2010 Chevrolet Camaro Power Train
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AT HIGHER RPM RESULTS IN GRINDING AND MISSED/DELAYED SHIFT. *TR
1ST TO 2ND GEAR GRIND/BIND WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION V6 CAMARO. HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING NEW AND I KNOW MANY OTHERS WITH IDENTICAL CARS WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. GM REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, TAKING IT TO THE DEALER SOLVES NOTHING AS THEY DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT. *TR
2010 CAMARO V6 MANUAL TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION IS VERY NOTCHY, HARD FORCE SHIFT FROM 1ST TO SECOND GEAR. CLUTCH HAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR. *TR
2ND AND 3RD GEAR GRINDING AND/OR BINDING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT (MANUAL TRANSMISSION). TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR
TRANSMISSION NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND. HARD SHIFTING UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. ALMOST GET REARENDED AT LIGHTS WHEN TAKING OFF. *TR
2010 CAMARO RS, V6 MANUAL TRANSMISSION.--VEH SHIFTS HARD AND AT TIME'S CAN NOT GET INTO SECOND GEAR AND THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME 3 ACCIDENTS ALREADY. WHILE IM IN TRAFFIC--WHEN ITS NOT SHIFTING TO BAD, IT GETS WHAT I CALL GEAR CLASH, OR TECH TERM IS THAT IT IS THE SYNCROS IN TRANSMISSION GRINDING GOING INTO GEARS AS YOU SHIFT.- ALSO CLUTCH IS INTERMIT RELEASING HIGH AND CAUSES BIG JERK IN VEH LIKE SOMEONE PULLING ON E BRAKE AS YOU RELEASE CLUTCH. DEALER HAS BEEN GRAT [TWO OF THEM] BUT THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH THEY CAN DO UNTIL G.M. ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM, AND I KNOW 6 PEOPLE WHO ALREADY GOT RID OF VEH AS GM WONT COME UP WITH FIX, ON THE V6 MANUAL OR THE V8 MANUAL TRANS, WHICH V8 MANUAL HAS A SHIFT ISSUE THAT GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IM REAR ENDED IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF VEH WONT GO INTO SECOND GEAR. IN WHICH SHOULD BE ADDRESS FOR SAFETY ISSUE. WIFE WONT DRIVE VEH NOW BECAUSE OF THIS. *KB
THE NEW CHEVROLET CAMARO HAS A DEFECT IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE CLUTCH TO BURN OUT AFTER ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL RECOGNIZED OVER THE INTERNET AND CLEARLY GM KNOWS ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY HAVE ALREADY DESIGNED A NEW CLUTCH WHICH WAS INSTALLED ON MY CAR LAST WEEK. HOWEVER THEY DID NOT NOTIFY ME AS A NEW OWNER OF THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND DID NOT EVEN NOTIFY MY DEALER UNTIL I BROUGHT THE CAR IN. I KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM A MONTH AGO BUT NEVER CONSIDERED THE POSSIBILITY OF A CLUTCH PROBLEM IN A CAR WITH ONLY 5,000 MILES ON IT. HAD I KNOWN OF THE PROBLEM, I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN ELECTIVELY RATHER THAN AFTER I COULD NO LONGER GET INTO 1ST GEAR OR REVERSE! *TR
TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING TO FROM FIRST TO SECOND UNDER HARD ACCELERATION OR WHEN DOWN SHIFTING INTO SECOND. GRINDING OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY HOWEVER OCCURS MORE OFTEN WHEN WARMED UP. OTHER DISTINCT ISSUE THAT MAY BE RELATED IS THAT HARD PUT INTO GEAR, PRIMARILY FIRST AND REVERSE, WHEN STOPPED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AT 15-20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD LOCK UP AND SHIFT TO FOURTH GEAR. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO FUNCTION THAT WAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A PART OF THE SKIP SHIFT OPERATION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,600. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000 UPDATED 11/16/10*BF UPDATED 11/26/10
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The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro has 34 Power Train complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.