NHTSA Complaint #11014509 — 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO

MY 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO CONVERTIBLE HAS SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A PROBLEM REMOVING THE IGNITION KEY AFTER TURNING IT OFF. THE PROBLEM STARTED OFF INTERMITTENTLY THEN GOT WORSE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER CAME OUT TO LOOK AT IT. HE IMMEDIATELY MOVED THE SHIFT LEVER AND THE KEY CAME OUT. HE DID IT LIKE HE HAS DONE IT MANY TIMES BEFORE. I ASKED IF IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND HE TOLD ME NO. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED IT IS A PROBLEM WIDELY KNOWN BY DEALERS BUT NEVER ADMITTED! FORTUNATELY MY CAR IS STILL UNDER FULL FACTORY WARRANTY BUT I BELIEVE THERE ARE MANY, MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD TO UNNECESSARILY PAY FOR A REPAIR THAT WAS THE RESULT OF POOR DESIGN. I ALSO LEARNED THAT IT ONLY IS A PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE LINKAGE BETWEEN THE GEARSHIFT AND THE IGNITION KEY RELEASE. WHEN I GO TO PARK THE CAR I NEVER KNOW IF IT WILL GIVE MY KEY BACK OR NOT! I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT FIXED, BUT THIS IS AN OBVIOUS AND WELL KNOWN PROBLEM!