Problems with 1999 Chevrolet Camaro POWER TRAIN

I had a guy tell me that gm was recalling ignition switches i just wonted to know if my car was one of them. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet camaro. the contact stated the clutch failed to disengage. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 43,000 and the current mileage was 44,000.

Dt*: the contact stated the clutch assembly will only depress half way. there is a nhtsa recall, #99v239000 regarding the power train: clutch assembly. the contact was not notified of the recall. the clutch assembly has been replaced and the contact is seeking reimbursement from general motors. the manufacturer has been alerted however they will not provide information regarding reimbursement to the contact. updated 06/27/06. *jb

The vehicle jerked backwards when accelerating from a complete stop. also, the vehicle jerked when automatically shifting gears. the engine check light illuminated. the dealer did a diagnostic test, and could not determine the cause of the problem. *ak a transmission kit was added but the problem still occurred. the transmission was rebuilt. the consumer was informed to drive in overdrive when traveling long distance but this did not work. the brakes were noisy, the rear coil spring were rubbing when stopping, the water pump and intake gaskets leaked, the alternator was replaced due to the engine not starting on one occasion, and there was a 3-4 second valve binding. *sc

The clutch was sticking, the vehicle stalled when the brakes were applied. recall #99v239000. *jb

Transmission does not want to come out of gear when the clutch is pressed. axle vibration, ball joints. jumping out of gear sometimes, very bad for a camaro ss with only 29,000 miles. *jb

The consumer heard a loud noise from the rear end. the mechanic broke down the rear end and found that the axle bearings showed very unusual wear patterns that were not normal for a vehicle with little mileage. (replaced the axle bearings/seals, front/rear pinion bearings, and the differential carrier bearings) the consumer feels that the premature wear of the axle is an indication of this being a defective component. *scc

Vehicle was purchased with 2,000 miles on it and still under manufacturers warranty.after driving the vehicle at highway speeds for a few days i noticed the steering wheel shimmied back and forth. this was annoying but not enough to cause concern.i wanted to wait a little longer and make sure there were no other issues to bring to the dealers attention before taking it in for warranty work. at about 7,ooo miles the shimmying became much more intense and very dangerous when braking at 50 to 60 mph.this condition could cause loss of vehicle control and collision. i took vehicle to dealer and was told the rotors were warped due to excessive braking and not covered under warranty.i had to pay to have the rotors turned. i contacted general motors and complained and have not heard back from them. also the driveline makes a "tink tink" noise when going from park to "r" or "d" or whenever the load changes on the drivetrain. i was told the differential needed servicing at 7,000 miles at my cost.*ak

Noticed rearend noise at highway speeds. turned vehicle into dealership for repair. bad pinon seal was cause of rearend to leak fluid. was replaced under warranty. same problem has occured now 5 times in the last 14 months. twice the entire rearend had to be rebuilt with new gears, bearings, and seals. again all 5 causes were the pinon seal leaking and causing loss of fluid in the rearend. rearend must have a manufactuer defect to cause 5 pinon seals to leak in less than 14 months and only 8,000 miles.*ak

Been to dealership(s) several times they say can not duplicate. no safety defect listed. *ak

My clutch has been slipping since approximately 20,000 miles. sometimes i can't get it into gear, grinding gears. i know many many people who are having the same problem with there 6-speed manual camaro with even less milage. *ak

Vehicle has been to dealer multi times they advise cant duplicate or norm. no safety defect listed in summary. *ak

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Rear making unnatural noise. dealers tried to give static that is was the rotors and after they proceded to fix them noise remained. next they tried to say the noise was natural. i have found from many people in forums that there are problems w/ the rears in these cars, ranging from bearings to gears and even the housing. i have also obtained work orders for parts fixed for other people. dealership is still giving me static about my car and says the problem is normal. --no other car in the lot does it though, not even used vehicles w/ high mileage on them. *ak

When depressing pedal clutch does not fully engage, which may cause extended stopping distance. when the vehicle is put into reverse there is a grinding noise 100% of time. manufacturer was called about this problem. owner was told that vehicle was not included in recall # 99v239000 gm/ clutch and would not be serviced free of charge. problem has not been corrected. please provide any further information.*ak

No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak

Clutch began slipping, and deadpedaling (sticking to floor) at approx. 5000 miles, has been taken to dealership 6 times and dealership will not fix, stating that there is no problem. recently had transmission rebuilt under warranty because of bad clutch. was told that they should not warranty it, because the clutch was bad. i told them that the clutch has been bad, and that i had taken it to them numerous time to fix it. was informed that the clutch was only warrantied for 12k miles and they would not fix it under warranty. *ak

Tachometer is reporting incorrectly. as a result, engine is overspeeding with potential repair problems. two different dealers have tried to repair with no success. because of the defective tachometer, the engine understates actual rpm in each gear. i have overspeeded the engine numerous times and am concerned about potential damage because of this.