FaultScore

Chevrolet Camaro stability control problems

58 of the 4,341 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Camaro are about the stability control — 1% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2013.

58

Complaints

1%

Share of all complaints

7

Crashes

1

Fires

Stability & Traction Control complaints by model year

2000 Camaro 1 1.7%

Median failure at 149,386 miles

2002 Camaro 1 1.7%

Median failure at 25,000 miles

2010 Camaro 4 6.9%

Median failure at 29,837 miles

2011 Camaro 7 12.1%

Median failure at 47,850 miles

2012 Camaro 2 3.4%

Median failure at 150,000 miles

2013 Camaro 12 20.7%

Median failure at 31,550 miles

2014 Camaro 9 15.5%

Median failure at 56,000 miles

2015 Camaro 9 15.5%

Median failure at 42,500 miles

2016 Camaro 2 3.4%

Median failure at 21,000 miles

2017 Camaro 6 10.3%

Median failure at 24,000 miles

2018 Camaro 4 6.9%

Median failure at 20,000 miles

2019 Camaro 1 1.7%

What owners said

2019 Chevrolet Camaro Columbus, OH

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

THE ABS & ESC LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON & OFF ON THE DASH NOW THE HOOD OPEN MESSAGE IS POPPING ON & OFF NOT ALLOWING ME TO LOCK MY DOORS BECAUSE IT TRIGGERS THE THEFT ALARM. VEHICLE IS LEFT UNLOCKED 24/7 DUE TO THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE IT SEEMS WATER HAS SEEPED INTO LEFT HEADLIGHT BECAUSE MOISTURE IS IN THERE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY & MOVING. VEHICLE WAS PUT IN THE SHOP HOOD SENSOR MATCHED WAS CHANGED 3X STILL NOT WORKING

NHTSA complaint #11363009 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2017 Chevrolet Camaro at 49,000 miles Fresno, CA

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

THE CAR SHUT OFF AND THEN WOULDN'T START. HAD ENGINE REPLACED BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP. RECENTLY RECEIVED THE VEHICLE AND GAUGE CLUSTER SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ALONG WITH INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. WHEN IT TURNS BACK ON SCREEN SHOWS: SERVICE STIBILLITRAC, ABS SYSTEM, BATTERY SYSTEM, ENGINE OIL LOW, ENGINE REDUCED POWER, REDUCE CLUTCH USE, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HAD NO POWER STEERING, NO ACCELERATION, AND HAD LOSS OF BRAKES.

NHTSA complaint #11352126 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2017 Chevrolet Camaro Moreno Valley, CA

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

I TOOK MY 2017 CHEVY CAMARO TO TOM BELL CHEVY LOCATED IN REDLANDS CALIFORNIA THEY REPLACED THE SOFT TOP ON MY CAR BECAUSE OF A RECALL. WHEN I GOT HOME I NOTICED THAT THE SOFT TOP WAS MAKING NOISES WHEN IT WAS GOING UP AND AS I WAS CLOSING IT. WHEN I LOOKED TO SEE WHAT THE NOISE WAS, I SAW THAT THE ARMS THAT RAISE THE SOFT TOP UP AND DOWN WERE COMPLETELY BROKEN. I CONTACTED TOM BELL CHEVY IMMEDIATELY AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THE 'UPHOLSTERY GUY' WHO I'VE NEVER MET IN MY LIFE. THEY GAVE ME A NUMBER TO CALL AND TOLD ME THAT THE PERSON OR COMPANY THEY USED TO REPLACE THE SOFT TOP THAT WAS RECALLED ON MY 2017 CAMARO WOULD COME TO MY HOME AND FIX THE ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN NOW MONTHS AND NO ONE HAS EVER CAME TO FIX IT NOR HAS TOM BELL CHEVY IN REDLANDS CALIFORNIA CALLED ME BACK. I E LEFT VOICEMAIL AFTER VOICEMAIL, EMAILED THEM MANY TIMES AND SENT TEXTS AND CALLED THE UPHOLSTERY PEOPLE BUT NO ONE HAS RETURNED MY CALLS OR EMAILS. THE VEHICLE IS DAMAGED AND IT WAS DONE BY WHOMEVER DID THE RECALL REPLACEMENT ON THE SOFT TOP. ALSO, THE SOFT TOP THAT MY VEHICLE WAS REPLACED WITH IS NASTY, VERY VERY CHEAP MATERIAL AND WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT FEELS LIKE THE ENTIRE CAR IS GOING TO FLIP OVER BECAUSE OF HOW THIN AND CHEAP MATERIAL THE SOFT TOP WAS REPLACED WITH. I NEED SOMEONE TO CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY SO THAT THIS ISSUE CAN GET FIXED. I WOULD HATE TO CONTACT MY ATTORNEY SO I HOPE THAT THIS GETS FIXED IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE IT'S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR NOW SINCE THE SOFT TOP AND CONTROL ARMS/MOTOR WERE REPLACED AND NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME AND I'M BEING IGNORED. THE VIN NUMBER IS [XXX] REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #11338792 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2018 Chevrolet Camaro at 3,900 miles Puyallup, WA Crash 2 injured

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

CHANGING LANES ON FREEWAY, CAR KICKED SIDEWAYS AND WE TRIED TO CORRECT THIS SLIDE. CAR SEEMED TO ACCELERATE CAUSING US TO LEAVE THE HWY AND FLIP LANDING UPSIDE DOWN.

NHTSA complaint #11321739 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2013 Chevrolet Camaro at 107,146 miles Atlanta, GA

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE RADIO FLICKERED ON AND OFF CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DISCHARGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THERE WAS A WINDOW ERROR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,146.

NHTSA complaint #11316373 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2015 Chevrolet Camaro at 42,500 miles Hawthorne, CA

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

I OWN A CAMARO 2015 LS V6. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 35MPH, I ACCELERATED AND THEN MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. WHEN I LOOKED AT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION I SAW THAT IT HAD TURNED INTO THE OFF POSITION WHILE IN DRIVE. I KNOW GM HAS HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS DUE TO THEIR IGNITION SWITCH FOR THE FLIP-KEY FOB (RECALL IS N192223230), BUT I AM NOW HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. MY KEY IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE FOB, BUT I SHOW THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THIS IS NOW CAUSING AN INTERMITTENT CONNECTION AND THE CAR MAY STALL WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS IS ALSO PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE RECALL AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.

NHTSA complaint #11312079 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2013 Chevrolet Camaro at 57,000 miles Fort Worth, TX

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO THE VEHICLE DASHBOARD BLACKED OUT AND STARTED TO LOOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED DEALER THERE WERE NO CONSEQUENSES, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THAT RECOMENDED A NEW BATTERY. WHILE WATING A RED LIGHT, THE CAAELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED AND THE SMELL OF BURNING WIRES STARTED AND STARTED TO LOOSE POWER. THE FAILURE STARTED THREE YEARS AGO AND IT WORSEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

NHTSA complaint #11308298 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2014 Chevrolet Camaro at 68,000 miles Carlsbad, NM

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

MESSAGES STATING SERVICE POWER STEERING DRIVE WITH CARE AND SERVICE STABILITRAK KEEP COMING ON CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING. CAR SEEMS TO DRIVE FINE BUT WHO TO SAY IT'S NOT GOING TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING

NHTSA complaint #11301508 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2018 Chevrolet Camaro at 22,000 miles Fontana, CA Crash 1 injured

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE LOCKS UP AND BRAKES BECOME HARD AS A ROCK, AND CAUSE ME TO SPIN OUT ON THE FREEWAY. RADIO CUT OFF AND FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS PICKING UP SPEED RATHER THEN SLOWING DOWN! ONSTAR THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME VIA EMAIL THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH MY ANTI BRAKING SYSTEM AND STABILITY TRAC SYSTEM AFTER THE CRASH.

NHTSA complaint #11301502 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2017 Chevrolet Camaro at 10 miles Lancaster, CA Fire

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

CAR DEVELOPED STABILITRACK MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, ENGINE MISFIRE, REDUCED POWER, AND INTERMITTENT NO START,( LIKE DEAD BATTERY) AFTER LET SIT FOR SOME TIME, ALL SYMPTOMS GO AWAY. CAR WAS TAKEN 2 TIMES TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, AT FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED ENGINE LIFTERS, AT SECOND VISIT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONCERN. CAR HAD CONTINUED TO SHOW SAME SYMPTOMS. CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY OPENED A CASE # [XXX] THEY STATED WILL CALL BACK. DAYS LATER CR ACTED AGAIN, NO POWER, ENGINE MISFIRE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND NO START CONDITION, AND FINALLY CACHED ON FIRE ON 01/10/2020. ALL SYMPTOMS WERE PRESENT WHEN CAR MOVING AND WHEN CHARGING GAS FOR EXAMPLE HAD TO SHUT ENGINE OFF, IT WILL NOT RESTART, LIKE BATTERY WAS DEAD, CALLED ROAD ASSISTANCE TRIPLE A, AND DIAGNOSED BATTERY TO BE FINE.THEY STATETED CAR HAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #11298532 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2017 Chevrolet Camaro at 40,000 miles Pekin, IL

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE, SERVICE POWER STEERING WOULD RANDOMLY FLASH ON THE DIC MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE JOURNEY (WHILE SLOWING DOWN, AT A STOP AND ACCELERATING). LOSS OF POWER STEERING HAS YET TO HAPPEN, BUT SEEMS VERY IMMINENT. UPON VIN CHECK, THE VEHICLE IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL AND THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ERROR.

NHTSA complaint #11297947 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2015 Chevrolet Camaro Hawthorne, CA

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

MY CAR STEREO AND SOUND SYSTEM STOP WORKING COMPLETELY THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT CHEVY REFUSES TO MAKE A RECALL WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY CASES ONLINE WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OF THEIRS STEREO CUTTING IN AND OUT. THIS IS THEFT. 700$ TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT ALMOST EVERY YEAR CAMARO HAS 2010-2015. RIDICULOUS.

NHTSA complaint #11291798 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2015 Chevrolet Camaro at 14,000 miles Orlando, FL

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

RADIO, TURN SIGNALS, DISPLAY, HAZARD LIGHT GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY ( MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY ) . LOUD ELECTRICAL POPS. REPRESENT A SAFETY ISSUE. VEHICLE CAN BE MOVING OR STATIONARY

NHTSA complaint #11290282 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2015 Chevrolet Camaro at 50,000 miles Louisville, KY

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

VEHICLE'S RADIO AND CLIMATE CONTROL FLASHES ON AND OFF AND SOMETIMES DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. TURN SIGNALS DO NOT MAKE SOUNDS WHEN IN USE. IF I USE MY BRAKES, CLUTCH, TURN SIGNAL, OR POWER WINDOWS, RADIO AND CLIMATE CONTROL GO OFF AND ON RAPIDLY. BLUETOOTH DOESN'T WORK. REGARDLESS IF THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR NOT, THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #11281041 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2017 Chevrolet Camaro at 24,000 miles Moreno Valley, CA

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

AS I'M DRIVING AT 55MPH OR HIGHER, ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND COMES RIGHT BACK ON AND ALL YOU SEE ARE ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF ALL AT ONCE WHICH IS SCARY BECAUSE WHEN THAT HAPPENS, YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE CAR BECAUSE ONCE THE CAR SHUTS OFF, FOR THAT ONE OR TWO SECONDS IT DOES THIS YOU HAVE NO CONTROL AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS ON YOU. THE CAR WILL ALSO NOT ALLOW YOU TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDDLE TO MAKE THE SPEED GO UP, AT TIME WHEN I DEPRESS THE GAS PEDDLE, THE CAR HESITATES AND DOES NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT ACCELERATES AT A VERY HIGH SPEED WITHOUT YOU CONTROLLING IT.

NHTSA complaint #11277750 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2013 Chevrolet Camaro at 72,446 miles Pearland, TX

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I WAS DRIVING 45MPH IN AN ACCELERATING MANNER

NHTSA complaint #11258750 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2015 Chevrolet Camaro at 80,000 miles Walker, LA

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

TAKAYA RECALL-FOR THE LAST 2 1/2 YEARS I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES ON & OFF WITH MY STABILITRAK SYSTEM CAUSING MY ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND CAR TO JERK WHILE THE CAR IS CHANGING GEARS. IT JERKED SO HARD THE LAST TIME IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT SOMEONE IN THE BACK. THIS ISSUES HAPPENS FOR A DAY OR 2 THEN STOPS FOR MONTHS & COMES UP AGAIN. I'VE BROUGHT IT TO GMC TWICE AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT BECAUSE IT STOPS BY THE TIME I BRING IT TO THEM & NO CODE SHOWS UP. THIS ISSUES STARTS WHILE IN MOTIONS & CONTINUES WHILE DRIVING REGARDLESS IF I'M ON A STREET, HIGHWAY PR TURNING. THIS ISSUES IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD AND CAN CAUSE A BAD ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN.

NHTSA complaint #11244020 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2014 Chevrolet Camaro at 77,000 miles Lee's Summit, MO

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

RADIO SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY DURING DRIVING CITY STREETS AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. BLOWERS WILL SOMETIMES SHUT OFF WHEN THE RADIO TURNS OFF. DASH LIGHTS ALSO FLICKER 5-10 TIMES WHEN RADIO SHUTS OFF AND AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF. WHEN PULLING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, SPEAKERS POP LOUDLY. EXTREMELY DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS. NO ISSUE WITH BATTERY OR ALTERNATOR. GM SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THERE ARE MULTIPLE VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE AND FORUMS ONLINE OF THIS ISSUE. APPARENTLY THERE'S A POSSIBLE SOLUTION BY CUTTING THE 18TH WIRE, FURTHEST WHITE WIRE TO THE LEFT BEHIND THE STEREO FACE PLATE. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

NHTSA complaint #11217350 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2018 Chevrolet Camaro at 20,000 miles Sacramento, CA

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT KUNI CHEVROLET IN SACRAMENTO, CA SINCE 2/1/19 AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ON, WHEN I DRIVE OVER A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT CAUSED ME TO VEER ACROSS 2 LANES. THANKFULLY I DID NOT HIT ANOTHER CAR.

NHTSA complaint #11206841 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2011 Chevrolet Camaro Charlotte, NC

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

THIS MY THIRD TIME REPAIR EVERY YEAR

NHTSA complaint #11197066 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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