IllustrationREAR BOW ON CONVERTIBLE TOP BENDS CAUSING ROOF NOT TO PROPERLY CLOSE WHILE IN OPERATION. GAPPING IN ROOF WILL CAUSE WATER TO ENTER VEHICLE AND STOP CARS OPERATION, LOSING ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS SUCH AS POWER STEERING, BRAKING OR CAR MAY COMPLETING STALL OUT.
2013 Chevrolet Camaro
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Camaro years
Owner complaints for the 2013 Chevrolet Camaro are substantially higher than the model-year median of 32.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Camaro years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
500–25K
3825–50K
3050–75K
1175–100K
12100–150K
4150K+
145 reports with mileage · 42 unknown
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.
- Electrical System. Review the 81 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Steering. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. 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.
20 crash reports0 fire reports10 injury reports
Unknown Or Other complaints
26 reportsTHE FACTORY RADIO TURNS OFF AND ON WITH BLINKING LIGHTS ON THE RADIO ITSELF ALONG WITH THE A/C UNIT SHUTTING DOWN AND BACK UP. THE TURN SIGNAL ALSO DO NOT MAKE ANY SOUND. SOMETIMES, IF I TURN-OFF THE CAR AND PULL THE KEY OUT AND BACK IN AND CRACK EVERTHING RETURNS AS NORMAL. ALL THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE POINTS TO THE RADIO. THEY J…
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THE FACTORY RADIO TURNS OFF AND ON WITH BLINKING LIGHTS ON THE RADIO ITSELF ALONG WITH THE A/C UNIT SHUTTING DOWN AND BACK UP. THE TURN SIGNAL ALSO DO NOT MAKE ANY SOUND. SOMETIMES, IF I TURN-OFF THE CAR AND PULL THE KEY OUT AND BACK IN AND CRACK EVERTHING RETURNS AS NORMAL. ALL THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE POINTS TO THE RADIO. THEY JUST REPLACE IT WITH A AFTERMARKET. THEY DO NOT MAKE MY RADIO ANY MORE. SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS DEVICE.
APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO, I NOTICED MY REAR PASSENGER FLOORBOARD SATURATED WITH WATER AFTER A RAINSTORM. IT HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE YARD. SINCE DISCOVERING THIS, I KEEP MY FLOOR MATS IN THE TRUNK. SO THAT THE FLOORBOARDS ARE ALLOWED TO DRY OUT PROPERLY. HOWEVER, THIS HAS BECOME A NUISANCE,AS I DON'T WANT TO POTENTIALLY CA…
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APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO, I NOTICED MY REAR PASSENGER FLOORBOARD SATURATED WITH WATER AFTER A RAINSTORM. IT HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE YARD. SINCE DISCOVERING THIS, I KEEP MY FLOOR MATS IN THE TRUNK. SO THAT THE FLOORBOARDS ARE ALLOWED TO DRY OUT PROPERLY. HOWEVER, THIS HAS BECOME A NUISANCE,AS I DON'T WANT TO POTENTIALLY CAUSE RUST AND/OR CORROSION TO MY FLOORBOARD.
THIS VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. I RECENTLY PURCHASED IT FROM A LARGE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING ONE WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT. ONE DAY I WENT TO START THE CAR AND THE HEATER BLEW COLD AIR. IHAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD IT'S A BAD HEATER CORE. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER IT AND THE REPAIR WILL CO…
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THIS VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. I RECENTLY PURCHASED IT FROM A LARGE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING ONE WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT. ONE DAY I WENT TO START THE CAR AND THE HEATER BLEW COLD AIR. IHAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD IT'S A BAD HEATER CORE. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER IT AND THE REPAIR WILL COST OVER $1000 ON A VEHICLE THAT I'VE HAD JUST OVER A MONTH. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS IT.
MY CAR SUDDENLY DIED WITHOUT WARNING NO SERVICE OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAR WOULD NOT RESTART I WAS BARELY MOVING AS I WAS LEAVING WORK STILL IN PARKING LOT GETTING READY TO GO THROUGH THE SECURITY GATE PEOPLE I ASK WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT SAY IT SEEMS CAR LOST COMPRESSION ONLY HAD 12599 MILES STILL WAITING FOR MECHANIC TO LOOK AT M…
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MY CAR SUDDENLY DIED WITHOUT WARNING NO SERVICE OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAR WOULD NOT RESTART I WAS BARELY MOVING AS I WAS LEAVING WORK STILL IN PARKING LOT GETTING READY TO GO THROUGH THE SECURITY GATE PEOPLE I ASK WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT SAY IT SEEMS CAR LOST COMPRESSION ONLY HAD 12599 MILES STILL WAITING FOR MECHANIC TO LOOK AT MAJORITY OF PEOPLE THINK THE TIMING BROKE
HEATER CORE LEAK- AT STARTUP AND DURING DRIVING, KEEP SMELLING ANTIFREEZE. ANTIFREEZE WAS LOW SO ADDED TO FULL MARK. PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD WOULD BE SOAKED AFTER SOME DAYS OF DRIVING. HAD TESTS DONE TO FIND LEAK. IT IS BEING DIAGNOSED AT LEAKING HEATER CORE. FOUND OUT THE RADIATOR AND RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY OR EXTREMELY LOW.
THE VEHICLES AC IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY ANYMORE. IT SEEMS THE VENTS ARE STUCK AND IT WILL BLOW COLD AIR THEN SWITCH TO HOT ON ITS OWN. I AM NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE TEMPERATURE.
MY MAIN ISSUE WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF, I HEARD A LOUD POP COMING FROM MY SPEAKERS..MY BOYFRIEND WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT CHANGING FROM ON TO OFF WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED, I GET NO SEAT BELT CHIME AND THE STEREO FLASHES RAPIDLY AND GOES BLACK AND THE HEATER FAN COMES ON AND OFF I TURNED ON MY TURN SIGNA…
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MY MAIN ISSUE WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF, I HEARD A LOUD POP COMING FROM MY SPEAKERS..MY BOYFRIEND WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT CHANGING FROM ON TO OFF WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED, I GET NO SEAT BELT CHIME AND THE STEREO FLASHES RAPIDLY AND GOES BLACK AND THE HEATER FAN COMES ON AND OFF I TURNED ON MY TURN SIGNAL AND NOTICED A LOUD STATIC NOISE EVERY TIME, I TURNED THE TURN SIGNAL ON. STILL NO SAFETY BELT CHIME, STEREO AND NOW THE TURN SIGNALS MAKE NO SOUND WHEN ON. (11/05/2018) AS I STARTED MY CAR THIS MORNING THE STEREO WAS FLASHING ALONG WITH THE LIGHTS AROUND THE HEATER CONTROLS AND THE FAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND THE SCREEN ON THE RADIO WENT BLACK AND HASN'T COME BACK ON. THE HEATER FAN COMES ON FOR 2 TO 3 SECONDS AND SHUTS OFF FOR 2 TO 3 SECONDS. THIS OCCURS CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL I SHUT THE CAR OFF. EVERY TIME I START IT THE SAME THINGS ARE HAPPENING. WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF, I CAN HEAR A BUZZING COMING FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE DASH THAT LASTS ABOUT 5 TO 7 SECONDS AND THEN STOPS FOR 5 TO 7 SECONDS. THIS WILL CONTINUE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. IT DOESN'T DO IT EVERY TIME. (11/07/2018) WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TODAY THE TRUNK OPEN LIGHT CAME ON, SO I PULLED OVER AND WENT TO THE REAR OF MY CAR AND IT WAS NOT OPEN. I PUSHED THE TRUNK OPEN BUTTON ON THE DOOR PANEL AND THE FOB SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WOULDN'T OPEN THE TRUNK. I GOT BACK IN TO THE CAR AND CONTINUED HOME AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK WHEN I GOT HOME. SO AS OF TODAY, 11/13/2018 THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM WON'T COME ON, THE FAN FOR THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONING COMES ON AND OFF CONTINUOUSLY. THE TURN SIGNALS FLASH BUT HAVE NO SOUND, SEAT BELT CHIME DOES NOT WORK, PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY, THE TRUNK LID OPEN LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES ON
RADIO FLICKERS ON AND OFF DISRUPTING MUSIC AND HEATING/COOLLING SYSTEM
THE RADIO SYSTEM- MYLINK HAD TO BE REBOOTED TWICE SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. FIRST TIME UNDER WARRANTY, SECOND TIME OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAD TO PAY $125 DIAGNOSTIC FEE FOR DEALER TO SIMPLY UPLOAD AN UPDATE THAT TOOK 10 MINUTES. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN BOTH INSTANCES.
Official recalls
323V516000 · Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module
Jul 27, 2023
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013 Buick Verano, Chevrolet Camero, Sonic, and Volt vehicles. The driver-side air bag inflator may explode during deployment due to a manufacturing defect.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the driver-side air bag module, free of charge. On some 2013 Volt vehicles, the steering wheel will be replaced as well, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 23, 2023. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 and Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N232413120.
14V346000 · Electrical System:ignition
Jun 20, 2014
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling all 2010-2014 Chevrolet Camaro vehicles manufactured December 3, 2008 to May 23, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the driver may accidentally hit the ignition key with their knee, unintentionally knocking the key out of the run position, turning off the engine.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Additionally, a key knocked out of the run position could cause loss of engine power, power steering, and power braking, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will remove the key blade from the original flip key/RKE transmitter assemblies, and provide two new keys and two key rings per key. The recall began August 25, 2014. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 14294. Note: Until the recall has been performed, it is very important that drivers adjust their seat and steering column to allow clearance between their knee and the ignition key.
13V463000 · Equipment:other:labels
Sep 26, 2013
General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 and 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Coupes manufactured June 9, 2013, through September 6, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the required air bag warning label on the sun visor may peel off. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208 "Occupant Crash Protection."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the air bag warning label detaches from the visor, the driver and front seat passenger may not be warned of the risks of air bag deployment, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and instruct owners how to inspect the visor sticker. As necessary, dealers will replace the sun visor, free of charge. The recall began on October 28, 2013. Owners may contact GM at 1-800-521-7300. GM's recall campaign number is 13284.
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.