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2010 Chevrolet Camaro Exterior Lighting Problems

11
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 11 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi4
30–60k mi1
1–30k mi1
100–150k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • July 1, 2019 · 45,000 miles

    Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper

    On 2010 model ss/rs with high intensity discharge headlamps (regular production option code t4f; i believe the code is), the visibility of the headlamps is severely diminished after the first couple of years due to heat from the required zenon bulb. Heat from the bulb, causes the plastic reflective dish at the rear of the light assembly to warp and crack the mirror reflective finish causing diminished throw…

    ODI 11230110

  • December 31, 2018

    Exterior Lighting

    Vehicle's headlights over the past year have become unacceptably dim. Hid system reflector housing damaged by heat from bulb, causing insufficient level of light being reflected out in front of vehicle.

    ODI 11164341

  • November 20, 2018

    Exterior Lighting

    Reflecting bowl in headlight deteriorated and i cannot see the road at night

    ODI 11152873

  • November 11, 2018

    Exterior Lighting

    The hid headlamps on the 2010 camero ss are not providing enough light to illuminate the road which is a safety hazard when driving at night.

    ODI 11161108

  • July 9, 2018 · 110,000 miles

    Exterior Lighting

    The hid headlamps on the 2010 camero ss are not providing enough light to illuminate the road which is a safety hazard when driving at night. Gm will not cover the cost of replacing the entire light assembly on this model and year car. Upon further inspection of the assembly, reflector bowl was observed to be damaged by extreme heat caused by the factory bulbs this heat caused cracking and damage to the reflective…

    ODI 11112497

  • July 5, 2018

    Exterior Lighting

    Hid light output is very poor. Purchased car used in april of 2015 lighting was very good, now 3 years later the forward lighting is very poor.

    ODI 11109728

  • May 11, 2018 · 100,000 miles

    Exterior Lighting

    Hid headlights do not light up the road properly at night causing dangerous driving.

    ODI 11166251

  • April 19, 2018 · 74,977 miles

    Electrical System · Exterior Lighting

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet camaro. While driving approximately 35 mph, the odor of burning plastic was present. Two days later, the warning indicator for the exterior lighting illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (roger dean chevrolet, 101 sw pine island road, cape coral, fl 33991) for diagnostic testing and repairs. The diagnosis was not provided. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.…

    Fire reported

    ODI 11105162

  • April 1, 2018 · 68,000 miles

    Air Bags · Engine · Exterior Lighting

    Vehicle has had a code of p008 intermittently then permanently since 68000 miles, it is now at 99,500 miles. The code relates to timing chain stretching which is causing engine misfire. Same problem with identical engine has been addressed in form of warranty extension for several vehicles, including cadillac cts, extending warranty to 10 years or 120k miles. This has not been done for the camaro for reasons which…

    ODI 11088360

  • December 11, 2017 · 93,000 miles

    Exterior Lighting

    The hid headlamps on the 2010 camaro ss/rs were not providing enough usable light to illuminate road causing a safety issue when driving at night. Condition was unbearable as driver could not see enough light on the road in just this car. Upon removal and inspection of headlamp assembly, reflector bowl was observed to be damaged by heat with cracks and reflective coating missing in certain areas. All lenses were…

    ODI 11063487

  • March 27, 2012 · 5,500 miles

    Electrical System · Engine · Exterior Lighting

    I purchased my 2010 chevy camaro 2ss, in february of 2012. It had 4,400 miles on it. About a month or two, after i bought it, it completely shut off on me, on a major highway, while doing 65 mph. I threw it into neutral and turned the key and it started right back up. About a month after that, i was doing about 20mph on a back road and it did the same exact thing. Just recently, about 2 weeks ago, i was in 6th gear,…

    ODI 10535407

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