NHTSA Complaint #11088517 — 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11088517 |
| Vehicle | 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 97,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | FL |
Consumer Description
2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO V6 PREMATURE TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT. AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FROM SANDY SANSING CHEVROLET IN PENSACOLA, FL, I WAS NOTIFIED THE THE ERROR CODE P0008 NEEDING REPLACEMENT OF A NEW TIMING CHAIN KIT. MY CAMARO ONLY HAD 97,000 MILES AND I WAS OCD ON MY OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE. I FILED A CASE WITH GM AND MY CASE WAS DENIED. A SIMPLE SEARCH ONLINE OF 2010 CHEVY CAMARO TIMING CHAIN RESULTS IN AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE 2010 CHEVY CAMARO HAVING THE WORST PROBLEMS COMPARED TO OTHER CHEVROLET PRODUCTS, WITH THE #1 PROBLEM RESULTING IN COMPLAINTS OF THE PREMATURE TIMING CHAIN WEAR. GM VEHICLES INCLUDING THE BUICK ENCLAVE, CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, GMC ACADIA, AND SATURN OUTLOOK OBTAINING THE GM 3.6 LITER V6 LLT ENGINE WAS ISSUED A BULLETIN ON 02/09/2011 TO ALL GM DEALERS MARKED URGENT- DISTRIBUTE IMMEDIATELY. SUBJECT PREMATURE TIMING CHAIN WEAR- PROGRAM. GM ANNOUNCES KNOWLEDGE OF FAULTY TIMING CHAINS, HOWEVER REFUSING TO INCLUDE THE 2010 CAMARO V6 3.6 LITER LLT ENGINE. ACCORDING TO MASTER MECHANICS SEARCH ONLINE REGARDING THIS ENGINE... TIMING CHAINS ARE DESIGNED TO OPERATE AT TWICE THE MAX ENGINE OIL TEMP AND AT 2X THE EXPECTED ENGINE LIFE. 97,000 MILES IS NOT AN EXPECTED ENGINE LIFE. THE MERE FAXT THAT THESE ENGINES STARTED SEEING CHAIN FAILURES IN SOME CASES UNDER 10,000 MILES PROVES DEFINITIVELY THAT THERE WAS AT THE VERY LEAST A QUALITY DEFECT WITH THE TIMING CHAINS IN THESE ENGINES . GM REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY OF THEIR DEFECT PUSHING THE COST OF MYSELF AND OTHER CONSUMERS. I HAVE ALSO FILED A CASE WITH THIS INFORMATION TO MY ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE. GM IGNORED SEVERAL REQUESTS FOR DOCUMENTATION THAT THEY ARE DENYING RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY TIMING CHAIN ISSUES. GM NEEDS TO REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS WHO HAD TO PAY FOR THIS DEFECT IN THEIR LACK TO RESPOND TO CUSTOMERS COMPLAINTS.
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