2014 Camaro Cabin Back Panel Defect?

[Camarotobeornottobe]

I weighed getting a new panel against the prospect of having some sweaty, possibly greasy, guy in my backseat for four hours removing all kinds of parts and scratching them as he went . . . and I decided my back panel's mark looked just fine

[klaatu barada nikto]

Originally Posted by myold88

Which rear panel? Oh, you mean your rear package shelf.
Ok, now be careful when you roll down your windows...

No i mean the rear panel or rear fascia as the Chev. parts person referred to it when he ordered a new one.

Thanks for the "careful" advice, i will pass it on.

[homewrecker]

It's weird, my old 14 1LT had that defect, my 15 1LE has that defect, but the enterprise rental car (15 1LT) I used for a week while my car was getting serviced doesn't have it. SMH


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[rfopt]

Originally Posted by Camarotobeornottobe

I weighed getting a new panel against the prospect of having some sweaty, possibly greasy, guy in my backseat for four hours removing all kinds of parts and scratching them as he went . . . and I decided my back panel's mark looked just fine

I agree, not worth the future headache. On my 2015 I noticed the reflection of the back panel with this defect before I saw this thread. I didn't even bother to investigate it because I assumed I could simply wipe it off. It's pathetic that this problem has been going on this long with no resolution.

[Camarotobeornottobe]

Originally Posted by rfopt

I agree, not worth the future headache. On my 2015 I noticed the reflection of the back panel with this defect before I saw this thread. I didn't even bother to investigate it because I assumed I could simply wipe it off. It's pathetic that this problem has been going on this long with no resolution.

I think it is pretty obvious what happened. They got a bad (and sizable) batch and are replacing them out ONLY as customers complain. My guess is that only about 5% of those with bad ones have complained, so this strategy makes good business sense.

GM is a business and will take the most cost effective way out.

[SacraMaro]

+1 for "birthmark" I kept my rear panel, and I wasn't going to part with my new Camaro over the panel when it functioned fine.

[Splitter]

Originally Posted by SacraMaro

+1 for "birthmark" I kept my rear panel, and I wasn't going to part with my new Camaro over the panel when it functioned fine.

Or have the dealer mess something else up while fixing something that doesn't really matter..