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eddie SS · 12-18-2009, 03:11 PM

Hi, I'm so upset...

I started my maro Monday morning at about 7am. I let it warm up for about 10 mins. It was really cold out. I drove for about 15- 18 mins. to my daughters house to drop them off for school. I left the car running for about another 5mins until I said my goodbyes. Up until now no problems.... I get back in and drive up the block and wait by a red light and notice in my rear view mirror that there is a big cloud of white smoke about half a block behind me. The light turns green and i make the right turn, there's no cars in front so I hit the gas. WHAT THE F#$K...!!! I leave a cloud of white smoke that ran the length of a New York city block. I immediately stopped the car. I looked underneath, NOTHING. I opened the hood, NOTHING. I went to the back and there was a little smoke coming out of the exhaust. I began to drive slowly to see what would happen and NOTHING... I pushed the throttle down half way and BOOM, there goes the smoke screen again. Luckily, the Chevy dealer is only about 15 blocks away. Took it in and they showed me a bulletin that read: beware of customers experiencing white smoke from rear of car (not verbatim, but pretty darn close). They checked it out and it appears that there was a bad batch of lifters that were installed at the plant. The tech said that they were too aggressive and it was allowing oil to seep into the engine, thus creating the smoke effect. He went to the exhaust tips and passed his finger and it was saturated in oil. Now 4 days has passed since and i finally received my car back on Thursday. I drove straight to work with no problems, up until I was about 5 blocks out. I heard a scraping noise that was progressively getting worse. NOW WHAT???

I called up and they said bring it in Friday morning (today). I went and it seems that when the tech was tooling around, he didn't put the exhaust back correctly and it caused the muffler to rub against the drive shaft which caused that noise. The tech aligned it and problem fixed. I just wanted to put this out for everyone to see in the event that they experience what I did. Oh, by the way. While the maro was there I had the tech install the CAI intake. The service manager and the tech both were amazed at how awesome it sounded. The tech even complimented on how well the intake fit above all that he has dealt with in the past. Good luck and enjoy.

squat · 12-18-2009, 03:25 PM

Dude, that's awesome that you could smoke. Diesel guys purposely tune their trucks to get all kinds of smoke out there - you got it for free. And I'm pretty sure the diesel guys would be jealous of the amount of smoke you were putting out.

EMB135Driver · 12-18-2009, 03:26 PM

Do you have the LS3 or L99....do you remember if the bulletin applied to both? What's your VIN number and when was the bulletin dated.....I know...a lot of questions, but it could help others discover the problem.

Brokinarrow · 12-18-2009, 03:27 PM

Good info

I may have to jump for a CAI as well now...

Brokinarrow · 12-18-2009, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squat

Dude, that's awesome that you could smoke. Diesel guys purposely tune their trucks to get all kinds of smoke out there - you got it for free. And I'm pretty sure the diesel guys would be jealous of the amount of smoke you were putting out.

... except for the fact that it was burning oil...

Lauryn200 · 12-18-2009, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eddie SS

notice in my rear view mirror that there is a big cloud of white smoke about half a block behind me..

I would have loved to have seen this....just not behind you............

Brokinarrow · 12-18-2009, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lauryn200

I would have loved to have seen this....just not behind you............

Yes smoke from burning rubber > than smoke from burning oil

2010victoryredss_ron · 12-18-2009, 03:32 PM

serial number??????

Snuggles · 12-18-2009, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EMB135Driver

Do you have the LS3 or L99....do you remember if the bulletin applied to both? What's your VIN number and when was the bulletin dated.....I know...a lot of questions, but it could help others discover the problem.

+1
Also, how many miles on your Camaro?

TooCool5 · 12-18-2009, 03:37 PM

I heard about this in another thread. I think in the warranty section.

cab2g · 12-18-2009, 03:42 PM

wow, that would've scared the crap out of me. Especially in a new car... Good think there was a TSB out for it!

tjbusa · 12-18-2009, 03:50 PM

Sorry to hear you had such a issue but most important, they made it right, all said and now done.

StealthMan · 12-18-2009, 04:29 PM

Its fixed and the dealer even installed the CAI for you without issue..and you are still steaming mad???

eddie SS · 12-18-2009, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EMB135Driver

Do you have the LS3 or L99....do you remember if the bulletin applied to both? What's your VIN number and when was the bulletin dated.....I know...a lot of questions, but it could help others discover the problem.

I have the L99, not sure if it applies to both. Not sure when the bulletin was dated but I remember hearing the tech say that it just came out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2010victoryredss_ron

serial number??????

Vin: 35762

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snuggles

+1
Also, how many miles on your Camaro?

It had 2969 miles.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjbusa

Sorry to hear you had such a issue but most important, they made it right, all said and now done.

Yes, they did a good job minus having to go back for a second visit. They are a good group of guys.

Quote:

Originally Posted by StealthMan

Its fixed and the dealer even installed the CAI for you without issue..and you are still steaming mad???

No. I meant when it first happened and wasn't exactly thrilled to have had to go back a second time. But now I am happy with the final results.

12-18-2009, 03:11 PM	#1
eddie SS ALWAYS A MARINE......!!! Drives: 2010 camaro IOM/2SS/RS/sunroof Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 268 View My Garage	WARRANTY ISSUE.... Hi, I'm so upset...I started my maro Monday morning at about 7am. I let it warm up for about 10 mins. It was really cold out. I drove for about 15- 18 mins. to my daughters house to drop them off for school. I left the car running for about another 5mins until I said my goodbyes. Up until now no problems.... I get back in and drive up the block and wait by a red light and notice in my rear view mirror that there is a big cloud of white smoke about half a block behind me. The light turns green and i make the right turn, there's no cars in front so I hit the gas. WHAT THE F#$K...!!! I leave a cloud of white smoke that ran the length of a New York city block. I immediately stopped the car. I looked underneath, NOTHING. I opened the hood, NOTHING. I went to the back and there was a little smoke coming out of the exhaust. I began to drive slowly to see what would happen and NOTHING... I pushed the throttle down half way and BOOM, there goes the smoke screen again. Luckily, the Chevy dealer is only about 15 blocks away. Took it in and they showed me a bulletin that read: beware of customers experiencing white smoke from rear of car (not verbatim, but pretty darn close). They checked it out and it appears that there was a bad batch of lifters that were installed at the plant. The tech said that they were too aggressive and it was allowing oil to seep into the engine, thus creating the smoke effect. He went to the exhaust tips and passed his finger and it was saturated in oil. Now 4 days has passed since and i finally received my car back on Thursday. I drove straight to work with no problems, up until I was about 5 blocks out. I heard a scraping noise that was progressively getting worse. NOW WHAT??? I called up and they said bring it in Friday morning (today). I went and it seems that when the tech was tooling around, he didn't put the exhaust back correctly and it caused the muffler to rub against the drive shaft which caused that noise. The tech aligned it and problem fixed. I just wanted to put this out for everyone to see in the event that they experience what I did. Oh, by the way. While the maro was there I had the tech install the CAI intake. The service manager and the tech both were amazed at how awesome it sounded. The tech even complimented on how well the intake fit above all that he has dealt with in the past. Good luck and enjoy. __________________ She's finally home: 09/18/09 Mods so far: SOLO Performance MACH XL cat-back exhaust, NOWEEDS exhaust diverters, Tinted windows, gas cap decal, bow tie black outs, Cold Air Inc CAI, Eibach Pro kit lowering springs Mods I have but not installed yet: rear trunk black out, Diablosport Trinity Future Mods: ARH long tube w/ high flow cats or Dynatech's SuperMaXX long tube w/ high flow cats, Maggie S/C Last edited by eddie SS; 12-18-2009 at 03:13 PM. Reason: update...

12-18-2009, 03:25 PM	#2
squat Drives: 2011 Dodge Charger Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MN Posts: 1,070	Dude, that's awesome that you could smoke. Diesel guys purposely tune their trucks to get all kinds of smoke out there - you got it for free. And I'm pretty sure the diesel guys would be jealous of the amount of smoke you were putting out. __________________ 2011 Dodge Charger

12-18-2009, 03:26 PM	#3
EMB135Driver Jedi Master Drives: Boeing 757/767+2010 IBM 2SS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangor, ME and Palm Coast, FL Posts: 1,121	Do you have the LS3 or L99....do you remember if the bulletin applied to both? What's your VIN number and when was the bulletin dated.....I know...a lot of questions, but it could help others discover the problem. __________________

12-18-2009, 03:27 PM	#4
Brokinarrow Drives: 2012 Honda NC700x Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Indianola, IA Posts: 5,317 View My Garage	Good info I may have to jump for a CAI as well now... __________________

12-18-2009, 03:32 PM	#8
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	serial number?????? __________________ Victory Red 2SS/RS Vin# A9130145

12-18-2009, 03:37 PM	#10
TooCool5 Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LS 3.6 LLT V6 325 HP Join Date: May 2009 Location: LS Posts: 4,244 View My Garage	I heard about this in another thread. I think in the warranty section. __________________ 2010 Camaro Auto, Inferno Orange, Titanium Interior, Gearhead Wheels AIRAID CAI

12-18-2009, 03:42 PM	#11
cab2g love. my. car. Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,372 View My Garage	wow, that would've scared the crap out of me. Especially in a new car... Good think there was a TSB out for it! __________________

12-18-2009, 03:50 PM	#12
tjbusa Serious Sleeper Drives: 2010 CGM 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lexington,SC Posts: 3,129	Sorry to hear you had such a issue but most important, they made it right, all said and now done. __________________ ************************************* Drive-by Fact of Life: After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar reads... W T F *************************************

12-18-2009, 04:29 PM	#13
StealthMan Drives: 88 IROC-Z Convert, 08 Jeep Rubicon Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Mass Posts: 201	Its fixed and the dealer even installed the CAI for you without issue..and you are still steaming mad???

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