2016 Chevrolet Camaro Warranty Covers Track Day Breakdowns
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Building an exceptional product is one thing, but standing behind the product is another. General Motors, Chevrolet and the entire Camaro team believe in the pride behind the sixth-generation Camaro, and that isn’t more apparent than honoring the factory warranty should an issue arise at the track.
That’s right, General Motors will cover any mechanical issues or breakdowns even if they occur during a track outing or during a few passes at the drag strip. Lead Camaro engineer, Al Oppenheiser, discussed the policy with Motor Authority, with Autoblog confirming the statement with GM.
“If you’re not modifying your car and you take your production car to a track day and you have an issue with one of your parts, it’s covered under warranty,” Oppenheiser told Motor Authority. “That’s pride of craftsmanship that we know it will stand up to track use.”
However, don’t expect GM to foot the bill if the car has been modified in the slightest.
“We know when somebody changes their ECM calibration and we know if they changed to a cold-air intake, we can tell all that,” Oppenheiser said. “But driving it as you break it in from the dealership, if you have a half-shaft or whatever, it’s covered.”
The policy only surrounds the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS, however, and does not ring true for owners of the V6 or turbocharged models. The policy will cover the 1LE V6, though.
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That is more than fair.
You can not expect GM to be responsible for changes they have not tested or installed.
That is much more than other companies will do.
Now just figure out how to get the insurance company to cover you when you hit the wet spot and pound the wall coming off the line. I saw that about a year ago and the insurance company would not cover a thing on his daily street ride. But then again don’ post it on Youtube either.
We need to expand styling choices to include the Pontiac brand
Stop being a idiot!
C’mon Scott what he is really saying is anything too much different from the whole GMC line….basically a different looking Chevy! LOL
I think what he is saying is Pontiac is dead and to let it go.
But to your point the Pontiac’s were restyled Chevy’s for sure and help hasten their demise along with several other reasons.
As for GMC they serve a bigger purpose. They provide a line of trucks and SUV models for Buick and Cadillac dealers that have no Chevy connection. Also the 800 pound gorilla in the room being GMC is more profitable than Pontiac had been in decades.
Sure they are restyled Chevy trucks with some added features but they make a heck of a lot of money and as long as they do they will remain. If Pontiac has done the same they would have been retained.
Funny how good profits can change the dynamic of a situation isn’t it?
This is a bit of a tangient, but the sales of the full size truck are amazing….Ford and Silverado/Sierra each sell bout 800,000 yr in the US, compared to some top selling cars such as the Camry, Focus which are about 300,000 ish.
Even the full size RAM is abound 500,000. that is a lot of truck sales.
I am a car person. preferably a Coupe. BUt I still find the truck sales amazing and most trucks get minimally 200k miles.
Nothing amazing here as people have not all taken to FWD smaller cars and trucks have served as a great surrogate to supplant the rwd cars they lost.
The companies promote it due to the profits and the people love them because they get what they want and the resale is much better than any FWD car.
The market has really transformed due to regulations from the government and people tired of little cars they can not fit in or load much of a square box as it will not fit into a trunk opening. Coupes are dying as even a 6 foot adult will no longer fit in the back even in a pinch. This has lead to the CUV class where you can get a vehicle that is not a minivan but yet also not as expensive or overly large as a full size SUV that get better MPG and cost less. It is all about utility anymore as in the past the impractical cars were useful but today most are not anymore.
Once could get by well with a Cutlass coupe but anymore a Camaro is mostly a 2 seat car unless they are kids or amputees.
Keep in mind, kiddies, that, “modified in the slightest” includes bolting slicks on for track day!
Well the COPO comes with slicks if you need them.
This is one area you could fudge on as they would never know but then why should GM be responsible for slicks they never used on the car in testing?
One as to be responsible for things like this.
The responsibility part will really come into play on a self driving car. If you crash and you are not driving who is responsible? That is going to be a problems as we progress or digress depending on how you see it.
Don’t believe any of this. I took my 2016 Chevy SS to a driving school for high performance vehicles last week and it died on the track. I had it towed to the dealership and GMC has denied the warranty because it was on a race track. The engine needs to be replaced. No weird stuff happened – no rev’ing in the red zone, no missed gears…
James, are you referring to an SS Sedan or an SS Camaro? You should also get a second, or third opinion from other dealerships.
SS Camaro – sorry, I am very aggravated and was typing too fast. GMC has denied the warranty so taking it to another dealership isn’t going to change anything.