1996 CHEVROLET CAMARO Power Train Problems

AT LOW SPEEDS CAR HAS A CLUNKING SOUND THAT COMES FROM REAR END. DEALER STATES THAT THE FUID NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE FLUID WAS CHANGED AND THE CAR STILL MAKES THIS NOISE. HAVE NOT RETURNED TO DEALER YET.

MY CAMARO HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP PRESENTING THE P1870 TRANSMISSION CODE APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES. THE DEALER HAS PERFORMED OVER 2000 WARRANTIED MAJOR WORK ON THE TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO 36000 MILES. I AM STILL HAVING REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND HAVE LOOKED UP THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ONLY TO FIND THAT THERE ARE MANY REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION-AUTOMATIC AND THE COMPUTER PRESENTING THE P1870 CODE. I AM REPEATEDLY TOLD THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON INDICATING TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. I HAVE CONTACT GM WITH NO REPLY. YOU WOULD THINK AFTER PERFORMING $2500 WORTH OF USELESS REPAIR WORK THAT THEY WOULD HAVE PUT IN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION OR OFFERED HELP TO ME IN ANOTHER WAY. IT IS SLOWLY BECOMING A SAFETY AND PUNITIVE MATTER TO ME.*AK

AT ABOUT 28,000 MILES, PINION SEAL WAS LEAKING, DEALER SERVICE DEPT FIXED. AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES, PINION BEARINGS AND OTHER BEARINGS WENT BAD, PRIVATE SHOP FIXED. AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES, BEARING IN REAR END WENT BAD AGAIN, PRIVATE SHOP FIXED. NOW, BEARING IN MIDDLE OF DRIVESHAFT IS BAD (NO REPAIR AS OF YET). *AK

AT ABOUT 28,000 MILES, PINION SEAL WAS LEAKING, DEALER SERVICE DEPT FIXED. AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES, PINION BEARINGS AND OTHER BEARINGS WENT BAD, PRIVATE SHOP FIXED. AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES, BEARING IN REAR END WENT BAD AGAIN, PRIVATE SHOP FIXED. NOW, BEARING IN MIDDLE OF DRIVESHAFT IS BAD (NO REPAIR AS OF YET). *AK

AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 18000 MILES. REPLACED N/C. FAILED AGAIN AT 40000 MILES. REPLACED AT N/C. FAILED FOR THIRD TIME AT 76800 MILES. DEALER OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE. CHEVROLET COTACTED. CSR OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE AND IS UNWILLING TO ADMIT THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT. CURRENTLY SEEKING FURTHER ASSISTANCE. DEALER STATES THAT WARRANTY ON REPLACEMENT TRANS. IS 3/50000 IF CUSTOMER PAYS FOR REPAIR BUT ONLY 3/36000 IF DEALER REPLACES UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

CAR WILL NOT START IN THE COLD THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND AND LIGHTS FLICKER FOR A WHILE BEFORE THE ENGINE TURNS OVER. MULTIPLE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHTS SEEMS TO BE CONSISTENTLY HAPPPENINGS WITH MULTIPLE PROBLEMS OF ALL KINDS.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTING HARD AND THERE IS A CLUCKING NOISE COMING FROMT THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN GOING UP HILLS OR ANY SIMILAR TERRAIN. NLM

I WAS NOTIFIED ALSO THAT THERE ARE OTHER CHEVROLETS HAVE THIS EXACT SAME DEFECT AND IT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE MANUFACTURER. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK

CONSUMER HAS NOTICED A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS THAT MAY CAUSE THE REAR WHEEL TO BREAK OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BEWTEEN GEARS BETWEEN 50-55 AND 60-65. TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONCE IN DECEMBER. BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN IN JANUARY DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM, AND DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR A GRADUAL ACCELERATION, I MUST ACCELERATE FAST TO NOT SLIP. WANTED TO REPORT THIS TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS NORMAL OR IF THERE IS A PROBLEM. DEALER STATED IT SHOULD SMOOTH OUT. *AK

TRANMISSION FAILED.

SHIFT CONTROL FEATURE ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTERMITTENTLY.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

THE RIGHT REAR AXLE BROKE AND CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BETWEEN 40-50 MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAIL. *AK

SLAVE SEAL AND REAR END GEARING LEAKED.

TACKOMETER FAILED.

TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR.

WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED UNDER COLD AMBIENT CONDITIONS, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILS. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THERE ARE TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTER AIDED GEAR SELECTION, IT PHYSICALLY PREVENTS HIM FROM USING 2ND OR 3RD GEAR WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST, IT ALSO MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR CONSUMER TO MOVE ANY GEAR WHEN ENABLED, HE STATES HE STRUGGLES WITH THE GEAR SHIFT FOR UP TO TWO SECONDS. *SLC