GM says that the Camaro's transmission woes are fixed

The New York Times is reporting that General Motors has fixed it's transmission issues that stopped production of the new pony car. A number of Camaro SS owners who opted for the Tremec 6 speed transmission were experiencing failures.

Company officials are declining to reveal the source of the problem, but it is known that the problem had something to do with the output shaft. The defect occurred when aggressive driving was performed, reportedly with rpms over 5,000.

GM decided that the problem was fixed and that no recall was necessary. The Tremec is the same transmission used in a variety of performance cars. Now that the problem has been corrected, GM can get back to trying to keep up with customer demand, which has far exceeded supply.