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

CONVERTIBLE LEAKS INTO THE REAR FLOOR PAN (DRIVER/PASSENGER) LEAK OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE STATIONARY. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=OA9CMPHABAS HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/226942550693692/PERMALINK/1110083875712884/ HTTPS://GM.OEMDTC.COM/6165/WATER-LEAK-IN-REAR-FLOOR-AREA-2011-2015-CHEVROLET-CAMARO-CONVERTIBLE/2

NHTSA ODI 11091984

THE RADIO SYSTEM- MYLINK HAD TO BE REBOOTED TWICE SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. FIRST TIME UNDER WARRANTY, SECOND TIME OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAD TO PAY $125 DIAGNOSTIC FEE FOR DEALER TO SIMPLY UPLOAD AN UPDATE THAT TOOK 10 MINUTES. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN BOTH INSTANCES.

NHTSA ODI 11091986

MY RADIO, DASH LIGHTS, AND CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL FLASHES ON AND OFF THEN MAKES A POP SOUND. THE RADIO DOES NOT WORK, AND THE HEAT & AC WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL OR MOVING.

NHTSA ODI 11091252

WHILE DRIVING, I HEARD A LOUD POP FROM MY SPEAKERS. MY RADIO WENT BLACK, MY LEFT BLINKER STOPPED WORKING, AND MY HEATER AND AC UNIT WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME AS MY RADIO. NOT ONLY AM I DISAPPOINTED, BUT FRUSTRATED BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE FROM THE DEALER. NOW MY RADIO GOES IN AND OUT WHENEVER IT WANTS, ALONG WITH MY AC/HEATER AND MY BLINKER BLINKS EXTREMELY SLOWER THAN USUAL. I AM A HUGE FAN OF CHEVY'S AND NEVER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM LIKE THIS ONE ON ANY VEHICLE I'VE OWNED. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF THESE ISSUES ARE RELATED BECAUSE THE AC/HEATER UNIT IS CONNECTED TO THE RADIO AND THE ONLY WAY IT CAN BE FIXED IS THROUGH THE DEALER. HOWEVER, AS I CONTINUE TO READ OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINTS, THE DEALERSHIPS DO NOT HAVE AN ACCURATE FIX. I HAVE BEEN REALLY GOOD WITH KEEPING UP THE MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE, BUT THIS EXPENSE IS SOMETHING I CANNOT AFFORD RIGHT NOW, AS A SINGLE PARENT WITH A CHILD IN COLLEGE! I ALSO SEE THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY OWNER WITH THIS ISSUE. I AM SURPRISED THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL AS ONE IS DEFINITELY NEEDED OR CHEVY NEEDS TO TAKE MORE PRIDE IN THEIR VEHICLES AND CREATE MORE QUALITY ONES. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THAT ANYONE PURCHASE A CHEVY CAMARO ESPECIALLY WITH THESE HORRIFYING ISSUES. I WILL CONTACT THE CEO OF GM AND VOICE MY COMPLAINT AS WELL. IF ANYONE KNOWS OF A SIMPLE FIX, PLEASE HELP! A LOYAL, YET DISSATISFIED CAMARO OWNER!

NHTSA ODI 11083661

RADIO, A/C, TURN SIGNALS TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN CAR IS TURNED ON.

NHTSA ODI 11083334

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE RADIO WAS TURNED ON BUT FAILED TO PLAY MUSIC, THE HEAT WAS TURNED ON BUT BLEW OUT COLD AIR, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON BUT BLEW OUT HOT AIR. ADDITIONALLY, THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT MAKING THE CLICKING NOISE WHILE IN THE ON POSITION. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND OPENED CASE 8-4029973651 AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,500.

NHTSA ODI 11081279

6 MONTHS AGO MY INFOTAINMENT SCREEN STARTED FLASHING AND THE CD WOULD OCCASIONALLY POP OUT OF THE PLAYER ON ITS OWN. THE MUSIC WOULD TURN ITSELF OFF THEN COME BACK ON, STARTLING ME AS IT WOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD STATIC OR POPPING SOUND. IT STARTED OFF INTERMITTENTLY, THEN THE SCREEN WENT COMPLETELY BLACK AND THE MUSIC STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY EXCEPT FOR THE CONSTANT BUZZING/STATIC SOUND ACCOMPANIED BY CLICKING AS THOUGH SOMETHING IS TRYING TO TURN ON. THE SCREEN AND THE MUSIC OCCASIONALLY MAKE A SURPRISING APPEARANCE, USUALLY AFTER I'VE COME TO A STOP, ROLLED MY WINDOW DOWN OR USED THE TURN SIGNAL. WHICH BRINGS ME TO THE NEXT THING, THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. TO THIS DAY IT COMES ON AND OFF AT ITS LEISURE, INCLUDING THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOW DEFROST. MY BLINKERS NO LONGER MAKE THE SOUND TO ALERT ME THAT THEY ARE ON. ON A FEW OCCASIONS MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAS FAILED TO OPERATE. I ASSUME ONE DAY THAT WILL BE ALSO BE INOPERATIVE BASED ON PREVIOUS TRENDS. I CANCELLED MY SUBSCRIPTION TO ONSTAR SINCE I HAVE NO ACCESS TO THE FEATURES ANY LONGER. THIS MEANS I NO LONGER HAVE NAVIGATION, ACCESS TO EMERGENCY SERVICES, HANDS FREE CALLING OR EVEN ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. I NO LONGER HAVE THE ABILITY TO REMOTE ACCESS MY VEHICLE WHICH WAS ONE OF THE MAIN SELLING POINTS. NOW PLEASE IMAGINE TAKING AN UNCOMFORTABLY SILENT RIDE WITH ME AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN A CD THAT WASN'T PLAYING POPS OUT AND THE AIR CONDITIONER KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF, ALL WHILE THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE ITS ABOUT TO EXPLODE. I'VE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND COUNTLESS SITES WITH NUMEROUS OWNERS STATING THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. ADD ANOTHER 5000 OR SO CHARACTERS TO THIS COMPLAINT BOX AND I WILL GLADLY COPY AND PASTE THOSE OWNERS' STORIES FOR YOU TO CONSIDER AS WELL. CHEVROLET/GM SAY THAT THIS IS MY ISSUE ALONE. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL YEARS BEFORE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE

NHTSA ODI 11080773

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO STEER AND PULLED INTO ANOTHER LANE. LUCKILY, NO CARS WERE NEAR. WE MANAGED TO GET HOME AND TOOK TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER. THEY RESET IT AND POWER STEERING WORKED FOR A WHILE. DROVE THE CAR FOR APPOXIMATELY 60 MILES AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON A 2 LANE ROAD IN MIDDLE OF TURN. ALMOST WRECKED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 8700 MILES ON IT, BUT BECAUSE OF YEARS, WARRANTY IS OUT. 8700 MILES!!! WHEN I CONTACTED GM OVER ABOUT A MONTH SEVERAL TIMES, THEY FINALLY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. I ALSO HAVE A 2014 SILVERADO THAT HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2017 COLORADO THAT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON TODAY. IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I CHECKED OUT PROBLEMS ONLINE, I FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI 11057240

I OWN A 2013 CHEVROLET ZL1 CAMARO WITH 76500 MILES. IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. CHEVROLET SAID THIS WAS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM AND THE REPAIR WOULD BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. CHEVROLET WANTED $2,791.00 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI 11052649

SHARK FIN ANTENNA HAS VERY POOR RECEPTION, CAUSES ONSTAR TO LOSE CONNECTION OFTEN IN PLACES IT SHOULDN'T AS WELL AS NAVIGATION THROUGH RADIO TO NOT WORK WHEN IT SHOULD AND RADIO,XM,ETC. DEALER SAID IT WAS A COMMON THING IN THE CAMARO SHARK FIN. HAPPENS VERY OFTEN FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED THE CAR TO PRESENT

NHTSA ODI 11035960

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LOST POWER, AND THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CAPITOL CHEVROLET OF COLUMBIA (111 NEWLAND RD, COLUMBIA, SC 29229 (855) 935-0359) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH INTERNAL FAILURE AND THE CABLE WIRES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

NHTSA ODI 11024189

DURING EVENT(S), VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND STOPPED. WHEN A PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT, THE AIR BAG DOES NOT TURN ON. AT LEAST THE LIGHT FOR THE AIR BAG STAYS IN THE OFF POSITION. THIS HAPPENS NO MATTER WHAT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN HAPPENING FOR A VERY LONG TIME, I JUST NOW NOTICED IT.

NHTSA ODI 11020922

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SECURE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT, THE BUCKLE MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT PROPERLY LOCK. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

NHTSA ODI 11015473

TPMS SYSTEM. MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. MOVING. SERVICE TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM IS DISPLAYED WHEN TIRE PRESSURE FALLS BELOW 32 PSI OR GETS INTO A CERTAIN RANGE AS SOMETIMES WILL REAPPEAR BELOW 30 PSI AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT. THE TIRE PRESSURE DISPLAY WILL ONLY SHOW DASHES AND NOT A PRESSURE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THAT IT IS NORMAL OPERATION BY DEALERS. IT SHOULD NOT BE THAT WAY, AS YOU DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A LEAK OR IF THE SYSTEM TRULY NEEDS SERVICED.

NHTSA ODI 11014916

WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE SERVICE POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THEN. IT ONLY HAPPENS AT LOW SPEED MANEUVERING (<12MPH). THE FOLLOWING HAPPENS ONCE THE PROBLEM IS CREATED: POWER FLICKERS ON THE CAR; THE AC RESETS, RADIO RESETS, POWER STEERING GOES OUT, AND THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES DISPLAY: "SERVICE POWER STEERING" "SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL" AND "OPEN AND CLOSE PASSENGER WINDOW". I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER, AND THEY TOLD ME THE ELECTRIC STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND IT IS FAIRLY COMMON BETWEEN 2012-15 CAMAROS'. LUCKILY, I HAVE THE ABILITY TO REMAIN CALM AND CONTROL THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I AM NOT SO SURE OTHERS WILL HAVE THE SAME FATE AS I DID. HERE IS A FORUM POST WITH MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS CONSOLIDATED: [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ODI 11014216

WHILE IN MOTION, I NOTICED THE CAR STARTED PULLING IN ONE DIRECTION AND THEN THE A COMPLETE LOSS OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED "SERVICE POWER STEERING" THIS IS COMPLETLY UNSAFE TO HAVE THE CAR PULL IN ONE DIRECTION AND NOT TO MENTION THERE IS ONLY 19,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE BUT GM STILL REFUESES TO TAKE ACTION. ONLY IN THE EVENT OF A DEATH WILL THE ACT.

NHTSA ODI 11013698

THERE IS A DELAY TO THE RADIO WHEN I START MY CAR. THE RADIO IS CONSTANTLY TURNING OFF AND ON. THE LIGHTS ON THE RADIO KEEP FLICKERING. DUE TO WHATEVER ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARE HAPPENING WITHIN THE RADIO THE TIME IS NOT STAYING CURRENT. THIS IS HAPPENING WHEN I AM STARTING AND TURNING MY VEHICLE OFF. MY CONCERN IS WHETHER OR NOT THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE RADIO OR IF THEY ARE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE, AND I FEAR THAT MY CAR WILL LOSE POWER WHILE I AM DRIVING.

NHTSA ODI 11012688

RADIO NOT WORKING SCREEN BLACK. UNABLE TO HEAR TURN SIGNALS WHEN ON. AIR CONDITIONER COMING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY AS THOUGHT THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.

NHTSA ODI 11011980

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING STALLING AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON MY 2013 CHEVY CAMARO I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES NOW AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN DURING EXTREME HEAT TEMPERATURES DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS PARTICULARLY. I HAVE NOTICED THAT NISSAN IS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR NISSAN VERSA'S AND NISSAN SENTRAS AS IT WAS AIRED ON CHANNEL 13 ACTION NEWS. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO GM TWICE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH NO HELP ALTHOUGH THEY ARE AWARE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES. I NEED TO START A CLASS ACTION SUIT. CAN YOU HELP ME?

NHTSA ODI 11010371

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD A RATTLING NOISE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE CYLINDER BOLT BECAME LOOSE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER (SUBURBAN CHEVROLET 12475 PLAZA EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA 12475 877-350-6609). THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONTACT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V069000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

NHTSA ODI 10995551

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR KEPT ILLUMINATING AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE FIRST DEALER (MYRTLE BEACH CHEVROLET 1785 US-501, MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29577 (843) 407-0656) WHERE THE RACK AND PINION WERE REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. A SECOND DEALER (BIG COUNTRY CHEVROLET 109 S MAIN ST, HEMINGWAY, SC 29554 (843) 558-2571) REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION, REPLACED THE BATTERY, AND CHECKED THE WIRING. NEITHER OF THE TWO DEALERS WERE ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN BACK AND FORTH TO THE TWO DEALERS MORE THAN EIGHT TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN REPLACING THE SAME OEM PARTS, WHICH FAILED MORE THAN TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,665.

NHTSA ODI 10991377

THERE IS A DELAY TO THE RADIO WHEN I START MY CAR. THE RADIO IS CONSTANTLY TURNING OFF AND ON. THE LIGHTS ON THE RADIO KEEP FLICKERING. DUE TO WHATEVER ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARE HAPPENING WITHIN THE RADIO THE TIME IS NOT STAYING CURRENT. THIS IS HAPPENING WHEN I AM STARTING AND TURNING MY VEHICLE OFF. MY CONCERN IS WHETHER OR NOT THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE RADIO OR IF THEY ARE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE, AND I FEAR THAT MY CAR WILL LOSE POWER WHILE I AM DRIVING.

NHTSA ODI 10954180

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE GM ENGINEERS DIAGNOSED THAT, DUE TO THE SLOW CRASH, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

NHTSA ODI 10930035

STARTED A FEW WEEKS AGO THE HEAT WOULDN'T HEAT AND THE HEAT AND RADIO WOULD TURN OFF AND ON THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME YOU GET IN THE CAR. WINTER IS HERE AND WITHOUT A HEATER THAT IS NOT SAFE!! THIS HAPPENS IF THE CAR IS IN MOTION, STATIONARY CITY STREETS AND ON HIGHWAY PLEASE HELP!!!!

NHTSA ODI 10927804

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH EITHER TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED, THE SPEAKERS ACTIVATED LOUDLY WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE RADIO MALFUNCTIONED AND THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

NHTSA ODI 10896137