Radiator Problems of Chevrolet Camaro

Vehicle overheating resulting in shutdown - I've taken the vehicle into 2 gm dealerships who first replaced the water pump and flushed the system after the vehicle stranded me in the middle of a highway intersection. When I came to a stop I heard the fans startup and the temperature rose to 250f+ in about 30 seconds and initiated an engine shutoff procedure, which cuts off all power to the car. At that point I was dead in an intersection of a very busy highway. This happens without warning and does not initiate a event to the car's computer. The gm dealer said they consider an overheating event a notice and not a warning event so it is not recorded on the cars computer even though it causes the car to be shutdown. This has occurred 2 times in the 6 months and I have replaced the water pump, radiator pressure cap, flushed the system all on advice from the gm dealer to correct for this problem without success. The second time this occurred was driving on a highway and the vehicle lost power as I got to a border checkpoint resulting in me being stranded on the highway for an 1. 5 hours waiting for a tow truck. I had the car towed to a another gm dealer who told me there is nothing wrong with the car. They don't seen to know what is causing the issue as they are unable to replicate the issue when I bring the car into them and there is no event for them to track.

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Smell of radiator fluid. Notified dealer at 28000 miles. States heater core may have a slight leak. Not covered under warranty. Very expensive and intrusive to repair / replace.

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One evening I got in my car and turned the heater on. Immediately, my windshield fogged up and the air coming out of the vents had a very strong odor, which smelt like coolant. For the entire drive (20 min) I could not get the windshield to defog. The next day, I drove my car and it was running extremely hot (about 220-250f). When I parked, I noticed that my car was leaking coolant. I tried to locate the source of the leak, but it was leaking from the middle of the car- about where the radio is. Not being able to locate the leak, I filled up the radiator with water to get me home without over heating. When I got home I found a large puddle of coolant where my car was parked overnight. After doing some research, I found many other Camaro owners who had foggy windshields, coolant smell in hvac system, and leaking coolant. They said these were the signs that the heater core "went out. " I then went to look near my heater core, and sure enough, I had coolant on my passengers floor board and found drips of coolant below the heater core. Many of the Camaro owners have shared their experience with having this problem repaired and it sounds like the front seats, windshield, and dash have to be removed to replace the heater core. This is on average about a $2000 repair at a dealership. With how many cases there seems to be just from a quick search online, this should be issued a recall! this is also a safety concern- hot coolant could have dripped on my passenger's feet and burnt them.

2011 v8 6 speed 13,800 miles I am always smelling radiator fluid very strong.

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I have had an excessive number of problems with this vehicle. The latest problem is the radiator hose blew off the the water pump causing the engine to overheat and seize. I was already in the process of documenting an oil consumption problem. The extended factory warranty company (gmpp) has changed their mind 4 times about why it's not covered under warranty. I paid $23,000 for this car and now I have to rebuild the motor too! if anyone else has experienced similar problems with gmpp, I would like you to contact me by e-mail at evalyn. Nunnery@metagroup. Com my suggestion is to never buy an extended warranty because it won't do you any good if you ever have a major claim.

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