By Steven Symes 
Yet another safety recall for an American muscle car has been issued recently, this time for Chevy Camaros. Apparently, a problem can cause the wheels to momentarily lock up while the vehicle is rolling down the road, leading to the driver losing control and crashing. If that were to happen at highway speeds, the result might not be pretty.
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As part of Safety Recall N242480630, 2020 to 2022 Chevy Camaros along with 2019 to 2020 Cadillac CT6s, 2020 to 2021 CT4s, and 2020 to 2021 CT5s are to be repaired free of charge by dealer service departments. This only applies to cars outfitted with the 10-speed automatic transmission.
Apparently, the issue is a transmission control valve can wear excessively over time, resulting a pressure loss, which then lads to hard shifting. That in turn can cause the wheels on the vehicle to suddenly lock up, although the risk is rare.
Considering what might happen if your wheels were to lock up while you’re driving, especially at higher speeds, we still wouldn’t put off getting your Camaro or Cadillac fixed.
The remedy for this problem is the installation of a new transmission control module software. Sadly, this can’t be done through an over-the-air update, so you have to visit a dealer and either drop off your ride or sit around in the waiting room for the software to be installed.
With the new software, GM says it will detect excessive valve wear in the transmission about 10,000 miles before the whole wheel lock up thing could happen, which is great. If there is a problem, the software won’t let the transmission shift past fifth gear since the risk is when it downshifts from eighth gear.
The new software will also trigger the service engine light, plus push a reduced propulsion message on the touchscreen.
We know recalls happen all the time these days, but this problem could cause a serious crash. Also, this is yet another reason why we love manual transmissions and wish automakers would do over-the-air software updates for recalls like this.
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