2010 Chevy Camaro SS: Rear Spoiler Is Unbolting Itself

already? at only 7400miles?

Wasn't there a recall for something like this?

This is a known problem among the first few Camaros produced. If you go to some Camaro forums you'd see that a fairly large number of people have had this happen to them. Infact, I believe there's a TSB for it.

Hopefully the wheel lugs don't just come loose in a similar fashion... JK.

Yes, there is a TSB for this and a few other things...

http://blogs.insideline.com/roadtests/2009/10/2010-chevy-camaro-ss-milestone-5000.html

annoying certainly, but hardly uncommon for stuff like this to happen in early-build cars in a new model (from any brand).

The difference between this and and say the 370Z was that the Z piece that failed was some plastic trim secured by either a plastic clip or adhesive. The Camaro's spoiler is held on with metal screws. How in the heck did this loosen after less than 10k miles??

May the best spoiler win!

There's that legendary GM build quality again....

Tell me why my tax dollars went towards propping up a benefits company that also happens to build cars.....

Its like the flu. Everyone will eventually get it. (look at Toyota and the whole gas pedal thing) Just happened to be GMs turn. Not a big deal, seeing as it is the first model year of a brand new model.

Warning, Spoiler Alert!

"The difference between this and and say the 370Z was that the Z piece that failed was some plastic trim secured by either a plastic clip or adhesive. The Camaro's spoiler is held on with metal screws. How in the heck did this loosen after less than 10k miles??"

Don't forget the Camaro hasn't had it's transmission replaced either(370Z). This is a small issue.

The nuts aren't trapped inside the decklid structure, are they? That would drive me insane.

@carlisimo

We don't know whether IL's Camaro are stuck inside the decklid. But on the forums, the nuts get loose INSIDE the lid & create a rucks. Getting them out if they totally break loose is a big pain apparently.

A lot of brand new cars have small things like this. My 05 Mustang made a clunking sound when I drove it off of the lot in april of 05......There was a FSB on it and it was fixed a few weeks later....no big deal. Things happen on ANY manufactured product....again....this is no big deal.

I guess the Feds left thread lock and nylock nuts out of the budget this year for GM. Seriously, what a ridiculous thing to have come loose.

First, you remove the super-sized wing from the EVO (and rightly so), and now you yank off the Camaro's spoiler? I see a pattern emerging.

I say keep it off, the car lines look cleaner without that thing anyways!

Why don't you remove it like you did with the Evo's wing?

"Things happen on ANY manufactured product....again....this is no big deal."

I wish MY customers were so understanding!

A relatively minor issue, yes.... but how long have we been tacking spoilers on cars? Shouldn't there be a pretty reliable process by now? It's pretty rare that new cars have exterior parts fall off.

Goverment quality.

Damned Cannucks can't screw a car together for the life of 'em. They should have built this car in Detroit.

There is a TSB for this problem which edmunds should bring in to get fixed. From a source at gm there was a problem with the torque gun which didnt torque these enough. Very easy fix. I did mine myself before i ever had a problem.

Also dont give me that bad quality. Every manufacturer has little quirks. A 100k BMW has problems and if the spoiler was loose on the BMW all we would get from the comments is things happen. They would not be ripping on the manufacturer too much.