1999 Chevrolet Camaro Problems & Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

I HAD A GUY TELL ME THAT GM WAS RECALLING IGNITION SWITCHES I JUST WONTED TO KNOW IF MY CAR WAS ONE OF THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THE CLUTCH FAILED TO DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN IDLING. *TR

FLOOR OF TRUNK IS WET AFTER RAIN; NO VISIBLE LEAKS HAVE BEEN DETECTED. *TR

ENGINE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY VOLT GAUGE DROPS BELOW 13. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME I COME TO A RED LIGHT, BUT IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY ENOUGH. ALSO, AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GAS, THE ENGINE STALLS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT IS STARTED. (ONLY WHEN IN DRIVE). *TR

VALVE STEM FAILURE CAUSING LEAKS AND ULTIMATELY, NEED TO REPLACE ALL TIRES. *TR

VALVE STEM FAILURE RESULTING IN TIRE FAILURE AND ULTIMATELY, THE NEED TO REPLACE ALL TIRES. *TR

WHEN REFUELING THE CAR, GAS WILL SPILL OUT WHILE FILLING THE TANK. THERE IS SOME KIND OF ISSUE WITH VENTING OF THE GAS TANK WHEN REFUELING. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE CAR RUNS FINE. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALLS OR TSB'S FOR THIS ISSUE, AND THE TECH I SPOKE WITH SAID HE HAS NOT HEARD OF THIS ISSUE. I HAVE DONE SEARCHES ON CAMARO RELATED TECHNICAL WEB SITES AND ITS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CAMARO, FIREBIRD AND TRANSAM COMMUNITY, BUT DIDN'T FIND A RESOLUTION. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WILL ONLY DEPRESS HALF WAY. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #99V239000 REGARDING THE POWER TRAIN: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE CONTACT IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM GENERAL MOTORS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED HOWEVER THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT TO THE CONTACT. UPDATED 06/27/06. *JB

BRAKES FAIL/FALTER WHEN APPLIED AT SLOW STOPPING SPEEDS. *NM

I OWN A 1999 CHEVY TAHOE THAT I HAD CALLED THE CHEVY SERVICE CENTER ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE BRAKING ON THE VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR OTHER COMPLAINTS ON FILE. I NOW READ ABOUT A RECALL THAT EXPLAINS THE SAME PROBLEMS I'VE HAD WITH MY VEHICLE SO I CALLED THE CHEVY SERVICE LINE AGAIN AND GAVE THEM THE FILE NUMBER THAT THEY GAVE ME WHEN I CALLED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THEY DO NOT HAVE RECORD OF MY CALL OR FILE NUMBER ANY MORE. CHEVY TOLD ME BECAUSE I LIVE IN COLORADO INSTEAD OF ONE OF THE STATES THAT THE RECALL IS FOR, THAT IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAD CALLED YEARS AGO TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND DESCRIBED TO THEM WHAT THEY ARE NOW RECALLING OTHER VEHICLES FOR, ONLY IN DIFFERENT STATES. *JB

I PURCHASED A 1999 TAHOE USED IN 2001 FORM AN INDIVIDUAL. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING IT I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE UNWANTED ANTILOCK ACTIVATION. ON MANY OCCASIONS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE AUTOMOBILE I HAVE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTILOCK ACTIVATION WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I CAN NOT TELL YOU THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED BECAUSE IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I TRY TO STOP THE CAR. I HAVE NOT, AS OF YET, BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ALTHOUGH, I HAVE HAD MANY VERY CLOSE CALLS. I RECENTLY HEARD OF THE RECALL IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES AND WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT I LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY TAHOE. I HAVE REPEATEDLY HAD MY TAHOE IN THE SHOP TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED. I ALSO OWN A 2005 GMC PICKUP WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES AND DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH IT. *NM

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT FULLY ENGAGE, BUT APPEARS TO BE FASTENED PROPERLY. I HAVE HAD MANY DIFFERENT OCCASIONS (MORE THAN 10) IN WHICH I FASTENED MY SEATBELT AND BEGAN TO DRIVE AWAY AND THE SEATBELT POPPED OUT OF THE RECEIVER, OR EVEN ARRIVING AT MY LOCATION, AND BEFORE I UN-SNAPPED MY SEATBELT, IT CAME LOOSE FROM THE RECEIVER. THE SEATBELT LIGHT WAS NOT ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING, BUT THE SEATBELT APPARENTLY WAS NOT ENGAGED PROPERLY.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY STOPPED OPERATING WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THIS CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND MANY COMPLAINTS, THE WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED, AND THE WIPERS FAILED AGAIN. THE WIPER STALK WAS REPLACED AND REPAIRED AND THE WIPERS FAILED AGAIN. THE MOTOR WAS AGAIN REPLACED TWO MORE TIMES. THEY CURRENTLY ARE WORKING, BUT I EXPECT THEM TO FAIL AGAIN SOON.

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED VEERING. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH. THIS OCCURRED DUE TO POOR QUALITY OF THE TIRES. CONSUMER FELT TIRES HAD POOR TRACTION AND POOR PERFORMANCE. CONSUMER FOLLOWED TIRE ROTATION SPECS PER OWNERS MANUAL.*AK

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS. THIS IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 60,000+ MILES ON IT AND IT WON'T BE PAID OFF UNTIL 2007 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A MANIFOLD GASKET, BATTERY, WATER PUMP, I HAVE HAD TO PUT A USED TRANSMISSION IN. YOU CAN NOT CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE THERE IS NO DIP STICK YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A PROFESSIONAL TO HAVE THAT DONE. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMES ON OFF WHENEVER, WHEN YOU PUT GAS IN THE CAR YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT GAS BEFORE IT WILL STAY RUNNING. I HAVE HAD BEARINGS REPLACED IN BOTH FRONT WHEELS, TIRES KEEP GOING BAD AS DO THE THE BRAKES. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE VERY SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE CARS AND NOT ONE RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. I WILL NEVER NEVER BUY A CHEVROLET AGAIN LET ALONE A MALIBU. MY NEXT CAR WILL BE A HONDA. I AM STILL TAKING THE CAR BACK FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME IN LESS THAN A WEEK. NOT ONLY IS IT STILL LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT NOW I CONVEINTLY HAVE A COOLANT LEAK THAT I DID NOT HAVE UNTIL THE 3RD TIME OF TAKING IT BACK TO THE CHEVY GARAGE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK FIXED. THIS CAR SUCKS.*AK

VERY BAD SHIMMY AND SHAKE WHEN BRAKING, ALSO WHEN TRYING TO SPPED UP FROM A DEAD STOP OR OTHERWISE CAR PULLS BACK, OR STUMBLES. AT ABOUT 45000 MILES A VALVE BROKE INTO THREE PIECES. HAD HEADS REPLACED. BRAKES AND STUMBLING IS REOCCURING BRAKES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 99 AND STUMBLE SINCE EARLY 2004. SPEAKERS LOCATED IN THE BACK SEAT PANELS ALSO KEEP BLOWING OUT.*AK

THE CONSUMER SMELLED A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VENT AREA. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE COIL SPRING AXLE BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

THE VEHICLE JERKED BACKWARDS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTING GEARS. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK A TRANSMISSION KIT WAS ADDED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED TO DRIVE IN OVERDRIVE WHEN TRAVELING LONG DISTANCE BUT THIS DID NOT WORK. THE BRAKES WERE NOISY, THE REAR COIL SPRING WERE RUBBING WHEN STOPPING, THE WATER PUMP AND INTAKE GASKETS LEAKED, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE ENGINE NOT STARTING ON ONE OCCASION, AND THERE WAS A 3-4 SECOND VALVE BINDING. *SC

THE CLUTCH WAS STICKING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. RECALL #99V239000. *JB

DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY MY CAR BEGINS TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT PRESSING ON GAS PEDAL. ACCELERATION IS STUCK, I CAN'T STOP THE CAR OTHER THAN BY RIDING THE BRAKES OR TURNING ENGINE OFF. I REACH SPEEDS UP TO 90 MILES AN HOUR. WHEN I CUT THE ENGINE OFF, IT CAUSES LOSS OF POWER, BUT LUCKILY NOT STEERING. TURN ENGINE BACK ON AND ENGINE REDLINES (CLUTCH LET OUT). I POP CLUTCH BACK IN AND CAR BEGINS TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. TURN HAZARDS ON, COP THEN PULLS UP BEHIND ME TELLING ME TO PULL OVER. FEAR AND ANXIETY COMPOUNDED, BUT CAR STILL WILL NOT WORK. I CUT THE ENGINE AND HIGHWAY PATROL GUIDES ME OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. COP IS FORCED TO PUSH MY CAR SINCE IT CANNOT CONTINUE ON ITS OWN. CAR TOWED IN AND DEALER SAID A ROCK WAS WEDGED ON THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRING CAUSING THROTTLE TO BE WIDE OPEN. ROCK WAS REMOVED AND DEALER SAYS CAR IS FUNCTIONING. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS WITH HOW THE ROCK EVER GOT THERE. THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING, EVEN AT 1 IN A MILLION CHANCE. I KNOW MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY PASSENGER WERE IN DANGER. COP COULD PROBABLY ATTEST TO THAT AS WELL. *AK

CAR WILL NOT BRAKE OR STOP SMOOTHLY. CONDITION IS WARPED ROTORS. SELECTED A WELL KNOWN POPULAR PARTS SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT ROTOR. REPLACEMENT ROTOR IS DIAMOND CUT W/O HOLES. BIGGER COOLING VAINS WITH A SET OF PORCELIN PADS. UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME IF THIS CORRECTS THE WARPING PROBLEM. *AK

PASSENGER BACK TIRE TOTALLY DISINTEGRATED ,TREAD CAME COMPLETELY CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER ONTO SHOULDER AFTER GETTING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. IF TRAFFIC WAS MORE HEAVY I DON'T THINK THE OUT COME WOULD HAVE BEEN AS GOOD. CALLED LES SCHWAB TO REPLACE TIRE ON SITE. DAMAGE FROM TIRE RESULTED IN CUTTING INTO SIDE OF VEHICLE AND INSIDE WHEEL WELL. *LA

PASSENGER BACK TIRE TOTALLY DISINTEGRATED ,TREAD CAME COMPLETELY CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER ONTO SHOULDER AFTER GETTING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. IF TRAFFIC WAS MORE HEAVY I DON'T THINK THE OUT COME WOULD HAVE BEEN AS GOOD. CALLED LES SCHWAB TO REPLACE TIRE ON SITE. DAMAGE FROM TIRE RESULTED IN CUTTING INTO SIDE OF VEHICLE AND INSIDE WHEEL WELL. *LA

PAINT PEELING FROM REAR FENDER - DEALER ADVISED THAT IT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THE PAINT PROBLEMS GM HAD IN THE LATE '80S TO EARLY '90S. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISES THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

ROTORS FIRST BECAME WARPED AT AROUND 20,000. ROTORS CONTINUE TO BECOME WARPED EVERY 5-10,000. GM/CHEVROLET REFUSE TO ADMIT OR FIX THIS DEFECT DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM MANY DRIVERS. *LA

CAR ONLY HAS 40000 MILES ON IT AND WHENEVER I WOULD BRAKE OR COME UP TO A STOP LIGHT, THE WHEELS WOULD SHIMMY AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE. I WAS AFRAID IT WOULD NOT STOP AND WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER IN WALDORF MD. THE MECHANIC SAID HE COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND COULD NOT MAKE IT DO IT. THAT WAS 2 MONTHS AGO AND IT STILL DOES IT ALL THE TIME. SOUNDS LIKE ALL THESE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VEHICLE.. DEFECTIVE WARPED ROTORS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I CANNOT GET A DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT. *NLM

THIS IS A TOXIC CAR. IT HAS A MOLD PROBLEM AND IS MAKING ME SICK. THE CAR SMELLS LIKE MOLD. WE PULLED OUT ALL THE SEATS AND CARPET CLEANED EVERYTHING TO TRY TO GET IT OUT. IT STILL SMELLS LIKE MOLD. IT IS NOT THE HEATER OR AC AS THE SMELL IS COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO DAMPNESS BUT EVERYTHING I PUT IN THE BACK SEAT ENDS UP SMELLING LIKE MOLD. I CALL IT THE MOLD MOBILE. AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES, YOU CAN'T SMELL THE MOLD, SO IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO TRACK. THE DEALERSHIP IN WALDORF SAID IT WOULD TAKE DAYS TO LOCATE IT, BUT THEY COULD SMELL IT TOO. IT IS UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE MUST BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. IT MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH AND I GET HEADACHES. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON ACCIDENT YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NLM

THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR, NON-ELECTRIC, CONTINUES TO BREAK THE CABLES HOLDING THE MIRROR IN PLACE. *JB

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WANT TO COME OUT OF GEAR WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PRESSED. AXLE VIBRATION, BALL JOINTS. JUMPING OUT OF GEAR SOMETIMES, VERY BAD FOR A CAMARO SS WITH ONLY 29,000 MILES. *JB

ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE GAUGES WENT CRAZY AND RESET EVERYTHING ON THE CLUSTER. ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DOING 60 MPH THIS OCCURRED. HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER WITH NO RESOLUTION. *AK *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****724550.

BRAKES!!!!!!!!ROTORS WARPED AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!ROTORS WARPED AGAIN AND AGAIN !!!!!!!! .*JB

THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR END. THE MECHANIC BROKE DOWN THE REAR END AND FOUND THAT THE AXLE BEARINGS SHOWED VERY UNUSUAL WEAR PATTERNS THAT WERE NOT NORMAL FOR A VEHICLE WITH LITTLE MILEAGE. (REPLACED THE AXLE BEARINGS/SEALS, FRONT/REAR PINION BEARINGS, AND THE DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER BEARINGS) THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE PREMATURE WEAR OF THE AXLE IS AN INDICATION OF THIS BEING A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. *SCC

UNKNOWN TO BUYER VEHICLE IN MAJOR ACCIDENT FRAME & STEERING IN BAD SHAPE. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT IN A FRONTAL COLLISON NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. CAUSING NECK AND BACK INJURIES. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, FEET SLIPPED OFF AND HIT GAS PEDAL. MR

WHILE DRIVING COLLIDED IN REAR WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. WAS NOT AWARE OF TRAVEL SPEED. *AK

WATER IS GETTING DOWN IN LENSE OF HEADLIGHT ON FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND CAUSING BULB TO BLOW OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, AND DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

LEFT FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULB CONTINUALLY FAILS DURING WET WEATHER WHEN CAR ENCOUNTERS A PUDDLE. TURN SIGNAL WIRE ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN THE THREE YEARS I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. RIGHT SIDE NEVER FAILS UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES.*AK

NOTICED REAREND NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TURNED VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. BAD PINON SEAL WAS CAUSE OF REAREND TO LEAK FLUID. WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURED NOW 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 14 MONTHS. TWICE THE ENTIRE REAREND HAD TO BE REBUILT WITH NEW GEARS, BEARINGS, AND SEALS. AGAIN ALL 5 CAUSES WERE THE PINON SEAL LEAKING AND CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID IN THE REAREND. REAREND MUST HAVE A MANUFACTUER DEFECT TO CAUSE 5 PINON SEALS TO LEAK IN LESS THAN 14 MONTHS AND ONLY 8,000 MILES.*AK

BROKEN GAS PEDAL SINCE THE CAR WAS TWO MONTHS OLD. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH 2,000 MILES ON IT AND STILL UNDER MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY.AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR A FEW DAYS I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIED BACK AND FORTH. THIS WAS ANNOYING BUT NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE CONCERN.I WANTED TO WAIT A LITTLE LONGER AND MAKE SURE THERE WERE NO OTHER ISSUES TO BRING TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION BEFORE TAKING IT IN FOR WARRANTY WORK. AT ABOUT 7,OOO MILES THE SHIMMYING BECAME MUCH MORE INTENSE AND VERY DANGEROUS WHEN BRAKING AT 50 TO 60 MPH.THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND COLLISION. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE WARPED DUE TO EXCESSIVE BRAKING AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND COMPLAINED AND HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. ALSO THE DRIVELINE MAKES A "TINK TINK" NOISE WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO "R" OR "D" OR WHENEVER THE LOAD CHANGES ON THE DRIVETRAIN. I WAS TOLD THE DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED SERVICING AT 7,000 MILES AT MY COST.*AK

RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT FENDERS ARE NOT CONNECTED TO THE FRAME UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS ASKED TO REATTACH THE RIGHT FENDER. THEY DID ATTACH IT, HOWEVER IT NOW STICKS OUT. UPON RETURNING TO THE DEALERSHIP WE REQUESTED THEY REATTACH THE FENDER SO THAT IT IS NO LONGER STICKING OUT. WE ALSO REQUESTED THAT THEY CHECK THE LEFT FENDER AS WE HAD NOTICED IT TO BE LOOSE AS WELL. THE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP HAD CHECKED THE FENDERS AND SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRENTY AND IT APPEARS THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN BOTTOMED OUT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN BOTTOMED OUT AND SHOWED NO SIGNS OF SUCH ON THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. HOW CAN THEY REPAIR THE RIGHT FENDER AND THEY SAY THAT THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE LEFT SIDE IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRENTY? I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME ANSWERS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT, THE TIRE HAD ONLY 39K MILE ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE BLOWOUT(GOODYEAR EAGLE GA P235/55R16). NLM

WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON. AFTERWARDS, ENGINE STALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM SINCE THE DAY WE DROVE IT OFF THE LOT.THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN WORKED ON 13 TIMES,AND STILL THEY ARE NOT FIXED. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFTY HASARD BEING THAT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE TRUCK WILL PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT,PULLING SO HARD THAT I HAVE TO FIGHT TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD.THE DEALER HAS WORKED ON THE BRAKED AND ADMITS THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT.THEY HAVE ALSO ADMITED TO OTHER TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.THEY ARE NOW ENFORMING US THAT WE CAN'T FILE 'LEMON LAW' ONCE THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRENTY,THATS ONLY 2000 MILES AWAY.WE MENTIONS FILEING REPORTS AGAINST THEM BEFORE AND THEY PROMISED TO CONTINUE TRYING TO FIND THE PROBLEM UNTIL THEY FOUND IT. A CHEVY TECH. REP. LOOKED AT THE TRUCK ALSO AND AGREED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM,STILL THE BRAKES DO THE SAME THING....THANK YOU MR. DAVE BUCK. *AK

7,545 MILES-ROTORS WARPED, 15695-ROTORS OUT OF PARALLEL, 17196-ROTORS OUT OF PARALLEL, 18383-ROTORS OUT OF PARALLEL, 25422-PADS REPLACED, 28092-ROTORS OUT OF PARALLEL, 34802-ROTORS OUT OF PARALLEL, 42500-SAME PROBLEM BEGINNING. *AK

WHILE RIDING ALONG IN MY CAMARO OUT OF NO WHERE THE SUNVISOR COMES DOWN STRIKING MY HEAD AND FALLEN ON MY LAP. IF I WAS USING IT FOR SEEING AND I WAS FOLLOWING SOMEONE IN THE SUN IT COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR CRASK. ALSO THE SUNVISOR FELL OFF MY LAP ONTO THE FLOOR INTERFERING WITH THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.*AK

ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WOULD NOT STOP. *AK *SLC

WHILE INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON ACCIDENT DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BROKE, CAUSING INJUIRES. *AK VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *SLC

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER MULTI TIMES THEY ADVISE CANT DUPLICATE OR NORM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING AT ABOUT 50 AND PUTTING ON BRAKES STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BADLY.*AK

BOTH FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED TWICE TO RELEIVE WEAROUT. ROTORS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, AND WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BY MANUFACTURER. DEFECTIVE ROTORS DO NOT ALLOW CONSUMER TO STOP VEHICLE APPROPRIATELY WHICH COULD CAUSE AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. *AK

I HAVE HAD TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR FRONT ROTOR MACHINING OR REPLACEMENT APPOXIMATELY EVERY 8 - 10,000 MILES. THE BRAKES PULSATE AND THE WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE DEFECT OCCURS. TURNING THE ROTORS OR REPLACING THEM HAS FIXED THE PROBELM, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE FREQUENT TO HAVE BRAKE REPAIRS OF THE SAME TYPE TO OCCUR THIS FREQUENTLY, MY PREVIOUS CAR A 1995 CAMARO ONLY REQUIRED THE SAME SERVICE ONCE IN APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES AND ONLY WHEN THE BRAKE PADS HAD WORN OUT AND METAL TO METAL CONTACT WITH THE ROTORS OCCURRED.*AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 20-25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

BEEN TO DEALERSHIP(S) SEVERAL TIMES THEY SAY CAN NOT DUPLICATE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

A CONTINUED GRINDING NOISE FROM RIGHT REAR WHEEL. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND STILL UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE IS DUE TO DEFECT IN VEHICLE. THERE IS NOISE IN BRAKE, IN REAR DIFFERENTIAL AREA AND THERE IS A SHIMMEY STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING DUE TO ROTORS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE MAKES GRINDING SOUND ON HARD RIGHT TURNS DUE TO REAR BRAKE LINING FAILURE. THERE IS A NOISE FROM REAR RIGHT WHEEL DUE TO RIGHT REAR CLIPER IMPROPER CLEARANCE. THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE CAUSED BY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *YH

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS EXPERIENCED WARPING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, CAUSING SHUDDERING OF VEHICLE DURING BRAKING. DEALER RESURFACED ROTORS. ROTORS WARPED AGAIN WITHIN 2000 MILES.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SPEEDS OF 40MPH AND HIGHER VEHICLE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS THREE TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED.*AK

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AT ENGINE START ALL GAUGES GO HARD TO FULL-SCALE, TRIP ODOMETER RESETS. *AK

THERE ARE INSTANCES OF SEVERE JERKING TO EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT IS UNPREDICTABLE AND UNEXPECTED. IT IS MOST NOTED AT SLOWER SPEEDS, PROBABLY BECAUSE IT IS LESS EXPECTED. DESPITE THE SINGLE DATE AND MILEAGE LISTED IN THIS REPORT, IT HAS HAPPENED THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS ONCE WITHOUT CURING THE PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *AK

NEED INFORMATION REGARDING THE 1999 CAMARO BRAKING SYSTEM(ROTORS, ETC.)& STRUCTURAL RATTLING. *AK

BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN THE 11 MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR, BRAKES WERE SQUEALING AND SHAKING WHEN STOPPING. MECHANIC SAID BRAKES WERE WARPED. EACH TIME ROTORS AND BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTONS CAUSEING LIGHTS TO DIM. DEFROSTER COMPONENT FAILED. T-TOPS LEAKS CONTINUE AFTER FIXING IT SEVERAL TIMES. *YH

PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING WARPING AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE VEHICLE IS ON ITS SECOND SET OF ROTORS. *AK

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO TO THE LEFT WHILE BRAKING WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. ALSO, THERE IS A NOISE IN BRAKING SYSTEM EVERYTIME IT RAINS. DEALER COULDN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN DEPRESSING PEDAL CLUTCH DOES NOT FULLY ENGAGE, WHICH MAY CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE 100% OF TIME. MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 99V239000 GM/ CLUTCH AND WOULD NOT BE SERVICED FREE OF CHARGE. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTOR CONTINUALLY WARP. REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE AT EVERY 8,000 MILES OF WEAR. VEHICLE BEEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND STILL UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE NEW 7 MONTHS AGO. NOW THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS GETTING WORSE. THE FRONT-END, STEERING WHEEL, SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES DURING NORMAL DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE PROBLEM 3 DAYS AGO, AND THE SERVICE MAN TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY WARPED FRONT ROTORS SO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR TODAY. I WENT IN AND THE SERVICE MAN (A DIFFERENT ONE) TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD FIX IT, BUT THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS WHAT UPSETS ME MOST. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, SO WHY DO I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE ROTORS TO BE FIXED? THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 1998 AND NEWER CAMARO'S AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY. *AK

DEALER HAS REFACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS TWICE ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE FOR $100.00 I BELIEVE THE ROTORS TO BE DEFECTIVE DUE TO OEM QUALITY OR HEAT TREAT SPECIFICATIONS AND ENGINEERING STANDARDS, THERE ARE AFTERMARKET ROTORS AVAILABLE THAT DO NOT WARP WITH THE SEVERITY AND FREQUENCY OF THE OEM PARTS. *AK

ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE GAUGES WENT CRAZY AND RESET EVERYTHING ON THE CLUSTER. ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DOING 60 MPH THIS OCCURRED. HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER WITH NO RESOLUTION. *AK *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ATREMIS****724550.

THE VEHICLE IS CONSUMING 2 QUARTS OF ENGINE OIL EVERY 600 MILES.THIS IS STILL OCCURRING EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.THE RATE OF OIL CONSUMPTION IS INCREASING AS IT WAS CONSUMING 1 QUART EVERY 600 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW ON 03/31/99. *AK

CLUTCH BEGAN SLIPPING, AND DEADPEDALING (STICKING TO FLOOR) AT APPROX. 5000 MILES, HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES AND DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX, STATING THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. RECENTLY HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF BAD CLUTCH. WAS TOLD THAT THEY SHOULD NOT WARRANTY IT, BECAUSE THE CLUTCH WAS BAD. I TOLD THEM THAT THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN BAD, AND THAT I HAD TAKEN IT TO THEM NUMEROUS TIME TO FIX IT. WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS ONLY WARRANTIED FOR 12K MILES AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

MY CLUTCH HAS BEEN SLIPPING SINCE APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. SOMETIMES I CAN'T GET IT INTO GEAR, GRINDING GEARS. I KNOW MANY MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE 6-SPEED MANUAL CAMARO WITH EVEN LESS MILAGE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AND JERKS TO THE RIGHT WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING, DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ROTORS, HOWEVER 2 WEEKS LATER BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING AGAIN. *CJ

BADLY WARPED ROTORS MAKING AUTO UNCONTROLLABLE DURING BRAKING DUE TO HEAVY SHUDDER. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BATTERY VOLT GUAGE DROPS BELOW 8 VOLTS, DASH AND HEADLIGHTS DIM, WINDOWS ROLL UP AND DOWN VERY SLOWLY. AFTER 30 SECONDS POWER RETURNS. THIS TAKES PLACE WHEN NO EXTERNAL DEVICES ARE ACTIVATED. DEALER SAID ALL CAMERO'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM. BEEN IN SHOP 2-3 TIMES - THEY VERIFY BUT CAN NOT REPAIR. DEALER SAID IS NOT A SAFETY OR DRIVABILITY ISSUE. I AM NOT SO SURE..

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS A MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO DIM/ POWER WINDOWS TO RUN SLOWLY, AND HEATER TO SLOW DOWN. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND SAID IT WAS NORMAL.*AK

THE WARPED ROTORS THAT WERE REPLACED IN MY CAR WERE WARPED AT ABOUT 9,000 MILES. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT THIS IS NOT WARRANTY WORK BECAUSE THIS IS "NORMAL" WEAR AND TEAR. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL. ALSO, WHEN TRAVELING HEADLIGHST/TAILIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE, CAUSING POOR DRIVER VISIBLITY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE EXP[ERIENCING PROBLEM WITH FRONT ROTORS WRAPING DUE TO HIGH HEAT WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THIS CAR THE HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT, THE BATTERY GAUGE DROPS FROM NORMAL INTO THE RED (LEFT SIDE), THE WINDOWS WILL RUN SLOW, THE HEAT/AIR WILL ALSO RUN SLOW. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER FOUR (4) TIMES, ONCE TO HAVE THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED, THE OTHER THREE (3) TIMES FOR TESTING. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS, AND THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THIS WAS ALSO REPORTED AND DOCUMENTED TO CHEVROLET, BUT ACCORDING TO CHEVROLET, THE PROBLEM IS NORMAL. *AK

TACHOMETER IS REPORTING INCORRECTLY. AS A RESULT, ENGINE IS OVERSPEEDING WITH POTENTIAL REPAIR PROBLEMS. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE TRIED TO REPAIR WITH NO SUCCESS. BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE TACHOMETER, THE ENGINE UNDERSTATES ACTUAL RPM IN EACH GEAR. I HAVE OVERSPEEDED THE ENGINE NUMEROUS TIMES AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL DAMAGE BECAUSE OF THIS.

REAR MAKING UNNATURAL NOISE. DEALERS TRIED TO GIVE STATIC THAT IS WAS THE ROTORS AND AFTER THEY PROCEDED TO FIX THEM NOISE REMAINED. NEXT THEY TRIED TO SAY THE NOISE WAS NATURAL. I HAVE FOUND FROM MANY PEOPLE IN FORUMS THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS W/ THE REARS IN THESE CARS, RANGING FROM BEARINGS TO GEARS AND EVEN THE HOUSING. I HAVE ALSO OBTAINED WORK ORDERS FOR PARTS FIXED FOR OTHER PEOPLE. DEALERSHIP IS STILL GIVING ME STATIC ABOUT MY CAR AND SAYS THE PROBLEM IS NORMAL. --NO OTHER CAR IN THE LOT DOES IT THOUGH, NOT EVEN USED VEHICLES W/ HIGH MILEAGE ON THEM. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FAULTY ROTORS. ON TWO OCCASIONS (14,000 MILES & 28,000 MILES), DEALER TURNED ALL ROTORS BECAUSE OF PULSATION RECEIVED FROM BRAKE PEDAL WHEN APPLIED BRAKES. CURRENTLY, AT 32,000 MILES, PROBLEM REOCCURRED, AND DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE ROTORS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UNDER REGULAR CONDITIONS WITH NO ACCESSORIES ON, THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LAMP WILL DIM TO 50% ON ITS OWN FOR AT LEAST 10 SECONDS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY

THE 1999 CAMARO HAS A DANGEROUS SO CALLED "FEATURE" CALLED "SKIP SHIFT" WHICH PREVENTS SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. TWICE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR - I WAS STUCK WITHOUT POWER AND CARS WERE COMING AT ME. SEVERAL OTHER TIMES THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD, AND I LOST POWER WITH CARS COMING UP BEHIND ME. CHEVY REFUSED TO DISABLE THIS 2ND GEAR LOCKOUT FOR ME, SAYING THAT IT IS NEEDED TO MEET ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS - OR TO AVOID A GAS GUZZLER TAX. THIS "FEATURE" IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE DISABLED. I WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR IF I KNEW ABOUT IT - UNFORTUNATELY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON MY TEST DRIVE BECAUSE "SKIP SHIFT" ONLY LOCKS YOU OUT AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN WARMED UP SUFFICIENTLY. THIS LOCKOUT ALSO TENDS TO MAKE THE CAR SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR - WHICH IS DANGEROUS AT 15 MPH BECAUSE THERE IS LITTLE POWER AT THAT SPEED IN 4TH GEAR. THERE IS A LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WARNING ABOUT SKIP SHIFT, BUT IT IS HIDDEN BY MY HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL OR BY THE WHEEL ITSELF WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE WARNING LIGHT IS USELESS ANYWAY BECAUSE DRIVER'S EYES ARE ON THE ROAD WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. AS ADMITTED BY CHEVY, THIS WHOLE "SKIP SHIFT" LOCKOUT IS A WAY TO AVOID PAYING A GAS GUZZLER TAX, BUT IT MAKES DRIVING DANGEROUS SINCE SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE.

BRAKE ROTORS WERE CUT, THEN REPLACED, PROBLEM REOCCURS. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES /PULSATES AND MAKES CAR TERRIBLY HARD TO CONTROL.

WARPED ROTORS. *AK

GAUGES WENT WILD. ALTERNATOR WAS GOING OUT/REPLACED ALTERNATOR. ALSO, 2 FLUID LEAKS FROM REAR SHOCKS OCCURRED 21-JAN-99. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. WARRANTY ONLY 2 MONTHS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE STOCK SHIFTER CAUSING MIS-SHIFTS. I AM A MEMBER ON A BBS AND THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ENTRIES REFERING TO THIS PROBLEM. DUE TO THE SHIFTER, IT IS VERY EASY TO MIS-SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR WHEN UPSHIFTING. SO FAR HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE AND CAUSES THE REAR TIRES TO LOOSE CONTROL SINCE THE ENGINE CAUSES THEM TO NEARLY STOP. I AM AN EXPERIENCED MANUAL TRANSMISSION DRIVER AND I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. A WORST CASE SENARIO WOULD BE TO LOOSE COMPLETE CONTROL DUE TO THE REAR TIRES LOCKING UP AND ALSO ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO OVER-REVVING. THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR THE SHIFTER SO NO DEALER HELP CAN BE FOUND. SO FAR OTHERS HAVE RESOLVED THIS PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE SHIFTER WITH AN AFTERMARKET UNIT AND REPORT NO MORE PROBLEMS WITH MISSED SHIFTS. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING INSTRUMENT PANEL NOT ILLUMINATE, NO START CONDITION, ETC. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK