2016 Chevrolet Camaro Brakes Problems

Around 3/2/2021 I received a dash warning light for the electronic parking brake indicating some form of malfunction. The electronic parking brake began to stay on once set and when I would accelerate a bit, it would release. Thereafter the rear brakes and calipers completely locked up while sitting in my garage and would not move. I had to have it towed out of my garage and to a Chevrolet dealership for repair. The Chevrolet dealer repaired it after approximately one week or more and five or six days later the indicator light returned stating electronic parking brake malfunction so I took it back to the Chevrolet dealership and they repaired again. I had also contacted the dealership I purchased from in Tennessee and made them aware of the problem and they agreed to pay for the repair because my warranty did not cover this repair because it happened to be from prior damage to the car before i purchased it. After speaking in great detail with the Chevrolet dealer, it was explained to me that this is beyond repair at this point if I were to have any further issues with this and strongly recommended having this replaced and that it is currently unsafe considering this could happen again including while I am driving and could result in to an accident and possible injury to myself and others. I then hired an attorney to dispute this with the dealership I purchased from and they on many occasions declined any compensation for this. It is very pricy and the salesperson had told me at one point the car tire had had a blowout and defected a wiring issue with the electronic parking brake and that the switch had been replaced and that the side indicator lights were not working off and on. He assured me that this had been fixed, meaning it only needed a switch. The whole Body Wiring Harness was very badly effected and there are currently seventeen wires that are not secure in which control a lot of the car. I did also retrieve the service records.

NHTSA ID

11420819

Incident

Mar 2, 2021

I WAS AT A RED LIGHT WAITING TO MAKE A TURN AND ONCE THE GREEN LIGHT CAME ON I STEPPED ON THE GAS. I WAS ABOUT TO STOP AT THE NEXT RED LIGHT AND MY BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK. A METAL NOISE CAN BE HEARD AS I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. THE CLOSER I GOT I KEPT STEPPING ALL THE WAY DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE "BRAKE ASSIST" LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND GAVE THE BRAKES A FEW PUMPS AND STILL WOULDN'T BREAK UNTIL I SHUT THE CAR AND TURNED BACK ON. I RELEASED THE HANDLE BREAK ON AND OFF. ALSO STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. NOW I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT TILL MONDAY WHEN I CALL THE DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ID

11325679

Incident

May 23, 2020

Mileage

51,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THERE IS A LOUD SOUND WHAT SOUNDS LIKE RUBBING COMING FROM REAR TIRES. TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION IN WHICH THE MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND AN ISSUE. THREE DAYS LATER I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION ON MY SCREEN STATING TO SERVICE THE PARKING BREAK.

NHTSA ID

11310008

Incident

Jan 16, 2020

Mileage

23,000 mi

'INCIDENT #1: ON JUNE 15, 2018, AFTER MAKING MY NORMAL COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK, I ARRIVED HOME. LATER THAT EVENING, WHEN I TRIED TO START MY CAR, I WAS NOT ABLE TO START IT AT ALL. I WAS UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE STARTER - AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT NEED TO BE OF CONCERN TO A NEW CAR OWNER. WHILE I WAS PROVIDED WITH A LOANER CAR, I WAS HIGHLY INCONVENIENCED DURING MY FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND. 'INCIDENT #2: WHILE DRIVING CAR TO AN APPOINTMENT ON THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2018, THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK AND I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. I REPEATEDLY TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES BUT THIS DID NOT WORK. TO AVOID CRASHING, RISKING MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THE OTHER ROAD USERS, I HAD TO MAKE A QUICK DECISION. THIS DECISION WAS FOR ME TO KICK THE GAS PEDAL TO BREAK IT. IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE CAR TO A SAFE LOCATION, I LITERALLY HAD TO USE AN UMBRELLA IN PLACE OF THE GAS PEDAL TO GIVE POWER TO THE CAR.

NHTSA ID

11105045

Incident

Jun 15, 2018

Mileage

20,890 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO H & L CHEVROLET IN DARIEN, CONNECTICUT, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. LOEHMANN BLASIUS CHEVROLET CADILLAC IN WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT ALSO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES NOT "GRABBING" AS INDICATED IN THE WORK ORDER; HOWEVER, THEY UPDATED THE ELECTRONIC BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 8-4000764280. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000. **TR CONSUMER STATED LOEHMAN BLASIUS WAS ABLE TO CALL ENGINEERS AT CHEVROLET CORPORATE FOR HELP SAID SNOW TIRES WERE CAUSING THE ISSUE AND GAVE THE CAR BACK. SWAPPED SNOW TIRES FOR FACTORY AS ADVISED AND ISSUE WITH BRAKES WAS STILL HAPPENING. BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE I HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH THE BRAKES AND BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENS IN RAINY CONDITIONS. IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SCHEDULE ON APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM WHEN I ALSO NEED A LOANER AND WORK THE HOURS THEY ARE OPEN. UPDATED 10/22/18*JB

NHTSA ID

11096595

Incident

Nov 15, 2017

Mileage

33,000 mi

THE BREAKS FAILED ON MY 2016 CAMARO. LOST ALL POWER TO BREAKS ON CITY STREET THEY PULSED AND VIBRATED ON DRY PAVEMENT BUT HAD NO GRIP AND HAD TO STOP BY USING TRANSMISSION. TURNED CAR OFF THEN BACK ON BREAKS WORKED AFTER THAT. DEALER AND CHEVY SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG AND NO ERROR CODES AND THEY HAVE NO COMPLAINTS ON RECORD. VERY LUCKY NO ONE WAS HURT. WHOLE NEWS GROUPS ON WEB TALK ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.CAMARO6.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=459802 WHY ARE THERE NO RECALLS AND WHY IS GM DENYING THERE IS A PROBLEM??? DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING CAR.

NHTSA ID

11061453

Incident

Jan 16, 2017

Mileage

4,500 mi

C025E AN ISSUE HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM.

NHTSA ID

11001292

Incident

Jun 25, 2017

Mileage

15,200 mi

WHILE PULLING THROUGH A FAST FOOD DRIVE-THRU, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND "BRAKE ASSIST" ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS RESULTED IN REDUCED BRAKING WITH THE ABS MODULE PULSATING. ONCE AT A COMPLETE A STOP THE BRAKES WERE STILL APPLIED ALTHOUGH MY FOOT WAS NOT PRESSING THE BRAKES. GIVING THE VEHICLE GAS LET THE BRAKES RELEASE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND IT WAS DRIVEN DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE LIGHT ON. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR WEEKS AND I'M BEING TOLD IT WILL BE ANOTHER 60-90DAYS BEFORE GM HAS A NEW PROGRAM TO FIX THE ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

10949843

Incident

Oct 30, 2016

Mileage

6,000 mi

HAVING BRAKE PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH I DON'T EVEN HAVE 20,000 MILES ON THIS CAR YET. I HAVE HAD TO HAD 2 AILMENTS WITHIN THE LAST 9 MONTHS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10948767

Incident

Jan 26, 2017

Mileage

9,000 mi