2011 Chevrolet Camaro Air Bags

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND AIR BAG MODULE WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A POWER SOURCE WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON CITY STREETS, THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AN DINGS ABOUT EVERY 20 SECONDS. I AM ABLE TO STOP THE DING BY PUSHING THE BUTTON TO DISREGARD THE MESSAGE. IT DID THIS FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. IT NO LONGER DINGS BUT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY STAYS LIT AND THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. 2011 CAMARO V6, 100,000 MILES

WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED THE PASSENGER & DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. A MESSAGE APPEARS THAT THE AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN TURNED OFF. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR IN SEAT IS DEFECTIVE, CONTINUES TO GO ON AND OFF WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. OR WHEN I HAVE MY LAPTOP IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. CHEVROLET WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE A BAD DESIGN OR DEFECTIVE PARTS. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS THAT I KNOW OF AND NO KIDS USUALLY RIDE IN FRONT SEAT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AND SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

AIR BAGS LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR TURNS ON AND OFF CAUSING ALARM AND SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN AND ADULT SITS IN THE CAR OR WHEN THERE IS ANYTHING IN THE PASSENGER SET. 4 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WORKS ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME WITH AN ADULT PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. MY WIFE IS NORMAL SIZED, ABOUT 5'6" AND 160 LBS. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WILL ALSO INTERMITTENTLY SHOW ON AND THEN OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER, EVEN WHEN THE PASSENGER IS MAKING NO MOVEMENTS. IT WAS BEEN REPLICATED AT THE DEALER, WITH MORE THAN ONE PASSENGER, INCLUDING AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DEALERSHIP. IT WAS ALSO REPLICATED WHILE CONNECTED TO AN ODBC2. AFTER FOUR TRIPS TO THE DEALER, THEY NOW DECLARE IT IS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED" AND THERE WILL BE NO MORE ATTEMPTED REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND STILL EXHIBITS THE ISSUE. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON A CHEVY FORUM HERE: HTTP://WWW.CAMARO5.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=122468 THEY ALL MIMIC MY ISSUE. ONE CONSUMER HAD THE CAR REPLACED UNDER THE LEMON LAW. I TOOK MY CASE TO BBB ARBITRATION AND LOST ON A TECHNICALITY. I WAS TOLD I DID NOT GIVE THE DEALER ENOUGH OPPORTUNITIES TO REPAIR THE CAR. HOWEVER, EACH TIME I TOOK IT IN AFTER THE FOURTH ATTEMPT, THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE CAR AND STATED IT WAS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED". AFTER THE ARBITRATION MEETING, A CHEVY EMPLOYEE PRESENT AT THE MEETING OFFERED A SEAT REPLACEMENT IN THE FORM OF A WRITTEN LETTER. LATER, I TOOK HIM UP ON HIS OFFER, BUT THEY HAD RESCINDED THE OFFER. I TOOK IT UP THE MANAGEMENT CHAIN, AND AT ONE POINT, I WAS OFFERED A CAR REPLACEMENT BUT THIS WAS LATER RESCINDED. NOW THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AFTER ATTEMPTING REPAIRS FOR THREE YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER'S PRESENT DETECTION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO IN MARCH OF 2011 FROM A CHEVROLET DEALER IN GEORGIA. SINCE THAT PURCHASE, THE AIRBAG SERVICE INDICATOR LIGHT/ALERT SYSTEM HAS ACTIVATED THREE (3) TIMES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE CENTER AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS FOR REPAIR (04/26/12, 09/8/12 AND 10/5/13). AS OF TODAY'S DATE, THE AIRBAG SERVICE INDICATOR HAS NOW ACTIVATED AGAIN FOR A FOURTH (4) TIME. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AT ANY TIME DURING MY OWNERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND KNEE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

I WOKE UP ONE DAY TO FIND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL I WENT TO GET THE CAR INSPECTED. THE CAR WAS REJECTED DUE TO THE LIGHT BEING ON. THE DEALERSHIP, WHO HAS DONE ALL THE SERVICE SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED, TOLD US IT WOULD BE $90 TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO BE ON. IT TURNS OUT IT IS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR UNTIL THE SEAT, THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 32,000 MILES ON IT. THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS NOT BEEN USED ENOUGH FOR IT TO BE WORN DOWN. THE COST TO CURE THIS IS $729! FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THIS CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE ISSUE. MY DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE HAD ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH HAD THE SAME THING. I HAVE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE SEEN OTHER CAMARO OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES. I HAVE FILED A COMPLIANT WITH GM AND I AM AWAITING THEIR FINDINGS. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND NOW, STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

WHILE RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT SWITCH FROM ON TO OFF SETTING SEVERAL TIMES RIDING DOWN THE ROAD, IT WOULD STAY ON THE OFF POSITION FOR SOMETIMES AND THEN SWITCH TO ON SETTING, YOU WOULD HAVE TO TOUCH THE MENU BUTTON IN THE CAR TO GET THE ALARM FROM BEEPING. I CHECK AND FOUND THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SERVICE BULLETINS OUT ON THIS ISSUE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASE AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME A SERVICE FEE OF $110.00 BECAUSE THE CAR JUST HAS WENT OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM. IF I AM RIDING IN THE CAR WITH THE AIR BAG OFF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I DO NOT WANT TO LOOSE MY LIFE OVER SOMETHING THAT GM SHOULD REPAIR AND HAS KNOWN ABOUT SINCE 2009. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND LIVES ARE AT RISK. *TR

MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR 2 YEARS NOW. I HAVE TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP 7 TIMES TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN I TOOK IT IN SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANY MONEY FOR THE SERVICES. OUT OF ALL SEVEN TIMES THEY NEVER FIXED THE AIR BAG. NOW I BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN AND THEY ARE CHARGING ME $109 FOR SERVICES TO FIX MY AIRBAG. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR 2 YEARS, MEANING IF I GET INTO A WRECK MY AIRBAG WON'T WORK. EVERY TIME MY CAR WAS RELEASED FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MY AIR BAG LIGHT IMMEDIATELY CAME BACK ON AFTER THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS ADJUSTED. I SUPPOSE ALL THEY DID WAS WIGGLE THE WIRE UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT TO GET THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO GO OFF IN ORDER TO RETURN MY CAR TO ME KNOWING THAT IT WASN'T FIXED. NOW THEY ARE CHARGING ME MONEY TO GET THE AIR BAG FIXED WHEN IT'S NOT MY FAULT THE AIRBAG DOESN'T WORK. I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE AT FAULT FOR THIS PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, WHILE MY CAR WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP SERVICES DEPARTMENT THEY PROVIDED ME WITH A RENTAL FROM ENTERPRISE. BUT THEY USED MY INSURANCE COMPANY INSTEAD OF PAYING $17 A DAY FOR ENTERPRISE'S INSURANCE COMPANY. I BELIEVE THIS IS WRONG BECAUSE IT IS THE MANUFACTURER'S FAULT THAT MY AIR BAG SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY AND THEY SHOULD PAY FOR ENTERPRISE'S INSURANCE ON THE RENTAL CAR I WAS PROVIDED WITH. THE TRUNK OF MY CAR ALSO IS BROKE AND THEY ARE CHARGING ME $182 IN ORDER TO GET IT FIXED BUT I HAVE FULL COVERAGE WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE SERVICE AIRBAG INDICATOR HAS TURNED ON IN MY CAR. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT EACH TIME WITH WORK LISTED AS CONNECTIONS CLEANED, SENSOR CHECKED, WARNING RESET.....BUT NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AND NOTHING NOTED AS DEFECTIVE. I'VE BEEN TOLD PUTTING A LAP TOP ON THE PASSENGER SEAT COULD SET OFF THE SENSOR.....A BLUE-TOOTH CALL COULD SET OFF THE SENSOR, BUT NOT WHY? MOST RECENT TRIP (#5) TO HENDRICKS MOTORS WAS 04/24/2014. WE PICKED THE CAR UP, RAN ERRANDS (APPX. 40 MILES) AND THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN - THE SAME DAY! I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE AIR BAGS WILL STILL DEPLOY, THE AIR BAGS MIGHT DEPLOY, AND THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY, AS LONG AS THE SERVICE LIGHT IS ON. WHAT IS MY NEXT STEP? I AM TRYING TO DOCUMENT EVERYTHING IN CASE THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND THE BAGS DON'T DEPLOY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SENSOR MAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

I WAS LEAVING WORK ONE DAY WITH NO ONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT... I GOT A ERROR SAYING SERVICE AIRBAG. I CALLED THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY SAID MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO.. THIS IS THE ONLY DEALERSHIP IN MY TOWN THE NEXT DEALER IS 250 MILES AWAY.. WHEN A PASSENGER GETS IN THE CAR I GET THE ERROR EVERY 2 MINUTES IT WORKS THEN IT DOESN'T IT WILL STATE THE AIRBAG IS ON AND SECONDS LATER IT SAYS IT'S OFF AND A PASSENGER IS BUCKLED UP IN THE MOVING CAR... I'M AFRAID IT WILL DEPLOY WITH MY YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR... PLEASE DO A RECALL ON THE 2011 CAMARO I SEARCHED RECALLS AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR ALL 2010 AND 2012 CAMARO AIRBAGS... WHY SKIP 2011 IF SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE PREVIOUS AND FOLLOWING YEAR THEN THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE 2011 AS WELL..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,028. *TR

[XXX] MARCH 7, 2012 GM PO BOX 33170 DETROIT, MI 48232-5170 RE: CASE [XXX] GREETINGS: I WISH TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 2011 CAMARO 2SS/RS CONVERTIBLE. THE SAFETY CRITICAL PASSENGER AIR BAG (INFLATABLE RESTRAINT) DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND READS OFF WHEN A PASSENGER IN EXCESS OF 160 LBS IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME, BUT REPRODUCIBLE. IT HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED AND REPRODUCED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BY CERTIFIED GM MECHANICS AT FREEWAY CHEVROLET IN CHANDLER, ARIZONA, WITH MULTIPLE EMPLOYEES OF FREEWAY CHEVROLET OF VARYING WEIGHTS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE SUMMARIZED THE REPAIR ATTEMPTS BELOW: DATEDAYS OUT OF SERVICEMILEAGECOMMENTS 6/28/201131,475MODULE REPLACEMENT 9/15/201122,246SENSOR AND MODULE REPLACEMENT 10/19/201122,856SENSOR REPLACEMENT 12/21/2011143,916REPROGRAM MODULE. SERVICE REP ABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM ON THIS CAR BUT NO OTHER IDENTICAL MODELS WITH MULTIPLE PASSENGERS AND WEIGHTS. 3/5/201224,854REPRODUCED CONNECTED TO ODBC INTERFACE AT FREEWAY CHEVROLET WITH 160 LB PASSENGER IN CAR (MY WIFE). LEVEL 4 INDICATED ON ODBC (NON ADULT PASSENGER PRESENT). WIFE EXITED AND RE-ENTERED PASSENGER SEAT. LEVEL 6 INDICATED ON ODBC. WIFE SAT IN IDENTICAL CAR ON LOT AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE LATEST RESPONSE ADVISED BY SHANE SCHMITT OF GM IS THE VEHICLE IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THIS RESPONSE IS UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE: 1.A 160 LB ADULT PASSENGER MUST ACTIVATE THE AIR BAG SENSOR. 2.THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT (ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME). THE SAME PERSON SHOULD NOT BE CLASSIFIED AS LEVEL 4 AND LEVEL 6 WITH THE SEAT IN THE IDENTICAL POSITION AND NO CHANGE IN BODY POSITION. 3.THIS INTERMITTENT ISSUE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY OTHER GM VEHICLE, INCLUDING AN IDENTICAL MODEL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR