2016 Chevrolet Camaro: won't start

Filed Aug 26, 2026 · Airbags, Electrical · IL

I am filing an official safety complaint regarding a severe unaddressed factory design defect on my 2016 Chevrolet Camaro. The vehicle suffers from catastrophic water intrusion into the primary electrical system hub in the trunk during normal, everyday rain conditions. Due to a manufacturing or design failure in the rear trunk decklid seals and wiring harnesses, ordinary rainfall flows directly into the trunk floorboard. This standing water submerges the vehicle's primary battery, rear fuse block, and factory audio amplifier. This has disabled my infotainment/central command screen, causing a total electrical no-start condition. Most critically, this ongoing flooding creates a severe safety and crash hazard that compromises the vehicle's steering infrastructure. The previous Geneal Motor's safety recall regarding the electronic power steering (EPS) gear assembly losing connectivity when exposed to water was addressed, the unresolved trunk defect actively defeats that safety remedy. By allowing routine rainwater to freely pool over the main fuse block and electrical distribution network, the vehicle remains highly vulnerable to sudden, unpredictable power steering loss or total electronic shutdown while in motion. A vehicle that cannot withstand ordinary rain without experiencing total electrical failure and threatening critical steering components poses an immediate safety risk for me and my young children. I request that the federal safety agency investigate this systemic trunk-flooding defect on the 2016 Camaro chassis.

Filed Aug 26, 2024 · Body, Electrical · GA · fire

Before purchasing a 2016 camaro last year I took it to a Chevrolet dealership for a safety inspection with no safety concerns found and after purchasing it around 57,000 miles went to another Chevrolet dealership to diagnose any electrical concerns occurring with the car that I noticed. There was nothing found but I still noticed humming sound and let them know and they found no concerns whatsoever. The battery was replaced twice as over the course of the year the electricals decreased in power. I then notified my insurance there was an issue with the car drawing power and it would not start. Upon checking the trunk noticed water had gotten into and possibly damaged the trunk/rear fuse block. I went through my insurance to fix any body damage but no electricals were fixed based on the insurance representative declining to accept liability for the damage and upon return of my vehicle, the repair facility started the car against my wishes and the rear fuse block in the trunk sparked and caused a fire to start in the trunk that continued for about a minute or two. Upon taking it to Chevrolet this year again after this, I was charged $800 for them to not diagnose anything but to say the x-connectors were burned up in the incident as well (I said this previously as this started the fire as it carries the currents from the fuse block) and to say they cannot find the source of the water leak/entry or replace the fuse block as the x-connectors and harness for the car, the first parts needed to be repaired to establish power to the car, have been discontinued. For more details on the cause, effects, and repair steps necessary but not been able to completed by GM/Chevrolet please refer to this service bulletin that I noticed was raised after I purchased this car upon researching the issue MULTIPLE chevrolet dealerships, ignored, didn't notice, and now are saying cannot repair and should be followed up on: 18-NA-375. Car is at ~70,000 miles currently.

Filed Dec 28, 2020 · Electrical · 34,188 miles · TX

2016 camaro 2ss. Starting in early oct. Vehicle was parked in the driveway and would not start. Had vehicle towed to dealership. Got vehicle back late oct. And 5 miles down the highway the vehicle lost all power. Called for a tow back to dealership. Received vehicle late dec. Drove to work and back, all is good next day .. Drove to the bank and pulled up into my driveway .. Activated e brake and reached for the power button .. The vehicle mysteriously shut itself off. I pushed the clutch in and pushed the start button .. Nothing no power. To be honest .. Seems very dangerous to be driving this vehicle around not know when the vehicle will lose all its power. Not a good feeling. Been lucky except for the highway shut down .. That was scary! Vehicles flying by you over 65 miles an hour .. Rocking the vehicle as every vehicle and truck passed by ..

Filed Apr 4, 2018 · Electrical · 49,184 miles · OR

2016 camaro 2lt rs would not start 11.23.2017. After checking the battery compartment, water was found below the trunk deck lid. Dried the area out and was able to jump start vehicle. Drove 29 miles and as I neared my destination, you could smell smoke. Opened up the trunk and found smoke plus melted and singed fuses that potentially could have caught fire. Vehicle towed to capital auto group 11.24.17. Advised dealer that we would escalate due to safety concerns, but authorized repairs. Dealership later said they reviewed with gm and it did not qualify for gm customer goodwill program. They repaired the wiring and then concluded that the water leak was caused by a defective trunk seal. Repairs were completed 12.26.2017. Asked the manager to return our call, which never happened. On 1.30.2018, we called gm and opened a case with them. Gm advised that the dealership did not follow protocol and gm has no record of the dealership notifying them the vehicle fuses were melted. On 3.7.2018, checked status of claim with gm and found that they closed the case. They stated that when they called the dealership, they were told the repairs had been completed, so no further investigation would was needed. I asked more than once if they were not concerned with vehicle safety and cars potentially catching fire. They stated that the repairs had been completed and they were not investigating further, even though capitol auto group did not follow gm protocol on a safety issue. I even stated 'so you are going to wait for vehicles to catch fire before this is a safety concern for gm' and received the same response. I let them know that a claim would be filed with the federal safety agency so this could be investigated. Vehicle was purchased 01.19.16 and was less than two years old when this occurred. Customer retained melted fuses, photos dealership provided and the repair receipts.

Filed Sep 14, 2017 · Driver assistance, Engine · 21,000 miles · FL

The transmission fails. The car shuts off in traffic without warning or without codes sometimes in a parkimg lot and sometimes on the highway. Wont start and sometimes wont shut off. The traction control comes on and slows the car to 35mph on dry pavement. There is a clunk when shifting or driving under the car. The crank shaft has been replaced because of thrusting me forward, hard shifts and delayed shifting.