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1998 Chevrolet Camaro

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Camaro years

Owner complaints for the 1998 Chevrolet Camaro are substantially higher than the model-year median of 32.

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173Owner complaints

Model-year median: 32

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
216
1995116
199669
1997173
199890
199976
200048
2001
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
84Engine And Engine Cooling
17Electrical System
16Power Train
15Fuel System, Gasoline
10
All reported categories
Visibility
9Steering
8Air Bags
7Vehicle Speed Control
7Tires
6Service Brakes, Air
5Exterior Lighting
4Equipment
3Parking Brake
3Suspension
3Seats
2Structure
2Unknown Or Other
2Latches/locks/linkages
1Seat Belts
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 13 of 173 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 84 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

15 crash reports5 fire reports11 injury reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints

84 reports
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Mileage unknown · May 29, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

THE BRAKE ROTORS ON THIS CAR WARP OVER A 10,000 MILE PERIOD, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL SHAKING AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS CAR IS 18 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 42240 MILES ON IT. THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED BY THE DEALER ON 4/9/98 AT 11,633 MILES, AGAIN ON 8/11/98 AT 21,181 MILES, THEN THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS ON 12/23/98 AT 31,376 M…

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THE BRAKE ROTORS ON THIS CAR WARP OVER A 10,000 MILE PERIOD, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL SHAKING AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS CAR IS 18 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 42240 MILES ON IT. THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED BY THE DEALER ON 4/9/98 AT 11,633 MILES, AGAIN ON 8/11/98 AT 21,181 MILES, THEN THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS ON 12/23/98 AT 31,376 MILES, THEN THESE NEW ROTORS WARPED AND WERE RESURFACED ON 5/20/99 AT 41,830 MILES. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE BRAKE ROTORS NEED TO BE DONE EVERY 10,000 MILES. THE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO APPEAR AGAIN AT ABOUT 8,000 MILES AFTER THE LAST WORK IS DONE AND GETS WORSE UNTIL THE SHAKE IS UNCONTROLABLE AT ABOUT 10,000 MILES. THE DEALER AND CHEVROLET SAY THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS (I HAVE CALLED CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE MANY TIMES AND HAVE SENT A CERTIFIED LETTER TO CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION). I HAVE HEARD OF MANY OTHER CAMARO AND TRANS AM OWNERS (WITH V-8 ENGINES) WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW IF THE ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE, IF THE BRAKE PADS ARE TOO HARD (CAUSING THE ROTORS TO OVER HEAT & WARP) OR IT IS ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #706977

Mileage unknown · May 13, 1999
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingEquipment

BRAKES REPAIRED 10/98 @14000 MI. BRAKES REPLACED 12/98 @ 20,700 MI. BRAKES REPAIRED 5/99 @ 25,035 MI. ALSO - STARTER MOTOR @ 7700 MI., WATER PUMP @ 20,00 MI., AND NOW THE A/C COMPRESSOR AND BLOWERR MOTOR ARE ON ORDER BECAUSE THE A/C IS NOT COLD. WHAT'S NEXT?*AK

NHTSA ODI #706461

Mileage unknown · Apr 26, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ROTORS WARPED AT 6K MILES, DEALER RESURFACED SAME. ROTORS WARPED AT 12K MILES AGAIN. DEALER REPLACED ALL 4 ROTORS. SINCE THE NEW ROTORS ARE THE SAME AS ORIGINAL, I'M EXPECTING THE PROBLEM TO RETURN. PROBLEM OCCURS AT TURNPIKE SPEED (65 +) AND CAUSES VIOLENT SHAKING OF CAR. IN A PANIC SITUATION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *…

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ROTORS WARPED AT 6K MILES, DEALER RESURFACED SAME. ROTORS WARPED AT 12K MILES AGAIN. DEALER REPLACED ALL 4 ROTORS. SINCE THE NEW ROTORS ARE THE SAME AS ORIGINAL, I'M EXPECTING THE PROBLEM TO RETURN. PROBLEM OCCURS AT TURNPIKE SPEED (65 +) AND CAUSES VIOLENT SHAKING OF CAR. IN A PANIC SITUATION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

NHTSA ODI #705999

Mileage unknown · Apr 22, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

AT 8700 MILES THE ROTORS WERE TURNED UNDER WARRANTY, AT 16700 I HAD TO PAY FOR THEM TO BE RESURFACED AT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. I AM AFRAID TO BRAKE MY CAR HARD BECAUSE I THINK I WILL WARP MY FRONT ROTORS AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFTY CONCERN FOR ME. *AK

NHTSA ODI #705884

Mileage unknown · Apr 8, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 60MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES ALOT DUE TO ROTORS BEING WARPED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #836617

Mileage unknown · Apr 5, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AT 10K MILES. DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM WARRANTY WORK. "HIGH PERFORMANCE DRIVING" WAS HIS EXCUSE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #705291

Mileage unknown · Mar 30, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ROTORS WARPED AT 15000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 26000. *AK

NHTSA ODI #705120

Mileage unknown · Mar 26, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING BAD PULSATON WHEN BRAKING AND REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. FROM THE DISCUSSION VIA THE INTERNET WITH OTHER CAMARO OWNERS, THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM PROBABLY CAUSED BY INFERIOR MATERIALS IN THE ROTORS THEMSELVES. *AK

NHTSA ODI #704956

Mileage unknown · Mar 26, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED, AND HAVE BEEN SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. DEALER "CLEANS" THEM EACH TIME I BRING IN THE CAR. MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THESE DEFECTIVE ROTORS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #704939

Mileage unknown · Mar 25, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

FRONT END VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALERSHIP TURNED ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS, HOWEVER PROBLEM IS NOW BACK. *AK

NHTSA ODI #704924

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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