What 187 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Chevrolet Camaro With Recaro

THE HIGH MOUNT LED BRAKE LIGHT IS MOUNTED ON THE REAR WINDSHIELD AT AN ANGLE THAT RECEIVES DIRECT HEAT FROM THE SUN CAUSING A SLIM CRACK ON THE BRAKE LED BOARD. THE CRACK WILL SHIFT BACK AND FORTH SOMETIMES ILLUMINATING WHEN BRAKING BUT AT TIMES THE SLIM CRACK ON THE LED BOARD WILL PREVENT THE LAMP FROM ILLUMINATING CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY HAZARD TO PASSENGERS OF INSUFFICIENT BRAKE NOTIFICATION TO TRAFFIC FOLLOWING BEHIND. A REPLACEMENT LED LAMP WILL SUFFER THE SAME FATE BASED ON THE ANGLE OF THE LAMP POSITIONED FACING THE DIRECT HEAT OF THE SUN. I WAS IN MOTION AND PULLED OVER BY LE BECAUSE THE LAMP WAS OUT BUT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE OFFICER AND I TESTED IT. MECHANICS INSPECTED THE LAMP AND FOUND THE SLIM CRACK ON THE LED BOARD THAT ALLOWED SHIFTING OF CONTACTS. DEALERSHIPS HAVE REPORTED THIS SLIM CRACK ON THE LED BOARD AS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO THE INTENSE HEAT OF THE SUN BEARING DOWN ON THE LED LAMP WHICH IS ANGLED OUT WITH NO VISOR.

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THE FACTORY RADIO TURNS OFF AND ON WITH BLINKING LIGHTS ON THE RADIO ITSELF ALONG WITH THE A/C UNIT SHUTTING DOWN AND BACK UP. THE TURN SIGNAL ALSO DO NOT MAKE ANY SOUND. SOMETIMES, IF I TURN-OFF THE CAR AND PULL THE KEY OUT AND BACK IN AND CRACK EVERTHING RETURNS AS NORMAL. ALL THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE POINTS TO THE RADIO. THEY JUST REPLACE IT WITH A AFTERMARKET. THEY DO NOT MAKE MY RADIO ANY MORE. SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS DEVICE.

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TAKATA RECALL, I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY CITY STREET WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I BELIEVE IT WAS A POT HOLE OR JUST UNEVEN GRAVEL LEADING MY KNEE HIT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND IN THAT SECOND I HAD NO CONTROL OR CONTROL OF WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. I COULD NOT BRAKE, MY SEAT BELT LOCKED ON ME HURTING MY COLLAR BONE, THEN MY WHEEL WAS SO HARD TO TURN I WAS USING BOTH HANDS AGGRESSIVELY TO TURN AS HARD AS I CAN JUST SO I WOULDN'T HIT A BUILDING OR CAUSE DAMAGE TO OTHERS AND AS I WAS STERLING I WOULD KEEP PRESSING THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE JUST LOCKED. I HAD TO HIT A BARRIER OF WOOD TO STOP MY CAR. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS WELL WHICH WAS VERY SCARY. I HAD NO CONTROL OF MY CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IT WAS NOT MY FAULT, THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED AND I KNOW IT'S BECAUSE OF THE KEY BEING BUMPED. MY RECALL # 14V346000 ACCIDENTAL BUMPING OF KEY IGNITION. I HAD NO IDEA THIS CAR HAD A RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT INFORM ME EITHER. I AM NOW CAR -LESS AND HOPING TO GET SOMEWHAT TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE AND I DON'T WISH THIS ON ANYONE. VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE.

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ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN BLINDED BY THE SUN BECAUSE OF THE USELESSNESS OF THE SMALL SUNVISOR. THIS HAS OCCURRED BOTH WITH FRONT VISIBILITY OR TRYING TO SHIELD EYES FROM THE SIDE WINDOW. MY PASSENGERS HAVE ALSO BEEN EFFECTED THE SAME WAY. THE VISORS ARE NOT DEEP OR LONG ENOUGH RESPECTIVELY TO BE OF ANY VALUE. THIS CONCERN IS MORE SEVERE WHEN EXPRESS WAY DRIVING OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, WHICH I HAVE RECENTLY ENCOUNTERED AND PROMPTED THIS REPORTING.

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RADIO CUTS ON AND OFF. RADIO WON'T TURN ON ATA ALL AND WHEN RADIO IS OFF BLINKER CLICK NOISE WON'T SOUND, DOOR OPEN WON'T SOUND, AND SOUND SIGNALING YOU LEFT KEYS IN IGNITION WON'T SOUND. SOUND INDICATING REVERSE IS ENGAGED ALSO WON'T SOUND. THIS HAPPENS WHEN BECHILE IS STATIONARY AND MOVING. IT WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF IN CITY AND HIGHWAY. A/C WILL ALSO TURN OFF WITH RADIO.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CHIME WHEN BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE NOT FASTENED. ALSO, THE TURN SIGNAL CHIME AND DEFROSTER WERE NOT OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO, I NOTICED MY REAR PASSENGER FLOORBOARD SATURATED WITH WATER AFTER A RAINSTORM. IT HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE YARD. SINCE DISCOVERING THIS, I KEEP MY FLOOR MATS IN THE TRUNK. SO THAT THE FLOORBOARDS ARE ALLOWED TO DRY OUT PROPERLY. HOWEVER, THIS HAS BECOME A NUISANCE,AS I DON'T WANT TO POTENTIALLY CAUSE RUST AND/OR CORROSION TO MY FLOORBOARD.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SOFTWARE FAILURE THAT CAUSED THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS TO FLASH. MILLER CHEVROLET (21150 JOHN MILLESS DR, ROGERS, MN 55374, (763) 515-4511) STATED THAT THE ENTIRE PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,800.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT CAUSED THE TURN SIGNALS NOT TO FUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS HEAT COMING FROM THE VENTS AND THE VEHICLE STALLED MORE THAN ONCE WITHOUT WARNING. LUKE FRUIA MOTORS (2645 BARNARD RD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520, (956) 465-4434) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY. IN ADDITION, GILLMAN CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (1801 INDUSTRIAL WAY #1C, SAN BENITO, TX 78586, (956) 399-2491) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT NEEDED TO BE SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V346000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

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TRUNK IS MADE IN A FAULTY MANNER AND GETS JAMMED. IF YOU LOOK ONLINE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. THE TRUNK SLAMS ON TO THE FOLDING REAR COMPARTMENT FUSE BLOCK WIRING. THIS DISCONNETS THE FUSE BLOCK WIRING AND THEN THE REMOTE TRUNK BUTTON AND DOOR TRUCK BUTTON IS RENDERED USELESS AND THE TRUNK WILL NOT OPEN UNLESS YOU CRAWL THROUGH THE BACK SEAT AND FORCE YOURSELF INTO THE TRUNK AND PULL ON THE EMERGENCY TRUNK LEVER. THIS IS NOT SAFE TO DO EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU NEED ACCESS TO THE TRUNK AND IS A FAULTY DESIGN BY CHEVROLET IF A MULTITUDE OF CHEVY CAMAROS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. BEFORE THIS, THE TRUNK FUNCTIONED FINE AND NOTHING WAS DONE DIFFERENTLY. THIS FAULTINESS STARTED ON ITS OWN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUDIO WARNING SYSTEM BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT INITIALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PROGRESSIVE CHEVROLET (8000 HILLS AND DALES RD NW, MASSILLON, OH 44646, (330) 879-3697) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AUDIO SYSTEM HEAD UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

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THIS VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. I RECENTLY PURCHASED IT FROM A LARGE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING ONE WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT. ONE DAY I WENT TO START THE CAR AND THE HEATER BLEW COLD AIR. IHAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD IT'S A BAD HEATER CORE. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER IT AND THE REPAIR WILL COST OVER $1000 ON A VEHICLE THAT I'VE HAD JUST OVER A MONTH. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS IT.

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MY CAR SUDDENLY DIED WITHOUT WARNING NO SERVICE OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAR WOULD NOT RESTART I WAS BARELY MOVING AS I WAS LEAVING WORK STILL IN PARKING LOT GETTING READY TO GO THROUGH THE SECURITY GATE PEOPLE I ASK WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT SAY IT SEEMS CAR LOST COMPRESSION ONLY HAD 12599 MILES STILL WAITING FOR MECHANIC TO LOOK AT MAJORITY OF PEOPLE THINK THE TIMING BROKE

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TURN SIGNAL FLASHER SPED UP AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. ALSO, THE RADIO DID NOT TURN ON AND THE AIR CONDITIONING DID NOT WORK. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURES FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS, WHICH BEGAN OCCURRING EVERY DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

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HEATER CORE LEAK- AT STARTUP AND DURING DRIVING, KEEP SMELLING ANTIFREEZE. ANTIFREEZE WAS LOW SO ADDED TO FULL MARK. PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD WOULD BE SOAKED AFTER SOME DAYS OF DRIVING. HAD TESTS DONE TO FIND LEAK. IT IS BEING DIAGNOSED AT LEAKING HEATER CORE. FOUND OUT THE RADIATOR AND RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY OR EXTREMELY LOW.

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FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS WHEN THE CAR IS ON AND DRIVING THE RADIO AND AC UNIT STARTED BLINKING ON AND OFF CONTINUOUSLY MAKING LOUD POPPING SOUNDS UNTIL THE RADIO SCREEN WENT COMPLETELY BLANK. THIS CAUSES THE TURN SIGNALS TO NOT MAKE ANY NOISES WHEN ON. THE TURN SIGNALS FLASH BUT HAVE NO SOUND, SEAT BELT CHIME DOES NOT WORK, PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY.

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THE VEHICLES AC IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY ANYMORE. IT SEEMS THE VENTS ARE STUCK AND IT WILL BLOW COLD AIR THEN SWITCH TO HOT ON ITS OWN. I AM NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE TEMPERATURE.

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I'M CONSIDERING PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE FROM A DEALERSHIP IN LOGAN, OH. WHEN I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE MODEL, I SEE THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE AC/RADIO, CLIMATE CONTROL, TURN SIGNALS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT ARE COMMON TO ALL OF THESE RELATED CONSUMER COMPLAINTS THAT AS TO DATE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY EITHER THE GM CORP. OR THE NHTSA. THE 2ND THING THAT I FOUND THERE IS INDEED A RECALL CONCERNING THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH MANY OWNERS HAVING NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET GM DEALERS TO REPAIR. ANOTHER CONCERN TO ME ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, IS THAT WHEN I ENTERED THE VIN THE RESULTS ON THIS SITE STATES THAT THERE IS ZERO RECALLS ON THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. JUST WONDERING WHAT'S UP WITH THAT?

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT CALLED CAMPBELL CHEVROLET AT (270) 495-0711 (LOCATED AT 2151 SCOTTSVILLE RD, BOWLING GREEN, KY 42104) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V346000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-4874699505. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

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MY MAIN ISSUE WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF, I HEARD A LOUD POP COMING FROM MY SPEAKERS..MY BOYFRIEND WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT CHANGING FROM ON TO OFF WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED, I GET NO SEAT BELT CHIME AND THE STEREO FLASHES RAPIDLY AND GOES BLACK AND THE HEATER FAN COMES ON AND OFF I TURNED ON MY TURN SIGNAL AND NOTICED A LOUD STATIC NOISE EVERY TIME, I TURNED THE TURN SIGNAL ON. STILL NO SAFETY BELT CHIME, STEREO AND NOW THE TURN SIGNALS MAKE NO SOUND WHEN ON. (11/05/2018) AS I STARTED MY CAR THIS MORNING THE STEREO WAS FLASHING ALONG WITH THE LIGHTS AROUND THE HEATER CONTROLS AND THE FAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND THE SCREEN ON THE RADIO WENT BLACK AND HASN'T COME BACK ON. THE HEATER FAN COMES ON FOR 2 TO 3 SECONDS AND SHUTS OFF FOR 2 TO 3 SECONDS. THIS OCCURS CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL I SHUT THE CAR OFF. EVERY TIME I START IT THE SAME THINGS ARE HAPPENING. WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF, I CAN HEAR A BUZZING COMING FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE DASH THAT LASTS ABOUT 5 TO 7 SECONDS AND THEN STOPS FOR 5 TO 7 SECONDS. THIS WILL CONTINUE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. IT DOESN'T DO IT EVERY TIME. (11/07/2018) WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TODAY THE TRUNK OPEN LIGHT CAME ON, SO I PULLED OVER AND WENT TO THE REAR OF MY CAR AND IT WAS NOT OPEN. I PUSHED THE TRUNK OPEN BUTTON ON THE DOOR PANEL AND THE FOB SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WOULDN'T OPEN THE TRUNK. I GOT BACK IN TO THE CAR AND CONTINUED HOME AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK WHEN I GOT HOME. SO AS OF TODAY, 11/13/2018 THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM WON'T COME ON, THE FAN FOR THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONING COMES ON AND OFF CONTINUOUSLY. THE TURN SIGNALS FLASH BUT HAVE NO SOUND, SEAT BELT CHIME DOES NOT WORK, PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY, THE TRUNK LID OPEN LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES ON

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RADIO GOES ON AND OFF RAPIDLY . A/C GOES ON AND OFF SAME TIME AS RADIO, LOUD POPPING FROM SPEAKERS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. CAN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED.

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I OWN A 2013 CHEVY CAMARO 2LS COUPE. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR UNTIL TWO DAYS AGO WHEN THE TEMP OUTSIDE DROPPED TO 30 DEGREES. WHEN I CRANK MY CAR THE RADIO FLICKERS AND STOPS WORKING RANDOMLY WITH LOUD POPS FROM THE SPEAKERS, THE BLINKERS STOP MAKING THE CLICKING SOUND, AND THE CLIMATE CONTROLS FLICKER AND STOP WORKING WITH THE RADIO. AS OF NOW THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS COLD, AFTER I DRIVE IT FOR A FEW MILES IT WORKS FINE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE. MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.

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RADIO FLICKERS ON AND OFF DISRUPTING MUSIC AND HEATING/COOLLING SYSTEM

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TAKATA RECALL DEVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON INDICATING AN ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAG NO FORMAL RECALL WAS DONE ON THESE CAMAROS FOR AIRBAG DEFECTS THERE WAS A LAWSUIT AGAINST GM BEFORE FOR THIS ISSUE EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND SCARY. HAD MY CAR SINCE JANUARY AND YESTERDAY I TURNED ON MY CAR TO DRIVE AND THE 'SERVICE AIRBAG' LIGHT CAME ON

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2013 CHEVY CAMARO LS 3.6L V6 SIDI MY PROBLEM STARTED IN FEBRUARY 2018 THESE ARE THE FOLLOWING ISSUES BELOW: 1.MY GEAR SHIFT WILL COME OUT OF SECOND GEAR WHILE I AM SHIFTING DURING TAKEOFF ON MY DRIVE. THIS HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE SINCE LAST JULY AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AT AROUND 28,000 MILES. 2.COME FEBRUARY 2ND THIS YEAR MY RADIO STARTED CONTINUOUSLY POWERS OFF AND ON AND PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. NOW AT THIS POINT THIS IS CAUSING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH MY A/C, BLINKERS, SEAT BELT ALARM AND LIGHTS. 3.NOW THE RADIO CONSTANTLY POWERING OFF AND ON EVEN WHEN I AM FINISHED DRIVING AND THE CAR IS PARKED AND LOCKED UP WITH THE FACTORY ALARM ACTIVATED THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF. (TODAY IS MAY 30, 2018). 4.NOW I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BATTERY MAINTAINING ENOUGH CRANKING AMPS TO START MY CAR AFTER SITTING FOR TWO DAYS. 5.LASTLY THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH ALL THE ISSUES THAT ARE LINKED TO THIS ONGOING ISSUE FOR MULTIPLE OWNERS. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE FOR MONTHS NOW BUT AS IT KEEPS PROGRESSING IT IS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. 6.FINAL NOTE IF YOU HAVE AN EPILEPTIC DRIVER AND THEY MIGHT HAVE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT ON A DARK HIGHWAY LET'S HOPE THAT THE BRIGHT FLASHING DISPLAY FROM THE RADIO CONSTANTLY TURNING OFF AND ON DOES NOT CAUSE THEM TO HAVE A SEIZURE. I KNOW THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO DRIVE WHEN MY DISPLAY IS CONSTANTLY GOING OFF AND I AM UNABLE TO MAKE IT STOP SO MY EYES ARE HAVING TO CONSTANTLY ADJUST TO INTERIOR LIGHTS THAT MAKE YOU FEEL AS IF YOU ARE AT A DISCO.

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