2010 Chevrolet Camaro: sudden loss of power

Filed Dec 6, 2020 · Driver assistance · 60,000 miles · TX · crash

I was driving down the road in my car lost all power causing me to strike a pole general motors is already determined that the recall was from the accident but the police report said I was swerving all over the road they gave me a ticket for failure to control speed but when they pulled the black box in the vehicle it said that I was going 43 and a 45 can somebody please help me with this matter my understanding is that the recall laws are to refer refund repair or replace

Filed Sep 3, 2020 · Acceleration, Electrical · 110,000 miles · FL

Water shorted the app circuits and caused the throttle to activate with out driver input. Water is a potential cause for sudden unintended acceleration in vehicles equipped with potentiometer type app sensor's through extensive research between august 2019 and september 2020, I have determined that a water intrusion problem into the instrument panel (ip) to body harness connector, which carries the app sensor signals to the ECM/PCM has the potential to cause sudden unintended acceleration in many of the 2005-2018 gm product line. Water can enter the connector through body leaks and may cause an increase in voltage on app 1 and app 2. On some vehicles this can also cause a malfunction in the bpp/brake switch status circuit. As a result this malfunction can mistakenly appear as a pedal misapplication in the edr report from the sdm. This finding applies to many other vehicle using a potentiometer type app sensor but the research was done specifically on gm vehicles. I have also determined water intrusion into the connector 109 on the full size truck line has the possibility to cause false activation of the app circuit. Using water I have confirmed that water can cause the voltage increase on app circuit 1 and app circuit 2 and not enter reduced power mode, it all comes down to surface area exposed and sodium content in the water as to the final results. As these vehicles become older the likely hood of these events occurring increases. Vehicles near salt water or where salt is used on the roads are more likely to fail with higher app %. Because of the known water leak into the connector's containing app wires and verification that water can cause false activation of the app circuits. It is my conclusion in rare events this water could cause false activation of both app signal in many of the 2005-2018 gm vehicles. This vehicle was used for confirmation.

Filed Apr 14, 2020 · Engine, Transmission · 58,900 miles · MD · crash

All factory maintenance was completed at a factory service provider, on or before recommended time/mileage. At 58k+/- miles driving at approximately 35mph engine suffered catastrophic failure due to timing chain failure, causing engine to seize, car lost all power steering, power brakes while entering a turn resulting in nearly running over pedestrians otherwise walking safely on the side of the street. Gm has recalled other vehicles with same engine but not the v6 camaro for a timing chain failure.

Filed Sep 6, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 31,132 miles · UT · fire

While driving my 2010 chevy camaro ss on the interstate home from work all of a sudden I lost power all my interior lights and dashboard warning lights started to flash on and off car would surge then lose power than surge lose power steering was very difficult had no brakes merged over to the shoulder to try to get into a safe position and was calling nine-one-one when I noticed smoke coming out of the left front compartment of the camaro under the hood and then the smoke turn to a rust burnt looking color and then noticed that the hood was starting to banned from the heat underneath it and at this time I tried to get out of the vehicle but the electrical system was burnt and had to use a pair of pliers to open up the door lock because my interior door locks would not function got out of the car called nine-one-one and within 5 minutes there was flames coming up from underneath the hood the hood kind of popped open and flames took over the whole front of the car and the engine compartment fire truck of course got the fire out but the car was a total loss

Filed Apr 16, 2018 · Airbags, Engine · 68,000 miles · NJ

Vehicle has had a code of p008 intermittently then permanently since 68000 miles, it is now at 99,500 miles. The code relates to timing chain stretching which is causing engine misfire. Same problem with identical engine has been addressed in form of warranty extension for several vehicles, including cadillac cts, extending warranty to 10 years or 120k miles. This has not been done for the camaro for reasons which elude me. Occasional problems with stalling and reduced power (especially in situations requiring the additional power), as well as engine "roughness" certainly cause safety concerns for me. In addition, the problem with the passenger safety bag seat pad sensor has been ongoing and is also not recalled, although the system keeps passenger airbag off in the presence of a passenger due to a short in the pad, also well-documented and clearly a safety hazard. The interior lighting system is simply a nuisance and not a safety concern at this time. The cost of repairs is staggering, and I've never seen an instance where a timing chain needed to be replaced during the expected operating period of a vehicle with normal use. Clearly it is a design flaw which needs to be addressed, as it has been with other vehicles utilizing this engine. The number of instances which go unreported and simply get repaired at the owner's expense is also quite significant, according to the research I have done. Please note that this problem started intermittently in late 2016 and has become a continual problem as of this writing. The check engine light is always on at this point, with the p008 code.

Filed Jan 21, 2018 · Engine · 96,000 miles · TX

Vehicle overheating resulting in shutdown - I've taken the vehicle into 2 gm dealerships who first replaced the water pump and flushed the system after the vehicle stranded me in the middle of a highway intersection. When I came to a stop I heard the fans startup and the temperature rose to 250f+ in about 30 seconds and initiated an engine shutoff procedure, which cuts off all power to the car. At that point I was dead in an intersection of a very busy highway. This happens without warning and does not initiate a event to the car's computer. The gm dealer said they consider an overheating event a notice and not a warning event so it is not recorded on the cars computer even though it causes the car to be shutdown. This has occurred 2 times in the 6 months and I have replaced the water pump, radiator pressure cap, flushed the system all on advice from the gm dealer to correct for this problem without success. The second time this occurred was driving on a highway and the vehicle lost power as I got to a border checkpoint resulting in me being stranded on the highway for an 1.5 hours waiting for a tow truck. I had the car towed to a another gm dealer who told me there is nothing wrong with the car. They don't seen to know what is causing the issue as they are unable to replicate the issue when I bring the car into them and there is no event for them to track.

Filed Nov 1, 2017 · Engine · 93,154 miles · KY

Engine light is on, several codes, three of which have a technical service bulletin. Codes are p0007, p0008, p0017. Technical service bulletin number is 374076. Vehicle has loss of power. Do not want to drive for fear of throwing off the timing since all of these involves positioning sensors for the camshaft and crank shaft.

Filed Jan 3, 2017 · Engine · 58,000 miles · WI

I have had check engine light on in the vehicle several times, codes p0008 and p0017 timing chain. The vehicle was taken to several chevy dealerships for diagnosis per gm and chevy, both times they stated the timing chain should be replaced. The first time the camaro was still under warranty the carmaro lost power and began to shake, I pulled over put the car in park and noticed a weird idle and shake. I was told after contacting gm and chevy that they are aware of the problem and need has to meet a certain number of complaints before they can include the 2010-14 camaro into the timing chain recall and extended warranty for 10 years and 100,000 miles. As they have for other vehicles with the same timing chain problem. This is not right, my vehicle has being parked for 1 year since this started.

Filed Oct 1, 2016 · Engine · 100,000 miles · OH

Having the error code p0008 show up on my camaro 2010 at 100,000 miles seams to be a stretched timing chain. Loss of power high gas.

Filed Jul 14, 2016 · Transmission · 13,500 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet camaro. While shifting into second gear, the contact heard a noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle lost power and stalled. Upon inspection, it was determined that three bolts that attached the driveshaft to the differential had sheared off, which caused the driveshaft to detach. During the incident, the heat shield and fuel tank were also severely damaged. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 13,500.

Filed Jun 20, 2016 · Engine · 100,000 miles · TX

My light engine came on at around 100,000 miles, so I figured it was because I needed to have my 100,000 mile maintenance work done, which was a regular tune up, which included, change of spark plugs, and change of engine oil, transmission and differential oil change, which I did by taking it to the dealer I purchased the car from new in 2010. When I took the car in it was working fine with no problems and was running very smooth but after they completed the work and 560.00 dollars later the care came out with very bad idling and missing a lot and losing power! I took the car back and they told me it was because the timing chain was bad and needed to be replaced! I don't agree with their diagnostic and feel they are doing something wrong and are trying to cover it up, so I started to research the matter to find out that there are a lot of other camaro owners having the same issue! Someone needs to do something about this matter I don't think an engine's chain should go bad at 100,000 miles! The dealer wants me to pay 1600.00 to have it replaced, which I think its outrageous considering there are a lot of problems that have been reported on the same issue! I believe it is dangerous driving a vehicle with a faulty timing chain for it loses power when you are trying to accelerate when crossing intersections or switching lanes!!!

Filed Dec 17, 2015 · Engine · 105,000 miles · TX

Reduced engine power message