73 complaints reported

2015 Chevrolet Camaro Electrical System

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

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73
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

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Jan 2021

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AT RANDOM, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE ISSUE, ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL IS SQUEAKY AND THE STEERING WHEEL FLUID IS FULL. THE KEY GETS STUCK AFTER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND TURNED OFF.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2020
Nov 2020

RECENTLY MY RADIO AND ELECTRICAL SOFTWARE STARTED FLICKERING ON AND OFF INVOLUNTARILY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I TURN IT OFF IT KEEPS MAKING A STRANGE SOS NOISE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2020
Nov 2020

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF RESTARTING MY CAR IT WILL FINALLY RELEASE. IT'S GETTING FAR WORSE AND I'M AFRAID IT WON'T COME OUT ONE OF THESE TIMES.LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF THE DASH EVEN WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION. LOUD POP THROUGH SPEAKERS AND THEN HEAT/AIR WON'T WORK. RADIO KICKS ON AND OFF. TURN SIGNAL PLAYS THROUGH SPEAKER. RADIO SCREEN WILL GO COMPLETELY BLACK AT TIMES. I ONLY HAVE 45,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD THESE ONGOING ISSUES. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULDN'T FIND AN ISSUE, BUT NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. ATTACHED PICTURE IS SHOWING MY RADIO AND AIR LIGHTING UP WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I'M AFRAID MY BATTERY IS GOING TO GO DEAD.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2018
Oct 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE KEY REMAINED CEASED IN THE IGNITION IN THE AUXILIARY POSITION. THE CONTACT WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2020
Oct 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE WOULD HEAR AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND EMIT FROM HIS SPEAKERS. ONCE THE NOISE STARTED, THE SPEAKERS WOULD GO SILENT WHICH THEN RENDERED OTHER ELECTRICAL FEATURES SUCH AS THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS TO NOT OPERATE AS NEEDED. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FOR A FEW MINUTES, RE-INSTALL AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR SOON AFTER THE RESET. THE CONTACT CALLED HENDERSON CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (2746 US-41 NORTH, HENDERSON, KY 42420) WHERE THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN A CLAIM NUMBER. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2020
Sep 2020

KEY IS STUCK IN IGNITION AFTER CAR TURNED OFF

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2020
Jul 2020

AT RANDOM, THE KEY DOES NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. IT HAPPENS FOR NO SPECIFIC REASON, THE STEERING WHEEL IS STRAIGHT WHEN I SHUT OF THE CAR, IT IS NOT PARKED ON A HILL. THE KEY JUST WON'T COME OUT. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT GET THE KEY TO NOT COME OUT WHEN THEY HAD THE CAR, WHICH WAS AN 1 1/2 HOURS. I WAS CHARGED $130 EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T FIX ANYTHING. THEY WANTED ME TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE WITH THEM FOR A DAY, CHARGE ME $400, TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIX IT. MY FIX WAS TO WATCH A U TUBE VIDEO OF A MAN TAKING APART THE STEERING COLUMN AND UNHOOKING A PLUG, THEREFOR YOU THEN WOULD BE ABLE TO PULL OUT YOUR KEY. I DID THAT, MY KEY NO LONGER DOES NOT COME OUT. BUT UNSURE IF THAT IS THE BEST THING TO DO, OR IF IT IS EFFECTING SOME OTHER PART OF MY CAR BADLY. APPRECIATE SOME HELP.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2019
Jul 2020

RADIO KEEPS GOING OUT RANDOMLY THUS ALSO AFFECTING MY TURN SIGNALS, HAZARDS, AND AC/HEATING. MY AC AND OTHER LIGHTS WILL START BLINKING AND THE RADIO WILL NOT TURN BACK ON UNLESS I PARK AND TURN THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH MANY OTHER CAMAROS, THIS IS A HAZARD AND MUST BE FIXED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2019
Jun 2020

NEWLY LICENSED SON WAS DRIVING DOWN BUSY 4 LANE ROAD WHEN CAR SHUT OFF. HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY EVEN THOUGH STEERING BECAME VERY HARD AND NO ACCELERATION, CAR STARTED RIGHT BACK UP, HOWEVER WE WORRY ABOUT NEXT TIME. WE JUST PURCHASED THE CAR AT THE A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THEY GAVE US ONE KEY FOB, WE HAD TO PURCHASE A 2ND KEY. THEY WOULD ONLY MAKE A KEY AND FOB SEPARATELY. THERE IS A PROBLEM, WE BELIEVE WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. HAVE CHECKED, IT APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. OTHER CHEVROLET VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE HAVE RECALLS, BUT THIS ONE DOES NOT?? *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2020
Jun 2020

RADIO TURNING ON AND OFF AND MAKING A LOUD POPPING SOUND EVEN VOLUME IS TURNED TO LOWEST SETTING. EVERY TURN SIGNAL, BRAKE, BUMP, DOOR LOCK OR EVEN OPENING OR CLOSING WINDOW IT AFFECTS THE RADIO AND DASH BOARD LIGHTS THEN STARTS BLINKING AND POPPING SOUND. SOMETIMES RADIO IS OFF COMPLETELY FOR HOURS THEN LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD JUST KEEP BLINKING. TURN SIGNAL WORKS BUT YOU CANT HEAR ANYTHING. IT'S HARD TO DRIVE AT NIGHT COZ SOMETIMES THE DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY DARK BARELY YOU CAN SEE YOUR SPEEDOMETER. BROUGHT TO GILROY CHEVY/GM DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM DO DIAGNOSTICS SPENT ALMOST $300 AND THEY FOUND NOTHING AND FIXED NOTHING. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2019
May 2020

SOMETIMES WHEN I TURNOFF THE CAR, THE KEYS DOESN'T COME OUT, I HAVE TO SEAT IN THE CAR FOR ABOUT 5MINS FOR THE IGNITION TO RELEASE KEYS, SOMETIMES IT TAKES MORE THAN 5MINS SO I HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR OPEN AND GO BACK TO CHECK IF KEYS ARE RELEASE. WHAT HAPPENS IS THE KEY POSITION DOESN'T ALLOW ME TURN THE KEY ALL THE WAY TO THE POINT WHERE THE STEERING LOCK CLICKS AND ALLOW KEYS OUT, IT ONLY STAYS IN THE POSITION OF WHEN YOU TURN OFF YOUR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAR WHEN IT'S NOT ON PARK.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2020
May 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RKE (REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY) TRANSMITTER ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HIS KNEE ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE IGNITION KEY, MOVING THE KEY OUT OF THE RUN POSITION AND TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SNELL MOTORS LOCATED AT 1900 MADISON AVE, MANKATO, MN 56001, AND WAS DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND KEYS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER THEN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19E064000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2020
Feb 2020

THE RADIO/INFO SCREEN COMES IN AND OUT OF SERVICE. USUALLY ACCOMPANIED BY THE SOUND OF STATIC THRU THE RADIO SPEAKER. IT ALSO AFFECT THE HEATING AND COOLING UNIT OF THE VEHICLE. THE "SHORT" HAPPENS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL, CLUTCH, OR TURN SIGNALS ARE ACTIVATED. THE EVENT CAN ALSO OCCUR RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE CAN BE STATIONARY, OR IN MOTION. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT IS CITY OR HIGHWAY DRIVING. IT ACTS LIKE A SHORT AND IS DEFINITELY NOT A FUSE PROBLEM. MORE LIKELY SOMETHING IN A RELAY OR PROGRAMMING. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY, BUT THE ACTIVATION OF THE BRAKES, CLUTCH, OR TURN SIGNALS CAN SPARK THE PROBLEM. THE INFO SCREEN IS AN INTEGRAL UNIT OF THE VEHICLE AND IT IS TIED INTO SO MANY OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE CAR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS RECORDS OF THE PROBLEM ON YOUTUBE AND ON CHAT LINES IN THE COMPUTER. A POTENTIAL "FIX" SHOWN ON YOUTUBE DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2020
Jan 2020

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION PREVENTING ME FROM TURNING THE CAR OFF. THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS, I HAVE TO RESTART MULTIPLE TIMES. SOMETIMES PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE, STRAIGHTENING THE STEERING WHEEL AND PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE WORKS, BUT NOT ALWAYS. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST MONTH...

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2020
Jan 2020

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR, BACK IT UP, PULL IT FORWARD AND TRY TO TURN THE KEY TO STOP SO IT WILL RELEASE. USUALLY HAVE TO DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT RELEASES. I DID FIND IF I TAKE THE FOB OFF AND ONLY HAVE THE IGNITION KEY ON A KEY RING IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AS OFTEN. IF I FORGET AND LEAVE THE FOB ATTACHED TO THE KEY, I HAVE ISSUES GETTING MY KEY TO RELEASE JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2020
Jan 2020

2015 2LS CHEVY CAMARO- RADIO SYSTEM FLICKERS ON AND OFF, WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED OR IN MOTION. WHEN IT SHUTS OFF THE SPEAKERS POP, AND NO AUDIO (EVEN DOOR CHIMES AND TURN SIGNALS) CAN BE HEARD AT ALL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE (GOOGLE IT) AND CHEVY REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IS VERY DISTRACTING WHEN DRIVING. I'M SOME CASES, THE ENTIRE CLIMATE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK EITHER!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2020
Dec 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE VEHICLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH JIMMY VASSER CHEVROLET (583 SOSCOL AVE, NAPA, CA 94559, (707) 255-7600) TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2019
Oct 2019

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION SWITCH WHEN TRYING TO TURN OFF CAR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2019
Aug 2019

THE RADIO KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF BY IT SELF.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2019
Aug 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHEVROLET MY LINK HOME SCREEN FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN THE FAILURE INITIALLY OCCURRED, THE SCREEN WOULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. EVENTUALLY, THE SCREEN CEASED TO OPERATE COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH EDWARDS CHEVROLET DOWNTOWN (1400 3RD AVE N, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203, 205-716-3330) AND WAS INFORMED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC WAS NEEDED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2019
Aug 2019

I OWN A 2015 CHEVY CAMARO THAT MY KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE HAD ISSUES OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS WHERE THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND IT CANNOT BE REMOVED OR MY CAR HAS TO BE STARTED AND MOVED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE KEY OUT. I WAS TOLD MY CAR WOULD NEED A NEW SHIFTER BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND I HAD A 3 YEAR 36K WARRANTY WHEN I PURCHASED IT ( I WAS TOLD) BUT GM WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS ALMOST $500 EXPENSE. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR ALMOST 2 AND A HALF YEARS AND IT HAD UNDER 36K MILES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IF I LEFT THE KEYS IN THE CAR AND SOMEONE SAW THAT, MY CAR COULD BE STOLEN AND WHO KNOWS IF THE PERSON ENDED UP DRIVING CRAZY AND ENDED UP KILLING THEMSELVES OR SOMEONE ELSE. WOULD I BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS BEING I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO LEAVE THE KEYS IN IT? THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE DUE TO SAFETY. I TOOK THE MONEY I HAD AND FIXED THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SAFE TO KEEP USING THE CAR LIKE THAT. GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING BAD REALLY HAPPENS. THEY SHOULD NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN. GM CALLED ME TODAY AND SAID THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE EXPENSE. THEY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. GM RECALLED THE KEY FOB BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE HITTING IT WITH THEIR KNEE WHEN DRIVING SO THEY NEED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM TOO. THIS IS JUST AS BAD BECAUSE OF THE CHANCE SOMEONE CAN STEAL THE CAR WITH THE KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2019
Aug 2019

KEY WON'T RELEASE AFTER TURNING CAR OFF SO CAR IS STILL ON AND KILLS BATTERY

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2019
Aug 2019

MY CHEVROLET 1SS CAMARO 2015 KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHEN PUT IN PARK. THIS STARTED THE FIRST YEAR OWNED IT BUT DEALERSHIP WAS VERY HELPFUL THEY SHOWED ME THAT THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER HAS TO PUSH FORWARD TO FEEL A CLICK. THAT WORKED UNTIL NOW. THE CAR WILL NOT RELEASE MY KEY QUITE FREQUENTLY NOW AND IT TAKES TURNING CAR ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES BEFORE IT RELEASES KEY. THIS CAN TAKE SOME TIME AND BE EMBARRASSING. OWN A NICE CAR AND HAVE THAT PROBLEM REALLY MAKES YOU LOOK BAD AND CAN CAUSE ME TO HAVE TO LEAVE KEY IN CAR SOMETIMES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS PUT IN PARK NO MATTER WHERE I AM.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2019
Jul 2019

WHEN I TURN MY VEHICLE OFF THE KEYS WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2019
Jul 2019

I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY AND CAME TO A STOP SIGN. THE FREEWAY EXIT HAS ABOUT A 30 DEGREE SLOPE OF INCLINE. I ACCELERATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, I PULLED OVER AND PARKED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. I THEN TURNED THE CAR ON, PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND DROVE ABOUT 10MPH. I THEN SLIGHTLY TURNED THE KEY IN THE OFF POSITION AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I CAN REPLICATE THIS ISSUE AND TURNNG THE KEY WHILE IN DRIVE DOES NOT REQUIRE MUCH FORCE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2019

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