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billyspeed · 02-06-2010, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Dire Wolf

That's what she said.

GIGGITY GIGGITY !!!

also have problem with this in jersey....
maybe sticking a little blue pill in the tank before hand will help with this "PROBLEM"

fshsryd · 02-06-2010, 07:20 PM

Mine does it all the time too, gets kinda old.

Michael_Js · 02-06-2010, 07:45 PM

Not a rare thing. I typically have to hold the lever when getting gas. The CA pumps are very different and the way the Camaro gas inlet is designed, it causes an issue. So, it's part the design and part CA pumps - they have a 2nd hose to suck out the fumes as you put gas in. There have been several threads on this topic. It's just the way it is. It's rare that I can fill her up without holding the lever. usually, angling to the rear helps a bit...as suggested in the provocative comments above

Oh, Welcome to the site Fshryd!!

deckerlt · 02-06-2010, 10:24 PM

I was just complaining about the same issue, I unfortunately also live in NJ and I have had this problem on a daily basis, not only that I am going to have to cut the plastic string off of the gas cap b/c when they remove it and try to hang it on the hook on the inside of the gas door it always falls off and slams into quarter panel and it upsets me to say the least...

BadSS · 02-07-2010, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr_Draco

This issue has been covered a lot on this site. It is NOT an issue with the car. It is an issue with the different gas nozzle designs.

Gas nozzles have a vent on them that allow the sensors in the nozzle to shut off the pump.... .

I find this hard to believe when I have been able to fill every car I've ever owned without this problem. The only time I had this problem was with a company owned Ford service body truck. If the gas is backing up into the sensor causing it to shut down, it is an engineering issue where the fill tube is not designed properly allowing an unimpeded flow of fuel to the tank.

For you to say it is NOT an issue with the car is incorrect. If 100 cars ahead of me can fill their tank without issue and I pull up in the Camaro and it takes 30 minutes to fill because it keeps shutting the pump down, it IS an issue with the car/fill tube. If it were just the nozzle, the 100 cars ahead of me would shut the pump down too. Just Saying

hisandhers · 02-07-2010, 01:07 PM

No problems with the Camaro, but was in Vegas a couple weeks ago and our rental Charger did that when I went to fill it up. Took forever pumping a few cents at a time. I tried putting it in a little, a lot, pumping slow, pumping fast, etc...

Lyndita · 02-12-2010, 11:19 PM

I'm in Southern California and I prefer Chevron high octane but I have been unable to get an uninterrupted fill at any Chevron station. The Mobil and Shell stations are fine - no problem filling up. But when I go to Chevron I can only put $25 in at a time because it takes almost 10 minutes to get just the right position and pressure to get an uninterrupted fill.

By the way, I had no problems with pumping BP or 7-Eleven gas in Las Vegas.

- Lyndita

Hoddi · 02-12-2010, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ljustin293

depends on what station I use if I have the problem or not

Very few stations I have this problem with.

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Originally Posted by SlingShot

Such a tease ..... I could run a muck here so easy ....

Gosh, I thought the same

blakechase · 02-16-2010, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by caddycruiser

My mother's 2LT has been like this since she bought it back in early December, and no matter what she or my father tries (I get to hear about it weekly via phone call), "it just keeps shutting off & takes forever to fill up!!"

Haven't had a chance to take it in yet, but this isn't the first mention of it I've seen, there's at least one other thread in the Problems category. Odd, yes.

EXACTLY!!!!! and i got mine in december too!!! haha so wierd

blakechase · 02-16-2010, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Bogey99

I have this problem at every gas station in CA.

are you in la? me too i have it at every gas station down here... it sucks

MikeSVX · 02-16-2010, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by ECUPirate83

Don't stick the nozzle all the way inside...just insert a quarter of the nozzle in and see if that helps

Strange? I have to make sure mines all the way in. If the seal around the nossle pushs it out it kicks off everytime.

shankomatic · 02-23-2010, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr_Draco

This issue has been covered a lot on this site. It is NOT an issue with the car. It is an issue with the different gas nozzle designs.

How can you say it is not an issue with the car. In my previous three vehicles, all GM products that were 3 years old or less, this problem only occured once or twice when it was a pump malfunction. With my Camaro it happens on a regular basis at several gas stations. Ironically the Pontiac G8 which was also enginered by Holden in Australia has the same problem.

Apparently the design of the fill hole on the car is not compatible with all of the various pumps out there.

SonnyakaPig · 02-23-2010, 03:39 PM

Same things happens to me at every gas station I go to. I try all the different angles. I have to hold the gas nozzle the entire time or else the pump will shut off.

SonnyakaPig · 02-23-2010, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by deckerlt

I was just complaining about the same issue, I unfortunately also live in NJ and I have had this problem on a daily basis, not only that I am going to have to cut the plastic string off of the gas cap b/c when they remove it and try to hang it on the hook on the inside of the gas door it always falls off and slams into quarter panel and it upsets me to say the least...

I feel the same way. I don't like it making contact with my car's body.

02-06-2010, 07:45 PM	#31
Michael_Js SoCal C5 Family Member Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS - Black w/IOM; 6M Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Posts: 5,298 View My Garage	Not a rare thing. I typically have to hold the lever when getting gas. The CA pumps are very different and the way the Camaro gas inlet is designed, it causes an issue. So, it's part the design and part CA pumps - they have a 2nd hose to suck out the fumes as you put gas in. There have been several threads on this topic. It's just the way it is. It's rare that I can fill her up without holding the lever. usually, angling to the rear helps a bit...as suggested in the provocative comments above Oh, Welcome to the site Fshryd!! __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2010 Black 2SS/RS; 6M; IOM, GFX, sunroof; ADM Race CAI; Zoomers CB; Viper Alarm; Pdaft F&R sways, Adj Endlinks, Rtrailing arms, Camber kit, strut brace, Front Trailing Arm Bushing; SLP Skip-Shift Elim; Tinted lights/windows; Hurst Short-throw; LoJack; Door & Dash ABL Mods; ********; JBA Shorty headers; AACStyle LEDs; Stillen DS rotors, Hawk Ceramic pads; Havoc Blk Chrome wheels: 20x9s; Lingenfelter Blk Al Pedals; RevXtreme Catch Can; Goodridge SS lines; Ported TB; RK Sport hood; Hotchkis chassis brace; KW V3 coilovers;

02-07-2010, 01:07 PM	#34
hisandhers Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tampa Bay, FL Posts: 36	No problems with the Camaro, but was in Vegas a couple weeks ago and our rental Charger did that when I went to fill it up. Took forever pumping a few cents at a time. I tried putting it in a little, a lot, pumping slow, pumping fast, etc... __________________ 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS, GFX, 21" Wheels, Borla S-Type

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02-06-2010, 07:20 PM	#30
fshsryd Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Kenosha Wi Posts: 1 View My Garage	Mine does it all the time too, gets kinda old.

02-06-2010, 10:24 PM	#32
deckerlt Drives: 2010 2ss Black/Inferno Orange Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Dorothy,NJ Posts: 27	I was just complaining about the same issue, I unfortunately also live in NJ and I have had this problem on a daily basis, not only that I am going to have to cut the plastic string off of the gas cap b/c when they remove it and try to hang it on the hook on the inside of the gas door it always falls off and slams into quarter panel and it upsets me to say the least...

02-12-2010, 11:19 PM	#35
Lyndita Drives: 2010 Camaro SSV8 Transform Edition Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 27	I'm in Southern California and I prefer Chevron high octane but I have been unable to get an uninterrupted fill at any Chevron station. The Mobil and Shell stations are fine - no problem filling up. But when I go to Chevron I can only put $25 in at a time because it takes almost 10 minutes to get just the right position and pressure to get an uninterrupted fill. By the way, I had no problems with pumping BP or 7-Eleven gas in Las Vegas. - Lyndita

02-23-2010, 03:39 PM	#41
SonnyakaPig Drives: C63 P31 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: West Coast Posts: 767	Same things happens to me at every gas station I go to. I try all the different angles. I have to hold the gas nozzle the entire time or else the pump will shut off.