IllustrationBRAKE ROTORS WARPED AT 10K MILES. DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM WARRANTY WORK. "HIGH PERFORMANCE DRIVING" WAS HIS EXCUSE. *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
All reported categories
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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
What owners actually said
173 reportsROTORS WARPED AT 15000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 26000. *AK
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
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
FRONT END VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALERSHIP TURNED ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS, HOWEVER PROBLEM IS NOW BACK. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
HAVE 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
CONSUMER WOULD HEAR NOISE WHENEVER ENGINE IS RUNNING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, DEALER REPLACED THE SERPENTINE BELT TWICE . *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.