LT1 Engine issues poll - Page 8

Puddin · 03-02-2022, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Lt1bro

I have a 2022 Camaro Lt1 I ordered it and have had it for a little over 4 months 5,200 miles I did a pull today and I cant remember if my car made a sound or not but it immediately put me in a limp mode I think and said esc and there was a blinking check engine light. Then my phone sent an alert that I need to service emissions. It has a very weird idle my transition seems clunky(maybe because of the limp mode?) and as i was pulling away to take my car to the dealer a bunch of white smoke started to come out of the exhaust. Probably ****ed. Maybe a head gasket idk. Most definitely a new engine though. Any thoughts on why.

Valve or valve spring possibly.

YellowFever · 03-02-2022, 08:47 AM

Man you really rack up the miles. Just wanted to thank you for taking care of your 2018 hyper blue that you had before. The car has been awesome since i've owned it, and now has 97,500 on it with no issues. She gets lots of love.

Sindri · 03-02-2022, 10:16 AM

Not sure how I missed this thread - I bought a brand new 2021 1SS 1LE at the end of November 2020. Two weeks later, on Dec. 14th, I was driving home, turning into my neighborhood at 25 MPH and heard a *POP*. I thought I had run over a bottle or something in the road, but then the engine started making a loud ticking noise.

Car went in the shop for a month, had a full engine replacement. A week after I got the car back it dropped a valve. Back in the shop for another week. I get the car back and found a bunch of issues (parts missing, parts damaged, leaks, etc.). I ended up lemoning it in the middle of last year.

I have wanted a Camaro since I was a kid, and I loved my car aside from all that shit.
I keep thinking about getting another one, but stories like LT1Bros's make me reconsider

len_eng · 03-04-2022, 04:02 PM

My first LT1 was a 2018. 85,000 miles and not a single issue with the engine. I traded that for a 21 2SS and at 38,000 miles not a single problem. Still a ball to drive

Automobile · 08-21-2023, 08:01 PM

My car blew it's engine on it's very first track day, which was in the wet. I was taking it very easy (I have PDR vide of every minute on the track) and on the back straight it let go, sending a rod though the block. On replay I can hear knocking on the last 1/2 lap. No check engine or lack of oil pressure prior, oil change 2 days before, and I checked the oil level the night before (full).

It feels like my failure is uncommon.

Bumbleboy92 · 08-21-2023, 08:43 PM

Will slap in the previous owners issue, I bought the car 1k miles after this lifter failure:

Wyzz Kydd · 08-22-2023, 07:09 AM

68,000 miles, zero track time. No issues, doesn’t burn oil. Nothing done other than standard maintenance.

View Poll Results: LT1 issue: Tell us your story
It’s run prefect since day 1	423	89.05%
Minor issues	23	4.84%
Major repairs	12	2.53%
Full engine replacement.	17	3.58%
Voters: 475. You may not vote on this poll

03-02-2022, 08:47 AM	#100
YellowFever Drives: 2018 Hyper Blue SS Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: MA. Posts: 51	Man you really rack up the miles. Just wanted to thank you for taking care of your 2018 hyper blue that you had before. The car has been awesome since i've owned it, and now has 97,500 on it with no issues. She gets lots of love. __________________ Hyper Blue 2SS - Cold Air Inductions CAI - Elite Engineering Catch Can - Black Fuel Door - GM Strut Tower Brace - GM Fender Hash Stripes - Ikon Front Lower Spoiler Lip - GM Black Bow Ties - GM Rear Deck Blackout - 35% Window Tint - GM Smoked Tail Lights & 3rd Brake Light - Range Technologies AFM Disabler - Jet Performance Stage 2 Module - Jet Performance MAF Sensor - Jet Performance Throttle Body - GM Stainless Gas & Brake Pedal Upgrade - Soler Performance TC - OE Wheels ZL1 Replicas

03-02-2022, 10:16 AM	#101
Sindri Drives: 2022 Camaro 2SS 1LE Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: VA Posts: 100	Not sure how I missed this thread - I bought a brand new 2021 1SS 1LE at the end of November 2020. Two weeks later, on Dec. 14th, I was driving home, turning into my neighborhood at 25 MPH and heard a POP. I thought I had run over a bottle or something in the road, but then the engine started making a loud ticking noise. Car went in the shop for a month, had a full engine replacement. A week after I got the car back it dropped a valve. Back in the shop for another week. I get the car back and found a bunch of issues (parts missing, parts damaged, leaks, etc.). I ended up lemoning it in the middle of last year. I have wanted a Camaro since I was a kid, and I loved my car aside from all that shit. I keep thinking about getting another one, but stories like LT1Bros's make me reconsider Last edited by Sindri; 03-02-2022 at 10:18 AM. Reason: Cited wrong user's story

08-21-2023, 08:01 PM	#103
Automobile Sleeping until Summer Drives: '23 2SS 1LE, E500, Clarity, Miata Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: ON Posts: 21	2500 km (~1550 miles) and the engine blew My car blew it's engine on it's very first track day, which was in the wet. I was taking it very easy (I have PDR vide of every minute on the track) and on the back straight it let go, sending a rod though the block. On replay I can hear knocking on the last 1/2 lap. No check engine or lack of oil pressure prior, oil change 2 days before, and I checked the oil level the night before (full). It feels like my failure is uncommon.

08-21-2023, 08:43 PM	#104
Bumbleboy92 Long hauler Drives: 2022 Camaro 2SS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,005 View My Garage	Will slap in the previous owners issue, I bought the car 1k miles after this lifter failure: __________________ 2022 2SS 1LE - Window Sticker - Cold Air Inductions Elite Carbon CAI 2016 1LT v6 - Totaled Happiness: Infinite

03-04-2022, 04:02 PM	#102
len_eng Drives: 2024 Radiant Red 2SS, 1994 Z28, Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Sharon, Ma Posts: 169	My first LT1 was a 2018. 85,000 miles and not a single issue with the engine. I traded that for a 21 2SS and at 38,000 miles not a single problem. Still a ball to drive

08-22-2023, 07:09 AM	#105
Wyzz Kydd Banned Drives: 2018 Camaro SS1 1LE Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,595	68,000 miles, zero track time. No issues, doesn’t burn oil. Nothing done other than standard maintenance.

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