERING I DON'T HAVE $2,000 TO PUT TOWARD THE CAR TO RESOLVE THIS ERROR.

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DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH SEAT BACK COLLAPSED ALMOST CREATING AN ACCIDENT. SEAT WILL NOT LOCK BACK IN PLACE. VEHICLE HAS 40,000 MILES

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SERVICE PASSENGER AIR BAG, WOULD NOT GO OFF. AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON.

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THIS MY THIRD TIME REPAIR EVERY YEAR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT COLLAPSED AND WOULD NOT PULL UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FERMAN CHEVROLET OF TAMPA (813-623-2411, LOCATED AT 9751 E ADAMO DR, TAMPA, FL 33619) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

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AIRBAG SYSTEM NOT WORKING, DEALER SAID IT COULD BE A SENSOR THAT WOULD COST OVER $600.00 TO REPLACE. IT WILL COME ON SOMETIMES AND WORK FOR A FEW MOMENTS THEN THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM SHUTS OFF AGAIN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JONES CHEVROLET (1230 BROAD ST, SUMTER, SC 29150, (803) 720-9917) TO HAVE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT REPAIRED. THE SEAT WOULD NOT RETRACT BACK TO ITS NORMAL POSITION AND REMAINED STUCK IN A FORWARD POSITION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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TAKATA RECALL INTERMITTENT SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT 1ST TIME SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON CAR ONLY HAD ABOUT 8K MILE DEALER FIX WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION 2ND TIME SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON THEN WENT OFF. 3RD TIME WAS ABOUT 3YRS AFTER 2ND INCIDENCE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON DEALER FIX R&R SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG ASSEMBLY. $420.00 LABOR $425.00 PARTS TOTAL $907.13.

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MANUAL TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY SEEMS LIKE IT WILL GO INTO 2ND GEAR, BUT DOES NOT ACTUALLY ENGAGE. PROBLEM SEEMS RELATIVELY RANDOM.

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THE DRIVERS FRONT WHEEL HAS A REALLY FUNNY FEEL WHEN TURNING LEFT IT DONT FEEL RIGHT.?MY TIRE SENCORS ARE NOT WORKING ON THE DASH JUST 1 TIRE WORKS AND TELLS ME THE AIR PRESURE SINCE I HAD THE CAR IN 2017?

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND "CAR OVERHEATING TURN OFF ENGINE" WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRYNER CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 1750 THE FAIRWAY, JENKINTOWN, PA 19046, (215) 402-7267) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN, THE MECHANIC WOULD BE UNABLE TO OFFER A REPAIR. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,416. *JS

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TOP SEAL ON THE RACK & PINION STARTED LEAKING. REPLACED THE SEAL TWICE THEN REPLACED THE RACK & PINION & POWER STEERING PUMP. THEN THE RETURN HOSE BLEW OFF WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE COOLER. PUT THE HOSE BACK ON WITH A BETTER CLAMP AND THEN THE HOSE FAILED. THE HOSE WAS JUST REPLACED & JUST WAITING FOR THE NEW POWER STEERING ISSUE.

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