What 78 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Chevrolet Camaro With Recaro

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING, TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, AND THEN EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE TRUNK FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER A WHILE, THE SMOKE EVENTUALLY DISSIPATED. RICK HENDRICKS CHEVROLET OF ATLANTA (3277 SATELLITE BLVD, DULUTH, GA 30096, (678)497-4598) WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THE FUSE BOX WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED DUE TO WATER INTRUSION INSIDE OF THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE IN NEAR PROXIMITY TO THE FUSE PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUSE BOX, WIRING HARNESS, AND A MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THREE MONTHS LATER THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,441.

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ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 26, 2020, AT 1:30 AM WHILE DRIVING ON I-30 WESTBOUND IN TEXARKANA, TX TRAVELING AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 75 MPH IN A 2018 CAMARO ZL1. THE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL AND ALL SYSTEMS THAT TRANSMIT POWER FROM THE ENGINE OR PROPULSION DEVICE TO THE WHEELS WERE LOST AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO COAST ONTO THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AWAY FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAD CONTACTED CHEVY EMERGENCY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE VEHICLES ONSTAR AND THIS SERVICE WAS OF NO AVAIL. AS AN ALTERNATIVE I HAD TO UTILIZE TRIPLE A IN ORDER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ORR CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT TEXARKANA, TX THIS VEHICLE SERIES HAS THE TR6060 TRANSMISSION IS FOR 6 SPEED MANUALS WHICH IS MANUFACTURED BY TREMEC CONTAINS DEVICES AND SYSTEMS THAT TRANSMIT POWER FROM THE ENGINE OR PROPULSION DEVICE TO THE WHEELS. THEREFORE, WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN NEUTRAL, 1ST - 2ND GEAR AND BACK TO NEUTRAL ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS EVENTS WHEREIN THE SHIFTING MECHANISM GRINDS AND/OR DROPS BACK INTO NEUTRAL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, WITH NOTABLE FLUTTERING OF THE SHIFTER AND RUBBING OR FRICTION NOISE THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYNCHRONIZERS. THE THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING IN TRAFFIC AND OPERATING A VEHICLE IN THIS MANNER IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A MAJOR ACCIDENT ENSUES. CONSUMERS SIMILARLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THE DEFECT ON VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS, HTTPS://WWW.CAMARO5.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=199040 HTTPS://WWW.CAMARO5.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=261882&PAGE=2 HTTPS://WWW.CAMARO5.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=4415830&POSTED=1#POST4415830 HTTPS://WWW.CAMARO5.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=199533

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AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK THE DISPLAY SHOWS ACTION REQUIRED SHIFT TO PARK AND WILL NOT SHUTOFF THE IGNITION. (STATIONARY/PARKED)

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THIS IS TO DOCUMENT AND REPORT THAT I PURCHASED MY 2018 CHEVY CAMARILLO ON APRIL 15, 2020 WITH 18,000 MILES. MY CAR ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON AUGUST 20, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:15PM. IT WAS A CLEAR EVENING AS I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. I WAS STOPPED AT THE INTERSECTION, READY TO TURN RIGHT TO CATCH THE FREEWAY ENTRANCE. AS I PROCEEDED TO TURN RIGHT, FROM A TWO LANE RIGHT TURN LANE, I RELEASED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND BEGAN ATTEMPTING THE RIGHT HAND TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DRASTICALLY HARDER AND ULTIMATELY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN TO CONTROL CAUSING ME TO HOP THE CENTER ISLE HITTING A CENTER DIVIDER. A CHP OFFICER PATROLLING THE AREA, WHO WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT, CONFIRMED I WAS NOT SPEEDING AS HE NOTED THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF TREAD MARKS TO SUGGESTS I WAS SPEEDING. ADDITIONALLY, NO ACCIDENT REPORT WAS TAKEN. BY PURE LUCK, I DID NOT HIT OR INJURE ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PROPERTY. I DID HOWEVER, SUSTAIN BRUISING FROM THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING, BACK PAIN AND OTHER ACHES. I REVIEWED THE HISTORY OF THE CHEVY CAMERON'S TO CONFIRM THAT ALTHOUGH NOT A RECALL AT THE TIME OF MY ACCIDENT, I TRULY AND HIGHLY ENCOURAGE THAT THE 2018S ALSO BE LOOKED AT FOR THE SAME RECALLS ISSUED WITH THE 2016 AND 2017 RECALLS.

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RAN INTO A SMALL POTHOLE. THE FRAME OF THE CAR BROKE CAUSING DIFFICULTIES WITH STEERING AND STABILITY. POOR DESIGN AND MATERIALS WILL NOT STAND NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS

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I HAVE A 2018 CAMERO THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW. I KEEP UP MY SERVICE ON MY CAR. ONE DAY I NOTICED A SMOKEY SMELL WHEN I CRANK THE CAR. THE CAR STARTED TO HESITATE TO START AT TIMES. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO AND SHOWED THEM THE ENGINE LIGHT SENSOR WAS ON AND TOLD THEM MY CAR WOULDN'T START FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS. THE SERVICE TECH TOLD ME IT WAS MY BATTERY. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE CAR DROVE FINE BUT I STILL SMELLED FUMES WHEN I CRANK THE CAR AND SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING IT ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF. ON 8/25/2020 MY CAR WOULDNT START AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED TO BOMIN CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING HOW A 2018 NEW CAR THAT'S NOT TWO YEARS OLD FUEL PUMP GOES OUT.I RESEARCHED FOR RECALLS AND I NOTICED 11/21/2019 A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR CHEVY CAMERO DUE TO FUEL PUMP ISSUES. PLEASE KNOW THAT IM NOT TRYING TO GET OUT OF PAYING FOR REPAIRS IF THAT'S NEED BE. I JUST WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION PLEASE. I KNOW OF TWO OTHER FRIENDS THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR CAMERO. RIGHT NOW AT A TIME LIKE THIS DOING THIS PANDEMIC AND OUT OF WORK I CANT AFFORD TO PAY $1200 IN REPAIRS IF ITS A POSSIBLE DEFECT. PLEASE HELP ME!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO OVER COMPENSATE WHILE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL UNKNOWN DEALERS WHERE THE MECHANICS PERFORMED ALIGNMENTS AND TIRE ROTATIONS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAMLINING WHICH WAS A NATURAL VEHICLE RESPONSE TO THE ROAD SURFACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

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MY CONVERTIBLE TOP REAR WINDOW IS STARTING TO COME OUT. THE GLUE IS SEPARATING AND I HAVE SEEN 20 PLUS TOPS THAT ARE DOING THE SAME THING. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL THE GLASS SHOP SAYS IT'S AN ABSOLUTE SAFETY HAZARD IT COULD BLOW OUT ON THE FREEWAY. THERE ARE PLENTY OF FORAMS TALKING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS WELL. APPARENTLY THE TOP AND GLASS ARE ONE PIECE SO THE WHOLE TOP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE AS IT IS SAFETY-RELATED. SOMEBODY COULD GET HURT IF THAT GLASS FLIES OUT ON THE FREEWAY

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ENGINE CUTS OUT WHEN STARTING OUT IN 1ST GEAR. MANUAL TRANSMISSION. ENGINE STALLED EASILY. WAS REAR ENDED BECAUSE ENGINE CUT OUT WHEN STARTING FROM LIGHT AND TRUCK BEHIND ME DROVE INTO ME.

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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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