Jun 17, 2014SteeringElectrical systemCrash
I DROVE MY CAR THROUGH MY GUARD GATE AND PROCEEDED TO TURN THE CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH WHEN I LOST COMPLETE STEERING OF MY CAR AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. LUCKILY I WAS NOT AT A HIGH SPEED WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR ON THE GRASSY EMBANKMENT OF OUR LAKE, AFTER MY CAR RIM WAS SNAGGED BY A 2 FT THIN METAL POST ATTACHED TO A TREE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE CHEVY DEALER WHO IMMEDIATELY HAD ME FILE A CLAIM WITH GM AFTER NOTICING THAT A PART ON THE STEERING OF THE CAR WAS FAULTY AND CAUSED A COLLAPSE OF THE STEERING RACK. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT LIGHT CAME ON EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO COLLISION NOR DEPLOYMENT. BY THE WAY, GM DECLINED THE CLAIM EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY PART AND I AM CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INSURANCE COMPANY, CHEVY DEALER AND GM TRYING TO DECIDE WHO IS PAYING FOR THE REPAIR OF MY VEHICLE 6 WEEKS LATER. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND ALL PARTS ARE ORIGINAL TO THE CAR WITH NO AFTER MARKET INSTALLATIONS AT ALL. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10599001
May 19, 2014SteeringElectrical systemEngine
WHILE DRIVING DOWN I 75 IN OCALA FLORIDA CAR STALLED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY . I PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER AND HAD TO RESTART CAR. I TOOK IT IN TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG. THEY SAID TAKE THE CAR. *JS
NHTSA ODI 10592329
May 18, 2014Electrical system
2013 CAMARO WAS TOTALLY DEAD BUT BATTERY SHOWED FULLY CHARGED ON A BATTERY CHARGER. PREVIOUSLY, THE CAR HAD ACTED ODD WITH THE WIPERS, LIGHTS, ETC,. GOING ON AND OFF WITH NO HUMAN INTERACTION. FOUND OUT THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CONNECTION, IN THE TRUNK UNDER THE SPACE TIRE, WAS SO LOOSE IT COULD BE REMOVED BY HAND WITHOUT ANY TOOLS. SPARE TIRE HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED SINCE THE CAMARO WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE 2013 SO IT EITHER CAME FROM THE FACTORY THAT LOOSE OR THE UNUSUAL 10MM SCREW THAT TIGHTENS THE CONNECTION WORKED ITSELF LOOSE. *JS
NHTSA ODI 10592210
Dec 14, 2013Electrical system
TIRE LIGHT ON IN NIGHT. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10556028
Dec 3, 2013Transmission & drivetrainElectrical systemEngine
STARTING DAY 1 AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2013, THE VEHICLES BACK UP CAM BEGAN TO FREEZE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE UNTIL I PUT THE CAR BACK IN PARK AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND OPEN THE DOOR TO COMPLETELY SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN. A FEW MONTHS LATER ON TOP OF THE RADIO AND BACK UP CAMERA ISSUES THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED TO CREATE A CHAIN DRAGGING SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING, IT THEN BEGINS TO PULSATE WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE ACCELERATION PEDDLE AND THE SOUND CONTINUES, THE VEHICLES RADIO THEN FREEZES AND RESETS ITSELF STARTING IN OCTOBER OF 2013. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO CERTIFIED CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TO GET THE VEHICLE FIXED. THE DEALER HAS STATED AND BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS COMPLETELY AND HAS RAN OUT OF ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE FIX THE PROBLEMS AFTER PUTTING OVER 800 ADDITIONAL ROAD MILES ON MY VEHICLE IN ORDER TO TRY TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10554591
Oct 28, 2013Electrical system
AFTER MY CAMARO STALLED AND I REPORTED IT I CALLED ONSTAR AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD 43,000+ MILES ON THE CAR THE VIN WAS REGISTERING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MADE THEM AWARE THAT GM NOTED THAT THE CAR WAS READING THIS HIGH MILEAGE. I WANTED TO RETURN THE CAR, THEY WOULD NOT DO IT. I WANTED TO EXCHANGE THE CAR, THEY WOULD NOT DO IT. ONSTAR, GM, ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, NOR THE DEALERSHIP KNOWS WHERE THE MILEAGE CAME FROM. I NEED ANSWERS. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10549820