ElectricalEngine
Filed Apr 9, 2012
5.0LITER TBI VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC AT IDLE ONLY. I RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO EXIT FREEWAY. IDLE IS GOOD IN PARK OR NEUTRAL GEAR, IDLE IS UNSTEADY WHILE IN GEAR AND STALL OCCURS WITHIN SECONDS. HI SPEED OPERATION WAS GOOD.AFTER INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE CAUSES, I DETERMINED MAIN CAUSE TO BE A RUSTED DISTRIBUTOR MAGNETIC ROTOR ASSY. ITS SPINNING VANES HAD RUSTED,THROWING OFF BIG RUSTY CHUNKS OF METAL UNDER DIST. CAP. IN THAT CONDITION, COMPUTER COULD NOT KEEP ACCURATE SENSE OF CRANKSHAFT POSITION. I AM AMAZED IT WOULD RUN AT ALL UPON DISCOVERY OF FAILURE. DISTRIBUTOR TO BE REPLACED . *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10454560
- Incident
- Mar 29, 2012
- Mileage
- 122,500 mi
Electrical
Filed Apr 12, 2003
1991 CHEVROLET CAMARO RS 5 V8 305 SPEED,90K MILES WILL NOT HOLD IDLE, STALLS, RUNS ROUGH. REPLACED PLUGS, FILTERS. REPLACED IAC MOTOR. MECHANIC UNHOOKED ECM COMPUTER AND CAR RUNS GOOD. WILL REPLACE ECM. *NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 10014311
- Incident
- Apr 4, 2003
- Mileage
- 90,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Dec 28, 2001
HORN WILL MALFUNCTON DUE TO THE DESIGN OF STEERING WHEEL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8001162
ElectricalFuel system
Filed Feb 22, 2000
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 719093
- Incident
- Aug 15, 1992
Electrical
Filed Jan 7, 2000
WHEN KEY IS INSERTRD INTO THE IGNITION THERE IS POWER, BUT IT WILL NOT START THE ENGINE. THERE IS A COMPUTER CHIP ON KEY, WHICH WHEN I WENT TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IT COULD NOT BE COPIED BECAUSE WE COULD NOT GET A VATS # CODE AND WAS TOLD THE ONLY PLACE TO GET IT WAS FROM THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP THE CAR CAME FROM. IN WHICH I CANNOT LOCATE SO THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SITE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 717042
- Incident
- Dec 29, 1999
Electrical
Filed Jul 3, 1997
HORN ASSEMBLY IS COMING APART. MANUFACTURER SAID THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 813786
- Incident
- Apr 4, 1997
AirbagsBrakesElectrical+1 more
Filed Mar 19, 1997
STARTER REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO VEHICLE FAILING TO START. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS DELCO STARTERS WERE FAULTY.
- NHTSA ID
- 515725
- Incident
- Mar 20, 1996
Electrical
Filed May 12, 1996
DEFECTIVE RUBBER COVER OVER DRIVERSIDE AIRBAG AND HORN COMING OFF, CAUSING AIRBAG TO BE EXPOSED/HORN INOPERATIVE. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 504468
- Incident
- Apr 26, 1996
ElectricalSteering
Filed Oct 25, 1995
WHEN DRIVING THE CAR STALLS AND LOCKS THE STEERING THIS HAPPENED TWO TIMES . TT CONSUMER STATES STALLING OCCURRED DUE TO ALTERNATOR NOT RECHARGING BATTERY. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 974018
ElectricalEngineFuel system
Filed Aug 3, 1995
COMPUTER FUSE PROBLEMS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 484755
- Incident
- Aug 3, 1995
Electrical
Filed Jul 18, 1995
INTERMITTENT STALLING OF THE VEHICLE, UNKNOWN CAUSES. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 969022
- Incident
- Jul 18, 1995
Electrical
Filed Feb 28, 1995
ENGINE STALLING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 960727
- Incident
- Feb 28, 1995
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.