2010 Chevrolet Camaro Speed Control & Cruise Problems

THIS CAMARO HAS BEEN IN OUR FAMILY SINCE AUGUST 2011, AS A DAILY DRIVER FOR MY WIFE, PURCHASED FROM A GM CERTIFIED USED DEALER. LEAVING THE PARKING LOT FROM A TRIP TO WALMART TODAY, NOT EVEN GOING 10MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN STATING "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED", WITH BOTH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND THE STABILITY TRAC LIGHT ON. WE WERE ABLE TO LIMP HOME UNDER 40MPH. NOTHING IS NOTICEABLY WRONG, BUT NOW THE CAR RUNS ON A ROUGH IDLE, IT'S SITTING STATIONARY FOR NOW. DOING RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH LS3'S, MOSTLY HAVING TO DO WITH THE THROTTLE BODY ITSELF OR ACCOMPANYING SENSORS. I'M GOING TO CHANGE TO THROTTLE BODY AND GO FROM THERE. MY MAJOR CONCERN IS THAT WHY ISN'T THIS PROBLEM A RECALL WORTHY ISSUE. IT SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH 2010 CAMARO'S, AND MANY OTHER GM VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR WITH A V8 ENGINE NOT NECESSARILY THE LS3. WHY DOES IT TAKE LOSS OF LIFE FOR GM TO FIX A MAJOR CONSISTENT PROBLEM. I AM REALLY LOSING FAITH IN THIS COMPANY AND IT'S PRODUCTS. OUR 2010 CAMARO SS SHOULD NOT BE THE VEHICLE SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY BROKEN DOWN OVER A 2001 CAMARO SS AND A 2002 S10 TRUCK. WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE QUALITY OF GM VEHICLES THESE DAYS? IF THEY STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT, THEN THEY NEED OWN UP TO ITS SHORTCOMINGS. *TR

I WAS GOING FOR A DRIVE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL WHEN THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL WAS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. AFTER HITTING THE BUMP THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. I HAD NO BRAKES AND NO STEERING. I THEN SKID OFF THE ROAD INTO A TREE. THERE WAS ONE INJURY, A LADY IN THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER SIDE HIT HER HEAD ON THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. SHE HAD A HUGE GOOSE EGG ON TOP OF HER HEAD AND A BLACK EYE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A COUNTY ROAD & UPON APPROACHING THE CITY LIMITS I PUT ON MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN & THEY FAILED TO WORK. I TRIED AGAIN SEVERAL MORE TIMES & THEY STILL FAILED TO WORK. I WAS QUICKLY APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, & SEVERAL CARS THAT WERE STOPPED AT THIS RED LIGHT, & I PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES & WAS BARELY ABLE TO CONTAIN MY CAR. IT SLOWED DOWN FINALLY, JUST INCHES AWAY FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, BUT IT WAS CONTINUOUSLY REVVING UP BY ITSELF WHILE I STILL HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES. IT WAS STILL TRYING TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. I PANICKED & THREW IT IN PARK & THEN IT JUST SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. I WAS ABLE TO CRANK IT AGAIN & DRIVE HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY INCREASED ACCELERATION TO THE SPEED OF 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AFTER THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BUT NO SEVERE BODY DAMAGE. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LED WARNING INDICATOR DISPLAYED A READING OF A REDUCTION IN THE ENGINE POWER AND THE ENGINE POWER BECAME EXTREMELY LOW CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE OVER 35 MPH. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200.

CAR IS 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO SS WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION (LS3). PROBLEM: CRUISE CONTROL CAN BE ACTIVATED WHEN THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL. STEPS TO REPLICATE: DRIVE NORMALLY AND GO ABOVE 40MPH, AFTER WHICH SHIFT DOWN TO NEUTRAL AND ACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL. RESULT: THE CAR WILL ACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL AND WILL START TO REDLINE THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT IF YOU SHIFT IN TO A LOWER GEAR, THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP TO A VERY HIGH SPEED SINCE THE TACHOMETER IS REDLINING, POTENTIALLY DAMAGING THE ENGINE AND MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPLICATED ON TWO DIFFERENT MODELS OF THE SAME VEHICLE. HAVE NOT REPORTED TO GM BECAUSE THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE LOVES TO ARGUE AND DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR