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Ghost1LE · 10-16-2012, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Mersades

Is this the same steering wheel used on the newer Camaros? Didn't get a good look but it seemed similar in appearance.

Yes it is and one of the major complaints that many people had when it showed up in the 2012 Camaros.

RollaMo · 10-17-2012, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Skillz512

Yes it is and one of the major complaints that many people had when it showed up in the 2012 Camaros.

Should have heard the Corvette owners complain when the Chevy Cobalt steering wheel showed up on the C6.

Remember, Corvettes and Camaros are still Chevrolets and not Ferrari's.
What looks to us like saving a few bucks on a car, turns into saving millions corporate wide.

Rhyder · 10-17-2012, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Mersades

Is this the same steering wheel used on the newer Camaros? Didn't get a good look but it seemed similar in appearance.

Theres a huge long thread somewhere on here, or was, about Chevy just going to the pats bin to put the camaro together

10forty2 · 10-17-2012, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

Unless it caused the accident or someone was injured by it I can't see any grounds for a lawsuit.

Kind of looks staged to me.

Yep!

LSxJunkie · 10-17-2012, 01:42 PM

There is a difference between a column separating and a wheel falling off a hub.

Here the steering column failed. That is not by design. The column has to support the airbag while collapsing if the impact reaches that far in in frontal impacts. If it were designed to break in all impacts, it would be thrown at the driver in a rear impact.

showstopper · 10-17-2012, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 10forty2

Yep!

What would be the motive of staging it?

meissen · 10-17-2012, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Comrando

He was hit so hard the steering wheel came unglued but there are CDs sitting on the console?
That's hard for me to believe.

Right, because it would be impossible for him to rummage around in the car afterwards and place the CDs there before taking the pics.

Rhyder · 10-17-2012, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by showstopper

What would be the motive of staging it?

10forty2 · 10-17-2012, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by showstopper

What would be the motive of staging it?

Don't really know, but it just doesn't look broken as much as it looks disassembled.

JusticePete · 06-13-2016, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by showstopper

We recently had a customer's car come into the shop that was rear ended and the steering wheel popped off. My question is do you think it is designed to do this?

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Can we get a picture, a close up of the steering wheel end of the failure?

1Coopgt · 06-13-2016, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by JusticePete

Can we get a picture, a close up of the steering wheel end of the failure?

Um this thread is 4 years old . You aren't really expecting a newer picture are you ?

JLSuperfly · 06-13-2016, 05:06 PM

Old thread Batman!

scandata · 06-13-2016, 06:16 PM

If it was a collision, there should be a police report backing up the story. If not, my guesses:

As another poster surmised, there was some DIY work done in the past and it wasn't reassembled correctly.
OR
Someone was in the process of a DIY job and couldn't figure out how to put it back together and made up the back story.

CO2010ss · 06-13-2016, 06:21 PM

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=456003

10-17-2012, 01:42 PM	#33
LSxJunkie Snark snark snark Drives: RX350 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: 3L Hell Posts: 555	There is a difference between a column separating and a wheel falling off a hub. Here the steering column failed. That is not by design. The column has to support the airbag while collapsing if the impact reaches that far in in frontal impacts. If it were designed to break in all impacts, it would be thrown at the driver in a rear impact. __________________ What is this, CorvetteForum Lite?

06-13-2016, 06:16 PM	#41
scandata Drives: 2015 2SS/RS vert, Spring Green Edtn Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 1,284	If it was a collision, there should be a police report backing up the story. If not, my guesses: As another poster surmised, there was some DIY work done in the past and it wasn't reassembled correctly. OR Someone was in the process of a DIY job and couldn't figure out how to put it back together and made up the back story. __________________ 2015 2SS/RS vert, Spring Edition Green Flash (2015 - present) 2014 1LT vert, Blue Ray Metallic (2014 - 2015)

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06-13-2016, 05:06 PM	#40
JLSuperfly Drives: 2014 Red Hot LS3 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 4,266	Old thread Batman!