1992 CHEVROLET CAMARO

THERE IS FUEL LEAKING FROM MY GAS CAP, EVERYTIME I FILL IT UP WITH GAS IT LEAKS OUT THE SIDE. IT'S BEEN RUINING MY PAINT ON THE INSIDE TOO. IT LEAKS WHEN I START DRIVING.

I AM A SENIOR. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN THE GARAGE. MY CAR WILL NOT RUN. I HAVE 29440 MILES ON IT. THE LAST TIME IT RAN WAS SEPT 2011 .ALL THE MACHANICS SAY THE SAME THING IT IS A CHEVROLET PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE IGNITION AND SECURITY PROBLEM. IT CAN NOT BE FIXED. THE CHEVROLET DEALER TELLS ME IT WILL COST $500 TO LOOK AT AND ABOUT $2000. TO REPAIR, BUT NO GUARANTEE, MAYBE 30 DAYS THATS IT ON THAT TYPE OF PROBLEM.. THEY SAY IT IS BEST TO BUY A NEW CAR.I NEED A CAR BUT I AM LIVING OFF SS. WHAT CAN I DO ? HELP

I AM A SENIOR ,, I HAVE A 1992 CAMARO THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPT. I HAVE ONLY 3000 MILES ON IT . IT HAS NOT RUN SINCE 2011. I NEED A CAR. I HAD MECHANICS LOOK AT IT, THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING IT IS THE IGNITION AND SECURITY SYSTEM. THE CHEVROLET DEALER TELLS ME IT WILL COST ABOUT $500. TO LOOK AT ,AND UP TO $2000. TO REPAIR, WITH NO GUARANTEES.MAYBE A 30 DAY GUARANTEE.THEY TELL ME THIS IS A CHEVROLET PROBLEM. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME, I NEED HELP.

1992 CHEVROLET CAMERO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON. THE CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

1992 CHEVROLET CAMERO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON. THE CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

1992 CHEVROLET CAMARO. CONSUMER STATES HER GRANDSON WAS IN ACCIDENT. HER GRANDSON HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN FLIPPED OVER. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, THE FORCE FROM THE AIR BAGS CAUSED INJURIES TO HIS FACE. *TA A CHILD IN THE CAR, SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. *JB

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 92 CHEVY CAMARO [XXX] SMELL OF GAS FROM FUEL TANK. VEHICLE WAS RECALLED - FUEL TANK INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT 92C360 DATE 6/01/1994. WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALER WHO VERIFIED THE PROBLEM AND STATED HE CALLED CHEVY AND THEY SAID THE RECALLS FOR THIS CAR ARE NO LONGER VALID. A/T SHIFT CABLE RECALL NHTSA92V154000 10/13/1992 FUEL TANK FILLER NECK JOINT DEFECT RECALL NHTSA94V0770000 4/15/1994 FUEL TANK INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT 92C360 6/01/1994. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 92 CHEVY CAMARO [XXX] SMELL OF GAS FROM FUEL TANK. VEHICLE WAS RECALLED - FUEL TANK INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT 92C360 DATE 6/01/1994. WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALER WHO VERIFIED THE PROBLEM AND STATED HE CALLED CHEVY AND THEY SAID THE RECALLS FOR THIS CAR ARE NO LONGER VALID. A/T SHIFT CABLE RECALL NHTSA92V154000 10/13/1992 FUEL TANK FILLER NECK JOINT DEFECT RECALL NHTSA94V0770000 4/15/1994 FUEL TANK INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT 92C360 6/01/1994. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, HE SMELLED AN ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO REMAIN STUCK IN PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY. HE COULD MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL REMAIN IN PARK. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 92V154000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,400. UPDATED 06/17/08. *LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECT CABLE. UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 CHEVROLET CAMARO. AFTER FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY CHANGED THE FUEL CAP. IMMEDIATELY AFTER REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, THE SMELL WAS NOTICED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 94V077000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,000.

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FILLER NECK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ($250 BY PRIVATE MECHANIC) IN HIS 1992 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE SEPARATION WAS FOUND IN AREA WHERE FILLER NECK MEETS THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT CAME HOME AFTER 6 BEING AWAY FOR 6 WEEKS TO A GARAGE FULL OF GAS FUMES. HAVING CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS TOLD THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED IN THE SCOPE OF RECALL 94V-077. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE CASE # 71-471250483. *JB

I HAVE A 1992 CAMARO RS, 5.0 LITER ENGINE, THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE FILLER TUBE FOR THE GAS TANK , LOOSE SOLDER JOINTS ETC. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER HERE IN TALLAHASSEE, DROPPED IT OFF THE NIGHT BEFORE THEY LOOKED AT IT. I GOT A CALL AT 8:12 THE NEXT MORNING, WHICH WAS ONLY 12 MINUTES AFTER THEY HAD STARTED WORK SAYING THEY COULD NOT GET THE PARTS TO FIX IT, BECAUSE THEIR SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE CAR WAS TO OLD AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. SO I ASKED WHY IT WAS THAT I COULD GO TO THE LOCAL AUTO PARTS AND BUY THEM AND IF THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO FIX IT , I WOULD CALL THE NHTSA AND TALK TO THEM. HE QUICKLY CHANGED HIS TUNE AND SAID " OH NO DON'T DO THAT WE WILL FIND THE PARTS". SO ROUGHLY AT 3:00 PM THAT AFTERNOON I RECEIVED ANOTHER CALL FROM THE DEALER, SAYING" YOUR INSPECTION IS COMPLETE, WE DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS". WHICH REALLY DIDN'T SURPRISE ME THAT HE SAID THAT DUE TO THE FACT THEY NEVER WANTED TO FIX SUCH AN OLD CAR TO BEGIN WITH. I AM NOT A MECHANIC, BUT I AM A TECHNICAL ENGINEER AND I KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES TO EXAMINE SOMETHING TO THE FULL EXTENT, AND .4 HOURS WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO MAYBE 23 MINUTES, IS NOT SUFFICIENT TIME TO EXAMINE A LEAKY FUEL SYSTEM ON A CAR. THAT IS WHAT MY INVOICE STATED AND IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY WORK, IN OTHER WORDS THEY WROTE OFF 25 MINUTES OF WARRANTY WORK AND DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO REPAIR OR EVEN BOTHER TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE FOR SAFETY RECALL. WHY DO I STATE THE AFOREMENTIONED? EASY, WHEN THE GAS TANK HAS OVER HALF A TANK IT LEAKS LIKE CRAZY AT THE GOOSE NECK RIGHT FROM THE SOLDER JOINTS, JUST LIKE THE SAFETY RECALL MENTIONS. LEAKS RIGHT ON THE EXHAUST PIPE AND IS GOING TO START A FIRE ONE OF THESE DAYS AND I WOULD HAVE TO SAY IT WILL BE THE CHEVY DEALERS PROBLEM SINCE THEY INSPECTED IT, LESS THAN 1 MONTH AGO AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS WHAT SO EVER. I HAVE HAD THE RUN AROUND WITH OTHER PEOPLE, BUT THIS WAS MORE THAN OBVIOUS WHAT THEY DID. *JB

I HAVE A 1992 CLASSIC WHITE CHEVROLET CAMARO RS . THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF OF CAR IN SEVERAL PLACES , MAINLY ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND AROUND THE BACK OF CAR. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, THE FILLER NECK LEAKS GASOLINE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN ALERTED AND AGREE THE VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL, # 94V077000, CONCERNING FUEL SYSTEM. HOWEVER, BOTH REFUSE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGE DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE.

VEHICLE TENDS TO STALL AND TURN OFF WHILE IT IS NOT IN CURRENT MOTION. IT HAS ONLY OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH.*AK

THE FUEL FILLER NECK HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT FUEL LEAKS ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VIN WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

GASOLINE IN THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THIS FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THE ONE DESCRIBED IN THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK RECALL 94V077000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY LEAKING GASOLINE. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING RECALL ON 1992 CHEVROLET CAMARO Z28.*MR CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW THE STATUS OF HER REQUEST REFERENCE #10029634. *CB *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL FILLER NECK HAS BEEN KNOWN TO LEAK.

CONSUMER NOTICED A GAS SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. PIN HOLES WERE FOUND IN THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK JOINT. CONSUMER BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL 94V977000, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER ANY ACTIVE RECALL. *AK *JB *NLM

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE NOT BEING ON A RECALL THAT CAME OUT BY CHRYSLER IN 1994.MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTEDA, AND STATED TO CONSUMER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED DUE TO VIN. *AK

CONSUMER STATED WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT THERE IS A CLUNKING NOSIE, THE DEALER GREASED THE WHEEL STRIPS.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE HOOD WAS HARD TO OPEN, AND THE HOOD SHOCKS DID NOT HOLD HOOD, DEALER REPLACED DEFECTIVE HOOD SUPPORTS.*JB

CONSUMER RECENTLY DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK WHEN HE RETURNED FROM WORK, HOWEVER THE GAS METER WAS STILL READING FULL, CONSUMER WAS MADE AWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS SAID COMPONET, HOWEVER WHEN CONSUMER CONTACTED CHEVROLET, THEY STATED NOTHING WAS SHOWING IN THEIR DATABASE, CONSUMER THEN DISCOVERED A RECEIPT FROM OTHER WORK PREVIOUSLY DONE ON THE VEHICLE AND THE RECEIPT CLEARLY STATED THERE WAS A RECALL HOWEVER THERE WAS NO PROBLEM DETECTED, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER KNEW THERE WAS A RECALL FOR CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, HOWEVER THEY STATED THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE VIN.*JB

A RAW FUEL SMELL WAS PRESENT IN THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES WHICH MADE THE CONSUMER FEEL NAUSEOUS. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE CONSUMER FOUND A RECALL RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM BUT WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED THEY INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *MR *NLM

WHILE DRIVING LOST THE CONTROL AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. DEALER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THIS WAS DONE ON INVOICE 171017, BUT DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THIS INSPECTION I FAIL TO SEE HOW THIS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE 18 MINUTES ANNOTATED ON THE INVOICE. THE FUEL TANK FILLER IS LITERALLY BURIED ABOVE THE TANK IN THE REAR ABOVE THE AXLE. THIS TANK LEAKS NOW AND HAS BEEN SINCE ABOUT TWO MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. IT HAS HAD A STRONG FUEL ODOR SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE SERVICE WRITER SAID THAT WAS NORMAL ON EFI CARS. I DON'T THINK SO.*AK

DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED AT 60MPH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AL

RECALL 92V154000; CONSUMER HAD EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH SHIFT OF VEHICLE WHERE IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS IN PARK, BUT, IN REALITY, WAS NOT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR TAKING CARE OF RECALL REPAIRS, BUT NOW PROBLEM RETURNED. DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO WORK ON VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT WORK.DEALER COULD NOT FIX IT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE INSPECTED BY DEALERSHIP TECH AND VERIFIED THAT THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING FROM THE FILLER NECK TO SOLDER JOINT STATES THAT THE VEHICLE PASSED THE INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE RECALL WHEN IT WAS FIRST INSPECTED NOW IN 2001 THE FILLER NECK TO FUEL TANK SOLDER JOINT IS LEAKING FUEL VAPORS AROUND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR POSSIBLE THERMAL EVENT TO HAPPEN DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE RECALL 94V077000 WILL NOT COVER DUE TO AGE OF VEHICLE FUEL TANK IS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND HAS DEVELOPED A SAFETY ISSUE. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND IS RESEARCHING THE SITUATION.WILL FIND OUT THE RESULTS ON MONDAY AUGUST 13, 2001. *AK

VEHICLE INSPECTED BY DEALERSHIP TECH AND VERIFIED THAT THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING FROM THE FILLER NECK TO SOLDER JOINT STATES THAT THE VEHICLE PASSED THE INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE RECALL WHEN IT WAS FIRST INSPECTED NOW IN 2001 THE FILLER NECK TO FUEL TANK SOLDER JOINT IS LEAKING FUEL VAPORS AROUND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR POSSIBLE THERMAL EVENT TO HAPPEN DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE RECALL 94V077000 WILL NOT COVER DUE TO AGE OF VEHICLE FUEL TANK IS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND HAS DEVELOPED A SAFETY ISSUE. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND IS RESEARCHING THE SITUATION.WILL FIND OUT THE RESULTS ON MONDAY AUGUST 13, 2001. *AK

FRAME ATTACHED TO GEAR BOX HAS CRASHED, AND WAS UNABLE TO BOLT DOWN GEAR BOX ONTO FRAME. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

HAD JUST PARKED VEHICLE. EARLIER HAD SMELLED AN ODOR OF PLASTIC BURNING. LEFT VEHICLE, AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF DASHBOARD. THEN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STARTED (LIGHTS FLASHED, HORN BLEW). FLAMES THEN APPEARED. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT FLAMES OUT. GAVE AN INDICATION OF A SWITCH BEHIND HEATER CORE WAS SOURCE OF FIRE. *AK

WAS HIT BY A TRAILER OF A DIESEL TRUCK ON RIGHT FRONT SIDE. AFTER WE HEARD NOISE CLUNKING THE SHOP THEY CLAIM IT WAS NOT DUE TO THE ACCIDENT THAT IT WAS A WEAK WELD WHEN WE TOOK IT DONE BY THE MANUFACTURE. WE TOOK IT TO FLORIN ROAD TOYOTA PH.916-391-1511 SPOKE W/ALAN MITCHELL WHO TOLD US IT WAS A POOR WELD AND NOT DUE TO THE ACCIDENT , THAT IF IT WAS DUE TO ACCIDENT IT WAS WEAK TO BEGIN WITH. THEN WENT TO MAITA AS ADVISE BY FLORIN RD TOYOTA. MAITA CHEVROLET SPOKE W/DAVE EDWARDS PH. 916-423-2111 WHO TOLD US THE CAR WAS TO OLD THAT HE THOUGHT CHEVY WOULD NOT PICK UP THE BILL. DAVE CLAIMS HE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE AS THAT TYPE A PART BEING BROKE.

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THE FIRST TWO LETTERS OF THE DOT STAMP ARE THE SAME AS WHAT IS BEING RECALLED AS NOTED IN THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FIRESTONE RECALL. I HAVE THE TIRE AND IF NEEDED CAN SEND A DIGITAL PHOTO. IF THIS TIRE IS FROM THE SAME PLANT , PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I WILL THEN NEED TO CONTACT FIRESTONE TO SUBMIT A CLAIM TO REPAIR THE CAR.

THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT FOR MY VEHICLE, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 94V077000. THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK SOLDER JOINT IS CRACKED JUST AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL DATABASE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND CALLED THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER CARE CENTER AT 800-222-1020, AND THEY SAY THAT MY CAR IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. I GUESS THEY FEEL I AM ELIGIBLE TO HAVE MY CAR CATCH FIRE OR EXPLODE BECAUSE OF A FAULTY FUEL TANK! AT THIS POINT, ALL I WOULD LIKE IS FOR GM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE, IN THE FUTURE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS EXPLODED, PERHAPS MY FAMILY WILL REQUEST MUCH MORE OF GM. LANDON BALL.*AK

THE DEFECTIVE LEFT SIDE SADDLE SPRING WHICH IS WELDED TO THE REAR END CRACKED IN HALF CAUSING THE REAR END TO DROP WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSE A CRASH. AK

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. CONSUMER WILL FILL OUT FORM. *AK

AIRBAG FAILURE: INVOLVED IN 43MPH ACCIDENT--AIRBAG FAILED--HAD TO BE "REPLACED" FOR A PROBLEM. EXTERIOR PAINT: PAINT IS "PEELING" OFF CAR. GOT AN ESTIMATE FOR OVER $1200!! TECH SERV BULLETIN POSTED FOR DEFECTED PAINT. GM SAID WOULDN'T HELP.

SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT WHICH WONT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ALWAYS ON, DEALER CHECKED OUT ENGINE, ALL OK, LIGHT BEEN ON FOR HALF LIFE OF CAR. *AK

A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP CHECKED MY VIN AND SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE COVERED. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME CAR AS I DO AND ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PARKING LAMPS IN FRONT HAVE NEVER BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY WAY, BUT THEY STILL DEVELOP LARGE AMOUNT OF CONDESATION AND BLUR THE LENS. *AK

NO SUMMARY.

I JUST PAID FOR $653.93 WORTH OF SERVICE FROM AL SERRA CHEVROLET, WHICH INCLUDED AN ENGINE FLUSH. I DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK TO WORK AND AFTER WORK WENT TO THE STORE AND PURCHASE FOOD. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, I STARTED THE CAR AND BEFORE I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. TO MY SURPRISE I GOT A LARGE VACUUM LEAK AND NO BRAKES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AL SERRA CHEVROLET THAT NIGHT USING MY OWN ROADSIDE SERVICE. THE FINDINGS OF THE AL SERRA SERVICE DEPARTMENT WERE THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER BURST INTERNALLY ON ITS OWN. THIS FINDING TOLD ME THAT THIS PART WAS DEFECTIVE. THE AL SERRA SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONCLUDED THAT NOTHING THEY DID CAUSE THE FAILURE AND THE INCIDENT WAS A COINCIDENCE. I WILL NOW HAVE TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $375.50 TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. I WILL MAKE INQUIRIES TO FIND THE FAILURE RATE OF THE BRAKE BOOSTERS ON CAMAROS. I REALIZE THE CAR IS SEVEN YEARS OLD (ONLY 41,028 ORIGINAL MILES), HOWEVER; A BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD HAVE PUT MY LIFE IN JEOPARDY IF THE CAR HAD BEEN MOVING INSTEAD OF PARKED. THE CONCLUSION IS THAT THIS PART DEFECT REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. THE FACT THAT I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART WITH MY OWN MONEY COMPOUNDS THE PROBLEM. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT SOMETHING BROKE LOOSE DURING THE ENGINE FLUSH THAT MADE ITS WAY THROUGH THE VACUUM LINE AND RUPTURED THE DIAPHRAGM IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. SINCE THE DEALERSHIP WILL ASSUME NO LIABILITY IN THE MATTER I WILL APPROACH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE PROPER SAFETY ORGANIZATION TO INSURE THAT NOTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE.

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 35-40 MPH , OVER NORMAL STREET BUMP DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK

DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC TRY TO APPLY BRAKES NO BRAKES.

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 94V077000 IN MAIL. CONTACTED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & HAD FUEL TANK CHECKED. NOTHING WAS WRONG & NO REPAIRS DONE. NOW FUEL TANK IS LEAKING. INFORMED BY MANUFACTURER THAT FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED & WILL NOT DO REPAIRS DUE TO AGE OF VEHICLE. OWNER TOLD MANUFACTURER TANK WAS NEVER REPLACED OR REPAIRED. *AK