IllustrationTHE CUSTOM EXHUAST SYSTEM INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER (GM) AND BUILT BY SLP ENGINEERING WAS CAUSING THE FUEL TANK IN MY 2001 CAMARO TO MELT. *AK
2001 Chevrolet Camaro
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2001 Chevrolet Camaro do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 32.
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
50–25K
725–50K
750–75K
075–100K
2100–150K
1150K+
22 reports with mileage · 26 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Steering. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
4 crash reports0 fire reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
48 reportsI HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS ON MY 2001 CAMARO. THEY KEEP WARPING. I HAD THEM TURNED 04/25/2002 AND NOW THEY ARE WARPING AGAIN I ONLY PUT 200 MILES ON SINCE I TURNED THEM. *JB
WHEN DRIVER WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED BY A VEHICLE DRIVING 50 MPH IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER'S HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEY HAD OTHER INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
CONSUMER STATED THE LFET SIDE MIRROR HAS BEEN FIXED FOUR TIMES, THE MIRRIOR BREAKS FOR NO REASON. ALSO CAR NEEDS OIL EVERY 1000 MILES.*JB
ENGINE MANAGEMENT COMPUTER HOLDS THROTTLE OPEN WHEN FOOT IS LIFTED OFF ACCELERATOR. VERY DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAY. DEALERS (2) CLAIM "MANY OWNER COMPLAINTS, BUT THIS IS NORMAL ... THEY ALL DO IT. OPERATES PER DESIGN..."
REAR VIEW MIRROR WILL VIBRATE AND SHAKE TO THE POINT WHERE CONSUMER CANNOT SEE BEHIND HER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER HAS REPLACED MIRROR TWICE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY GM REPRESENATIVE THAT NOTHING IS ABNORMAL REGARDING REAR VIEW MIRROR.*JB
I AND MANY OTHER OTHER NEW CAMARO OWNERS HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE PULSATION, GENERAL MOTORS HAS A TSB OUT ON THE PULSATION PROBLEM BUT FAILS TO DO A RECALL. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS I FEEL FOR MYSELF AND OTHER CAMARO OWNERS.I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO KEEP BRINGING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE IF THE BRAKE COMPONENTS ARE UNRELIABLE …
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I AND MANY OTHER OTHER NEW CAMARO OWNERS HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE PULSATION, GENERAL MOTORS HAS A TSB OUT ON THE PULSATION PROBLEM BUT FAILS TO DO A RECALL. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS I FEEL FOR MYSELF AND OTHER CAMARO OWNERS.I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO KEEP BRINGING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE IF THE BRAKE COMPONENTS ARE UNRELIABLE FOR THESE F BODY CARS.
CONDITIONS: TEMP: APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES F WEATHER: CLEAR WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED (FIRMLY) I PRESSED THE RELEASE BUTTON ON PARKING BRAKE HANDLE AND IMMEDIATELY HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE AND FELT A RELEASE OF TENSION IN THE HANDLE. AFTER THE NOISE, THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE COULD BE MOVED FREELY UP OR DO…
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CONDITIONS: TEMP: APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES F WEATHER: CLEAR WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED (FIRMLY) I PRESSED THE RELEASE BUTTON ON PARKING BRAKE HANDLE AND IMMEDIATELY HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE AND FELT A RELEASE OF TENSION IN THE HANDLE. AFTER THE NOISE, THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE COULD BE MOVED FREELY UP OR DOWN WITH NO RESISTANCE TO MOVEMENT (THE RELEASE BUTTON WAS KEPT DEPRESSED). THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD SLIGHTLY AFTER THE POP NOISE WAS HEARD. I MOVE THE HANDLE TO THE DOWN (OFF) POSITION AND RELEASED THE BUTTON. I THEN RE-APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY. I CALLED THE DEALER BUT SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS NO LONGER PRESENT THEY COULD DO NOTHING (I AGREE WITH THEM). *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE MIS-SHIFTS, MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE ARE INTERNAL PROBLEMS WITH THE SYNCHRONIZERS AND SHIFTING FORKS, DEALER STATED THAT SHIFTING FAILURES WERE DUE TO DRIVER ERROR AND NOT A MALFUNCTION. *TT
THE ROTORS ON *ALL* CAMAROS SINC APPROXIMATELY 1998 ARE FAULTY. HOWEVER, THE 2001 AND 2002 MODELS SEEM TO BE SUFFERING THE MOST FREQUENT FAILURES. THE ROTORS ON MY 2001 Z28 WARPED AND WERE SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY AT 6,500 MILES. ALREADY, AT 11,000 MILES, THEY ARE WARPED AGAIN. I DO NOT RACE OR AUTOCROSS THIS VEHICLE, SO OEM…
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THE ROTORS ON *ALL* CAMAROS SINC APPROXIMATELY 1998 ARE FAULTY. HOWEVER, THE 2001 AND 2002 MODELS SEEM TO BE SUFFERING THE MOST FREQUENT FAILURES. THE ROTORS ON MY 2001 Z28 WARPED AND WERE SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY AT 6,500 MILES. ALREADY, AT 11,000 MILES, THEY ARE WARPED AGAIN. I DO NOT RACE OR AUTOCROSS THIS VEHICLE, SO OEM PARTS SHOULD BE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHI AGAIN AND WAS TOLD (OFF THE RECORD, OF COURSE) THAT THE OEM ROTORS FOR THE CAMARO ARE POORLY DESIGNED AND DON'T MATCH UP WITH THIS CAR. THEY ADVISED ME TO PURCHASE AN AFTERMARKET SET OF ROTORS FROM AN AUTOMOTIVE PARTS STORE AND NOT TO USE OEM PARTS. THEY ALSO WILL NOT WARRANTY THE ROTORS A SECOND TIME. CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT THE DEALERSHIPS ARE TELLING THE CUSTOMERS THAT THE STOCK ROTORS ARE NOT MATCHED TO THE CAR, CHEVROLET SHOULD ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL. IF THE ROTORS ARE WARPING PREMATURELY, THEN THEY ARE MOST CERTAINLY SUBJECT TO PREMATURE FAILURE AND COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH PROBABLY 50 OTHER DOCUMENTED CASES OF THE OEM ROTORS WARPING AT AN ACCELERATED RATE. I'M HOPTING THAT NHTSA CAN PUT SOME PRESSURE ON GM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT CAUSES A FATALITY.*AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.