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JCunningham · 05-10-2015, 11:36 PM

No need for anyone to do anything. Just trash the reminders. its a voluntary recall.

The Blue Angel · 05-11-2015, 02:16 AM

I have not done the recall yet. But I was informed that if I sell or trade my Camaro. I will have to get the recall done.

Vroom_vroom · 05-11-2015, 03:05 AM

I sold one of ours two days ago with out it done. The dealer has to if you trade it in. It's not on you.

2SSJIM · 05-11-2015, 04:05 AM

I opt'd out of the recall and have been getting calls about it ever since. I lost count on how many times I've told them that I opt'd out of it. Thinking about ordering another key so my dealer can do the recall on it, sign off the dang thing and I keep my old keys like they are.

Backspin9 · 05-11-2015, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by seven

This is hilarious.... Yep the key was taken out cause people have hit key fob with leg while driving. And yes it looks stupid using existing key fob that is obviously the key blade is no longer there and big open area on side of fob. I ordered my car from factory and still got same solution. Gosh couldn't they give something nicer.

When I got my car in February I kind of expected to get the switchblade key until they told me "they don't do that anymore". Hmm. Having a separate key and an empty fob is kind of cheesy if you ask me. If they're going to do that, at least make it look halfway decent, or have a key & fob combination or something.

I haven't tried the dremel thing yet but I might do it one of these days.

FilibustaRhymes · 05-11-2015, 08:56 AM

I opted out. I do think it's pretty pathetic that breaking the key fob is still the solution to this problem, even for newly-purchased cars.

pickwithaustin · 05-11-2015, 09:01 AM

When I handed the dealer my cash for the car and drove off the lot, the car and the keys became mine. They cannot make you do anything with things that you own.

rontammy0 · 05-11-2015, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by SuperSport2011

I don't understand why you guys are so confused.He took his key in for the recall and all they did was seperate the key from the fob. OP didn't see the point to it so he went back home and reinstalled the key into the fob by using a dtemel.

That's what I was thinking..i thought I understood what he did.

Baba · 05-11-2015, 09:23 AM

Does anyone have any idea how STUPID the "key recall" FOB fix will look to someone walking into a dealership prepared to buy a Camaro who doesn't have a clue about it? That "fix" with the empty FOB is going to look like some half-assed hack job. Even with an explanation it wouldn't look confidence-inspiring.

ZED SLED · 05-11-2015, 11:19 AM

My dealer just handed me the 2 new keys and sent me on my way. I took them home and threw them in a drawer. The next owner can remove the switchblade from the fobs if they want. No more postcards and it looks like I had the recall done.

Keachj06 · 05-11-2015, 11:58 AM

I don't understand how someones knee hits the fob while driving I am 6'1, the only way you can literally hit that key while in the ignition with the switchblade is if you drive like your giving birth to a beautifully wrapped SS steering wheel, instead my knee hits the transponder because its dangling and I have moved the seat all the way down and back, also if I raise the steering wheel up now it blocks my view of the tach and speedo, I want the switchblade key but I bought a 2015. If you do the OP's idea of grinding out the old key (sword in the stone method) I shall deem this procedure, will it work or will I destroy the PATS system that could possibly be embedded in the holding receptacle for the key? or is the pats system embedded in the actual transponder for the 2015 models?

JCunningham · 05-11-2015, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by The Blue Angel

I have not done the recall yet. But I was informed that if I sell or trade my Camaro. I will have to get the recall done.

Who ever told you that doesn't know what they're talking about. You dont have to do a thing to sell it. Even if it was a mandatory recall you wouldn't have to get it done to sell it. When you buy a used car you should check if it has any recalls.

HeavyChevySSRS · 05-11-2015, 03:34 PM

They should instal a push button start if there was a problem with the ignition system.
Definitely should not play with our keys. I'm not bringing mine in for it. I'm 5 7 so my elbow is more likely to hit the key before my knee LOL

321LATER · 05-11-2015, 03:44 PM

Funny shit. When I walked into the deal to pick up my new 2015 ZL1 I was handed the key fob with a loose key. Having owned a 2010 Camaro I assumed that the loose key was more of a Valet key so I kept trying to deploy the key from within the key FOB and got frustrated when nothing came out. Then the sales guy tells me about the recall and I was not happy where by I think I said something like "I Paid $@#$# for this car and I get a hack job of a key"

Does anyone know if we can retrofit a push start in our cars?

05-10-2015, 11:36 PM	#15
JCunningham Drives: 2017 2SS M6 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: WNY Posts: 7,070	No need for anyone to do anything. Just trash the reminders. its a voluntary recall. __________________ real ZL1 wheels and brakes, 285/305 Michelin Pilot Super Sports, Pray ported Intake manifold, Soler Throttle Body, Rotofab intake, EFI Tuning Flex fuel kit, full American Racing Headers Exhaust, 1 7/8" w/ cats H pipe and mufflers. Full 1LE suspension, with BMR adjustable sway bars and links, GM aluminum cradle bushings, Hurst shifter with lighter reverse spring, TWM shifter knob, Tick level 1 transmission. I should have bought a ZL1

05-11-2015, 02:16 AM	#16
The Blue Angel Drives: 2014 BRM 1SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Tampa, Fl Posts: 1,058	I have not done the recall yet. But I was informed that if I sell or trade my Camaro. I will have to get the recall done. __________________ 2014 Blue Ray Metallic 1SS/RS A Road Warrior

05-11-2015, 03:05 AM	#17
Vroom_vroom The gritos pollo!!! Drives: Like a idiot Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,215 View My Garage	I sold one of ours two days ago with out it done. The dealer has to if you trade it in. It's not on you. __________________ ______ If you don't stop how can they give you a ticket?-The Big Tuna___ '12 1Ls Camaro; Slp loud mouth I\|maganflow x-pipe\|Injen long ram intake\|brembo brake upgrade\| russell s.s. lines\|2LT polished 19's\|billet 5mm spacers\|tinted tail lights&markers\|pdmi\|billet c. can\| '13 Avenger R/T '77 T/A 6.6;, draining my wallet.

05-11-2015, 09:01 AM	#21
pickwithaustin Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Convertible and: Join Date: May 2014 Location: Central Texas Posts: 1,863	When I handed the dealer my cash for the car and drove off the lot, the car and the keys became mine. They cannot make you do anything with things that you own. __________________ --------------------------- Currently in my Garage: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Convertible \| 1980 Corvette Stingray \| 1981 Firebird \| 1968 El Camino \| 2007 Crown Vic Police Interceptor \| 2001 Silverado \| 2001 Blazer \| 1965 Chevy C-10 \| 2007 Harley Softail Custom \| 2013 MX-5 in Copper Red Mica \| 2000 Corvette Convertible \| 2010 Corvette Grand Sport \| 2006 Audi A3 Turbo \| 2008 BMW 328i

05-11-2015, 09:23 AM	#23
Baba Drives: 2011 Camaro 2LT RS Convertible Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USAREUR, CONUS/DOD-A, VA Posts: 1,745	Does anyone have any idea how STUPID the "key recall" FOB fix will look to someone walking into a dealership prepared to buy a Camaro who doesn't have a clue about it? That "fix" with the empty FOB is going to look like some half-assed hack job. Even with an explanation it wouldn't look confidence-inspiring. __________________ 2011 Camaro 2LT RS Convertible Summit White Black Leather 3 Pedals Build Date: 06/27/2011 Purchased: 07/30/2011 Title Received: 08/15/2011 1984 Camaro (3rd Gen.): Traded: 1987 "Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss."

05-11-2015, 04:05 AM	#18
2SSJIM Drives: 2012 CRT ZL1 #1400 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: AZ. Posts: 942	I opt'd out of the recall and have been getting calls about it ever since. I lost count on how many times I've told them that I opt'd out of it. Thinking about ordering another key so my dealer can do the recall on it, sign off the dang thing and I keep my old keys like they are.

05-11-2015, 08:56 AM	#20
FilibustaRhymes Drives: SS Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: USA Posts: 529	I opted out. I do think it's pretty pathetic that breaking the key fob is still the solution to this problem, even for newly-purchased cars.

05-11-2015, 11:19 AM	#24
ZED SLED Drives: 2017 Mosaic Bk ZL1 M6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South of Raleigh, NC Posts: 9,477 View My Garage	My dealer just handed me the 2 new keys and sent me on my way. I took them home and threw them in a drawer. The next owner can remove the switchblade from the fobs if they want. No more postcards and it looks like I had the recall done. __________________

05-11-2015, 11:58 AM	#25
Keachj06 Drives: 15 SS,13 Duc Panigale Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Las Vegas,NV Posts: 133	I don't understand how someones knee hits the fob while driving I am 6'1, the only way you can literally hit that key while in the ignition with the switchblade is if you drive like your giving birth to a beautifully wrapped SS steering wheel, instead my knee hits the transponder because its dangling and I have moved the seat all the way down and back, also if I raise the steering wheel up now it blocks my view of the tach and speedo, I want the switchblade key but I bought a 2015. If you do the OP's idea of grinding out the old key (sword in the stone method) I shall deem this procedure, will it work or will I destroy the PATS system that could possibly be embedded in the holding receptacle for the key? or is the pats system embedded in the actual transponder for the 2015 models?

05-11-2015, 03:34 PM	#27
HeavyChevySSRS Drives: 2010 SSRS Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 75	They should instal a push button start if there was a problem with the ignition system. Definitely should not play with our keys. I'm not bringing mine in for it. I'm 5 7 so my elbow is more likely to hit the key before my knee LOL __________________ As I lay rubber down the street I pray for traction k can keep, but if I spin and begin to slide please dear god, protect my ride[/I] 10' ls3 2SS/RS, gfx pkg, stainless headers, 3" stainless exhaust, rotofab cai, custom stage 3 cam, 4:11 gears, wall tuned

05-11-2015, 03:44 PM	#28
321LATER 321LATER Drives: 2019 White ZL1 (On Order) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ottawa, ON Canada Posts: 382	Funny shit. When I walked into the deal to pick up my new 2015 ZL1 I was handed the key fob with a loose key. Having owned a 2010 Camaro I assumed that the loose key was more of a Valet key so I kept trying to deploy the key from within the key FOB and got frustrated when nothing came out. Then the sales guy tells me about the recall and I was not happy where by I think I said something like "I Paid $@#$# for this car and I get a hack job of a key" Does anyone know if we can retrofit a push start in our cars? __________________ 2019 Mosaic Black ZL1 (On Order)