2017 Chevrolet Camaro VISIBILITY/WIPER
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS WINDSHIELD HAS ALWAYS FOGGED UP. ISSUE SEEMED MINOR AT FIRST BUT IS ANNOYING AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. WHEN RUNNING THE AC, I ALWAYS HAVE TO TURN ON WIPERS TO CLEAR-AND CONDENSATION IS ALWAYS RIGHT ABOVE DEFROST VENT.
WINDSHIELD CONSTANTLY FOGS REGARDLESS OF THE AC TEMPERATURE. THIS AFFECT VISIBILITY ON A CAR THAT'S ALREADY FAMOUS FOR HAVING TERRIBLE VISIBILITY.
FRONT WINDSHIELD KEEPS FOGGING UP TO THE POINT WHEN DRIVING IT BECOMES A SAFETY HAZARD. TOOK IN TO GET IT FIXED BY DEALER ACCORDING TO THE FIX CHEVY PROVIDED AND THE FIX MADE IT WORSE, I CAN'T DRIVE WITH AIR ON OR WINDOWS WILL FOG UP AND INTERFERE WITH VISIBILITY. IT IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING.
WINDSHEILD FOGGING UP WHILE DRIVING WITH THE AC ON
IN HUMID CONDITIONS THE CAR WINDSHIELD WILL FOG UP (CONDENSATION). THIS IS CAUSED BY AIR LEAKING FROM THE FRONT DEFROSTER VENT. COVERING THE VENT RESOLVES THE ISSUE. GM ISSUED TSB;#17-NA-201: EXCESSIVE WINDSHIELD CONDENSATION, HVAC DEFROST DOOR FLUTTER TYPE NOISE HEARD - (JUN 16, 2017). HAD THE REPAIR PERFORMED IN 2017. THE ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED AND APPEARS WORSE NOW. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE W/ THIS GENERATION OF CAMARO. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS IT IMPEDES IMMEDIATE VISIBILITY.
THE WINDSHIELD FOGS UP WITH AND WITHOUT ACTIVATING THE DEFROST. THE FOG OCCURS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVE AND OBSTRUCT THE DRIVER'S VIEW. THE FOG ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS POWERED ON AND IN PARK. HOWEVER, THE RISK IS THE VIEW OBSTRUCTION WHEN THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.
CONSTANT WINDOW FOGGING WHEN THE AC IS ON.
MAINLY AT NIGHT THE WINDSHIELD HAS LOTS OF CONDENSATION ON THE OUTSIDE . THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT IT DOESN'T HELP, ACTUALLY IT MADE MINE WORSE. YOU CAN FEEL THE AIR COMING FROM THE DEFROSTER ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. WE HAVE TO RIDE WITH THE WIPERS ON. I HAD A CASE WITH GM BUT IT WAS CLOSED BECAUSE THE ENGINEERS SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING TO BE DONE. WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN FEBRUARY IT HAS SOME CONDENSATION BUT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE
SAME ISSUE AS OTHER'S HAVE REPORTED. WINDSHIELD FOGS UP RIGHT ABOVE DASH VENT EVEN WHEN THAT VENT IS NOT SELECTED AND A/C IS RUNNING. HAPPENS OFTEN.
AC BLOWS ON FRONT WINDOW CAUSING CONSTANT CONDENSATION ON WINDSHIELD. I HAVE TURNED THE AC ON AND OFF, ADJUSTED THE TEMPERATURE HIGH/LOW AND MY WINDSHIELD ALWAYS GETS FOGGED UP. THE HIGHER THE HUMIDITY THE WORSE IT IS.
WINDSHIELD STILL FOGS AFTER DEALER PERFORMED THE TSB,IT NOW FOGS WITH THE A/C OFF AND THE VENT ON BLOCKING VISIBILITY DURING THE RAIN AND EARLY MORNING IN FLORIDA.
THEY HAVE A FLAW WHERE THERE IS ALWAYS VENT FROM WHEN THE AC IS ON TO THE DEFROST VENT ON THE WINDSHIELD, HERE IN TEXAS WHERE THERE IS 100 HUMIDITY MOST OF THE YEAR. I HAVE POOR VISIBILITY BECAUSE OF ALL THE CONDENSATION FROM COLD AIR HITTING THE WINDSHIELD ALL THE TIME. I AM HAVING TO RUN MY WIPERS ANYTIME I DRIVE MY VEHICLE, EVEN WITH NO RAIN. IT CAUSES FOR A MAJOR DISTRACTION AND I HAVE ALMOST WRECK SEVERAL TIMES
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The 2017 Chevrolet Camaro has 12 VISIBILITY/WIPER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.