2001 Chevrolet Camaro Brakes Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS NOT SECURELY CONNECTED DUE TO A PREMATURE FRACTURE OF AN INTERNAL COMPONENT WHICH WAS AFFECTING THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LEVER FAILED TO FUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED VARIOUS ELECTRICAL OUTAGES AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE THEIR RECOMMENDED SOLUTION FOR A DEALER TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE WHILE DRIVING OR BEFORE DRIVING ON BOTH RESIDENTIAL ROADS AND HIGHWAY SETTINGS. AS FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM, IT IS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE RELEASE THE CABLE WILE PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK IT WILL SOMETIMES ROLL AFTER APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ALSO. THE CONTACT REQUESTED THE COMPLAINT BE SUBMITTED IN HIS VERBIAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10944118

Incident

Nov 21, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND ENCOUNTERED A BUMP IN THE ROAD. SUDDENLY, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND SKID CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE TIRES AND BRAKES LOCKED WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID OFF OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND CONTINUE NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON BUMPY ROAD SURFACES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPOSITIONED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM BRACKET AND PARKING BRAKE CABLE. ALSO, THE ABS WIRING WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10331460

Incident

May 8, 2005

I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES & ROTORS ON MY 2001 CAMARO. THEY ARE WARPING. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL? HELLO ! GUESS THERE WILL BE AFTER SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. PEOPLE CAN NOT KEEP PAYING FOR BRAKES AND ROTORS. HOPE SOMEONE WAKES UP SOON.*JB

NHTSA ID

10172189

Incident

Oct 30, 2006

MY 2001 CAMARO WITH LESS THAN 37K MILES WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR NEW BRAKES. NO REASON I TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP OTHER THAN I WANTED NEW BRAKES THOUGH NOTHING SQUEAKED & I HAD NO TROUBLE. I DID NOT EXPECT TO BE TOLD I NEEDED NEW ROTORS AS THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THE CURRENT ROTORS WERE TOO THIN AND I NEEDED TO REPLACE THEM AS WELL AS THE PADS AND BRAKE LININGS. I WAS STUNNED AS THE CAR IS HARDLY DRIVEN BUT A MERE 8 MILES ROUND TRIP TO WORK & BACK THE LAST TWO YEARS. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THE OTHER CALIFORNIA DEALERSHIP CAR WAS TAKEN TOO JUST 7 MONTHS PRIOR FOR BRAKE INSPECTION AT 33,713 WOULD HAVE ADVISED OF IMPENDING ISSUE? IN REVIEWING THE BRAKE INSPECTION PAPERWORK DATED 7/24/05 I CLEARLY NOTICED THE TECHS LACK OF ATTENTION TO EVEN FILLING IN THE PROPER BOXES IE: BRAKE LININGS. THE $1100 SPENT TO FIX PROBLEM IS NOT AN ISSUE. ITS THE SAFETY ISSUE! LOVE THE CAR & HAVE HAD 3 (95,97 & 2001) BUT AM LEARY TO DRIVE IT WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM WITH ROTOR/PADS AND GM IS IGNORING IT? FORD IGNORED THEIR PROBLEMS WITH TIRES FOR YEARS AND HOW MANY PEOPLE DIED? *NM

NHTSA ID

10151674

Incident

Feb 18, 2006

Mileage

36,759 mi

BRAKES FAILED WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT 30 MPH.*AK

NHTSA ID

10101107

Incident

Nov 9, 2004

HAVE HAD 2 SETS OF ROTORS ON THIS CAR SINCE PURCHASED. NOW NEEDS ANOTHER SET. WARRANTY WILL NO LONGER COVER THIS. CAR IS DRIVEN LESS THAN 20 MILES PER DAY, AND CURRENTLY HAS 28K ON THE 3RD SET OF ROTORS, DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL!! CAR SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. IT IS A PERFORMANCE CAR, AND SHOULD IT BE DRIVEN LIKE ONE, THE ROTORS MAY HEAT, WARP AND CAUSE A HAZARDIOUS CONDITION THAT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH!. DEALERS HAVE MANY COMPLAINTS, & SO DOES CHEVROLET, WHY ARE THEY DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS? *AK

NHTSA ID

10075315

Incident

Jun 6, 2004

Mileage

27,200 mi

DISK BRAKE ROTORS. THE DISK BRAKE ROTORS WARP SO OFTEN THAT THEY CONSTANTLY NEED TURNED OR REPLACED. I HAVE HAD THEM TURNED AT APPROX 11000 MILES AND THEY ALREADY NEED ATTENTION AGAIN. THEY MAKE INTERMITANT NOISE AND YOU CAN FEEL THE WOBBLE WHEN YOU GO TO STOP. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE ROTORS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10051459

Incident

Aug 23, 2003

Mileage

11,000 mi

I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS ON MY 2001 CAMARO. THEY KEEP WARPING. I HAD THEM TURNED 04/25/2002 AND NOW THEY ARE WARPING AGAIN I ONLY PUT 200 MILES ON SINCE I TURNED THEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10016997

Incident

Apr 25, 2003

I AND MANY OTHER OTHER NEW CAMARO OWNERS HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE PULSATION, GENERAL MOTORS HAS A TSB OUT ON THE PULSATION PROBLEM BUT FAILS TO DO A RECALL. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS I FEEL FOR MYSELF AND OTHER CAMARO OWNERS.I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO KEEP BRINGING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE IF THE BRAKE COMPONENTS ARE UNRELIABLE FOR THESE F BODY CARS.

NHTSA ID

761569

Incident

Feb 11, 2002

CONDITIONS: TEMP: APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES F WEATHER: CLEAR WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED (FIRMLY) I PRESSED THE RELEASE BUTTON ON PARKING BRAKE HANDLE AND IMMEDIATELY HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE AND FELT A RELEASE OF TENSION IN THE HANDLE. AFTER THE NOISE, THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE COULD BE MOVED FREELY UP OR DOWN WITH NO RESISTANCE TO MOVEMENT (THE RELEASE BUTTON WAS KEPT DEPRESSED). THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD SLIGHTLY AFTER THE POP NOISE WAS HEARD. I MOVE THE HANDLE TO THE DOWN (OFF) POSITION AND RELEASED THE BUTTON. I THEN RE-APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY. I CALLED THE DEALER BUT SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS NO LONGER PRESENT THEY COULD DO NOTHING (I AGREE WITH THEM). *AK

NHTSA ID

758975

Incident

Mar 2, 2002

THE ROTORS ON *ALL* CAMAROS SINC APPROXIMATELY 1998 ARE FAULTY. HOWEVER, THE 2001 AND 2002 MODELS SEEM TO BE SUFFERING THE MOST FREQUENT FAILURES. THE ROTORS ON MY 2001 Z28 WARPED AND WERE SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY AT 6,500 MILES. ALREADY, AT 11,000 MILES, THEY ARE WARPED AGAIN. I DO NOT RACE OR AUTOCROSS THIS VEHICLE, SO OEM PARTS SHOULD BE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHI AGAIN AND WAS TOLD (OFF THE RECORD, OF COURSE) THAT THE OEM ROTORS FOR THE CAMARO ARE POORLY DESIGNED AND DON'T MATCH UP WITH THIS CAR. THEY ADVISED ME TO PURCHASE AN AFTERMARKET SET OF ROTORS FROM AN AUTOMOTIVE PARTS STORE AND NOT TO USE OEM PARTS. THEY ALSO WILL NOT WARRANTY THE ROTORS A SECOND TIME. CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT THE DEALERSHIPS ARE TELLING THE CUSTOMERS THAT THE STOCK ROTORS ARE NOT MATCHED TO THE CAR, CHEVROLET SHOULD ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL. IF THE ROTORS ARE WARPING PREMATURELY, THEN THEY ARE MOST CERTAINLY SUBJECT TO PREMATURE FAILURE AND COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH PROBABLY 50 OTHER DOCUMENTED CASES OF THE OEM ROTORS WARPING AT AN ACCELERATED RATE. I'M HOPTING THAT NHTSA CAN PUT SOME PRESSURE ON GM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT CAUSES A FATALITY.*AK

NHTSA ID

755785

Incident

Jul 10, 2001

WHILE IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, IF NOT BETTER THAN AVERAGE CONDITIONS INCLUDING LONG TRIPS, EVERY 3000 MILES OR SO, THE FRONT ROTORS WARP FROM THE HEAT GENERATED OVER SHORT PERIODS OF TIME WITH FULL AMOUNTS OF BRAKE PAD. MANY MECHANICS AND SERVICE MANAGERS ADMITT TO THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS DESCRIBED TO ME AS DUE TO THE ROTORS BEING TOO THIN AND THE PADS HAVING TOO MUCH METAL MAKEUP. AN "ENGINEERING PROBLEM" AS IT WAS UNOFFICIALLY REFERED TO. THE ROTORS ARE NOT THICK ENOUGH, AND/OR NOT ENOUGH AIR TO COOL THE COMPONENTS. RECOMENDATIONS FROM BOTH INDEPENDENT ASE MECHANICS AS WELL AS GM DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEES (UNOFFICIALLY) WAS TO PURCHASE EITHER SLOTTED "RACING" ROTORS OR TRY CERAMIC NON-METAL PADS FROM OTHER SOURCES. THIS HAS APPARENTLY GONE ON SINCE 1998 ON BOTH FIREBIRDS AND CAMAROS.*AK

NHTSA ID

753050

Incident

May 5, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

752470

Incident

Sep 18, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

752469

Incident

Aug 25, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

750762

Incident

Aug 18, 2001