1985 CHEVROLET CAMARO Problems & Recalls
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1985 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 85V169000 (SEAT BELTS: FRONT: BUCKLE ASSEMBLY) IN 1991 AND 1994. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIRS BOTH YEARS IN WHICH THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT DISPLAY A FAILURE. THE CONTACT S...
Mileage: 43,000
THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RECALLS AND TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ARE LISTED BELOW, BUT A LOOKUP OF MY VIN NUMBER ON THE GM WEBSITE OR A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP (HOSELTON) REVEALS NO OPEN RECALLS ON IT, AND THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR IT WITHOUT CHARGE. THESE ISSUES ARE STILL CURRENT. TSB NUMBERS IN PARE...
Mileage: 69,000
THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RECALLS AND TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ARE LISTED BELOW, BUT A LOOKUP OF MY VIN NUMBER ON THE GM WEBSITE OR A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP (HOSELTON) REVEALS NO OPEN RECALLS ON IT, AND THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR IT WITHOUT CHARGE. THESE ISSUES ARE STILL CURRENT. TSB NUMBERS IN PARE...
Mileage: 69,000
THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RECALLS AND TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ARE LISTED BELOW, BUT A LOOKUP OF MY VIN NUMBER ON THE GM WEBSITE OR A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP (HOSELTON) REVEALS NO OPEN RECALLS ON IT, AND THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR IT WITHOUT CHARGE. THESE ISSUES ARE STILL CURRENT. TSB NUMBERS IN PARE...
Mileage: 69,000
THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RECALLS AND TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ARE LISTED BELOW, BUT A LOOKUP OF MY VIN NUMBER ON THE GM WEBSITE OR A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP (HOSELTON) REVEALS NO OPEN RECALLS ON IT, AND THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR IT WITHOUT CHARGE. THESE ISSUES ARE STILL CURRENT. TSB NUMBERS IN PARE...
Mileage: 69,000
DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL 90V105000 CONCERNING THE SEAT BELT LATCHES BACK IN 1990. HE TOOK THE CAR TO SERVICE DEALER, AND THE SERVICE DEALER TOLD HIM IF THE LATCHES BROKE, TO BRING VEHICLE IN. AT THAT TIME THE LATCHES WERE NOT BROKEN, AND HE WAS NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THEM. THEY ...
Mileage: 50,000
WHAT A NIGHTMARE, 33000 ORIGINAL MILES AND IT'S STILL A DEATH TRAP. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
RECALL 85V169000 CONCERNING SHOULDER BELTS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED UNDER THIS CAMPAIGN, CONSUMER STATED THAT RECALL LETTER FROM 1994 STATED THAT VEHICLE HAS YET TO BE REPAIRED. CONSUMER STILL HAS POSSESSION OF LETTER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETA...
I FOUND OUT THROUGH THIS WEBSITE THAT THERE ARE RECALLS ON THIS CAR. WHEN MY HUSBAND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT-IT WAS TOO OLD. ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THERE WEREN'T ANY OPEN ORDERS ON THIS CAR BUT WE HAVE THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THE SEAT BELT ...
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND FRAME BROKE. WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WENT INTO OTHER LANES. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
THE CAMAROS WITH REAR DSK BRAKES/MANUAL TRANNY WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT THE ONES W/ REAR DRUM BRAKES, WHICH I DON'T UNDERSTAND. THE PERSON WHO OWNED THIS CAR AT TIMES OF RECALLS DIDN'T FOLLOW THROUGH WITH ANY OF THEM, I DON'T KNOW TIME OF FAILURE OF E-BRAKE, BUT IT HASN'T EVER WORKED...
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT, AND THE BUCKLES RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING. NLM
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT, AND THE BUCKLES RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING. NLM
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT, AND THE BUCKLES RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING. NLM
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT, AND THE BUCKLES RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING. NLM
THE FRONT SEAT BELTS FOR DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S ARE BROKEN & ARE NOT USABLE. THE RED BUTTON ON DRIVER'S BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT ACCEPT THE LATCH PLATE TO LOCK. THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE PASSENGER'S ALSO BROKE. CHECKED ON INTERNET & FOUND RECALL INFORMATION #90V105000, BUT NOT FOR THIS VEHICLE. ...
THE DRIVER SIDE 05-21-99 & PASSENGER SIDE 06-13-99 SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO RELEASE, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (90V105000). *YC
NO SUMMARY
VEHICLE EXPRIENCED FIRE UNDER THE DASH WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY; MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD AND NOTHING WOULD BE DONE. VEHICLE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IF NEEDED. *AK
RECALL 90V-105.000, SEAT BELT BUCKLES; THE RECALL NOTICE STATED WHENEVER THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELTS TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP. BUT MS. NOWAK IS TRYING TO GET THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES REPLACED, AND GMC WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL. *AK
DUE TO VEHICLE'S DESIGN (NOT HAVING A CROSSMEMBER BRACE), THE FRAME CRACKED.
PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED UP HILL. DEALER HAS SEEN. OWNER WANTS THE PROBLEM SERVICED UNDER RECALL, HE IS NOT INCLUDED IN (91V-055). *AK
THE GEAR BOX FOR POWER STEERING IS TORQUING THE BOX ACROSS THE FRAME OF VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO CRACK. HOUSING FOR SEAT BELT HAS FALLEN APART AFTER BEING REPAIRED UNDER RECALL (85V-169). *AK
THE GEAR BOX FOR POWER STEERING IS TORQUING THE BOX ACROSS THE FRAME OF VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO CRACK. HOUSING FOR SEAT BELT HAS FALLEN APART AFTER BEING REPAIRED UNDER RECALL (85V-169). *AK
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE BATTERY WAS BEING RECHARGED.
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT SEATBELTS ARE INOPERATIVE, HOWEVER RECALL HAS EXPIRED, THEREFORE NOT HONORED.
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BELT BUCKLE CANNOT UNFASTEN, THE CONSUMER HAS HAD A HARD TIME RECEIVING RECALL REPAIRS FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PARTICULAR RECALL ITEM.
SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED 3 TIMES.
THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT HONORED THE RECALL 85V169000 SINCE SEPTEMBER 1994. *AK
RECEIVED (4) RECALL NOTICES IN A TEN YEAR PERIOD. TOLD EACH TIME VEHICLE WAS NOT IN RECALL LIST/ONCE ALSO TOLD UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS. (90V-105). *AK
SEAT BELTS LOOSEN FROM MOTION OF VEHICLE, WILL NOT RETRACT UNTIL PULLED ON.
SEAT BELT BUCKLE RECALL REPAIR UNSATISFACTORY.
THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT HONORED THE RECALL 85V169000 SINCE SEPTEMBER 1994. *AK
SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILED.
TWO FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
WATER PUMP FAILED FOUR TIMES.
CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED.
ENGINE BLOCK WELD FAILED. *DH
RADIATOR FAILED FOUR TIMES.
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE RECEPTACLE BROKE TWICE.
OIL PAN GASKET LEAK.
THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED AND THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING FOR LONGER THAN 30 MINUTES IN THE RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. *DSH
SEAT BELTS FAILED.
WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID PUMP FAILED.
EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. *DSH
REAR BRAKES BECOME INOPERATIVE, EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF BRAKING IN THE REAR BRAKES. TT
LEFT FRONT FRAME RAIL IS FLEXING AGAINST THE STEERING GEAR BOX. *SD
LEFT FRONT FRAME RAIL IS FLEXING AGAINST THE STEERING GEAR BOX. *SD
FRAME CRACKED NEAR STEERING BOX. *DSH
THE OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR,AND WAS FIXED,BUT THE PART HAS FAILED AGAIN. TT
WHILE DRIVING COMSUMER SAYS STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES WHILE DRIVING 2 BOLTS ARE LOOSE . HE CALLS THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX THE CAR BUT NOT FOR FREE. TT
FRONT RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LATCH PRIOR TO RECALL (90V-105). *AK
THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS CRACK HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE CONSUMER FIX PROBLEM. TT
SUB-FRAME CRACKED FROM STEERING BOX PRESSURE. TT
# 90V105000 RECEIVE RECALL ON THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IN SEPT 94 TOOK CAR IN OCT 94 DEALER ORDER PART STILL HAVE NOT FIX PROBLEM. TT
NHTSA #90V105000: PROBLEM REPAIRED UNDER RECALL; REOCCURRED; CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR REPLACEMENT OF WHOLE SYSTEM. TT
THE SHOULDER BELT ISN'T RETRACTING BACK CONSUMER RECEIVE A RECALL ON THE SRING TO FIX THE SHOULDER BELT HIS SAY THAT NOT THE PROBLEM. TT
SEATBELT BUCKLE THE PLASTIC HOUSING HAS FALLEN OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
CRACKS IN CHASSIS. *SKD
FRONT LEFT FRAME SEPARATED FROM STEERING BOX. *AK
FRONT SEAT BELTS REPLACED DUE TO NOT OPERATING PROPERLY PRIOR TO RECALL. *SKD
FRAMEUNDER POWER STEERING BOX HAS CRACKED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. *AK