NHTSA Complaint #11292176 — 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO

THE STEREO HAS A "SHORT" AS DETERMINED BY MY LOCAL DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A "WELL KNOWN ISSUE" FOR THIS GENERATION OF CAMAROS. THE ISSUE CAUSES THE STEREO AND ALL CONNECTED SYSTEMS TO SHORT, TURN OFF, THEN TURN BACK ON. DURING EACH CYCLE OF THIS PROCESS A LOUD POP COMES FROM THE STEREO SPEAKERS THAT IS SIMILAR TO A BALLOON POPPING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO AN INDIVIDUAL. CURRENTLY THIS WILL WITHER HAPPEN ONCE AFTER STARTUP WITH THE RADIO NOT TURNING BACK ON FOR THE DURATION OF THE TRIP, OR WILL HAPPEN REPEATEDLY DURING THE DURATION OF THE DRIVE. IN THE SITUATION WHERE THE RADIO SHORTS AND STAYS OFF FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DRIVE, NONE OF THE AUDIO WARNINGS FOR THE CAR WILL WORK WHILE STEREO IS SHORTED OUT. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO SEAT BELT WARNINGS, LOW FUEL WARNINGS, DOOR AJAR WARNINGS, REVERSE GEAR NOTIFICATION (MANUAL TRANSMISSION), ENGINE OVERHEAT WARNING, POWER STEERING WARNING, TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT WARNING, PARKING LAMP NOTIFICATION, HEADLAMP NOTIFICATION, PARKING BREAK WARNING, ABS WARNING, BLINKER CHIME. THE POPPING SOUND MADE BY THE RADIO WHILE IT IS SHORTING CAN BE VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING AND THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN IT OFF. IT CAN ALSO BE UNEXPECTED AND STARTLING AND MAY CAUSE REACTIONS FROM THE DRIVER. WHILE THE RADIO IS SHORTED OUT THE AUDIO CHIME FOR THE BLINKER DOES NOT WORK. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE THE BLINKER'S AUDIO CHIME WAS NOT OPERATIVE FOR THE ENTIRE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE THE REVERSE GEAR AUDIO NOTIFICATION DOES NOT OPERATE WHEN THE RADIO IS SHORTED. THIS CAN CAUSE A DRIVER TO UNEXPECTEDLY PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO QUICKLY SHIFT TO 1ST GEAR. IN NORMAL OPERATION THE VEHICLE EMITS A NOTIFICATION SOUND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO REVERSE ALONG WITH A R DISPLAYED ON THE GAUGE CLUSTER.