2000 Chevrolet Camaro Problems

DESIGN FLAW. E-BRAKE DRAGGING CONSTANTLY WHICH EVENTUALLY WARPS THE ROTOR AND IF LEFT ALONE MAKES A HORRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE THAT ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE YOUR DIFFERENTIAL SPIT A TOOTH. A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING BUT FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE CHEVROLET HASN'T FIGURED IT OUT. YES, OF COURSE THEY HAVE! IT'S JUST THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVEN'T DIED. *TR

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CAR FAILED EMISSIONS TESTING. FOUND OUT THE WARRANTY WAS 8 YEARS/80,000 MILES, SO TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSIS. VEHICLE HAS 21,000 MILES ON IT AND GM REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE THEY SAID THE CONVERTER WAS "RUSTED". VEHICLE IS 8 YEARS OLD AND ONLY DRIVEN LESS THAN 3,000 MILES ANNUALLY AND STORED FOR 6 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. THE PROBLEM WITH THE CONVERTER HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RUST, THE BAFFLES ARE BREAKING UP INSIDE. GM REFUSES TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. VERY COSTLY REPAIR, PART ALONE IS $750.00 AND THAT DOES INCLUDE ANY LABOR. *TR

THE VEHICLES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED PER THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS COVERED BY SPECIAL 10 YEAR OR 120,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE GOOD OXYGEN SENSOR IS PROBABLY SEIZED AND IT WILL BREAK DUE TO AGE WHEN THEY REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THEY WANT US TO PAY $208 FOR A NEW OXYGEN SENSOR. *TR

I HAVE TO PULL THE POWER ASSURES FUSE OUT IT WILL KILL MY BATTERY OVER NIGHT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. A LOCAL MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INFORMED HER THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

THE CLUTCH PEDAL RETURN SPRING ON MY 2000 CAMARO SS BROKE TWO YEARS AGO. I PURCHASED ANOTHER ONE FROM A LOCAL GM DEALER. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE SPRING WAS SO EXPENSIVE. ($70.00). I INSTALLED THE SPRING MY SELF IN 2006 AND TWO YEARS LATER 2008 THE SPRING BROKE AGAIN. I ONLY DRIVE THE CAR IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. (26,000 KILOMETERS). I DO NOT ABUSE THE CAR IN ANY WAY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. I THINK THAT A CLUTCH PEDAL RETURN SPRING SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN TWO YEARS AT $70 A POP. *TR

BAD MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS IN THE F-BODY'S CONCERNING THE SIX SPEED. I HAVE A 2000 CAMARO SS WITH 34000 MILES ON IT AND MY ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION'S 5TH GEAR WENT OUT AT 14000, NOTE MY CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF A RECONDITIONED TITLE. BUT I HAVE PURCHASED ANOTHER USED 6 SPEED FROM A LOCAL RECYCLING YARD AND 3RD GEAR WAS OUT OF IT. FINALLY I FOUND A LOCAL RECYCLER THAT COULD GET ME A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. PURCHASED IT AND INSTALLED WITH ALL 6 GEARS OK BUT NOW REVERSE IS GRINDING. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I DON'T SEE ANY RECALLS YET ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS WITH ME FINDING THIS MANY PROBLEMS JUST TO MAKE MY CAR OK AND ALSO MY LABOR CHARGES ARE EXCEEDING THE COST OF A USED UNIT NOW. *LA

RE VARIOUS DEFECTS ON 2000 CHEVROLET CAMARO. *BF WHEN THE CONSUMER'S SON STARTED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE WHEEL HE NOTICED THAT THE TOP PART OF THE STEERING WHEEL HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BOTTOM HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE LOCK ASSEMBLY FELL OUT OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR TWICE. THE PARK LAMPS AND LENS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING. THE MIRROR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE MALFUNCTIONED. *NM

AIR VENTS FAIL TO BLOW EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER 40 TO 50 MPH. YOU CAN HEAR THE AIR BLOWING, BUT IT IS GOING SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN INSIDE CAR.*AK

RE VARIOUS DEFECTS ON 2000 CHEVROLET CAMARO. *BF WHEN THE CONSUMER'S SON STARTED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE WHEEL HE NOTICED THAT THE TOP PART OF THE STEERING WHEEL HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BOTTOM HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE LOCK ASSEMBLY FELL OUT OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR TWICE. THE PARK LAMPS AND LENS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING. THE MIRROR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE MALFUNCTIONED. *NM

THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SNAPPED AT THE T BAR. IT WAS HELD TOGETHER WITH DUCT TAPE. THE DEALER ALLOWED THE CONSUMERS SON TO DRIVE HOME WITH THE BROKEN STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE LOCK FELL OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. PARKING LIGHTS AND LENS LEAKING. *TC

I HAVE TO PULL THE POWER ASSURES FUSE OUT IT WILL KILL MY BATTERY OVER NIGHT

ENGINE IDLES VERY ERATICALLY. HEAD LIGHTS DIM ON BRAKING-INSIDE DASH AND RADIO LIGHTS FLICKER-SHIFTS INTO 1ST GEAR HARSH-VOLTAGE DROPS IN THE RED CAUSING CAR TO ALMOST STALL-WHEN TURNING ON AIR CONDITIONER THERE IS A LOAD WHINNING NOISE- CAR RUNS ERACTIC ON STARTUP-LOCKED UP IN REVERSE ONCE-CAR SHAKES WHILE DRIVING-CLICKING NOISE IN THE DASH-HAVE BEEN TO SHOP OVER AND OVER FOR THESE PROBLEMS- FIRST IT WAS NOTHING,THEN THE SERP.,BELT,THEN THE ALTERNATOR,NOW IT IS MY RADIO CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS (SO I AM TOLD) CAR STILL NOT FIXED. AS FOR THE EXHAUST ONE OF THE PIPES WAS POPPING AND CRACKING, THIS WAS REPLACED.*AK (TIRESIZE: 235-55R16)

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END PULLING TO THE RIGHT, EVEN WHEN YOU TURN TO THE LEFT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER OFF THE ROAD AND HIT UTILITIES AND AN EMBANKMENT, CONSUMER INJURED NECK/ BACK, AND CHEST . ALSO 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED WHILE DRIVING 40 (IN A 55 ZONE) WHILE RAINING, CONSUMER WENT INTO A SKID AND RAN OFF THE ROAD BUT THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. HEADLIGHTS HAVE REPEATEDLY DIMMED/FLICKERED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OR COMING UP STEEP HILLS SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING OVER 60 MPH VEHICLE WOULD START SHAKING HARD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

RE VARIOUS DEFECTS ON 2000 CHEVROLET CAMARO. *BF WHEN THE CONSUMER'S SON STARTED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE WHEEL HE NOTICED THAT THE TOP PART OF THE STEERING WHEEL HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BOTTOM HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE LOCK ASSEMBLY FELL OUT OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR TWICE. THE PARK LAMPS AND LENS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING. THE MIRROR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE MALFUNCTIONED. *NM

THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SNAPPED AT THE T BAR. IT WAS HELD TOGETHER WITH DUCT TAPE. THE DEALER ALLOWED THE CONSUMERS SON TO DRIVE HOME WITH THE BROKEN STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE LOCK FELL OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. PARKING LIGHTS AND LENS LEAKING. *TC

THERE IS A CLUNK/RATTLE/THUMP COMING FROM THE REAR END, THROUGH THE DRIVESHAFT. THE POWER WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STICKS WHEN GOING DOWN AND IS SLOW WHEN GOING UP. THE HORN HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE FOR A MOISTURE PROBLEM, NOW IS HAVING SAME PROBLEM: ALSO, THE HORN BUTTON ON STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T WORK 100% OF THE TIME. NEXT, THE OWNER'S MANUAL DOESN'T ADVISE WHEN THE CHANGE REAR AXLE FLUID. LASTLY, THE POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKS FLUID. THE CAP WAS REPLACED ONCE, THEN IT WAS ADJUSTED. I STILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING FLUID SPEWING FROM UNDER THE CAP.

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE TIRES ROTATED. WHEN VEHICLE WAS UP ON LIFT, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT REAR AXLE WAS LEAKING AN OIL SUBSTANCE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED SEALS TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

RE VARIOUS DEFECTS ON 2000 CHEVROLET CAMARO. *BF WHEN THE CONSUMER'S SON STARTED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE WHEEL HE NOTICED THAT THE TOP PART OF THE STEERING WHEEL HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BOTTOM HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE LOCK ASSEMBLY FELL OUT OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR TWICE. THE PARK LAMPS AND LENS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING. THE MIRROR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE MALFUNCTIONED. *NM

THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SNAPPED AT THE T BAR. IT WAS HELD TOGETHER WITH DUCT TAPE. THE DEALER ALLOWED THE CONSUMERS SON TO DRIVE HOME WITH THE BROKEN STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE LOCK FELL OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. PARKING LIGHTS AND LENS LEAKING. *TC

I WAS ONLY THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60MPH WHEN MY CAR LOST CONTROL. I HIT THE MEDIAN HEAD ON WHICH THEN LED TO ANOTHER CAR HITTING MINE. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD A KNOT THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL AND 2 BLACK EYES. I AM 8 MONTHS PREGNANT AND HAD TO BE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATEED AND STAYED ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME THAT VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE RETRACTOR FOR THE SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE, DEALER STATES THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER, ON ONE OCCASION CONSUMER HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES, THE RETRACTOR FAILED CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT HER HEAD AND HAD TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLACE THIS PART FOR 14 MONTHS. *SLC

THE DESIGN OF THE INTEGRATED HEADRESTS ARE UNSAFE, THE TOP OF THIS HEADREST ONLY COMES TO THE BASE OF CONSUMER'S NECK, IF CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THERE WOULD BE NO SUPPORT. *SLC

TREAD SEPARATED FROM COOPER TIRE (98 T 225/60R16 M+S LIFELINER STE DOT 30 X K C4M3300 EO6R) ON CAMARO ON INTERSTATE 35, CAUSING FATAL COLLISION. SUBMITTED BY ATTORNEY MARK BONNER, OKLAHOMA CITY. *TR

AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30-40 MPH FRONT END SHAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO ROTATED TIRES. FRONT TIRES WERE CUPPED. *AK THE DEALER WAS UNWILLING TO FIX THE VEHICLE. *YH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CAMARO Z28. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO REFUEL, FUEL WOULD OVERFLOW ONTO THE GROUND DUE TO A FAULTY ROLL-OVER BALL. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE MALFUNCTION, THE FUEL COULD ONLY BE DISPENSED DURING COOL WEATHER TEMPERATURES. TWO YEARS PRIOR, AN AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND THE SIMILAR DEFECT RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 03/14/12*LJ UPDATED 03/23/12

PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVY. CAMARO WITH ONLY 50K MILES TWO MONTHS AGO. THREE WEEKS AGO I WAS FINDING THAT IT WOULD NOT START RIGHT AWAY WHEN HOT AND MY GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. IF THE CAR WAS LEFT OVERNIGHT, IN THE MORNING IT WOULD START FINE. THE CAUSE IS A BAD FUEL PUMP, IT LOSES PRESSURE WHEN HOT BUT HERE IS THE REAL PROBLEM. THE PUMP AND SENDING UNIT IS IN THE GAS TANK AND I HAVE TO REPLACE IT WITH A GM UNIT, AFTER MARKET WOULD BE STUPID AND AS YOU READ ON YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY. THE FUEL PUMP IS $795.00, THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE REAR AXLE/SUSPENSION NEEDS TO COME OFF TO TAKE THE TANK OUT. THIS IS 5 HOURS OF WORK ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC. IT IS GOING TO COST OVER $1,100.00 TO CHANGE THIS PUMP. THERE IS NO SANE REASON WHY A FUEL PUMP SHOULD FAIL WITH ONLY 50K MILES ON THE CAR THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED, FACT IS THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER ONLY DROVE IT ONCE A MONTH AND HE IS 58 YEARS OLD SO HE DOES NOT ABUSE A CAR. *TR

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that upon leaning down to clean the floorboard of the vehicle, a sharp piece of the front driver's side window weather stripping cut him across the left eye. The contact did not receive medical assistance. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was 278,363.

CLASS T-TOP FLEW OFF VEHICLE AT 70 MPH DUE TO A BROKEN LATCH. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE DEALER SAYS THE LATCH BROKE WHEN IT HIT THE GROUND, BUT THE CONSUMER BELIEVES IT WAS DEFECTIVE. *YH

DRIVERS SEAT WILL UNEXPECTEDLY MOVE ALONG SEAT TRACKS AFTER BEING LOCKED INTO POSITION. DEALERHSIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, WHILE CONSUMERS SON WAS DRIVING AT 10 MPH ON OCTOBER 29, 2001, DRIVERS SEAT SLID FORWARD, RESULTING IN A CRASH DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE AFTER SECOND INCIDENT.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED ASH TRID SEPARATED FROM CONSOLE.*SLC