2001 Chevrolet Camaro SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND ENCOUNTERED A BUMP IN THE ROAD. SUDDENLY, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND SKID CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE TIRES AND BRAKES LOCKED WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID OFF OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND CONTINUE NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON BUMPY ROAD SURFACES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPOSITIONED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM BRACKET AND PARKING BRAKE CABLE. ALSO, THE ABS WIRING WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES & ROTORS ON MY 2001 CAMARO. THEY ARE WARPING. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL? HELLO ! GUESS THERE WILL BE AFTER SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. PEOPLE CAN NOT KEEP PAYING FOR BRAKES AND ROTORS. HOPE SOMEONE WAKES UP SOON.*JB

BRAKES FAILED WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT 30 MPH.*AK

HAVE HAD 2 SETS OF ROTORS ON THIS CAR SINCE PURCHASED. NOW NEEDS ANOTHER SET. WARRANTY WILL NO LONGER COVER THIS. CAR IS DRIVEN LESS THAN 20 MILES PER DAY, AND CURRENTLY HAS 28K ON THE 3RD SET OF ROTORS, DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL!! CAR SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. IT IS A PERFORMANCE CAR, AND SHOULD IT BE DRIVEN LIKE ONE, THE ROTORS MAY HEAT, WARP AND CAUSE A HAZARDIOUS CONDITION THAT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH!. DEALERS HAVE MANY COMPLAINTS, & SO DOES CHEVROLET, WHY ARE THEY DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS? *AK

DISK BRAKE ROTORS. THE DISK BRAKE ROTORS WARP SO OFTEN THAT THEY CONSTANTLY NEED TURNED OR REPLACED. I HAVE HAD THEM TURNED AT APPROX 11000 MILES AND THEY ALREADY NEED ATTENTION AGAIN. THEY MAKE INTERMITANT NOISE AND YOU CAN FEEL THE WOBBLE WHEN YOU GO TO STOP. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE ROTORS.*AK

I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS ON MY 2001 CAMARO. THEY KEEP WARPING. I HAD THEM TURNED 04/25/2002 AND NOW THEY ARE WARPING AGAIN I ONLY PUT 200 MILES ON SINCE I TURNED THEM. *JB

I AND MANY OTHER OTHER NEW CAMARO OWNERS HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE PULSATION, GENERAL MOTORS HAS A TSB OUT ON THE PULSATION PROBLEM BUT FAILS TO DO A RECALL. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS I FEEL FOR MYSELF AND OTHER CAMARO OWNERS.I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO KEEP BRINGING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE IF THE BRAKE COMPONENTS ARE UNRELIABLE FOR THESE F BODY CARS.

THE ROTORS ON *ALL* CAMAROS SINC APPROXIMATELY 1998 ARE FAULTY. HOWEVER, THE 2001 AND 2002 MODELS SEEM TO BE SUFFERING THE MOST FREQUENT FAILURES. THE ROTORS ON MY 2001 Z28 WARPED AND WERE SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY AT 6,500 MILES. ALREADY, AT 11,000 MILES, THEY ARE WARPED AGAIN. I DO NOT RACE OR AUTOCROSS THIS VEHICLE, SO OEM PARTS SHOULD BE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHI AGAIN AND WAS TOLD (OFF THE RECORD, OF COURSE) THAT THE OEM ROTORS FOR THE CAMARO ARE POORLY DESIGNED AND DON'T MATCH UP WITH THIS CAR. THEY ADVISED ME TO PURCHASE AN AFTERMARKET SET OF ROTORS FROM AN AUTOMOTIVE PARTS STORE AND NOT TO USE OEM PARTS. THEY ALSO WILL NOT WARRANTY THE ROTORS A SECOND TIME. CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT THE DEALERSHIPS ARE TELLING THE CUSTOMERS THAT THE STOCK ROTORS ARE NOT MATCHED TO THE CAR, CHEVROLET SHOULD ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL. IF THE ROTORS ARE WARPING PREMATURELY, THEN THEY ARE MOST CERTAINLY SUBJECT TO PREMATURE FAILURE AND COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH PROBABLY 50 OTHER DOCUMENTED CASES OF THE OEM ROTORS WARPING AT AN ACCELERATED RATE. I'M HOPTING THAT NHTSA CAN PUT SOME PRESSURE ON GM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT CAUSES A FATALITY.*AK

WHILE IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, IF NOT BETTER THAN AVERAGE CONDITIONS INCLUDING LONG TRIPS, EVERY 3000 MILES OR SO, THE FRONT ROTORS WARP FROM THE HEAT GENERATED OVER SHORT PERIODS OF TIME WITH FULL AMOUNTS OF BRAKE PAD. MANY MECHANICS AND SERVICE MANAGERS ADMITT TO THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS DESCRIBED TO ME AS DUE TO THE ROTORS BEING TOO THIN AND THE PADS HAVING TOO MUCH METAL MAKEUP. AN "ENGINEERING PROBLEM" AS IT WAS UNOFFICIALLY REFERED TO. THE ROTORS ARE NOT THICK ENOUGH, AND/OR NOT ENOUGH AIR TO COOL THE COMPONENTS. RECOMENDATIONS FROM BOTH INDEPENDENT ASE MECHANICS AS WELL AS GM DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEES (UNOFFICIALLY) WAS TO PURCHASE EITHER SLOTTED "RACING" ROTORS OR TRY CERAMIC NON-METAL PADS FROM OTHER SOURCES. THIS HAS APPARENTLY GONE ON SINCE 1998 ON BOTH FIREBIRDS AND CAMAROS.*AK