2016 Chevrolet Camaro: jerking or lurching

6 of the 141 complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro describe jerking or lurching.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 4%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 132 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Jerking or lurching by model year

2021
1
2020
1
2019
2
2017
5
2016
6
2015
3
2014
1
2013
2
2012
1
2011
2
2010
2
2000
3
1999
3
1997
2
1995
3
1994
3

What owners say

Filed Aug 6, 2026 · Electrical, Fuel system · LA · crash

Oh wow I don't even know where to start. The second I came home with the car for $32,995 off the used dealership it was a horrific disaster. I have replaced the rear fuse panel 2x already(water damage). The amp was fried from water damanage. The ambient lights and screen along with the gear lights only sometimes work. My morimoto aftermarket headlights wiring all have completely melted and needed to be replaced and that is just the small things. The car has always had severe driving malfunctions. These include: Jerking when putting into gear (any gear), shudders, it will rev up when i am braking, usuallu after a small hill or bump it will get really loud like it is in a much higher gear, it looses power and goes into random limp mode, the car has recently died in mid drive just completely lost acceleration power until it died. It will start right back up, but then same thing. Now when driving it will slightly jerk and steer to the side ever 3 seconds. Enough for me to hold the steering wheel tight. These are a few of the codes it reads, although some codes come and go, but these remain on: P12E7, P12EC, P12F4, P12F9, P0121, P0171, P0161, P0131, P069E, B097B, B1395, B1516, B1517, B260E, B260E, B2615, B2745, U0800, U1808, U0109, U007C. nOW MY BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE CAR IS SO BAD IT IS NOT DRIVABLE AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME THE PROBLEM. IT VIOLENTLY JERKS WHEN TURNING AS IF SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND GOING 50MPH. iT USUALLY DOES IT WHEN I TURN THE WHEELS SLOWLY LIKE ON TURNS, BUT IT ALSO DOES IT WHEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT AND THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN IT JUST BOOOOOOM. iT IS SO LOUD AND AND SO VIOLENT IT IS AS IF MY BACK END FELL OFF. aLSO THE TIRES ARE LOCKED UP AND WHEN I TURN IT MAKES MY TIRE SCREAM. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN GOING ON SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND GOT IT HOME AROUND 70K MILES AND NOW I AM AT 160K WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND THEN SOME. The car twice now has driven itself when in park with car running. I put in park and was on phone at store and it drove

Filed Dec 4, 2020 · Engine, Transmission · 35 miles · TX

Car jerking when shifting at any gear, seems like transmission going out. When speeding it feels like shaking. Havent had the car a whole year yet smh.... Got a transmission flush done but problem came right back... Chevy says everyone is having the same problem but since no recall has been issued its nothing they can do

Filed Sep 26, 2020 · Transmission · 70,000 miles · MD

Car jerking when shifting at any gear, seems like transmission going out. When speeding it feels like shaking.

Filed Jan 5, 2020 · Transmission · 69,000 miles · NC

Jerking and growling and hesitating to shift going from 1-3 gear

Filed Aug 2, 2019 · Transmission · 12,000 miles · MD

My transmission jerks and rumbles, as if I am driving over rumble strops. It jerks when I put it into gear. It jerks and rumbles when I accelerate and decelerate. When I go from park to drive it jerks forward and actually move forward a few feet without stepping on the gas. And the same when I am stopped waiting for a light, it feels like I was hit from behind. Its a very rough and hard jerk forward. The transmission jerks changing gears in drive and while driving, even in reverse. Its a horrible scary rumble jerking. You never know when it will just take off by itself. The incidents happen on all driving conditions, city streets, highway, turning, slowing down, coasting. Especially turning it jerks in the middle of a turn. I have been experiencing this for over a year. I brought to the dealer and they stated they could not duplicate my concerns, but it did it when I drove off and brought it to their attention at that time. This is a continuous event for the past two or so years.

Filed May 3, 2019 · Transmission · LA

I am having issues with hard shifting when it has been idle or parked for a while. Hesitation when in lower speeds, jerking with acceleration. Jumping and hard jerking when I first start in the morning I have almost hit my garage door several times from the jerking and hard rocking. It started around 13000 miles I am at 16000 and its progressively getting worse