2000 Chevrolet Camaro

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that upon leaning down to clean the floorboard of the vehicle, a sharp piece of the front driver's side window weather stripping cut him across the left eye. The contact did not receive medical assistance. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was 278,363.

I HAVE TO PULL THE POWER ASSURES FUSE OUT IT WILL KILL MY BATTERY OVER NIGHT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CAMARO Z28. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO REFUEL, FUEL WOULD OVERFLOW ONTO THE GROUND DUE TO A FAULTY ROLL-OVER BALL. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE MALFUNCTION, THE FUEL COULD ONLY BE DISPENSED DURING COOL WEATHER TEMPERATURES. TWO YEARS PRIOR, AN AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND THE SIMILAR DEFECT RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 03/14/12*LJ UPDATED 03/23/12

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. A LOCAL MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INFORMED HER THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CAR FAILED EMISSIONS TESTING. FOUND OUT THE WARRANTY WAS 8 YEARS/80,000 MILES, SO TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSIS. VEHICLE HAS 21,000 MILES ON IT AND GM REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE THEY SAID THE CONVERTER WAS "RUSTED". VEHICLE IS 8 YEARS OLD AND ONLY DRIVEN LESS THAN 3,000 MILES ANNUALLY AND STORED FOR 6 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. THE PROBLEM WITH THE CONVERTER HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RUST, THE BAFFLES ARE BREAKING UP INSIDE. GM REFUSES TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. VERY COSTLY REPAIR, PART ALONE IS $750.00 AND THAT DOES INCLUDE ANY LABOR. *TR

THE CLUTCH PEDAL RETURN SPRING ON MY 2000 CAMARO SS BROKE TWO YEARS AGO. I PURCHASED ANOTHER ONE FROM A LOCAL GM DEALER. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE SPRING WAS SO EXPENSIVE. ($70.00). I INSTALLED THE SPRING MY SELF IN 2006 AND TWO YEARS LATER 2008 THE SPRING BROKE AGAIN. I ONLY DRIVE THE CAR IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. (26,000 KILOMETERS). I DO NOT ABUSE THE CAR IN ANY WAY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. I THINK THAT A CLUTCH PEDAL RETURN SPRING SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN TWO YEARS AT $70 A POP. *TR

PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVY. CAMARO WITH ONLY 50K MILES TWO MONTHS AGO. THREE WEEKS AGO I WAS FINDING THAT IT WOULD NOT START RIGHT AWAY WHEN HOT AND MY GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. IF THE CAR WAS LEFT OVERNIGHT, IN THE MORNING IT WOULD START FINE. THE CAUSE IS A BAD FUEL PUMP, IT LOSES PRESSURE WHEN HOT BUT HERE IS THE REAL PROBLEM. THE PUMP AND SENDING UNIT IS IN THE GAS TANK AND I HAVE TO REPLACE IT WITH A GM UNIT, AFTER MARKET WOULD BE STUPID AND AS YOU READ ON YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY. THE FUEL PUMP IS $795.00, THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE REAR AXLE/SUSPENSION NEEDS TO COME OFF TO TAKE THE TANK OUT. THIS IS 5 HOURS OF WORK ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC. IT IS GOING TO COST OVER $1,100.00 TO CHANGE THIS PUMP. THERE IS NO SANE REASON WHY A FUEL PUMP SHOULD FAIL WITH ONLY 50K MILES ON THE CAR THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED, FACT IS THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER ONLY DROVE IT ONCE A MONTH AND HE IS 58 YEARS OLD SO HE DOES NOT ABUSE A CAR. *TR

THE VEHICLES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED PER THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS COVERED BY SPECIAL 10 YEAR OR 120,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE GOOD OXYGEN SENSOR IS PROBABLY SEIZED AND IT WILL BREAK DUE TO AGE WHEN THEY REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THEY WANT US TO PAY $208 FOR A NEW OXYGEN SENSOR. *TR

I WAS ONLY THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60MPH WHEN MY CAR LOST CONTROL. I HIT THE MEDIAN HEAD ON WHICH THEN LED TO ANOTHER CAR HITTING MINE. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD A KNOT THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL AND 2 BLACK EYES. I AM 8 MONTHS PREGNANT AND HAD TO BE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. *TR

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE A FRIENDS HOUSE MY 2000 CHEVY CAMARO (3.8 L V6) WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ISC MOTOR HAD "BLOWN." DEALERS AND THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT LOCATE AN ISC MOTOR RIGHT AWAY. IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS MOTOR IS ACTUALLY PART OF THE VEHICLES THROTTLE BODY. THE PART THAT MALFUNCTIONED CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY FOR THE 5.8L V8, OR SO WE ARE TOLD, WHEREAS THE 3.8L ENGINE MUST PURCHASE THE ENTIRE COMPONENT. CURRENTLY, THE MECHANIC IS WORKING ON REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY WITH A BRAND NEW, GM SUPPLIED PART, SINCE THERE ARE NO AFTERMARKET PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE 3.8L. THE COST OF TOWING AND THE PART WILL TOTAL JUST SHORT OF $1100.00. *TR

TREAD SEPARATED FROM COOPER TIRE (98 T 225/60R16 M+S LIFELINER STE DOT 30 X K C4M3300 EO6R) ON CAMARO ON INTERSTATE 35, CAUSING FATAL COLLISION. SUBMITTED BY ATTORNEY MARK BONNER, OKLAHOMA CITY. *TR

DESIGN FLAW. E-BRAKE DRAGGING CONSTANTLY WHICH EVENTUALLY WARPS THE ROTOR AND IF LEFT ALONE MAKES A HORRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE THAT ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE YOUR DIFFERENTIAL SPIT A TOOTH. A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING BUT FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE CHEVROLET HASN'T FIGURED IT OUT. YES, OF COURSE THEY HAVE! IT'S JUST THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVEN'T DIED. *TR

I HAD A SPECIAL POLICY SENT TO ME FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET CAMARO. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO LET THEM TEST TO SEE IF THAT WAS WHY MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND IT WAS. THEY ORDERED THE PART AND I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR. PARTS AND LABOR WERE TO BE COVERED. THE DEALERSHIP CALLS ME TO INFORM ME THAT MY BOLTS WERE SEVERLY RUSTED AND I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BOLTS IF THEY BROKE. THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE BOLTS REGARDLESS IF THEY WERE RUSTED OR NOT AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE LABOR THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE COVERED. THE BOLTS COST ME A TOTAL OF 4.92 AND THE LABOR WAS 164.00, THAT IS SOOOO FUNNY THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR THAT HAD TO BE DONE IN THE FIRST PLACE TO REPLACE THE PART. I WAS TOLD THE THE RUST WAS DUE TO MY FAULT. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT I KEEP THE BOTTOM SIDE OF MY CAR FROM RUSTING CONSIDERING IT IS 7 YEARS OLD. I MEAN THE BOLTS ARE ON THE EXHAUST WHICH GETS HOT AND COLD AND MAKES ITS OWN CONDENSATION AND MAKES ITS OWN RUST. SO IF THERE IS GONNA BE A SPECIAL POLICY FOR A DEFECT ON A CHEVROLET PART, WHICH IS THERE FAULT, YOU NEED TO MAKE SOME BETTER GUIDELINES ON WHAT IS COVERED. I HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR THAT HAD TO BE PERFORMED REGARDLESS IF MY BOLTS BROKE OR NOT. I CAN UNDERSTAND PAYING FOR THE BROKEN BOLTS, BUT FOR LABOR THAT HAD TO BE PERFORMED ANYWAY? AND GENERAL MOTORS WAS NO HELP AT ALL TO ME. SO MY QUESTION IS WHY SEND OUT A LETTER TO FIX A PROBLEM ON A CAR SO OLD IF THE LABOR IS NOT GONNA BE COVERED. AND WATCH OUT BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIPS LIE, JUST TO GET A BUCK. THEY TOLD GENERAL MOTORS THAT THEY HAD TO DRILL THE BOLTS TO GET THEM OUT. WELL THAT IS SO FUNNY BECAUSE THEY SAVED THE BOLTS TO SHOW ME AND I HAVE THEM IN MY POSSESSION AND GUESS WHAT, THEY AREN'T DRILLED. HOW FUNNY. SO WHEN YOU SEND OUT THESE "SPECIAL POLICIES" PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THE LABOR IS COVERED SO NOONE ELSE HAS TO ENDURE THE CRAP THAT I HAVE WITH CHEVROLET. *NM

THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SNAPPED AT THE T BAR. IT WAS HELD TOGETHER WITH DUCT TAPE. THE DEALER ALLOWED THE CONSUMERS SON TO DRIVE HOME WITH THE BROKEN STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE LOCK FELL OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. PARKING LIGHTS AND LENS LEAKING. *TC

RE VARIOUS DEFECTS ON 2000 CHEVROLET CAMARO. *BF WHEN THE CONSUMER'S SON STARTED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE WHEEL HE NOTICED THAT THE TOP PART OF THE STEERING WHEEL HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BOTTOM HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE LOCK ASSEMBLY FELL OUT OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR TWICE. THE PARK LAMPS AND LENS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING. THE MIRROR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE MALFUNCTIONED. *NM

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WANDERED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON ITS OWN. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT STEERING SHAFT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

THERE IS NO SPECIFIC EVENT THAT CAN BE TIED TO THIS PROBLEM. THE FRONT INDICATOR HOUSINGS HOWEVER HAVE BOTH CRACKED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE CONSEQUENCE HAS BEEN THE FAILURE OF THE INDICATOR SYSTEM. THIS HAS LED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF FIRST THE RIGHT FRONT INDICATOR HOUSING AND NOW THE LEFT FRONT. *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATEED AND STAYED ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME THAT VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

BAD MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS IN THE F-BODY'S CONCERNING THE SIX SPEED. I HAVE A 2000 CAMARO SS WITH 34000 MILES ON IT AND MY ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION'S 5TH GEAR WENT OUT AT 14000, NOTE MY CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF A RECONDITIONED TITLE. BUT I HAVE PURCHASED ANOTHER USED 6 SPEED FROM A LOCAL RECYCLING YARD AND 3RD GEAR WAS OUT OF IT. FINALLY I FOUND A LOCAL RECYCLER THAT COULD GET ME A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. PURCHASED IT AND INSTALLED WITH ALL 6 GEARS OK BUT NOW REVERSE IS GRINDING. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I DON'T SEE ANY RECALLS YET ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS WITH ME FINDING THIS MANY PROBLEMS JUST TO MAKE MY CAR OK AND ALSO MY LABOR CHARGES ARE EXCEEDING THE COST OF A USED UNIT NOW. *LA