2015 Chevrolet Camaro

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while the gear shifter was shifted to park(P), the key could only be turned halfway and became stuck. Due to the failure, the vehicle failed to shut off. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed, and determined that the gear shifter assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred two or three years later. The vehicle was taken to the same dealer where the gear shifter assembly was replaced, but the failure reoccurred approximately three to four years later. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired after the last failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 13,000.

This is the SECOND time that my "Serivce Stabilitrak" along with the traction light has gone off and the engine light blinks constantly, within less than a 6 month period. I paid almost $900, with a dealership coupon, at Grieco Chervolet in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for the exact same problem, less than 6 months ago; now the same issue occurred today, on my way to work. Uncontrollable shaking and speed. I see LOTS of complaints for this issue on this website, so I am NOT sure how there is NOT a safety recall for this vehicle. No one seems to take this concern seriously, until deaths are reported, I suppose. Shameful! This car is going to cause an injury or fatality, if some agency does not look into this concern, that many Chervy Camaro owners, are reporting.

MY CAMARO BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THE CAR WAS COLD DUE TO ME NOT REALLY DRIVING DURING COVID,SO AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE WARM UP, I DROVE AWAY. AS I DROVE DOWN MY STREET, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE TRACTION, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. WHILE CONTINUING TO DRIVE, THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE HARD JERKING MOTIONS. I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, ELECTRICAL AND POWER TRAIN COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE DEALING WITH THIS SAME CONCERN (AS WELL AS THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHICH IS ALSO A COMPLAINT. I WANT IT DOCUMENTED JUST IN CASE AN ACCIDENT, OR GOD FORBIDS A FATALITY HAPPENS, THEY WILL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED PRIOR. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. PLEASE SHARE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND/OR CHEVROLET

STARTED W THE CAR POPPING OUT OF 2ND. DRIVING, THEN SUDDENLY IN NEUTRAL. OBVIOUSLY, NOT SAFE IN TRAFFIC OR IN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. SOON IT WOULD GRIND WHEN GOING INTO 2ND. I FOUND IT WOULD GO INTO GEAR BETTER IF I 'GUNNED' IT A BIT. BUT, THEN, I'M RISKING GOING TOO FAST UNEXPECTEDLY, AND CAN'T BE GOOD ON THE MOTOR. BEFORE TOO LONG, IT IS BASICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GO INTO 2ND, EITHER UP (1-2) OR DOWN (3-2). NOW, I JUST SKIP 2ND. BUT, THIS ISN'T GOOD FOR MOTOR!! ALSO, HAVING TO REV HIGH IN 1ST FOR A SMOOTHER JUMP TO 3RD ISN'T GOOD. SLOWING FOR TURNS, THE MOTOR BOGS DOWN, SOMETIMES STALLS!!! DANGEROUS WITH SOMEONE BEHIND ME! LOOKED UP ISSUE, SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON PROBLEM. TAKEN TO SHOP 3X, CAN'T REPLICATE OR PINPOINT PROBLEM. I REPLICATE IT EVERY DAY!! DEALER ADVICE IS VERY COSTLY TRANSMISSION WORK! IF THIS IS SO COMMON, ISN'T THIS A DESIGN FLAW?? IT SEEMS TO ME A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW. SOME RESEARCH SUGGESTS THERE IS A SIMPLE ADJUSTMENT THAT CAN BE DONE, THRU THE GEAR SHIFT COVER?! BUT, DEALER NOR AUTO SHOP INTERESTED IN 'INTERNET EASY FIX'. (NOT ENOUGH CASH IN POCKET??) AT A LOSS, I DON'T WANT COSTLY WORK DONE ON A TRANS, WHEN NOT NEEDED. BUT, IT'S CLEARLY GOING TO NEED THE WORK IF I CAN'T GET HELP SOON. NEED CHEVY TO BE HONEST ABOUT THIS CLEARLY COMMON ISSUE, RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM RATHER THAN DENY! RECALL FOR THE WORK. AND, STOP PLAYING GAMES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE ISSUES STRAIGHT OFF THE LOT AND/ OR ON-GOING SOON AFTER AND FOREVERMORE.

THE STEREO HAS A "SHORT" AS DETERMINED BY MY LOCAL DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A "WELL KNOWN ISSUE" FOR THIS GENERATION OF CAMAROS. THE ISSUE CAUSES THE STEREO AND ALL CONNECTED SYSTEMS TO SHORT, TURN OFF, THEN TURN BACK ON. DURING EACH CYCLE OF THIS PROCESS A LOUD POP COMES FROM THE STEREO SPEAKERS THAT IS SIMILAR TO A BALLOON POPPING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO AN INDIVIDUAL. CURRENTLY THIS WILL WITHER HAPPEN ONCE AFTER STARTUP WITH THE RADIO NOT TURNING BACK ON FOR THE DURATION OF THE TRIP, OR WILL HAPPEN REPEATEDLY DURING THE DURATION OF THE DRIVE. IN THE SITUATION WHERE THE RADIO SHORTS AND STAYS OFF FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DRIVE, NONE OF THE AUDIO WARNINGS FOR THE CAR WILL WORK WHILE STEREO IS SHORTED OUT. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO SEAT BELT WARNINGS, LOW FUEL WARNINGS, DOOR AJAR WARNINGS, REVERSE GEAR NOTIFICATION (MANUAL TRANSMISSION), ENGINE OVERHEAT WARNING, POWER STEERING WARNING, TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT WARNING, PARKING LAMP NOTIFICATION, HEADLAMP NOTIFICATION, PARKING BREAK WARNING, ABS WARNING, BLINKER CHIME. THE POPPING SOUND MADE BY THE RADIO WHILE IT IS SHORTING CAN BE VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING AND THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN IT OFF. IT CAN ALSO BE UNEXPECTED AND STARTLING AND MAY CAUSE REACTIONS FROM THE DRIVER. WHILE THE RADIO IS SHORTED OUT THE AUDIO CHIME FOR THE BLINKER DOES NOT WORK. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE THE BLINKER'S AUDIO CHIME WAS NOT OPERATIVE FOR THE ENTIRE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE THE REVERSE GEAR AUDIO NOTIFICATION DOES NOT OPERATE WHEN THE RADIO IS SHORTED. THIS CAN CAUSE A DRIVER TO UNEXPECTEDLY PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO QUICKLY SHIFT TO 1ST GEAR. IN NORMAL OPERATION THE VEHICLE EMITS A NOTIFICATION SOUND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO REVERSE ALONG WITH A R DISPLAYED ON THE GAUGE CLUSTER.

MY CAMARO'S ACCELERATOR STOPPED FUNCTIONING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP WHILE DODGING TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE RAN, AT IDLE. I PUT IT IN PARK. I STILL COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I COULD FLOOR IT. NOTHING BUT IDLE. I TURNED OFF THE POWER AND CUT IT BACK ON AND I WAS ABLE TO ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER. THIS IS ALMOST THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE FUNCTIONAL HACK AS DEMONSTRATED IN THE WIRED MAGAZINE "JEEP HACK" VIDEO. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING IT 9 DAYS, THE DEALER GAVE ME THE FOLLOWING INFO. U100 DATA BUS: ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) A - NO COMMUNICATION U101 DATA BUS: TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) - NO COMMUNICATION U121 DATA BUS: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) CONTROL MODULE - NO COMMUNICATION U176 DATA BUS: SUPPLEMENTARY RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) SENSOR G - NO COMMUNICATION I BELIEVE THIS TO BE EITHER A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT, OR A MALICIOUS HACKING ATTEMPT. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I CAN'T DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT THE FEAR OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN. WITHOUT WARNING. GM'S OFFICIAL ANSWER IS THAT THEY WILL GIVE ME AN OIL CHANGE COUPON. I DO NOT FIND THIS SATISFACTORY. I FIND IT A HUGE DANGER TO MY LIFE AND THOSE AROUND ME. I AM INSULTED THAT GM FINDS IT FUNNY. RESEARCH I HAVE DONE SHOWS THAT THEY HAVE COVERED UP STUFF LIKE THIS BEFORE. I THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW. I ASKED GM FOR CONTACT INFO ON THEIR FEDERAL OVERSEER FOR THE IGNITION ISSUE. THEY REFUSED. I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE LEARNED THEIR LESSON.