2011 Chevrolet Camaro transmission problems

Filed Jul 7, 2026 · Electrical, Engine · 144,000 miles · GA

The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated while driving at 35 MPH, the engine shut off without warning. The vehicle failed to restart as intended, leaving the driver stranded in the middle of the road. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. A police officer noticed that the contact was in distress and assisted in pushing the vehicle into the nearby parking lot. The vehicle was then towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle had yet to be diagnosed or repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 144,000.

Filed May 25, 2025 · Transmission · IL

Gains speed on mild downhills. Request a feature to be called "Brake Saver" on all automatic transmissions. Depressing Brake downshifts if RPMs are low enough to reduce speed (2000-2500RPM, so next gear does not exceed 3600RPM). Taking foot off gas sets coasting maximum speed. If speed rises 5 km/hr 3 mi/hr the transmission downshifts to reduce speed to the speed the foot came off the gas pedal. Especially useful on Semis with Automatic transmissions.

Filed Mar 31, 2025 · Transmission · 155,000 miles · AL

The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted, but the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who determined that the wave plates had fractured and that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired and remained with the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to report the failure to the federal safety agency Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 155,000.

Filed May 14, 2020 · Transmission · NY

My transmission not working the car won't move when I put it in gear . At first when I stop at a light or stop sign when getting ready to pull off step on the gas the car won't move it would hesitate then jump into gear.

Filed Feb 24, 2019 · Transmission · 61,000 miles · TX

Manual transmission occasionally seems like it will go into 2nd gear, but does not actually engage. Problem seems relatively random.

Filed Jul 31, 2018 · Transmission · 16,000 miles · IL

I was on my way to a car show and stopped at a stop sign. As I continued on at about 3/4 throttle o was shifting gears as I went from 2nd to 3rd gear I heard and felt a loud bang on bottom of car. I lost all acceleration and pulled over. I picked up the parts from the road. After having car towed to a friend's shop we were able to get it on a lift and see that the drive shaft had exploded at the mid point. After further inspection we found that the emergency brake cables had bet completely destroyed and the drive shaft that was left attached to transmission had ripped into the tunnel of the car. I could see the carpet and plastic to center console through this hole.

Filed Jan 5, 2018 · Transmission · 110,000 miles · CA

^ 6 speed manual transmission, bypass/lockout will not allow correct shift forcing vehicle to hesitate or be become bogged down. Forces you to 4th gear or 6th. In traffic this a hazard while trying to build up speed,for on ramp,merging,passing sometimes car will stall. Only to correct temporarily is pull on side of road and stop put car in reverse then vehicle shifts normal for a slight while. Gm is in denial!!! In motion on highway and city streets.

Filed May 12, 2016 · Transmission · TX

I was told last year that I had a bad transmission due to water damage to my vehicle and that they would not cover the repair because they said that I drove it through water which was not true so, I had to pay a $250.00ded out of pocket, and $3856.97 was paid by my insurance company. Not even 2 months later the same problem. The car will drive and then it will stop on you and not change into gear. The car has been in the shop about 8 times for the same problem and they can't seem to tell me what the problem is. Who can I contact to help me with this issue since the manufacturer cant tell what's wrong with their own product.

Filed Mar 18, 2015 · Transmission, Visibility · 45,000 miles · AL

Vapor began coming in through the air vents, along with a super-sweet smell; this smell was later identified as leaking engine coolant. The front windshield quickly fogged up, beginning on the passenger side, and absolutely would not clear. Using the vehicle's defrost only increased the windshield fogging and severely decreased visibility. Fogging and visibility is worse when the weather is cool or it is raining, and the coolant smell inside the car can make you sick and give you headaches. Fog-free window treatment is ineffective. Taken to the chevrolet dealership service center, the camaro has a bad heater core - to fix this extremely hazardous issue, the camaro's windshield must be taken out along with the dash and seats just to gain access to the heater core... At a cost around $2,000 and over a week in the service center... Beware this is not covered under chevy's powertrain warranty (the heater core is excluded). This is a very common problem with newer model camaros and should be a gm recall by now. I was able to pull off the interstate before my visibility was reduced to zero... Somebody else may not be so lucky, or may not know what's going on when their windshield begins to fog.

Filed Aug 14, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 37,000 miles · NJ

My car began to over heat causing my vehicle to suddenly lose power. Also caused fogged windshield .. The heater core on the camaro from 2010 - 2013 are having malfunctions causing the car to overheat and or spill boiling liquid onto your passengers feet, if you were to have a passenger start to scream when this burning liquid were to hit their feet while wearing high heels or sandals you can easily get distracted and lose control of you vehicle from just someone screaming out of now where, there are countless stories on the camaro forum about these heater cores going bad.. Others experience counting fogged windshield which could cause a visibility issue and cause an accident and a vehicle breakdown causing a accident if you break down in heavy traffic... My camaro is at the dealer now getting diagnosed . But this issue has not been addressed as a recall and should be..