NHTSA Complaint #10885796 — 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK THE CAR TO PINE BELT CHEVY IN LAKEWOOD, NJ. ENGINE CODE P0008 & P0017 FOR CAMSHAFT POSITION CORRELATION ON 3.6 V6 ENGINE. VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING TIMING CHAINS. CAR ONLY HAS 52,721 MILES ON IT. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR $3,000. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT GM HAS A RECALL ON MANY DIFFERENT MAKES AND MODELS FOR TIMING CHAIN FAILURE WITH THE 3.6 V 6 ENGINE WITH THE SAME TIMING CHAIN PART NUMBERS. GM HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS AND 120,000 MILES ON THE AFFECTED MAKES AND MODELS ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT THE CAMARO. GM BULLITEN 10287. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND INCLUDE THE CAMARO TO ITS TIMING CHAIN RECALL.