1995 Chevrolet Camaro

MY DAUGHTER PUSHED IN THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER THAT IS WHEN SHE SAW A SPARK AND A TRAIL OF FIRE GOING TO TOP OF STEREO AND OVER TO STEERING AREA. SHE PARKED CAR AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. THE ONLY THING LEFT OF MY CAR IS BACK TIRES AND TAILLIGHTS. I HAVE HAD THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT STAYING ON. WIPERS WORK ONLY WHEN AND IF THEY FEEL LIKE IT. THEY DON'T COVER GLASS ON DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. NOT BEING ABLE TO GO UP OR DOWN IF YOU DIDN'T WAIT AN HOUR IN BETWEEN. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 70000 MILES ALL FACTORY NOTHING ADDED ON. *PH

Incident Sep 10, 2003

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH, HYDROPLANED, SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, ABS SYSTEM FAILED TO STABILIZE VEHICLE. CAR STRUCK GUARDRAIL, NO DRIVER OR PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. VEHILCE IS TOTAL LOSS.*AK

Incident Jul 21, 2003

MY 16-YEAR OLD SON WAS INVOLVED IN A FENDER-BENDER. BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, DESTROYING THE DASH AND WINDSHIELD OF HIS 1995 CHEVY CAMARO. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF HIS CAR FROM THE CRASH, EXCEPT FOR A BROKEN FOG LIGHT, AS HE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 5-8 MPH. THE AIR BAG RIPPED THE DASH FROM THE FIREWALL, BURNED HIS ARM AND SCRATHCED HIS FACE AND ARMS. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT IN THIS LOW SPEED THIS MUCH DAMAGE SHOULD HAVE RESULTED FROM THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT. WHEN I SPOKE TO PRODUCT ALLEGATIONS GROUP WITH GM, THEY AGREED WITH ME THAT THIS TYPE OF AIR BAG WAS DESIGNED FOR"MODERATE-TO-SEVERE CRASHES", NOT A LOW-SPEED INCIDENT. BUT UPON LOOKING AT PICTURES SUPPLIED BY THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, GM IS NOW TELLING ME THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BASED ON THE SOUND WAVES COMING FROM THE STEREO SYSTEM. WHAT A LOAD OF BUNK! IF THAT IS THE CASE, AIR-BAGS SHOULD BE GOING OFF ALL OVER THE PLACE. AND IF THAT WERE TRUE, ISN'T THAT ALSO A DESIGN FLAW? PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE....I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING MY SON'S DESTROYED DASH AND WINDSHIELD, BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE AIR-BAGS WERE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. THANK YOU. *AK

Incident Apr 13, 2003

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CRUISE CONTROL GOT STUCK. *TT

Incident May 28, 2003

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE 10 MPH THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT THE SAME TIME. THEY BROKE THE WINDSHIELD AND BUSTED THE DASH BOARD. *NLM. *AK

Incident May 27, 2003

NARY 02/28/2003 MR THE HEADLIGHT AND THE FOGLAMP ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REPEATEDLY FAILED. THE HEADLIGHT HAD BEEN REPLACED SIX TIMES IN THE SAME POSITION. *CB

Incident Feb 1, 2003

VEHICLE DIDN'T START THREE TIMES. *AK

CONSUMER STATED HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL AFFECTING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER HAS HAD ALL TIRES REPLACED AND ALIGNMENT ADJUSTED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. RELATED RECALL 95V046000 DOES NOT INCLUDE CONSUMER'S V.I.N. TS

Incident Nov 1, 2002

THE SERVICE WRITER KEPT THE PART FOR OVER A WEEK AND THEN CLAIMED "IRREGULAR WEAR". MR

Incident Sep 30, 2002

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISON AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

Incident Sep 15, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AND SLOWING TO STOP ABS ENGAGES, AND THERE IS LOSS OF CONTROL. BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR.*AK

Incident Jul 1, 2002

WHEN CONSUMER'S DAUGHER ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE SWITCH MADE A CLICKING NOISE, AND WOULD NOT START. AFTER HAVING VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC, SHE WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED TO GO TO A CHEVROLET DEALER BECAUSE THERE WAS A PART IN THE SWITCH THAT COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE.*AK

Incident Jul 7, 2002

LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE DEAD CENTER. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Incident Jun 11, 2002

CAR CAUGHT FIRE UNDER HOOD SITTING AT RED LIGHT. BLACK SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD. BELIVE FUEL LINE MELTED? TOTAL LOSS OF CAR. ANYONE W/ SIMILAR COMPLAINT... WALSERKJ@AOL.COM. *AK

Incident Jan 7, 2002

WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THERE WERE GAS FUMES PRESENT INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED FAULTY FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY AND REPAIRED CANNISTER LINES. *AK *TT

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE WENT INTO A SPIN AND CRASHED. *AK

Incident Feb 2, 2002

IN DRY, GOOD ROAD CONDITIONS, WHEN BRAKING, THE ABS GOES INTO INAPPROPRIATE OPERATION AND REDUCES BRAKING ABILITY BY 40% TO 70%. I TESTED THE VEHICLE UNDER SAFE CONDITIONS AND THE PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT. I RE-SEATED THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS ON THE ABS MODULATOR / MOTOR PACK AND THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY GOES AWAY. *AK

Incident Nov 1, 2001

ON DRY LAND ABS BRAKING SYSTEM GOES INTO AN APPROPIATE BRAKING OPERATION. LOSES ABOUT 40 TO 70% OF BRAKES. CONSUMER RECEDED CONNECTORS, AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY.*AK

Incident Nov 3, 2001

WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, WHEELS LOCKUP, PULSATE AND SOME TIMES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CLOSE TO CAUSING AND ACCIDENT. OWNER UNPLUGED THE 6 WIRES PLUG TO ABS AND BRAKES WORK FINE.

Incident Apr 1, 1999

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE DRIVING, WHEEL LOCKUP, PULSATE AND SOMETIMES GOES TO THE FLOOR. ABS CONTROL UNIT 6 PLUG WIRE IS DISCONNECTED THE BRAKES WORK NORMAL, EVEN THOUGH ABS LIGHT STAYS ON.

FUSEBLOCK SHORTEDOUT/FAILED CAUSING WIRES TO MELT/SMOKE/FIRE. *AK

Incident Aug 25, 2001

DISCOVERED GAS TANK LEAK WHILE CAR PARKED IN ALBANY, NY. PROCEEDED TO DE PAULA CHEVROLET, 785 CENTRAL AVENUE, ALBANY, NY 12206, TEL: 518-489-0122. THE FUEL TANK IS PROTECTED BY A METAL "SHROUD". THE GAS WAS LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. BOTH SHROUD AND FUEL TANK WERE IN PERFECT CONDITION. THE HOLE IN THE GAS TANK WAS DIRECTLY UNDER THE SHROUD, NEAR THE CENTER OF THE TANK - THUS NO OUTSIDE OBJECT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED THE DAMAGE. THE DEALER LISTED THE PROBLEM AS RUST - AS THAT WAS THE ONLY EXPLANATION THEY COULD OFFER. AN EXAMINATION OF THE TANK SHOWED NO RUST. THIS CAR HAS NOT SEEN A WINTER AS IT IS GARAGED DUING THE WINTER MONTHS. THE DEALER. DE PAULA SHOULD STILL HAVE THE TANK, AS I REQUESTED IT BE HELD. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS POLITE, HOWEVER THEIR INTEREST WAS IN THE FACT THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE EXPENSE IS MINE. I DO CARE ABOUT THE $900 IT COST TO FIX BUT I STRESSED TO THEM HOW UPSET I WAS WITH THE FACT THAT THIS CAR WAS CLOSE TO EXPLODING. ADDITIONALLY FUEL TANKS DO NOT WEAR OUT IN 6 YEARS. I USED TO BE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS.*AK

Incident Jun 14, 2001

POWER SEAT OF DRIVER, SHORTED OUT CAUSING AND ELECTRICAL FIRE; THE DEALER AT CLASSIC CHEVROLET WOULD NOT ASSIST ME IN ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY REPAIR AND QUOTED ME OVER $850.00 TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

Incident Dec 1, 1999

I HAVE HAD NO LUCK GETTING ANY ASSISTANCE FROM THE DEALERSHIP CLASSIC CHEVROLET IN ANAHEIM HILLS, CA ADDITONALLY MORE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARISE AND HAVE NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPARED COMPLETELY TO DATE. *AK

Incident Jun 28, 2001

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS NUMEROUS TIMES. OIL LEAK HAS OCCURRED AT REAR SEAL NOW. CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE.

Incident Apr 4, 2001

CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY FASTENED. *JB

CAR WOULD JUST DIE. TOOK TO DEALER , AND THEY REPLACED THE MAIN CIRCUITRY ON THE PCM CIRCUIT, AND IT CONTROLLED THE GAS. *AK

Incident Dec 1, 2000

CIRCUIT BREAKER SHORTED OUT. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES CLUTCH WAS REPLACED, CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS BAD, DIFFERENTIAL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND A/C IS NOT WORKING NEEDS A COMPRESSOR. *JB

Incident Oct 1, 2000

I WAS LEAVING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BACK OF MY SEAT GAVE WAY, CAUSING ME TO SLIDE BACK WHICH IN TURN CAUSE MY FOOT TO PRESS THE ACCELERATER TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE CAR TO FISHTAIL AND SPIN. AT FIRST I NOTIFIED THE COMPANY TELL THE MY CAR JUST ACCELERATED ALL A SUDDEN. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE SYSTEM SO THE MECHANIC STATED. I THEN GOT MY CAR BACK AFTER 3 MONTHS IN THE SHOP AND I HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME TO DRIVE ACCROSS AND PLACE IT IN STORAGE FOR 4 YEARS. YOU SEE I AM IN THE AIR FORCE AND WAS ASSIGNED A 4 YEAR TOUR TO JAPAN AND I JUST RETURNED THAT IS WHY THIS INCIDENT WAS SOO LONG BEING REPORTED AND ALSO THE FACT THAT IT TOOK ME A YEAR TO FIGURE OUT THIS IS WAS HAPPENED. THE SEAT DO NOT PROVIDE ADQUATE FORWARD AND AFT SUPPORT . I WEIGHTED ABOUT 225LBS AT THE TIME. CAN YOU PLEASE HAVE THEM CHECK THE SEAT FOR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. *AK

Incident Apr 5, 1996

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE 50 MPH, THE TIRE CAME OF THE RIM, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HIT A GUARD RAIL AND RAN INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. CJ

Incident Nov 6, 1999

SPARK PLUG WIRES WERE DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

BRAKES OVERHEATED CAUSING THE ROTORS TO WARP AND RESULTING IN VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NLM

SPARK PLUG WIRES WERE DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

BRAKES OVERHEATED CAUSING THE ROTORS TO WARP AND RESULTING IN VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NLM

CONSUMER BROUGHT A HOOD FROM A SHOP, AND WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HOOD SEPARATED. ONE PART FLEW UP, AND ONE PART CAME DOWN. CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS AVERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK

Incident Nov 1, 2000

DURING NORMAL BRAKING FROM SPEED OF APPROX. 45MPH TO SPEED OF APPROX. 20MPH ON FLAT, LEVEL, SMOOTH, DRY PAVEMENT, ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED WITHOUT REASON. ENTIRE CAR SHUDDERED AND STEERING ATTEMPTED TO PULL CAR TO THE LEFT WITH BRAKING ADJUSTED BY ABS WHICH LENGTHENED BRAKING DISTANCE GREATLY.. LOW TRAC DASH LIGHT ON DURING ABS CONTROLLED BRAKING EPISODE, BUT ABS LIGHT NOT ON AND NOT FLASHING. SHUDDERING NOISE HEARD FROM UNDER CAR, ESPECIALLY TOWARD RIGHT PASSENGER FRONT DURING ABS CONTROL OF BRAKES AND CONTINUED FOR APPROX. ANOTHER MILE AFTER BRAKE PEDAL HAD BEEN RELEASE AND SPEED OF 40 MPH WAS RESUMED. HAVE HAD PREVIOUS TROUBLE WITH ABS ACTIVATING WITHOUT REASON WHILE BREAKING TO A NORMAL STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT FROM SLOW SPEED (LESS THAN 10-15MPH) AND WHILE BREAKING WHILE DRIVING DOWN SLIGHT DECLINE AT SLOW SPEED IN A PARKING GARAGE. ALSO HAD INSTANCE OF CAR BEING FULLY STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMING ON AT SAME TIME AS CAR JUMPED FORWARD APPROX. 3 FEET, WHILE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY ALLOWED ITSELF TO BE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HAVE CALLED DEALERSHIP RE: FREQUENT INSTANCES OF ABS LIGHT COMING ON AND REMAINING ON TO WHICH DEALERSHIP SAID TO SHUT CAR OFF, THEN TURN ON TO RESET ABS SYSTEM. HAVE HAD ABS SENSOR REPLACED ONCE, WHEN CAR WAS APPROX. 2 YEARS OLD. HAD NOT TROUBLE FOR APPROX. A YEAR AFTER THAT, BUT HAVE HAD INCREASINGLY MORE FREQUENT INSTANCES OF ABS LIGHT REMAINING ON (NEVER FLASHING), ESPECIALLY SINCE TIRES WERE REPLACED APPROX. 6 MONTHS AGO. HAVE CHECKED FOR PROPER TIRE INFLATION AND BALANCE TO ENSURE THIS IS NOT THE DIFFICULTY. AM TAKING CAR TO DEALERSHIP LATER THIS WEEK FOR ABS SYSTEM TO BE FIXED.*AK

Incident Nov 8, 2000

ON NOV.12, 1999, I PARKED MY CAR AT A GASOLINE STATION. I PUMPED SOME GAS AND AS I PROCEEDED TO TURN MY VEHICLE ON, MY ENGINE WOULD NOT START. I CHECKED TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY TO FIND ALL THE FUSES IN MY CAR BURNED ALONG WITH ALL THE ELECTRICAL WIRING. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP AND THE OWNER INFORMED ME THAT EVERYTHING HAD BURNED UP, THE ABS SYSTEM, THE COMPUTER, COMPUTER CHIPS, ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONETS WERE BURNED. HE COULD NOT EXPLAIN HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. THE OWNER TOOK 3 MONTHS TO FIX IT. IT WAS SO EXPENSIVE THAT WE ONLY FIXED A FEW OF THE THINGS, WE DID AWAY WITH THE ABS SYSTEM AND THE AIR BAG. BECAUSE WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WE WERE UNABLE TO MAKE A PAYMENT ON THE VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO BE REPOSSESED. I RECALL READING AN ARTICLE IN CONSUMER REPORTS MENTIONING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BUT IT DIDN'T SPECIFY WHICH ONES. IF YOU COULD GIVE US SOME INFORMATION REGARDING THIS, IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, A DISGRUNTED CHEVROLET BUYER

Incident Nov 12, 1999

DRIVER'S SEAT SLIDES AROUND AND DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE.

Incident May 10, 1997

ON AUGUST 5TH I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, ON 8/8/2000 I TOOK IT TO BP GAS STATION BECAUSE THE ABS LIGHT WAS STAYING ON, IT COST ME 180.30 AT THAT TIME TO FIX THE PROBLEM I THOUGHT, 3 DAYS AFTER THAT THE ABS LIGHT CAME BACK ON, I TOOK IT BACK TO BP AND THEN WAS TOLD THE WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, I WENT BACK TO VALU MART DID SOME COMPLAINING AND SINCE I ONLY HAD THE CAR A WEEK THEY SUPPOSINLY REPLACED THE SYSTEM BUT WOULD NOT REIMBURSE FOR WHAT I HAD ALREADY SPENT, SO FAR THE ABS LIGHT HAS NOT COME BACK ON. IT IS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT KEEPS COMING ON, IT COST ME 430.00 FOR VALU MART TO REPLACE THE CYLNOIDS, ALTHOUGH ONLY THE NUMBER ONE CYLINOIDE WAS BAD ALL THREE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE ALL THREE ARE ONE PART, THIS IS TWO WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMES ON, I TOOK IT BACK DOWN TO VALU MART AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MEMORY HAD NOT BEEN ERASED THAT IS WHY THE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, SO THEY RESET THE MEMORY, BUT THAT DID NOT WORK, SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM AND THEY PUT IT BACK ON THE MACHINE TO FIND OUT THEY HAD GOTTEN A BAD PART SO THEY REPLACED IT, BUT THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE WHATEVER IS WRONG WITH IT THEY (VALU MART) DO HAVE THE PROPER EQUIPEMENT TO DETECT THE PROBLEM . HERE I HAVE PAID THEM 430.00 FOR SOMETHING THEY HAVEN'T FIXED AND ITS HARD TELLING WHAT THE DEALER IS GOING TO CHARGE AND I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR MORE THAN A MONTH YET AND HAVEN'T PUT BUT 700 MILES ON IT AND MOST OF THAT IS FROM IT BEING TEST DRIVEN AFTER EACH VIST TO THE GARAGE, I KNOW I BOUGHT THE CAR USED BUT I THINK THESE USE CAR PLACES SHOULD AT LEAST CHECK THESE VECHILES OUT A LITTLE BETTER BEFORE SELLING THEM, WHEN YOU PAY 6000.00 FOR CAR YOU AT LEAST EXPECT TO BEABLE TO DRIVE IT SOME BEFORE HAVING TO START PAYING FOR HAVING PARTS REPLACED. AND COME MONDAY 8/18/2000 ITS HARD TELLING WHAT THE DEALER WILL FIND..

Incident Aug 10, 2000

REPORTED CAR WAS SLOW TO (LONG DISTANCES) STOP DEALER STATED NOTHING WRONG WITH BREAKS. WHEN WARRENY ENDED DEALER ADJUSEDT REAR BERAKS AND CONTINUED TO STATE NOTHING WRONG ON 8/15/00 CAR WOULD SLOW TO STOP AND THEN START ROLLING AGAIN. COST ME $530.00 TO FIX DEFECTIVE SENSOR. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL LOOSE THERE LIVES DO TO DEFECTIVE ABS PARTS BEFORE A RECALL ANS I FEAL I SHOULD GET A REFUND THIS WAS NOT FROM MISUSE THE CAR HAS 23261MILES ON IT

Incident Mar 18, 1995