IllustrationNO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
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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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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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.
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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 reportsHAVE BEEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT ROTORS WARPING AND VIBRATING. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/50/Z16 )
ROTORS ON FRONT OF VEHICLE WARPED TO THE POINT THAT CONTROL OF VEHICLE DIFFICULT. GM AUTHORIZED RESURFACING ONLY AND DEFECTIVE ROTORS WERE LEFT ON CAR. AT 16,000 ROTORS WARPED AGAIN TO THE POINT THAT I FELT VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE. GM REPLACED ROTORS WITH OEM ROTORS AND AT 20,000 THE ROTORS HAVE AGAIN WARPED TO THE POINT OF BEING …
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ROTORS ON FRONT OF VEHICLE WARPED TO THE POINT THAT CONTROL OF VEHICLE DIFFICULT. GM AUTHORIZED RESURFACING ONLY AND DEFECTIVE ROTORS WERE LEFT ON CAR. AT 16,000 ROTORS WARPED AGAIN TO THE POINT THAT I FELT VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE. GM REPLACED ROTORS WITH OEM ROTORS AND AT 20,000 THE ROTORS HAVE AGAIN WARPED TO THE POINT OF BEING ANNOYING. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE MATERIAL COMPOSING THE ROTORS, AND NOT FROM DRIVING STYLE. *AK
ROTORS WARPED AT 6K MILES; DEALER REFINISHED SAME. REPAIR LASTED ROUGHLY 6K MILES BEFORE PROBLEM RETURNED. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60MPH +) IF BRAKES ARE APPLIED FRONT WHEELS SHAKE SEVERELY, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. IN A PANIC SITUATION, I DON'T THINK THE CAR WOULD BE CONTROLLABLE. DEALER SOLUTION IS TO RESURFACE ROTORS A SECOND TIME…
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ROTORS WARPED AT 6K MILES; DEALER REFINISHED SAME. REPAIR LASTED ROUGHLY 6K MILES BEFORE PROBLEM RETURNED. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60MPH +) IF BRAKES ARE APPLIED FRONT WHEELS SHAKE SEVERELY, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. IN A PANIC SITUATION, I DON'T THINK THE CAR WOULD BE CONTROLLABLE. DEALER SOLUTION IS TO RESURFACE ROTORS A SECOND TIME AND REPLACE IF PROBLEM RETURNS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH CAMAROS, AND I FAIL TO SEE HOW REPLACING ROTORS WITH THE SAME PART WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLE CAPABLE OF 150MPH + SPEEDS, AND SHOULD HAVE A BRAKING SYSTEM TO MATCH. *AK
THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPING PREMATURELY. I HAD A '95 Z28 WHICH I DROVE MUCH HARDER AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM(55,000). THE 1998 HOWEVER, HAS FAILED THREE TIMES IN 25,000 MILES.
BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED. YH
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE . DEALER NOTIFED, AND VEHICLE IS BEING INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THAT THIS TIME. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AT LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE CARS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND CHANGING LANES BRAKES WERE APPLIED SUDDENLY WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL TO AVOID A COLLISION, THE ABS LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN, RESULTING IN A ROLLOVER. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.