2000 Chevrolet Camaro

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/18/2001· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THERE IS A CLUNK/RATTLE/THUMP COMING FROM THE REAR END, THROUGH THE DRIVESHAFT. THE POWER WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STICKS WHEN GOING DOWN AND IS SLOW WHEN GOING UP. THE HORN HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE FOR A MOISTURE PROBLEM, NOW IS HAVING SAME PROBLEM: ALSO, THE HORN BUTTON ON STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T WORK 100% OF THE TIME. NEXT, THE OWNER'S MANUAL DOESN'T ADVISE WHEN THE CHANGE REAR AXLE FLUID. LASTLY, THE POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKS FLUID. THE CAP WAS REPLACED ONCE, THEN IT WAS ADJUSTED. I STILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING FLUID SPEWING FROM UNDER THE CAP.

• 12/05/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ROTORS TURNED AND PADS REPLACED. *CJ

• 11/29/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE IGNITION BECAME INOPERABLE. KEY WOULD NOT TURN, THE KEY CYLINDER AND SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR 2003. IN BOTH OCCURANCES THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED.*AK

• 11/27/2000· POWER TRAIN

  ONCE THE VEHICLE WARMS UP, THE SHIFT SKIP (WHICH LOCKS YOU OUT OF 2ND GEAR WHEN DOING "RABBIT" STARTS IF PROPERLY WORKING) TENDS TO LOCK ME OUT OF 2ND AND 3RD GEARS BOTH ON A CONSISTANT BASIS. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN HIT BY A TRUCK AND A METRO BUS AS THIS PROBLEM IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND IT HAS LOCKED ME OUT OF ALL GEARS SEVERAL TIMES. I DO NOT USE THIS VEHICLE AS A "HOT ROD" OR PLEASURE ROD, IT IS MY DAILY DRIVER TO WORK AND I PUT ABOUT 130 MILES A DAY ON IT AND I NEED A DEPENDABLE CAR 7 DAYS A WEEK. *AK

• 11/25/2003· POWER TRAIN

  THE OWNER STATED THAT THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THIS CAUSED THE GEARSHIFT TO FAIL. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED WITH THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM

• 11/25/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING IN WARM WEATHER WITH THE A/C ON, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN IT CAME TO A STOP OR WHEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED BUT WOULD CONTINUE TO STALL UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE STALLING OCCURRED MANY TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *AK *NLM

• 11/05/2001· SEATS,EQUIPMENTCrash

  DRIVERS SEAT WILL UNEXPECTEDLY MOVE ALONG SEAT TRACKS AFTER BEING LOCKED INTO POSITION. DEALERHSIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, WHILE CONSUMERS SON WAS DRIVING AT 10 MPH ON OCTOBER 29, 2001, DRIVERS SEAT SLID FORWARD, RESULTING IN A CRASH DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE AFTER SECOND INCIDENT.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED ASH TRID SEPARATED FROM CONSOLE.*SLC

• 11/03/2004· STEERING

  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

• 11/03/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I FIRST EXPERIENCED THE BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM AT 10000 MILES. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY DID NOT DO BRAKE SYSTEM REPAIRS ON SATURDAY'S AND I WOULD HAVE TO CALL BACK AND RESCHEDULE FOR AN APPOINTMENT. WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THEY WOULD NEED TO BE TURNED DOWN. I AGREED TO THE REPAIR AND 8 DAYS LATER I WAS ABLE TO PICK MY CAR UP. WITHIN 5000 MILES OF THE REPAIR I WAS BACK IN THE SHOP WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. HOWEVER, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT TRYING TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP, I WAS FORCED TO CONTACT A NEW DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD THE SAME AS BEFORE AND AGREED TO HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED AGAIN. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT NOTHING WAS MENTIONED ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE PADS. 1000 MILES LATER AND I WAS RETURNING TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. ROTORS TURNED AND AGAIN NO MENTION OF THE BRAKE PADS. 1000 MILES LATER YET AGAIN, I WAS IN FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT, THIS TIME I HAD BRAKE FAILURE PRIOR TO RETURNING TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME THE ROTORS WERE CHECKED FOR SPECS AT MY REQUEST AND IT WAS FOUND THAT 3 OF THE 4 WERE BELOW SPECS. AGAIN NO MENTION OF THE BRAKE PAD CONDITION. I MADE IT ALMOST 8000 MILES BEFORE I HAD TO RETURN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS AND THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE PROBLEM.*AK

• 11/01/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY CAR CHOKED OUT AND I PULLED IT BESIDE THE HIGHWAY WHEN I CAME BACK TO IT ABOUT AN HOUR LATER IT HAD BEEN BURNED.I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO AN INVESTIGATION ON MY CAR.WITHIN A WEEK THEY CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO.MY QUESTION IS HOW CAN THEY TELL ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MACHANICALLY WRONG IF THEY DIDN`T GO LOOK AT MY CAR. BESIDE`S MY CAR WOULDN`T HAVE BEEN SITTING BESIDE THE HIGHWAY HAD THERE NOT BEEN SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT.SO MY QUESTION IS WHAT SHOULD I DO,AND WHO SHOULD I TALK TO?*AK

• 10/31/2001· SEAT BELTS

  THE FIRST TIME MY DRIVERS SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AND HOLD ME WAS ON SEPT 5, 2000. I NOTIFIED KING CHEVROLET. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIME MORE OVER THE PAST 13 1/2 MONTHS. THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. I HAVE STRESSED TO THEM THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE HAD TO PUT ON MY BRAKES A FEW TIMES SUDDENLY. EACH TIME, IT DID NOT HOLD ME AND I JERKED MY NECK. THE FIRST TIME, I HIT THE SIDE OF MY DRIVER'S WINDOW SO HARD I HAD AN EGG KNOT AND HAD TO GO TO THE ER. I HAVE GIVEN THEM 14 MONTHS (NEXT WEEK) TO FIX THIS. ALL THEY TELL ME IS THAT THEY WILL CALL ME WHEN IT'S IN. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT I FEEL SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AS SOMEONE ELSE MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. JUNE HATFIELD. *AK

• 10/28/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BACK PLATE FAILED ON THE REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND THE BRAKE FAILED. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THE BACKER PLATE RUSTED OUT, RESULTING IN THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM WAS A COMBINATION OF BOTH DISC AND DRUM BRAKES. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BACK PLATE. THE BACK PLATE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. EARLIER THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM. ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED, RESULTING IN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE WHEEL CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM THE CALIPERS. THE ONLY WARNING LIGHT CAME AFTER THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE LEFT ROTOR. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND THE CALIPERS WERE REBUILT. THE BRAKE PADS HAD LESS THAN 50 % WEAR BUT THEY WERE REPLACED AS WELL. *AK

• 10/27/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ENGINE HAS DIED, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL, ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROADWAY. AFTER STOPPING, THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STARTS BACK UP AFTER THIS. CHECK GAGES LIGHT COMES ON WHEN VEHICLE DIES. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM.*AK

• 10/24/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE HORN HAS TWO LEVELS OF NOISE, ONE OF THE LEVELS OF NOISE COMPLETELY WENT OUT. UPON LOOKING AT IT, WE FOUND THAT THE HORN WAS FILLED WITH WATER (THEREBY MUFFLING THE HORN NOISE). THE HORN SHOULD BE A SEALED COMPONENT ON THE CAR AND SHOULD NOT ALLOW LEAKAGE. THIS CARE HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN IN ANY HIGH WATER. THUS, THIS WATER COULD ONLY HAVE BEEN ACCUMULATED BY RAIN.*AK

• 10/20/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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.

• 10/18/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 10/10/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE HAD AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. VEHICLE USED 3/4 QUART OF OIL EVERY 2000 MILES. IN A 3000 MILE OIL CHANGE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE USED 11/4 QUARTS OF OIL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL.*AK

• 10/10/2000· POWER TRAIN

  HOWLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND CLUNKING SOUND UNDER BRAKING.VIBRATION FROM REAR TIRES ABOVE 55

• 09/26/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 09/26/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT HAS SMALL CRACKS IN IT. CONSUMER THINKS BELT HAS A DEFECT ESPECIALLY SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NOT USED EXCESSIVELY. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS REQUESTING THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE TO PAY FOR REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE BELT. *YH

• 09/21/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 2000 MALIBU AND IT HAS 129K MILES ON IT. THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE REASON FOR THIS WAS, BUT IT NEVER SEEMED TO AFFECT MY CAR IN ANY WAY. TODAY THE CAR TURNED ON FINE TWICE, ONCE COMING OUT OF THE HOUSE AND THE SECOND TIME COMING OUT OF THE GAS STATION. WHEN I TRY TO TURN IT ON AFTER LEAVING FROM A JOB INTERVIEW, IT CRANKS AS IF IT WANTS TO TURN ON BUT DOESN'T. IT SOUNDS LIKE IF THE GAS TANK IS ON EMPTY BUT IT'S ALMOST FULL. I CHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS AND EVEN TRIED A JUMP START AND IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. FINALLY I GOT IT TOWED HOME AND FIND OUT ON THE INTERNET THAT CHEVY MALIBUS ARE FULL OF DEFECTS.(HTTP://WWW.AUTOSITE.COM/CONTENT/RESEARCH/FORUMS/INDEX.CFM/ACTION/POSTS/FID/1601) (INCLUDING MY AC THAT ONLY WORKS ON 3, 4, AND 5). MY ANTI THEFT DEVICE WON'T LET ME DRIVE MY OWN CAR, AND I ALREADY MISSED AN IMPORTANT CLASS. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO LEAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION FOR A WHILE UNTIL THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT TURNS OFF, BUT IT NEVER TURNS OFF. IT HAS BARELY STARTED WITH THIS PROBLEM TODAY, BUT AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS, MORE LIKE HORROR STORIES, I'M SCARED OF MY MALIBU AND I DON'T TRUST IT ANYMORE BECAUSE I KNOW IT WILL GET WORSE. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THE DEALER TO FIX AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW EXISTS BUT WON'T ADMIT TO; THERE NEEDS TO BE A SERIOUS RECALL. *TR

• 09/14/2008· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 09/11/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION AND MINOR INJURIES.*AK

• 08/29/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 70MPH CAR SWERVED AND FLIPPED FRONT TO BACK 5 TIMES AND HIT GUARDRAIL. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

• 08/26/2000· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TRANSMISSION QUIT SHIFTING AND RPMS INCREASED ELECTRICAL WIRES MELTED UNDER HOOD

• 08/25/2000· SEATS

  THE DESIGN OF THE INTEGRATED HEADRESTS ARE UNSAFE, THE TOP OF THIS HEADREST ONLY COMES TO THE BASE OF CONSUMER'S NECK, IF CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THERE WOULD BE NO SUPPORT. *SLC

• 08/24/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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

• 08/22/2000· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC VEHICLE WILL HESITATE. ONCE ON A RAMP LEADING TO A VERY BUSY FREEWAY, VEHCILE DIED AND WOULD NOT START.*AK

• 08/15/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,EQUIPMENT

  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

• 08/14/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CAR HAS REQUIRED SERVICE 2 TIMES FOR WARPED ROTORS AFTER ONLY 25000 MILES. NEITHER REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. FIRST TIME, THE SERVICE PEOPLE SAID WE MUST HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR THROUGH WATER WHEN THE BRAKES WERE HOT. 2ND TIME THEY SAY WE ARE DRIVING THE CAR AGGRESSIVELY OR IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC, BUT ADMIT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CAMARO SS AND CORVETTE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CAR, IF THE BRAKE ROTOR REGULARLY BECOME WARPED.*AK

• 08/13/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS ARE CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULSATE AND VIBRATE. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS, BUTPROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 08/10/2007· VISIBILITY

  2000 TAHOE: REAR HATCH WINDOW HINGE BROKE. IT IS MADE OF PLASTIC...PRETTY SHODDY FOR A 4W DRIVE VEHICLE. I HAVE ONLY OPENED THAT WINDOW 5-6 TIMES SINCE 2002, SO IT DEFINITELY WAS NOT ABUSED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW...WOULD LIKE GM TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE $600 WINDOW PLUS HINGES (THE CHEVY DEALER QUOTED $1300.) *JB

• 08/08/2005· TIRES

  WE HAD PURCHASED UNIROYAL TIRES IN OCTOBER 2002 FROM FARM AND FLEET IN LA CROSSE. AS OF AUGUST 4, 2005, ALL THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE TIRES CRACKING AND PEELING. WE TOOK THE CAR TO SEARS WHERE THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD NOT LET US DRIVE THE CAR DUE THE SEVERITY OF THE PEELING OF THE TIRES. DRIVING OUR CAR WITH THE TIRES IN THE POOR CONDITION COULD CAUSE AND ACCIDENT AND INJURY. I STARTED HAVING A PANIC ATTACK AFTER HEARING THIS NEWS. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR TIRES TO SHRED, CRACK, AND PEEL AT ONLY 40,000 MILES. I CALLED FARM AND FLEET WHERE WE BOUGHT THE TIRES AND HE TOLD ME "TOO BAD" AND HUNG UP ON ME. I CALLED UNIROYAL AND SHE SAID IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM IF OUR TIRES CRACKED, THAT'S WHAT TIRES DO. THESE TIRES THAT CRACKED, PEELED, AND SHREDDED HAVE A 75,000 MILES WARRANTY, NOONE WILL HONOR THIS WARRANTY AND WE HAD TO SPEND OVER $400 BUYING NEW TIRES. *NM

• 08/05/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 07/31/2001· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTINGCrash

  THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END PULLING TO THE RIGHT, EVEN WHEN YOU TURN TO THE LEFT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER OFF THE ROAD AND HIT UTILITIES AND AN EMBANKMENT, CONSUMER INJURED NECK/ BACK, AND CHEST . ALSO 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED WHILE DRIVING 40 (IN A 55 ZONE) WHILE RAINING, CONSUMER WENT INTO A SKID AND RAN OFF THE ROAD BUT THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. HEADLIGHTS HAVE REPEATEDLY DIMMED/FLICKERED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OR COMING UP STEEP HILLS SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR. *AK

• 07/28/2004· AIR BAGS

  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

• 07/24/2003· VISIBILITY

  T-TOP SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO OBJECT THAT HIT THE T-TOP. WE WERE RIDING ALONG A ROAD THAT HAD GROOVED PAVEMENT DUE TO ROAD CONTRUCTION. THE GLASS SHATTERED INTO MILLIONS OF LITTLE PIECES ONTO THE DRIVER. MINOR CUTS WERE THE ONLY INJURY.*AK

• 07/12/2004· EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITIONER FAILS TO COOL, FAILS TO COOL, WARMER AIR COMING OUT. COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAK, ADDED COOLANT, THIRD VISIT REPLACED PART OF AIR CONDITIONER, 1 YEAR LATER FAILING TO COOL AGAIN, SOME VALVE WAS STUCK, $70 NOW THAT WARRANTY IS UP, RESISTER NOT WORKING CORREXCTLY, ONLY WORKS ON HIGHEST TWO OPTIONS, WANTED TO CHARGE ANOTHER $100 FOR REPLACEMENT, CAN'T AFFORD. 2000 GEO METRO, ROGER DEAN CHEVROLET IS NOT EXACTLY A GOOD AIR CONDITIONER ANYWAY, NOT VERY COOL WHEN WORKING RIGHT. *LA

• 07/11/2000· SEAT BELTS

  REAR SEAT BELT CLASP FALLS DOWN UNDER SEAT PREVENTING OCCUPANT FROM ENGAGING SEAT BELT.*AK

• 07/10/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 07/10/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, AND VEHICLE REACHES SPEEDS OF 50 MPH AND MORE HEADLIGHTS WILL START TO FLICKER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPICATE PROBLEM DURING DAY WHEN THEY TEST DROVE VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES ASR BUTTON IS EXTREMELY HOT AND THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT SHORTS OUT. *SLC

• 07/08/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ENGINE IDLES VERY ERATICALLY. HEAD LIGHTS DIM ON BRAKING-INSIDE DASH AND RADIO LIGHTS FLICKER-SHIFTS INTO 1ST GEAR HARSH-VOLTAGE DROPS IN THE RED CAUSING CAR TO ALMOST STALL-WHEN TURNING ON AIR CONDITIONER THERE IS A LOAD WHINNING NOISE- CAR RUNS ERACTIC ON STARTUP-LOCKED UP IN REVERSE ONCE-CAR SHAKES WHILE DRIVING-CLICKING NOISE IN THE DASH-HAVE BEEN TO SHOP OVER AND OVER FOR THESE PROBLEMS- FIRST IT WAS NOTHING,THEN THE SERP.,BELT,THEN THE ALTERNATOR,NOW IT IS MY RADIO CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS (SO I AM TOLD) CAR STILL NOT FIXED. AS FOR THE EXHAUST ONE OF THE PIPES WAS POPPING AND CRACKING, THIS WAS REPLACED.*AK (TIRESIZE: 235-55R16)

• 06/20/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 06/17/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrashFire

  I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WHICH I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE FOR OVER A YEAR BECAUSE OF MALFUNCTIONING ANTILOCK BRAKES. I BROUGHT IT TO BE REPAIRED LAST YEAR AND PAID OVER $800 FOR ONE SET OF BRAKES, THE OTHER SET STILL NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING WHEN TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2002. THERE IS CURRENTLY AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS VERY PROBLEM ON SIMILAR CHEVY SUVS AND TRUCKS, BUT NOT INCLUDING THE ASTRO VAN.

• 06/11/2000· POWER TRAIN

  CLUTCH SEEMS TO SLIP QUICKER THAN NORMAL. ONLY ABOUT 6500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND THE CLUTCH BEGINS TO SLIP. I HAVE GOTTEN THE NEW SLAVE CYLINDER, BUT IT STILL HAPPENDS. ONLY HAPPENDS WHEN THE CLUTCH GETS HOT ON MY VEHICLE. *AK

• 06/09/2008· AIR BAGSCrash

  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

• 06/01/2001· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED BY A PRIVATE COMPANY DUE TO CRACK CAUSED BY ROCK. REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD HOWEVER, IS DEFECTIVE DUE TO DISTORTION IN LOWER PART OF WINDSHIELD. THIS PRESENTS A VISUAL PROBLEM AT TIMES PRIMARILY WHEN TURNING VEHICLE. WINDSHILD PLACE WHICH INSTALLED IT HAS TRIED TO GET ME ANOTHER REPLACEMENT, BUT TO NO AVAIL. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS ALL REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELDS FOR THIS MODEL ARE DISTORTED AT THE BOTTOM. THERE WAS NO DISTORTION IN THE ORIGINAL WINDSHIELD. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

• 05/25/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 05/21/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT

  TRANSMISSION WASN'T SHIFTING INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. ENGINE WOULD RACE UP TO 4,000RPMS. VEHICLE COULDN'T BE DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY. DEALER FOUND A FOREIGN OBJECT CLOGGING 2ND CLUTCH.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES AND THEY ARE STILL SQUEAKING TO THIS DATE ,THE STEREO AND CD PLAYER WERE DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHICH THE CD PLAYER IS STILL NOT WORKING. *JB

• 05/21/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES ARE MAKING A SQUEAKY NOISE. VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE A PROBLEM STOPPING. HEAD MECHANIC AT THE DEALER STATED IT IS NORMAL WITH NEW MODEL VEHICLES. IT HAS BEEN TO DEALER 3-4 TIMES FOR BRAKES.*AK