FaultScore report
Owners have filed 20 complaints about the 1988 Chevrolet Camaro with NHTSA between 1995 and 2012. The largest single group is the seat belts.
20
Complaints
1
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Median failure at 51,750 miles
1 crashes, 0 fires · median 215,392 mi
Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all complaints include one.
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
THROTTLE STICKING
REAR AXLE SHAFT FAILURE
REAR AXLE SHAFT FAILURES
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REAR DISC BRAKES
SUMMARY: CORROSION IN THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER PREVENTS AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT FOR PAD WEAR. THIS MAY EVENTUALLY CAUSE LOSS OF REAR SERVICE BRAKE AND PARKING BRAKE. GM HAS ADDED CORROSION PROTECTION AND CHANGED SPRING RATE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. SAME BASIC DESIGN USED ON ALL MODELS IDENTIFIED.
A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.
Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.
Seats And Restraints
On certain vehicles, the seat belt buckle assemblies may not latch or release due to fracture of the red push button. This would prevent a person from using his or her seat belt thereby increasing the risk of injury in the event of a sudden stop or collision. Correction: Seat belt buckles will be inspected and defective assemblies will be replaced.
Fuel System
NOTE: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.8.L V6 ENGINES. THE FUEL FEED HOSES MAY PULL OUT OF THE CRIMPED COUPLING AT THE ENGINE END OF THE HOSE ASSEMBLY. THIS COULD RESULT IN FUEL LEAKAGE AND AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. CORRECTION: A REDESIGNED FUEL FEED HOSE WILL BE INSTALLED ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES.
Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC I WAS MOVING AT A SPEED BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH A 3 TO 4 CAR GAP BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN THE LINE OF CARS IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY STOPPED QUICKLY. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD AND IT FAILED TO STOP, IMPACTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT ABOUT 5 TO 10 MPH. THE PEDAL FINE AND NONE OF THE BRAKES/WHEELS LOCKED OR SKIDDED (THIS CAR DOESN'T HAVE ANTI-LOCKS). EVEN MY FULL SIZED PICK-UP TRUCK WOULD HAVE STOPPED SAFELY IN THIS SITUATION AND DISTANCE, YET YOU COULD FEEL THAT THIS CAMARO SHOULD HAVE STOPPED AND COULDN'T. THE BRAKES WORK FINE IN ALL CONDITIONS EXCEPT PANIC STOPS WHEN IT COUNTS. I'VE READ A LOT OF FORUMS AND POSTS ON THIRDGEN.COM AND IT SEEMS LIKE THESE 4-WHEEL DISC BRAKE CARS OF THAT ERROR... ALL HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM. I KNOW THAT EVEN WHEN NEW, THE REAR DISC BRAKES WILL BARELY STOP THE WHEELS WHEN THE CAR IS IDLING IN DRIVE AND ON JACK STANDS. IT SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ALL THE CAR ENTHUSIASTS AND YET NHTSA DIDN'T RECALL THEM EVEN BACK WHEN THEY WERE NEWER. IT'S CLEAR TO ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR CALIPER AND PARKING BRAKE DESIGN AND FUNCTION AND PERHAPS AGGRAVATED BY A AN PROBLEM WITH THE PROPORTIONING/COMBINATION VALVE. I WOULD AT LEAST LIKE TO KNOW IF NHTSA HAS EVER RECEIVED ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM THE 1986-1992 FOUR WHEEL DISC BRAKE CAMARO'S.
NHTSA complaint #10482468 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC I WAS MOVING AT A SPEED BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH A 3 TO 4 CAR GAP BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN THE LINE OF CARS IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY STOPPED QUICKLY. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD AND IT FAILED TO STOP, IMPACTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT ABOUT 5 TO 10 MPH. THE PEDAL FINE AND NONE OF THE BRAKES/WHEELS LOCKED OR SKIDDED (THIS CAR DOESN'T HAVE ANTI-LOCKS). EVEN MY FULL SIZED PICK-UP TRUCK WOULD HAVE STOPPED SAFELY IN THIS SITUATION AND DISTANCE, YET YOU COULD FEEL THAT THIS CAMARO SHOULD HAVE STOPPED AND COULDN'T. THE BRAKES WORK FINE IN ALL CONDITIONS EXCEPT PANIC STOPS WHEN IT COUNTS. I'VE READ A LOT OF FORUMS AND POSTS ON THIRDGEN.COM AND IT SEEMS LIKE THESE 4-WHEEL DISC BRAKE CARS OF THAT ERROR... ALL HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM. I KNOW THAT EVEN WHEN NEW, THE REAR DISC BRAKES WILL BARELY STOP THE WHEELS WHEN THE CAR IS IDLING IN DRIVE AND ON JACK STANDS. IT SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ALL THE CAR ENTHUSIASTS AND YET NHTSA DIDN'T RECALL THEM EVEN BACK WHEN THEY WERE NEWER. IT'S CLEAR TO ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR CALIPER AND PARKING BRAKE DESIGN AND FUNCTION AND PERHAPS AGGRAVATED BY A AN PROBLEM WITH THE PROPORTIONING/COMBINATION VALVE. I WOULD AT LEAST LIKE TO KNOW IF NHTSA HAS EVER RECEIVED ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM THE 1986-1992 FOUR WHEEL DISC BRAKE CAMARO'S.
NHTSA complaint #10482468 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
FUEL FILL LINE LOOSE AT GAS TANK FUEL LEAKS OUT WHEN FULL AND UNDER CORNERING.
NHTSA complaint #10210323 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CRACK AT FUEL FILL IN 1988 CAMARO, RECALL FOR 1989 BUT WHY NOT 1988 IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10199300 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER STATED DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT BELTS DIDN'T HOLD THE PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. NHTSA RECALL 90V105000 CONCERNING SEAT BELT FAILURE WAS ISSUED.
NHTSA complaint #10050133 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 34 MPH AND APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND CRUSHED. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT 10-91-608)
NHTSA complaint #563971 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 34 MPH AND APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND CRUSHED. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT 10-91-608)
NHTSA complaint #563971 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY CAR STUTTERED AS THOUGH BAD FUEL/CLOGGED EFI SYSTEM WAS TO BLAME,UPON DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL TO COUNTERACT THIS STUTTER, GASOLINE SPRAYED OUT OF THE A/C VENTS AND INTO THE CAB/INTERIOR OF VEHICLE AND ONTO THE DRIVER.
NHTSA complaint #756728 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THERE IS A CONSISTANT FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE FUE TANK. IT SEEMS THERE ARE 2 LEAKS, ONE AT THE FILLER NECK ON THE FUEL TANK SIDE AND ANOTHER ON TOP SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE FUEL PUMP RESIDES. THE ODOR IS CONSISTANT AND VERY STRONG.
NHTSA complaint #715550 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
90V105000; SEAT BELT BUCKLES; VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER (ANTHONY ABRAHAM, 305-443-9000) FOR REPAIRS, THE DEALER REPPLACED RED BUTTONS, BUT DRIVERS SIDE POPS OUT WITH NO LATCHING, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #827361 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #537291 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHEN DRIVING, DUE TO A FAULTY HOOD LATCH SPRIING, THE HOOD WILL OPEN.
NHTSA complaint #820628 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
CONSUMER STATES THE FUEL FILLER NECK IS LOOSE, IN ADDITION THERE IS A STRONG ODOR IN THE VEHICLE.*AK THE CONSUMER DO NOT OWN THIS KIND OF VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #809702 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO STALLING W/NO WARNING AT ANYTIME DUE TO (ECM) COMPUTER CONSTANTLY FAILING. THE MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES SINCE OWNING VEHICLE AND CONTINUES TO FAIL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #804674 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR INOPERATIVE.
NHTSA complaint #487307 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT INTO COIL. BUCKLE WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA complaint #975405 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT INTO COIL. BUCKLE WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA complaint #975405 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
LOOSE STEERING COLUMN. *SKD
NHTSA complaint #481932 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #482444 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLANT LEAK RESULTED IN ENGINE CRACKING.
NHTSA complaint #482444 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:COLUMN
TILT STEERING WHEEL LOOSE, CAUSING DIFFICULTLY IN CONTROLING STEERING. TT
NHTSA complaint #958236 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.