IllustrationTHE WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF WHILE DRIVING, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE IT INSPECTED.THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
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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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
Visibility complaints
9 reportsTHE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
I OWN A 1998 CHEVROLET CAMERO WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE THE CABLING SYSTEM THAT MANUALLY CONTROLS THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR HAS BROKEN 4 TIMES. THE PREVIOUS 3 TIMES IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRENTY. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MIRROR EACH TIME. THE CABLE HAS BROKE AGAIN AND…
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I OWN A 1998 CHEVROLET CAMERO WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE THE CABLING SYSTEM THAT MANUALLY CONTROLS THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR HAS BROKEN 4 TIMES. THE PREVIOUS 3 TIMES IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRENTY. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MIRROR EACH TIME. THE CABLE HAS BROKE AGAIN AND NOW IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH OF A PROBLEM THIS HAS BEEN IN OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES. WHEN THE CABLE BREAKS THE MIRROR MOVES INWARD OUT OF ADJSTMENT AND CANNOT BE SET BY ANY OTHER MEANS. NOT HAVING A FUNCTIONAL DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *AK
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT NIGHT IN A POURING RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. SINCE THEN SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T, ALL ON THE SAME TRIP. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER TWICE AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
TWICE UNDER WARRANTY WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO COME ON AND THE DEALER (DIFFERENT FROM WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR) REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR. THE REPAIR LASTED APPROX. 1 YEAR BEFORE THE NEXT FAILURE. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS OVER ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S THE SWITCH AND WILL COST ME $275.00. THE SAME SYMPTOMS EACH TIME- WIPERS WOULD NOT…
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TWICE UNDER WARRANTY WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO COME ON AND THE DEALER (DIFFERENT FROM WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR) REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR. THE REPAIR LASTED APPROX. 1 YEAR BEFORE THE NEXT FAILURE. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS OVER ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S THE SWITCH AND WILL COST ME $275.00. THE SAME SYMPTOMS EACH TIME- WIPERS WOULD NOT OPERATE UNTIL PUT ON FULL OR BY PUSHING THE MIST CONTROL FIRST.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THE SECOND HIGHEST SETTING, THE PASSENGER-SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM BROKE IN HALF. THE WIPER ASSEMBLY SLID UP THE WINDSHIELD, FLEW OVER THE TOP OF MY CAR, AND LANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. FORTUNATELY, THE ONLY DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS AWAY. *AK
MUFFLER HEAT SHIELD LOOSE CAUSING NOISE. YH
FRONT WINDSHIELD FAILED. YC
AXLE SEAL FAILURE CAUSED LOTS OF SMOKE AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN FIRE.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.