2015 Chevrolet Camaro

I OWN A CAMARO 2015 LS V6. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 35MPH, I ACCELERATED AND THEN MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. WHEN I LOOKED AT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION I SAW THAT IT HAD TURNED INTO THE OFF POSITION WHILE IN DRIVE. I KNOW GM HAS HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS DUE TO THEIR IGNITION SWITCH FOR THE FLIP-KEY FOB (RECALL IS N192223230), BUT I AM NOW HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. MY KEY IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE FOB, BUT I SHOW THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THIS IS NOW CAUSING AN INTERMITTENT CONNECTION AND THE CAR MAY STALL WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS IS ALSO PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE RECALL AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.

2015 CAMARO - SAFETY SYSTEMS ATTACHED TO RADIO MODULE. RADIO MODULE KEEPS GOING OUT, WHEN RADIO MODULE GOES OUT, ALL AUDIBLE WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER PRESENT, INCLUDING TURN SIGNALS, SEAT BELT NOTIFICATION FOR PASSENGERS/DRIVER. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT CAMARO FORUMS, AND HAS BEEN REPORTED TO CHEVY, NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE DRIVER AS WELL AS PASSENGERS. ITS THE DRIVERS RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE SEATBELTS ARE ON, AND THE AUDIBLE NOTIFICATIONS HELP TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ALL PASSENGERS, IN THE EVENT THERE IS AN ERROR/MALFUNCTION IN THE ENGINE/SEAT BELT ERROR/AIRBAG ERRORS.

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF RESTARTING MY CAR IT WILL FINALLY RELEASE. IT'S GETTING FAR WORSE AND I'M AFRAID IT WON'T COME OUT ONE OF THESE TIMES.LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF THE DASH EVEN WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION. LOUD POP THROUGH SPEAKERS AND THEN HEAT/AIR WON'T WORK. RADIO KICKS ON AND OFF. TURN SIGNAL PLAYS THROUGH SPEAKER. RADIO SCREEN WILL GO COMPLETELY BLACK AT TIMES. I ONLY HAVE 45,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD THESE ONGOING ISSUES. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULDN'T FIND AN ISSUE, BUT NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. ATTACHED PICTURE IS SHOWING MY RADIO AND AIR LIGHTING UP WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I'M AFRAID MY BATTERY IS GOING TO GO DEAD.

THE RADIO/INFO SCREEN COMES IN AND OUT OF SERVICE. USUALLY ACCOMPANIED BY THE SOUND OF STATIC THRU THE RADIO SPEAKER. IT ALSO AFFECT THE HEATING AND COOLING UNIT OF THE VEHICLE. THE "SHORT" HAPPENS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL, CLUTCH, OR TURN SIGNALS ARE ACTIVATED. THE EVENT CAN ALSO OCCUR RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE CAN BE STATIONARY, OR IN MOTION. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT IS CITY OR HIGHWAY DRIVING. IT ACTS LIKE A SHORT AND IS DEFINITELY NOT A FUSE PROBLEM. MORE LIKELY SOMETHING IN A RELAY OR PROGRAMMING. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY, BUT THE ACTIVATION OF THE BRAKES, CLUTCH, OR TURN SIGNALS CAN SPARK THE PROBLEM. THE INFO SCREEN IS AN INTEGRAL UNIT OF THE VEHICLE AND IT IS TIED INTO SO MANY OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE CAR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS RECORDS OF THE PROBLEM ON YOUTUBE AND ON CHAT LINES IN THE COMPUTER. A POTENTIAL "FIX" SHOWN ON YOUTUBE DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE.

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.