IllustrationBRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO TO THE LEFT WHILE BRAKING WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. ALSO, THERE IS A NOISE IN BRAKING SYSTEM EVERYTIME IT RAINS. DEALER COULDN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
1999 Chevrolet Camaro
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Chevrolet Camaro do not stand out strongly from 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: 20 of 90 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 31 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 20 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
6 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports
What owners actually said
90 reportsFRONT BRAKE ROTOR CONTINUALLY WARP. REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE AT EVERY 8,000 MILES OF WEAR. VEHICLE BEEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND STILL UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN DEPRESSING PEDAL CLUTCH DOES NOT FULLY ENGAGE, WHICH MAY CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE 100% OF TIME. MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 99V239000 GM/ CLUTCH AND WOULD NOT BE SERVICED FREE …
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WHEN DEPRESSING PEDAL CLUTCH DOES NOT FULLY ENGAGE, WHICH MAY CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE 100% OF TIME. MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 99V239000 GM/ CLUTCH AND WOULD NOT BE SERVICED FREE OF CHARGE. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE NEW 7 MONTHS AGO. NOW THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS GETTING WORSE. THE FRONT-END, STEERING WHEEL, SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES DURING NORMAL DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE PROBLEM 3 DAYS AGO, AND THE SERVICE MAN TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY WARPED FRONT ROTORS SO I MADE AN APPOINT…
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I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE NEW 7 MONTHS AGO. NOW THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS GETTING WORSE. THE FRONT-END, STEERING WHEEL, SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES DURING NORMAL DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE PROBLEM 3 DAYS AGO, AND THE SERVICE MAN TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY WARPED FRONT ROTORS SO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR TODAY. I WENT IN AND THE SERVICE MAN (A DIFFERENT ONE) TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD FIX IT, BUT THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS WHAT UPSETS ME MOST. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, SO WHY DO I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE ROTORS TO BE FIXED? THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 1998 AND NEWER CAMARO'S AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY. *AK
DEALER HAS REFACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS TWICE ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE FOR $100.00 I BELIEVE THE ROTORS TO BE DEFECTIVE DUE TO OEM QUALITY OR HEAT TREAT SPECIFICATIONS AND ENGINEERING STANDARDS, THERE ARE AFTERMARKET ROTORS AVAILABLE THAT DO NOT WARP WITH THE SEVERITY AND FREQUENCY OF THE OEM PARTS. *AK
THE VEHICLE IS CONSUMING 2 QUARTS OF ENGINE OIL EVERY 600 MILES.THIS IS STILL OCCURRING EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.THE RATE OF OIL CONSUMPTION IS INCREASING AS IT WAS CONSUMING 1 QUART EVERY 600 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW ON 03/31/99. *AK
MY CLUTCH HAS BEEN SLIPPING SINCE APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. SOMETIMES I CAN'T GET IT INTO GEAR, GRINDING GEARS. I KNOW MANY MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE 6-SPEED MANUAL CAMARO WITH EVEN LESS MILAGE. *AK
CLUTCH BEGAN SLIPPING, AND DEADPEDALING (STICKING TO FLOOR) AT APPROX. 5000 MILES, HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES AND DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX, STATING THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. RECENTLY HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF BAD CLUTCH. WAS TOLD THAT THEY SHOULD NOT WARRANTY IT, BECAUSE THE CLUTCH WAS BAD. I…
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CLUTCH BEGAN SLIPPING, AND DEADPEDALING (STICKING TO FLOOR) AT APPROX. 5000 MILES, HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES AND DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX, STATING THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. RECENTLY HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF BAD CLUTCH. WAS TOLD THAT THEY SHOULD NOT WARRANTY IT, BECAUSE THE CLUTCH WAS BAD. I TOLD THEM THAT THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN BAD, AND THAT I HAD TAKEN IT TO THEM NUMEROUS TIME TO FIX IT. WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS ONLY WARRANTIED FOR 12K MILES AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AND JERKS TO THE RIGHT WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING, DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ROTORS, HOWEVER 2 WEEKS LATER BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING AGAIN. *CJ
Official recalls
199V239000 · Power Train:clutch Assembly
Aug 27, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH AN INCORRECT RETAINING RING.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS MAY NOT ALLOW THE CLUTCH SYSTEM TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, RESULTING IN UNINTENTIONAL VEHICLE MOVEMENT, INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES, ENGINE STALLS, AND DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER WITH A NEW CYLINDER.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.