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.
2010 Chevrolet Camaro engine complaints
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Engine code p008, timing chain replacement required at 75,000 mile, approximately a $2000 replacement cost, many other vehicles with the exact same engine has had recalls for this problem, check engine does not allow this vehicle to pass california smog, registration of the vehicle cannot be completed, local dealers not helpful, engine could seize if the timing chain assembly fails cause accidents resulting in injury or death.
Had new timing chain added with oil change engine locked up. Insurance won't, help. Place I bought the car won't help
The 2010 camaro with the 3.6l llt model engine has premature timing chain issues. These chains are stretching out and causing performance issues and causing engine failure. My vehicle gave me a decreased engine power warning while I was driving on the highway and decreased my speed dramatically. I had to floor the gas peddle to keep it above 40 MPH in a 65 MPH speed limit. It was a very dangerous situation. I had the engine light diagnosed and was told it was a worn timing chain and that 2 camshafts were now out of alignment. Gm has recalled almost all other vehicles with the same engine and timing chain for this issue. They have also discontinued use off the chain itself and sell a different model for replacement. But they refuse to recall the 2010 camaro for this issue so the only option is to replace their defective product with the newer one out of pocket.
I have the 2010 camaro v6, with only 67,700 miles. Like too many others, the check engine light came on and it gave a p0008 error code for premature timing chain wear. Why hasn't gm issued a recall for the camaro with this engine when they've issued a recall for nearly all other vehicles with this engine?!? I should not be facing an estimate of over $2,000 to replace the timing chain with only 67,200 miles!
I was driving home one day and the car no longer wanted to go so I slowly and carefully rolled down a hill and went into the parking lot the car no longer wanted to start I thought it was the battery or the alternator so I changed both I even checked my oil to make sure I was good on that end I ended up getting the car towed back to the house the mechanic checked it out and no codes were popping up the car was stationary and ran but I tried to go down the street and it just stopped then the area around made some strange noises and the mechanic said it might be the engine I then took it the shop and I was told it's the engine I just didnt not know what the issue was it's a 2010 camaro 6 cylinder with a 3.6 llt engine and many people have had issues with it but I don't know if chevy ever did anything about it it was on a city street when it stopped its just been sitting since it went bad and the 2012 and up models engine cost around $1700 but the 2010's engine costs over $3000 many people state that it's more expensive because of how many peoples engines have gone bad and it's usually around 100k miles it's was always serviced and when it would stop the steering wheel would lock up and would not want to start
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet camaro. While driving 60 MPH, the engine seized and the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the timing gear needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 106,000.
The timing chain needed to be replaced at only 100,000 miles. Garage stated that it was so bad that engine could have failed and ignited a flame in the engine.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that the reduce engine power indicator illuminated while driving 60 MPH. The failure occurred several times while driving various speeds. The contact stated that the battery was replaced once as a possible cause of the failure. The contact was able to coast the vehicle onto the road shoulder. Once the vehicle was restarted, it operated normally. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 114,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet camaro. While the contact was driving on a major highway, there was a drastic reduction in speed without warning. The vehicle was taken to deacon jones chevrolet (1115a n brightleaf blvd, smithfield, nc 27577, (919) 934-8101) where it was diagnosed that the timing chain needed to be replaced and the vehicle was out of warranty. The contact was uncertain if the failure was related to the manufacturer service campaign: 12-06-01-009e apr 14 (engine - timing chain kits and chain guide replacement). The vehicle was not repaired and was parked at the contac'ts residence due to the failure. The manufacturer was notified and did not assist. The approximate failure mileage was 57,000.
Earlier in 2018, the car was intermittently throwing a p008 code and check engine light with no noticeable difference in the mileage or running. It would come on, then go off for weeks. Oil was changed every 3-5000 miles. Now the light is on and will not go off, showing only the same code of p008. I can not pass yearly state emission inspections with the check engine light on. The local gm shop indicated that the code means that I need a new timing chain. I have the 3.6 liter motor with 92000 miles. For other gm models with this issue and the 3.6 l motor, gm extended their warranty and covered the cost of replacing the timing belt, but they excluded the camaro. I have received estimated costs of 1200 to 2100 to replace the timing chain. This cost is more money than I have, but I may not have a choice. I do not want to be on the road when the timing chain breaks and I am in the middle of interstate traffic.
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
I have the v6 2010 camaro and like many others that I have researched on the web have the p0008 error code for premature timing chain wear that started at around 80k miles. There has been a recall issued on just about every other car that has this engine in it. It is ridiculous that gm would not issue it on this car as well full on knowing that this would have the same problem.
The gm 6.2l ls engine has a serious defect with the valve train that causes the engine to drop valves into the cylinder, and lock up the engine while driving. The fuel management system that makes the engine operate on less cylinders while at cruising speeds, causes the lifters to stick. This results in excessive clearance between the valve and rocker arm, and the beating action knocks the keepers out. When this happens, the valve drops into the cylinder, and the engine locks up. This primarily happens while driving at highway speeds, which results in loss of steering, loss of brakes, and in cases like mine with a manual transmission, when the engine locks up, the rear wheels also lock up, and the vehicle slides out of control. This happened, it was raining, on a straight stretch of divided 4 lane, at 55mph, which caused the vehicle to slide off the road, and only because it was on a saturday morning and there was very limited traffic, we were not injured or killed. I special ordered this vehicle from gm, it was serviced only at the dealership it was purchased, and was treated with extreme care from day one. Being that the warranty had expired, the dealership made an estimate that it will take $8,200 to replace the engine, and it only had 51,000 miles at the time. After this happened to mine, I have found that this situation is a very common occurrence with the 6.2l ls engines. Gm has done nothing but turn their backs to millions of customers who are driving a vehicle that can lose steering, brakes, and control of the vehicle, at anytime while driving at speeds of 60+MPH. This is a major safety issue to not just the people driving these vehicles, but anyone who is driving near one of these vehicles when this occurs. Gm needs to be accountable for the safety of their customers, and the general public.
2010 chevrolet camaro v6 premature timing chain replacement. After a diagnostic testing from sandy sansing chevrolet in pensacola, fl, I was notified the the error code p0008 needing replacement of a new timing chain kit. My camaro only had 97,000 miles and I was ocd on my oil changes and maintenance. I filed a case with gm and my case was denied. A simple search online of 2010 chevy camaro timing chain results in an extreme amount of complaints with the 2010 chevy camaro having the worst problems compared to other chevrolet products, with the #1 problem resulting in complaints of the premature timing chain wear. Gm vehicles including the buick enclave, chevrolet traverse, gmc acadia, and saturn outlook obtaining the gm 3.6 liter v6 llt engine was issued a bulletin on 02/09/2011 to all gm dealers marked urgent- distribute immediately. Subject premature timing chain wear- program. Gm announces knowledge of faulty timing chains, however refusing to include the 2010 camaro v6 3.6 liter llt engine. According to master mechanics search online regarding this engine... Timing chains are designed to operate at twice the max engine oil temp and at 2x the expected engine life. 97,000 miles is not an expected engine life. The mere faxt that these engines started seeing chain failures in some cases under 10,000 miles proves definitively that there was at the very least a quality defect with the timing chains in these engines . Gm refused to acknowledge or accept responsibility of their defect pushing the cost of myself and other consumers. I have also filed a case with this information to my attorney general office. Gm ignored several requests for documentation that they are denying responsibility for my timing chain issues. Gm needs to reimburse customers who had to pay for this defect in their lack to respond to customers complaints.
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.
Tamara recall. The air bag light is on check engine light is on the AC is on and off.
P0008 timing chain code coming up for v6 engine (2lt model) at 70k miles. Reading several forums and researching that this is a known issue on other gms with the same part. While they granted 10 year/120k warranty for other models, the camaro is left out. Cost is anywhere from $1800-$3000. Not sure why camaros are not being included within the recall when we have to same parts and issues. Please assist!!!
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.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet camaro. While driving 30 MPH, the service engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the timing chain failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to community chevrolet (200 w olive ave, burbank, ca 91502) where it was also diagnosed that the timing chain failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the contact should speak with the federal safety agency. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.
Obd code p0049 - evap canister purge valve: replaced twice already. Needs to be replaced again at 113,000 miles. Odb code p008: timing chain issue. Replace at 48,000 miles. Needs replacement again at 113,000 miles. No signs of malfunction other than check engine light on. Fails to pass massachusetts annual inspection due to obd codes present.
We where driving looking at a local subdivision and we were doing 35 miles a hour when we hit a deer all air bags came out and I broke my wrist and my friend hurt his arm as well I was in the passenger side with my set belt on and when we hit the deer the air bag came out full force that I broke my wind shield as well
P0008 & p0017 engine code on 3.6 v 6 diagnosed by dealer to be stretched timing chains. 52,724 miles cost to fix $3000. Other gm vehicles with the same engine extended warranty of 10 years 120,000 miles. Camaro needs to be included in recall.
In first three years, the electronic ignition module was replaced three times. On the third time, it was found that the ignition wiring harness was not for a camaro. It was incorrectly installed at the factory. Secondly, just three weeks ago, four of my car's six fuel injectors went bad. My car only had 74,000 miles on it. All six injectors were replaced at my cost of $2812.00! Outrageous! Both times, my car was being driven on a city street.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was driven to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the timing belt was stretched and needed replacement. The contact was also notified by the dealer that the failure was a common occurrence. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.
The engine light went on and it was brought in for service. I was told the code p0008 meant that it had a stretched timing chain which would need to be replaced and is a very expensive repair. I recently found out that this is very common in other chevy engines and the power train warrantee was extended to cover these repairs in other engines, but not my camaro. I currently only have 73k miles and would like to see chevy fix the issue as it has been done with the other gm cars.
My cars "engine light" came on around 120,000 miles so I took into the dealership and it read a code of p0008 engine timing. They told me that it was due to dirty oil. I bought the car used a little over a year ago with close to 80,000 miles on it and I keep the oil changed between every 3000 to 4000 miles. I've asked around to a few other shops their opinion and they tell me the same thing. The price im getting quoted counting parts and labor is close to $1300 and I cant afford that kind of bill. It appears that if others are having this same issue then a recall should be broadcast out and be covered under warranty? I'm a die hard bow tie guy and all I've ever owned was a gm cars and trucks. I currently have my 2010 camaro a 2003 chevy truck with only 121000 miles and a 1971 chevy truck that im restoring. Is there anyway that yall could do something about this issue everyone is starting to have with these? I know for a fact that enterprise chevrolet had a camaro in this week with the exact same issue as well as a few others I've talked to.
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.
Engine light illuminated with p0008 obd-ii trouble code: engine positions system performance bank 1. Twice was told by dealership it was an oil issue even though no oil change alerts came on and check engine light kept coming back after service (occasionally intermittent). Mpg was negatively impacted during regular operation and occasional rough idling at stoplights. At 77,000 miles (and just past the 7 years covered by extended warranty), was finally told this was a timing chain issue and $1,700 to fix (of course not covered). Research on stretched timing chain from p0008 error for camaros indicated many others with issue and extended warranty up to 10 years/120,000 miles issued by gm for other vehicle models using same engine. Bulletin/warranty should be extended to affected 2010 camaros.
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