2014 Chevrolet Camaro

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WENT OUT AND CAME BACK ON AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED SEVERAL DEALERS, INCLUDING THE CHEVROLET OF BEND DEALER, LOCATED AT 345 NE 3RD ST, BEND, OR 97701, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A HARDWARE FAILURE THAT WAS NOT WORTH SPENDING MONEY TO REPAIR, DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.

WHILE TRAVELING, THE RADIO SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD POP NOISE AND THE INFORMATION PANEL WENT OUT...INFORMATION PANEL BEGAN FLICKERING ON AND OFF, ALSO AFFECTING THE AC/HEAT CONTROLS AND WHEN USING THE BLINKER, IT WOULDN'T MAKE A SIGNAL SOUND. THE LACK OF BLINKER SOUND LEADS ME TO WONDER IF THE BLINKERS EVEN WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS PROBLEM RANDOMLY HAPPENS AND WHEN IT DOES, IT'S VERY DISTRACTING AND THE LOUD POP NOISE IS EXTREMELY UPSETTING. I HAVE FOUND ON NUMEROUS FORUMS THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE CHEVY CAMARO AND GM DOESN'T SEEM CONCERNED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IT FIRST HAPPENED TO MY CAR ON DEC. 5, 2019 AND HAS CONTINUED TO RANDOMLY HAPPEN SINCE.

I HAVE STOCK EVERYTHING ON MY CAMARO. THE RADIO, TURN SIGNALS, AND A/C GLITCH OUT ALL OF THE TIME. MY RADIO WILL RANDOMLY GLITCH OUT SOMETIMES WITH A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE SPEAKERS AND SOMETIMES QUIET. I NO LONGER HAVE CONTROL OF WHAT STATION TO LISTEN TO OR THE VOLUME. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES AND OTHER TIMES EVERY 10 SECONDS. IF THE REAR DEFROST IS ON, THE RADIO HAS NO SOUND UNTIL I TURN THE REAR DEFROST OFF. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES, TURN ON MY HIGH/LOW BEAMS, OR USE MY TURN SIGNAL, THE RADIO GLITCHES. IT ALSO GLITCHES WITHOUT TOUCHING ANYTHING IN THE CAR WHAT SO EVER. ALSO SOMETIMES WHEN I USE MY TURN SIGNALS, IT MAKE MY SPEAKER SOUND LIKE THEY ARE BLOWN WITH A LOUD SOUND THAT DOES NOT STOP UNTIL I SHUT THE CAR OFF, REMOVE THE KEY, AND OPEN THE DOOR. SOMETIMES THE SOUND KEEPS GOING EVEN AFTER THAT. THE TURN SIGNAL CLICK SOUND DOESN'T ADD UP TO THE LIGHT FLASHING ANYMORE. SOMETIMES THE AIR OR HEAT WILL NOT TURN ON AND THE LIGHTS TO THAT SYSTEM FLASH REPEATEDLY/QUICKLY ON AND OFF EVERY TIME THE CAR GLITCHES, DOOR OPENS OR CLOSES, OR CAR GETS LOCKED/UNLOCKED. THE IGNITION ALSO TRIES TO KEEP MY KEY, AND MY CAR WILL NOT TURN COMPLETELY OFF UNTIL I CAN GET MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I HAVE BEEN STUCK TRYING TO GET MY KEY OUT FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS IS AFTER THE IGNITION RECALL WHICH DID NOT HELP IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE. THE CLOCK HAS TROUBLE KEEPING TIME BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH IT GLITCHES OUT, AND I HAVE ALSO NOTICED MY HEAD LIGHTS DIM WHEN IT DOES. THESE PROBLEMS ARE ONLY GETTING WORSE! IT STARTED IN DECEMBER 2018 WITH JUST THE TURN SIGNAL MAKING MY SPEAKERS SOUND BLOWN AND OVER A MATTER OF A COUPLE OF MONTHS IT HAS GOTTEN THIS BAD. I'M WORRIED TO SEE WHAT ELSE HAPPENS. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATE AND RANDOMLY BLINK ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE RADIO WOULD ALSO BLINK OFF AND ON AND A LOUD POPPING NOISE WOULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOM BELL CHEVROLET (800 ALABAMA ST, REDLANDS, CA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIO UNIT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

RADIO SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY DURING DRIVING CITY STREETS AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. BLOWERS WILL SOMETIMES SHUT OFF WHEN THE RADIO TURNS OFF. DASH LIGHTS ALSO FLICKER 5-10 TIMES WHEN RADIO SHUTS OFF AND AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF. WHEN PULLING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, SPEAKERS POP LOUDLY. EXTREMELY DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS. NO ISSUE WITH BATTERY OR ALTERNATOR. GM SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THERE ARE MULTIPLE VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE AND FORUMS ONLINE OF THIS ISSUE. APPARENTLY THERE'S A POSSIBLE SOLUTION BY CUTTING THE 18TH WIRE, FURTHEST WHITE WIRE TO THE LEFT BEHIND THE STEREO FACE PLATE. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

CENTER CONSOLE LIGHTS STARTED TURNING OFF AND ON AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME 2018, ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD POPPING SOUND FROM SPEAKERS. THEN THE RADIO STARTED TURNING OFF AND ON CONSTANTLY ACCOMPANIED BY THE SAME LOUD POPPING SOUND. BLINKERS SOMETIMES TRIGGER RADIO PROBLEM AND THEY DO NOT ALWAYS WORK PROPERLY. RADIO CONSOLE FINALLY BLEW OUT PERMANENTLY IN JAN 2019, UNABLE TO LISTEN TO MUSIC, AND AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. CONTACTED BOTH GM AND CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN PAWLEY'S ISLAND; TOLD ME NO RECALLS, WOULD HAVE TO BRING IN FOR ANALYSIS; HOWEVER INDICATED THAT IT WOULD COST AROUND $1,000. HOW WOULD THEY KNOW THE COST UNLESS THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM? I ALSO HAVE VIDEO EVIDENCE.