Camaro ZL1 Quality Issues

[silverds]

Steering wheel off 1 degree to the right at delivery. Dealer fixed at first oil change.

Drivers door catches the latch with a slight screech sound.

A couple of small dots of white paint on passenger side quarter and rear wheel (likely from the dealership body shop when they were buffing out clearcoat damage from railcar shipment.

Uneven finish / insufficient coating on the wheels inside rims. RSK Black Wheels

Passenger side exhaust tips are not aligned like the driver side, but I have found this issue on many cars.

Strange rattlesnake sound when cutting throttle between 1st and second for a couple thousand miles but has since abated. I believe it was the supercharger.

Now at 16,000 miles and power/drivetrain is still rock solid. Makes everything above not really worth complaining about.

[Bigtime53]

I have not had mine to long yet but have right at 1100 miles on it and so far I love it! I had to wait long enough for it cause it was held up at QC so I guess if they were having trouble with something they fixed it before it was shipped to me.

[LuckyZL-1]

Too much power!!!! LOL!!!! GY tires suck!! Makes my face hurt from smiling too much!!!! That's my rant!!! Buahaha!

[ffcars]

Originally Posted by z28man2

Buyer remorse your right on that since I bought a car on July 5 and still don't have one in my garage! I get nothing is perfect I get it but two cars in a row. I've tried to get my money back several times even at the corporate level but no they would rather have an irate customer and force them to keep a car just so they can have more market share. IMO

I see... so use the forum to get GM to buy it back. It might work, but you might be better off contacting the regional rep and asking he/she for a face to face meeting to discuss the quality issues. Be straight about your buyers remorse. There's no shame in that since you're on your second car and have more issues.

I doubt trashing GM on the forum will work, but I can now see why you are making all of these posts. Since they will view this as bad PR and stick their ground, you're only depreciating the value of your VIN by telling the world about your cars problems.

As the saying goes, it's easier to catch flies with honey than vinegar.

Again, good luck.

[BlemsBumble]

In less than 3 weeks I will have had the car for a year. My only issue has been the leaking brake fluid reservoir cap. I couldn't be more pleased with this vehicle.

[jbotta]

My 2012 # 464, Had to replace the HUD, Other than that running good,,

[580/556 ZL1]

no issues for moment instead of A/C overcharged....my car is number 7652 so i guess after 7000 car made they have fixed lots of issue,like the paint,alignement,etc.....dosen't really pay to have the number 1.... your always the one with issu.

[joes407]

oh my where do I start? car #565 for 2012

1. upon pickup there were paint flaws on trunk looked like wet sand marks and haze. deck and spoiler painted 3 times under warranty to get it right. deck still off center but had to accept as dealer sucked and couldn't get it perfect
2. supercharger replaced under warranty
3. exhaust replaced under warranty
4. rear end noise drained and flushed still not quiet
5. ecf that came on car was scratched up bad and replaced under warranty
6. ecf that was used for above repair delaminated after 20 k miles and re replaced with another bad one with haze and hood damaged putting that one in.
7. right rear shock replaced wrongly for rear end rattle
8. loose right rear control arm bolts
9. replace excessively worn suede on shifter at 24k miles
10. suede bubbling around radio not fixed or even reported yet
11. intercooler neck on supercharger had bad o-ring and whole neck replaced under warranty
12. waiting on warranty hood repaint & yet another ecf insert from #6 above
13. power steering failure on way home first day at 60 miles. car fixed itself and never happened again

[HDRDTD]

Not a single complaint or problem with my 2013 convertible with 9,300 miles on it.

I LOVE this thing!

[The Beard]

Originally Posted by TexZr2

No issues at all.. other my dealership stupidly bolted on my front license plate bracket.

OUCH!!!!

[hawk02]

Here are the quality issues so far with my car (2100 miles). I consider all these pretty minor.

1. Uneven paint finish on various parts of the wheels (especially in the lug nut area)
2. Cap on brake/clutch reservoir leaks
3. Plastic trim around speedometer has started to pull away from the dash.

[ZL1 TIBS]

I have the leaking brake reservoir cap and the weeping coolant where the oil cooler line goes into the block. I also have a situation where the driveline jerks sometimes going from engine braking to on throttle. It is not consistent though, so I am waiting to see if it gets worse. I plan to take the car in for the other issues but at this point neither one of them is bad enough to warrant the hassle of taking the car to the dealer.

[toddsZL1]

2012 #1645 has had no problems here!

[joes407]

Originally Posted by ZL1 TIBS

I have the leaking brake reservoir cap and the weeping coolant where the oil cooler line goes into the block. I also have a situation where the driveline jerks sometimes going from engine braking to on throttle. It is not consistent though, so I am waiting to see if it gets worse. I plan to take the car in for the other issues but at this point neither one of them is bad enough to warrant the hassle of taking the car to the dealer.

this is what mine was doing from throttle to stopping and I had a loose control arm