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2010victoryredss_ron · 04-11-2010, 09:31 AM

maybe a trunk monkey??????

Memaat · 04-12-2010, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by 2010victoryredss_ron

maybe a trunk monkey??????

The trunk monkey thing already posted, several times. Can we get a serious response here?

Romeloc · 04-12-2010, 11:06 AM

its possessed

balthazar · 04-12-2010, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Brownhornitt

That is hilarious, haha.

I feel bad for finding it funny.

scaldedchevy · 04-12-2010, 11:26 AM

this is what i was told after panicing....it's a perfectly normal function. butterfly valve cycles itself as its own diagnostics..even when the car is not running. kinda sounds like dropping marbles inside of a plastic cup. GM does have a fix though that will allow the valve to cycle only half-way, eliminating alot of the noise. other than that, i have had no problem and now i don't even worry about it. i noticed it right after i bought it...my car has 6500 miles on it now. no issues.

2SSRSB · 04-12-2010, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by mikel441

This seems correct. The only time I hear this is when I have less than 1/4 tank of fuel.

Mine did it (again) this morning with 3/4 tank of fuel. Car had not been driven since Saturday. Good to know I'm not the only one to hear this!

Memaat · 04-12-2010, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 2SSRSB

Mine did it (again) this morning with 3/4 tank of fuel. Car had not been driven since Saturday. Good to know I'm not the only one to hear this!

Ask a serious question....get a serious answer!

rdblan2 · 04-12-2010, 09:02 PM

Me too. Never hear it after I've been driving a while.

However, I can hear what I think is fuel sloshing around in the tank fairly often.

firehawc_69 · 04-12-2010, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Sir Nuke

be careful......it may be about to TRANSFORM!!!

I lol'd.

2Muchmark · 04-12-2010, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 67MellowYellow

That noise is rather startling. Usually five clicks like someone is tapping inside the trunk. Made my skin crawl the first couple of times I heard it.

Thank GOD I am not going crazy... I've heard it too!

It is the strangest sound. To me it sounds like someone is knocking from inside the trunk.

It is not engine knock (slow timing / low octane fuel). It is not the phantom bolt problem in the trunk (I had it fixed).

It sounds like someone, with their knuckles, is knocking on the trunk from the inside.

Even stranger, it is at random intervals. If it was metal cooling or heating, it would be a KnockKnockKnockKnock... but this is more like KNock.... knockknockknock.... knockknock....

What if a GM worker was killed on the plant, and his ghost now inhabits all of our Cammys? (And why does he want to get out of the trunk? And what will he do if we let him out? Whaaaaa!!!)

topgun1 · 04-12-2010, 09:40 PM

yep, i hear it to, usually not too long after starting up and usually when I stop before I pull out of my neighborhood. don't hear it once it's warmed up. so looks like it may not be a tranny issue since it's heard in both manuals and autos.

2Fast4Mu · 04-12-2010, 10:33 PM

haha...I can't believe I didn't see these threads before!

I too have had this happen many times. The first few times really freaked me out as I also thought someone was tapping on the trunk. It sounds just like a knock or a tap of someone trying to get my attention.

After a few times, I realized it *always* and only happened at this same stop light (the light closest to my house)....so I figured I was actually hearing some kind of noise at one of the homes nearby. I thought maybe it was a carpenter hammering....until it happened a few more times at different hours.

I'm clueless. It's really creepy and no one has ever been with me when it has happened.

Personally, I love the idea of a trunk monkey!

Inuyashas_Brother · 04-12-2010, 11:39 PM

I hear it too!! First time my wife and I thought an animal might have gotten into the trunk and I opened it ready to hit whatever jumped out but it was empty.

Now I try and ignore it

2Muchmark · 04-13-2010, 12:38 AM

I think we need to give it a name....

04-11-2010, 09:31 AM	#43
2010victoryredss_ron Born: August 27, 2009 Drives: 10CAMARO SS,12CRUZE RS,07 YAM R6 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Posts: 866 View My Garage	maybe a trunk monkey?????? __________________ Victory Red 2SS/RS Vin# A9130145

04-12-2010, 11:06 AM	#45
Romeloc Drives: 2010 Black 2SS RS A6 Inferno Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,160	its possessed __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]2010 Camaro Black 2SS/RS A6 Inferno Interior Polished Rims, Sunroof Born 11/19/09 mods: 20% tints Borla Atak cat-bak Roto-Fab intake amber footwell, dome, and trunk lighting(AAC) Decepticon Gas door Led Taillights (technostalgia)

04-12-2010, 11:26 AM	#47
scaldedchevy WITWIKI Drives: 2010 Yellow v6 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 104	this is what i was told after panicing....it's a perfectly normal function. butterfly valve cycles itself as its own diagnostics..even when the car is not running. kinda sounds like dropping marbles inside of a plastic cup. GM does have a fix though that will allow the valve to cycle only half-way, eliminating alot of the noise. other than that, i have had no problem and now i don't even worry about it. i noticed it right after i bought it...my car has 6500 miles on it now. no issues. Last edited by scaldedchevy; 04-12-2010 at 11:27 AM. Reason: spelling

04-12-2010, 09:40 PM	#53
topgun1 Drives: 10 SIM 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 1,939 View My Garage	yep, i hear it to, usually not too long after starting up and usually when I stop before I pull out of my neighborhood. don't hear it once it's warmed up. so looks like it may not be a tranny issue since it's heard in both manuals and autos. __________________ 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....

04-12-2010, 10:33 PM	#54
2Fast4Mu Nothing is True Drives: Black 2014 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 346 View My Garage	haha...I can't believe I didn't see these threads before! I too have had this happen many times. The first few times really freaked me out as I also thought someone was tapping on the trunk. It sounds just like a knock or a tap of someone trying to get my attention. After a few times, I realized it always and only happened at this same stop light (the light closest to my house)....so I figured I was actually hearing some kind of noise at one of the homes nearby. I thought maybe it was a carpenter hammering....until it happened a few more times at different hours. I'm clueless. It's really creepy and no one has ever been with me when it has happened. Personally, I love the idea of a trunk monkey! __________________ ...Nothing is True, Everything is Permissible...

04-12-2010, 09:02 PM	#50
rdblan2 Drives: 2SS RS Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: MD Posts: 1,272	Me too. Never hear it after I've been driving a while. However, I can hear what I think is fuel sloshing around in the tank fairly often.

04-12-2010, 11:39 PM	#55
Inuyashas_Brother Drives: '10 Camaro LS - M6 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 550	I hear it too!! First time my wife and I thought an animal might have gotten into the trunk and I opened it ready to hit whatever jumped out but it was empty. Now I try and ignore it

04-13-2010, 12:38 AM	#56
2Muchmark Drives: 2013 2SS RS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Montreal Posts: 856	I think we need to give it a name....

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