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IAPCamaro · 10-19-2009, 08:45 PM

Does anyone have any information about noise when in reverse? Stick shift not automatic.

My new Camaro · 10-19-2009, 08:46 PM

what noise

BumbleDs · 10-19-2009, 08:50 PM

I do, it sounds like something in unlocking, its weird. Sometimes Ill start my car and stand outside of it, giving it a one two, letting it warm up and smoking a cigarette, and it sounds like someone is inside the car playing with my stick....shifter....perverts...and I have no idea what it is.

IAPCamaro · 10-19-2009, 09:09 PM

It almost sounds like a grinding noise. It is not random it is very consistant. The car performs normal. It is not different if on a flat sruface or slanted surface. It almsot sounds like a frog. As something is rotating it gives this weird sound.

topgun1 · 10-19-2009, 09:15 PM

not too sure about the noise you are referring to, need some more description, but there have been a few posts regarding the clutch being loud when at very low speeds, going into neutral or reverse as you're parking or coming to a light going into neutral. It's the clutch disengaging.

rforbes · 10-19-2009, 09:31 PM

Mine did the same thing. It is a known issue with the heat shield rubbing against your drive shaft. Just take it into the dealer nto get it fixed.

IAPCamaro · 10-19-2009, 09:37 PM

Oh ok, thanks. That sounds logical. Much appreciated.

JayhawkSS · 10-19-2009, 09:41 PM

Mine does the same thing and I thought it was the wheel bumping against something. Only happens in reverse and I also have a big...stick.

This and my squeaky breaks have been my only issues.....That and the darn skip shift.

Found out that I just need to seat my breaks and have my dealer fix this one. Thanks Camaro5!!

IAPCamaro · 10-19-2009, 09:45 PM

Yes I just started getting those stupid squeaky brake issues too. Yeah that stupid skipshift is a pain. Apparently they have a plug they designed for the corvette that makes it so you don't have to jump from 1st to 3rd gear or 4th gear, but i have found if you just give it a bit more gas it clears that skip shift thing that tells you to shift to 4th from 1st. Might want to do some more checking on the plug thing.

brooks35 · 10-19-2009, 09:52 PM

The sound you may be hearing might be the ABS system doing a system check when you first start moving. It sounds like a groan. Could this be the sound you are refering too?

JayhawkSS · 10-19-2009, 10:52 PM

Not so much a groan, just a quick bump. The first time it happend to me I thought I ran into something!

brooks35 · 10-19-2009, 11:52 PM

Next time you are backing up just put your foot on the brake pedal very lightly and see if you feel it in the pedal when it makes the noise. This will let you know if the sound you are hearing is the ABS system self-check.

rforbes · 10-20-2009, 07:33 AM

It sounded to me like it was the rotor grinding against something. I really thought it was coming from that area. I do not know why it only happens in reverse>

Several people have had the same issue. When my car was on the lift, I noticed that the heat shield where it went over the drive shaft, was off center quite a bit. Come on GM engineers. Cant align the heat shield correctly? :(

IAPCamaro · 10-21-2009, 02:37 PM

OK, so it is in the shop now and I will have an answer later today as to what the problem really is with the noise and if the heat shield is really the issue. They told me another person came in yesterday complaining about the same issue but it was when he was going forward not reverse. Will keep you all posted.

10-19-2009, 08:45 PM	#1
IAPCamaro Drives: 2010 Camaro rs/ss Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Charlotte Posts: 34 View My Garage	Noise when backing up Does anyone have any information about noise when in reverse? Stick shift not automatic.

10-19-2009, 08:50 PM	#3
BumbleDs Drives: 2010 Camaro RS/SS TF Edition Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Des Moines Posts: 629 View My Garage	I do, it sounds like something in unlocking, its weird. Sometimes Ill start my car and stand outside of it, giving it a one two, letting it warm up and smoking a cigarette, and it sounds like someone is inside the car playing with my stick....shifter....perverts...and I have no idea what it is. __________________ Love it or hate it, my car can transform and kick your cars @$$!

10-19-2009, 09:15 PM	#5
topgun1 Drives: 10 SIM 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 1,939 View My Garage	not too sure about the noise you are referring to, need some more description, but there have been a few posts regarding the clutch being loud when at very low speeds, going into neutral or reverse as you're parking or coming to a light going into neutral. It's the clutch disengaging. __________________ 5th Gen Camaros of the Carolinas SIM, 2SS/RS LS3 5/7/11 453.9 RWHP 427.5 RWTQ VMS Stage 2.5 Comp Cams kit, Cold Air Inductions intake, ADM race scoop, DT 1 3/4" headers, Solo cats, 3" Magnaflow catback, Pypes cutouts, HP tune, H&R SuperSport springs, Eibach sways/spacers, TexasSpeed UD pulley, LSR tensioner pulley, Barton shifter, skip shift eliminator, powder-coated calipers, R1 concept rotors, StopTech pads, Granatelli wires, Lloyds mats, tint, AAC afterburner taillamps, AAC scanner/sidemarkers, SRP pedals, custom engine cover, black bowties, Ridergraphix hood spears....

10-19-2009, 09:41 PM	#8
JayhawkSS Autobot Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 253	Mine does the same thing and I thought it was the wheel bumping against something. Only happens in reverse and I also have a big...stick. This and my squeaky breaks have been my only issues.....That and the darn skip shift. Found out that I just need to seat my breaks and have my dealer fix this one. Thanks Camaro5!! __________________ 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS \| *Silver Ice Metallic* LS3..Black Leather..Sunroof - Delivered! 06/27/2009 ROCK CHALK!!!

10-19-2009, 10:52 PM	#11
JayhawkSS Autobot Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 253	Not so much a groan, just a quick bump. The first time it happend to me I thought I ran into something! __________________ 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS \| *Silver Ice Metallic* LS3..Black Leather..Sunroof - Delivered! 06/27/2009 ROCK CHALK!!!

10-19-2009, 08:46 PM	#2
My new Camaro Drives: 2500 hd Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: AR Posts: 297	what noise

10-19-2009, 09:09 PM	#4
IAPCamaro Drives: 2010 Camaro rs/ss Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Charlotte Posts: 34 View My Garage	It almost sounds like a grinding noise. It is not random it is very consistant. The car performs normal. It is not different if on a flat sruface or slanted surface. It almsot sounds like a frog. As something is rotating it gives this weird sound.

10-19-2009, 09:31 PM	#6
rforbes Drives: IOM SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Colony, Texas Posts: 797 View My Garage	Mine did the same thing. It is a known issue with the heat shield rubbing against your drive shaft. Just take it into the dealer nto get it fixed.

10-19-2009, 09:37 PM	#7
IAPCamaro Drives: 2010 Camaro rs/ss Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Charlotte Posts: 34 View My Garage	Oh ok, thanks. That sounds logical. Much appreciated.

10-19-2009, 09:45 PM	#9
IAPCamaro Drives: 2010 Camaro rs/ss Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Charlotte Posts: 34 View My Garage	Yes I just started getting those stupid squeaky brake issues too. Yeah that stupid skipshift is a pain. Apparently they have a plug they designed for the corvette that makes it so you don't have to jump from 1st to 3rd gear or 4th gear, but i have found if you just give it a bit more gas it clears that skip shift thing that tells you to shift to 4th from 1st. Might want to do some more checking on the plug thing.

10-19-2009, 09:52 PM	#10
brooks35 Drives: 57Chevy TrailblazerSS 73Camaro Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 341	The sound you may be hearing might be the ABS system doing a system check when you first start moving. It sounds like a groan. Could this be the sound you are refering too?

10-19-2009, 11:52 PM	#12
brooks35 Drives: 57Chevy TrailblazerSS 73Camaro Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 341	Next time you are backing up just put your foot on the brake pedal very lightly and see if you feel it in the pedal when it makes the noise. This will let you know if the sound you are hearing is the ABS system self-check.

10-20-2009, 07:33 AM	#13
rforbes Drives: IOM SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Colony, Texas Posts: 797 View My Garage	It sounded to me like it was the rotor grinding against something. I really thought it was coming from that area. I do not know why it only happens in reverse> Several people have had the same issue. When my car was on the lift, I noticed that the heat shield where it went over the drive shaft, was off center quite a bit. Come on GM engineers. Cant align the heat shield correctly? :(

10-21-2009, 02:37 PM	#14
IAPCamaro Drives: 2010 Camaro rs/ss Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Charlotte Posts: 34 View My Garage	OK, so it is in the shop now and I will have an answer later today as to what the problem really is with the noise and if the heat shield is really the issue. They told me another person came in yesterday complaining about the same issue but it was when he was going forward not reverse. Will keep you all posted.

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