What 69 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Chevrolet Camaro Ss With Recaro

I WAS DRIVING WHEN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH. IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO TURN AND BECAUSE OF THE MILAGE THE DEALERSHIP WON'T COVER IT EVEN THOUGH IT'S HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE RECALLED 2017 MODEL. *TR

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I WAS DRIVING MY 2018 CAMARO LT1 TURBO ON THE CITY IT WAS POURING REALLY BAD AND I WAS DRIVING CAREFULLY WHEN I FELT THE CAR PULLING TO THE SIDE A BIT BECAUSE THE ROAD WAS SLIPPERY AND THEN AS KEPT DRIVING A MESSAGE SAYING "SERVICE POWER STEERING DRIVE WITH CARE" POP UP. MY STEERING WHEEL IMMEDIATELY GOT HARD AND I HAD TO MAKE THE EFFORT TO TURN AND STOP AT A GAS STATION. *TR

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CHANGING LANES ON FREEWAY, CAR KICKED SIDEWAYS AND WE TRIED TO CORRECT THIS SLIDE. CAR SEEMED TO ACCELERATE CAUSING US TO LEAVE THE HWY AND FLIP LANDING UPSIDE DOWN.

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DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE LOCKS UP AND BRAKES BECOME HARD AS A ROCK, AND CAUSE ME TO SPIN OUT ON THE FREEWAY. RADIO CUT OFF AND FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS PICKING UP SPEED RATHER THEN SLOWING DOWN! ONSTAR THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME VIA EMAIL THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH MY ANTI BRAKING SYSTEM AND STABILITY TRAC SYSTEM AFTER THE CRASH.

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CONVERTIBLE TOP REAR WINDOW DELAMINATES DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN AND/OR INSUFFICIENT BONDING OF GLASS TO FABRIC MATERIAL OF TOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR TWICE WITHIN LESS THAN A YEAR. TOP WAS REPLACED ONCE AND NOW I NEED IT REPLACED AGAIN. GLASS COULD POTENTIALLY FALL INWARD TO INJURE A PASSENGER OR FALL OUT ONTO THE ROADWAY OR INTO A FOLLOWING VEHICLE. SO FAR GM'S SOLUTION HAS BEEN TO REPLACE THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE TOP.

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GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR END,IT DOES IT WHILE TURNING WHEN THE CAR IS COLD OR SAT FOR A FEW HOURS, I'M WORRIED THAT IT'S GOING TO LOCK UP SOME DAY WHILE TRAVELING. I BOUGHT IT NEW AND THE NOISE STARTED AT ABOUT 4000 MILES, THEY CHANGED THE FLUID AND THE NOISE NEVER WENT AWAY, I TRY TO EXPLAIN IT WHEN I TAKE IT IN, BUT THEY'RE DRIVING IT AFTER IT'S WARMED UP , SO NO NOISES EVERY TIME, THANKS, AND I HEAR ABOUT THIS FROM OTHER OWNERS.

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UPON DOWNSHIFTING TO 2ND GEAR FROM 3RD GEAR IS VERY HARD , GRINDS AND POPS BACK IN NEUTRAL, AND FLUTTERING NOTICED ON THE SHIFTER WITH RUBBING OR FRICTION NOISE.

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THE CAR HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION HOUSING AND THE CAR IS HARD TO DOWNSHIFT OR UPSHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. THE DEALERS ARE CALLING IT NORMAL. I HAVE MANUAL 6SPEED TRANSMISSION. WHEN I DOWNSHIFT, THE SHIFTING LIVER WILL EITHER POP RIGHT BACK UP INTO NUTERAL OR GRINDS.

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IF THE CAR IS NOT KEPT ON A CHARGING SYSTEM THE BATTERY CAN DRAIN WITHIN 48 HOURS - 2 WEEKS. WHEN I LEAVE THE CAR IN THE GARAGE WITH THE DOORS LOCKED FOR 48 HOURS THE BATTERY GOES DEAD. WHEN I LEAVE IT IN THE GARAGE FOR A WEEK UNLOCKED THE BATTERY IS DEAD. IT TOOK 45 MINUTES TO JUMP START IT.

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2018 2.0LITER TURBO HAS SHIFTING ISSUES I BELIEVE. IT IS VERY VIOLENT SHIFTING THROUGH GEARS WHEN FIRST START DRIVING AND SLOWING VEHICLE DOWN, AND SEEMS TO CAUSE LAG WHEN ACCELERATING IN EVERYDAY DRIVING.

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MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT KUNI CHEVROLET IN SACRAMENTO, CA SINCE 2/1/19 AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ON, WHEN I DRIVE OVER A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT CAUSED ME TO VEER ACROSS 2 LANES. THANKFULLY I DID NOT HIT ANOTHER CAR.

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WHENEVER THE A/C IS RUNNING THE DEFROSTERS STAY OPEN AND BADLY FOG THE WINDSHIELD ON THE INSIDE...GM IS AWARE AND HAS FIXES THAT DO NOT WORK. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE DEALER AND GM CORRECT IT (IT APPEARS TO BE EXTREMELY WIDESPREAD AS A PROBLEM)...GM RESPONDED THAT THE CAR FUNCTIONS AS IT WAS DESIGNED. I FIND IT DANGEROUS.

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, ABOUT 65 MPH, AND THE PHONE CHARGER CAUGHT FIRE AND EXPLODED. I STOPPED THE CAR ON THE INTERSTATE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE ON MY PERSON. THE CHARGER FELL UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT, AND CAUGHT THE SEAT ON FIRE. THE WHOLE CAR WAS CONSUMED BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE SCENE.

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2018 CHEVY CAMARO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE RPM METER. *LD *TR

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WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER, INSTEAD OF CLEARING THE CONDENSATION, IT CREATES A VERY THICK AREA OF CONDENSATION ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD, REGARDLESS OF TEMPERATURE SETTING OR FAN SPEED. I HAVE TO CARRY A MICRO FIBER CLOTH TO CLEAR THIS CONDENSATION REPEATEDLY, EVEN WHILE DRIVING.

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VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT 3 MONTHS AGO. GM DOES NOT MANUFACTURE REPLACEMENT CURTAIN AIRBAGS FOR THIS BRAND NEW VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING AT REPAIR SHOP SINCE DECEMBER 28TH. ALL AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. I HAVE NO RECOURSE, OTHER THAN TO TRY AND FIND USED AIRBAGS TO REPAIR MY CAR. APPARENTLY I ALSO HAVE TO SIGN A WAIVER TO HAVE MY CAR RELEASED FROM BODY SHOP. THIS IS UTTERLY UNACCEPTABLE THAT A HUGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY WOULD PRODUCE AN AUTO, AND NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR IT. APPARENTLY THEY DO NOT HAVE A TIME FRAME FOR PRODUCTION. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? THE VEHICLE WAS CUT OFF, AND SMASHED HEAD ON INTO A TREE ON A CITY STREET. MY CAR IS A CHEVROLET CAMARO ZL1.

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THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES ATTEMPTING TO START FROM A STOP. VEHICLE HAS ALSO STALLED GOING UP DRIVEWAYS. ONLY WAY TO AVOID STALLING IS TO NOT APPLY THROTTLE OR RIDE THE CLUTCH WHICH IS GOING TO PREMATURELY WEAR SAID CLUTCH.

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LOSS POWER ON TAKE OFF MANUAL TRANSMISSION

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ON THE ZL1 TRIM PACKAGE, MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP THE THE CARS TORQUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS INCORRECTLY CONFIGURED AND SENSES WHEEL SLIP (EVIDENT ON THE ELSD SLIP GUAGE) AND CUTS ENGINE POWER AND CAUSES THE CAR TO BOG DOWN AND POTENTIALLY STALL. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND DISCUSSED AT LENGTH ON NUMEROUS FORUMS. HERE IS A GOOD EXAMPLE. HTTP://WWW.CAMARO6.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=498180

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