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.
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
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.
What owners actually said
187 reportsCONVERTIBLE LEAKS INTO THE REAR FLOOR PAN (DRIVER/PASSENGER) LEAK OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE STATIONARY. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=OA9CMPHABAS HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/226942550693692/PERMALINK/1110083875712884/ HTTPS://GM.OEMDTC.COM/6165/WATER-LEAK-IN-REAR-FLOOR-AREA-2011-2015-CHEVROLET-CAMARO-CONVERTIBLE/2
MY RADIO, DASH LIGHTS, AND CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL FLASHES ON AND OFF THEN MAKES A POP SOUND. THE RADIO DOES NOT WORK, AND THE HEAT & AC WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL OR MOVING.
WHILE DRIVING, I HEARD A LOUD POP FROM MY SPEAKERS. MY RADIO WENT BLACK, MY LEFT BLINKER STOPPED WORKING, AND MY HEATER AND AC UNIT WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME AS MY RADIO. NOT ONLY AM I DISAPPOINTED, BUT FRUSTRATED BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE FROM THE DEALER. NOW MY RADIO GOES IN AND OUT W…
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WHILE DRIVING, I HEARD A LOUD POP FROM MY SPEAKERS. MY RADIO WENT BLACK, MY LEFT BLINKER STOPPED WORKING, AND MY HEATER AND AC UNIT WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME AS MY RADIO. NOT ONLY AM I DISAPPOINTED, BUT FRUSTRATED BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE FROM THE DEALER. NOW MY RADIO GOES IN AND OUT WHENEVER IT WANTS, ALONG WITH MY AC/HEATER AND MY BLINKER BLINKS EXTREMELY SLOWER THAN USUAL. I AM A HUGE FAN OF CHEVY'S AND NEVER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM LIKE THIS ONE ON ANY VEHICLE I'VE OWNED. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF THESE ISSUES ARE RELATED BECAUSE THE AC/HEATER UNIT IS CONNECTED TO THE RADIO AND THE ONLY WAY IT CAN BE FIXED IS THROUGH THE DEALER. HOWEVER, AS I CONTINUE TO READ OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINTS, THE DEALERSHIPS DO NOT HAVE AN ACCURATE FIX. I HAVE BEEN REALLY GOOD WITH KEEPING UP THE MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE, BUT THIS EXPENSE IS SOMETHING I CANNOT AFFORD RIGHT NOW, AS A SINGLE PARENT WITH A CHILD IN COLLEGE! I ALSO SEE THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY OWNER WITH THIS ISSUE. I AM SURPRISED THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL AS ONE IS DEFINITELY NEEDED OR CHEVY NEEDS TO TAKE MORE PRIDE IN THEIR VEHICLES AND CREATE MORE QUALITY ONES. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THAT ANYONE PURCHASE A CHEVY CAMARO ESPECIALLY WITH THESE HORRIFYING ISSUES. I WILL CONTACT THE CEO OF GM AND VOICE MY COMPLAINT AS WELL. IF ANYONE KNOWS OF A SIMPLE FIX, PLEASE HELP! A LOYAL, YET DISSATISFIED CAMARO OWNER!
RADIO, A/C, TURN SIGNALS TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN CAR IS TURNED ON.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE RADIO WAS TURNED ON BUT FAILED TO PLAY MUSIC, THE HEAT WAS TURNED ON BUT BLEW OUT COLD AIR, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON BUT BLEW OUT HOT AIR. ADDITIONALLY, THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT MAKING THE CLICKING NOISE WHIL…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE RADIO WAS TURNED ON BUT FAILED TO PLAY MUSIC, THE HEAT WAS TURNED ON BUT BLEW OUT COLD AIR, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON BUT BLEW OUT HOT AIR. ADDITIONALLY, THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT MAKING THE CLICKING NOISE WHILE IN THE ON POSITION. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND OPENED CASE 8-4029973651 AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,500.
6 MONTHS AGO MY INFOTAINMENT SCREEN STARTED FLASHING AND THE CD WOULD OCCASIONALLY POP OUT OF THE PLAYER ON ITS OWN. THE MUSIC WOULD TURN ITSELF OFF THEN COME BACK ON, STARTLING ME AS IT WOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD STATIC OR POPPING SOUND. IT STARTED OFF INTERMITTENTLY, THEN THE SCREEN WENT COMPLETELY BLACK AND THE MUSIC STOP…
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6 MONTHS AGO MY INFOTAINMENT SCREEN STARTED FLASHING AND THE CD WOULD OCCASIONALLY POP OUT OF THE PLAYER ON ITS OWN. THE MUSIC WOULD TURN ITSELF OFF THEN COME BACK ON, STARTLING ME AS IT WOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD STATIC OR POPPING SOUND. IT STARTED OFF INTERMITTENTLY, THEN THE SCREEN WENT COMPLETELY BLACK AND THE MUSIC STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY EXCEPT FOR THE CONSTANT BUZZING/STATIC SOUND ACCOMPANIED BY CLICKING AS THOUGH SOMETHING IS TRYING TO TURN ON. THE SCREEN AND THE MUSIC OCCASIONALLY MAKE A SURPRISING APPEARANCE, USUALLY AFTER I'VE COME TO A STOP, ROLLED MY WINDOW DOWN OR USED THE TURN SIGNAL. WHICH BRINGS ME TO THE NEXT THING, THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. TO THIS DAY IT COMES ON AND OFF AT ITS LEISURE, INCLUDING THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOW DEFROST. MY BLINKERS NO LONGER MAKE THE SOUND TO ALERT ME THAT THEY ARE ON. ON A FEW OCCASIONS MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAS FAILED TO OPERATE. I ASSUME ONE DAY THAT WILL BE ALSO BE INOPERATIVE BASED ON PREVIOUS TRENDS. I CANCELLED MY SUBSCRIPTION TO ONSTAR SINCE I HAVE NO ACCESS TO THE FEATURES ANY LONGER. THIS MEANS I NO LONGER HAVE NAVIGATION, ACCESS TO EMERGENCY SERVICES, HANDS FREE CALLING OR EVEN ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. I NO LONGER HAVE THE ABILITY TO REMOTE ACCESS MY VEHICLE WHICH WAS ONE OF THE MAIN SELLING POINTS. NOW PLEASE IMAGINE TAKING AN UNCOMFORTABLY SILENT RIDE WITH ME AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN A CD THAT WASN'T PLAYING POPS OUT AND THE AIR CONDITIONER KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF, ALL WHILE THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE ITS ABOUT TO EXPLODE. I'VE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND COUNTLESS SITES WITH NUMEROUS OWNERS STATING THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. ADD ANOTHER 5000 OR SO CHARACTERS TO THIS COMPLAINT BOX AND I WILL GLADLY COPY AND PASTE THOSE OWNERS' STORIES FOR YOU TO CONSIDER AS WELL. CHEVROLET/GM SAY THAT THIS IS MY ISSUE ALONE. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL YEARS BEFORE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO STEER AND PULLED INTO ANOTHER LANE. LUCKILY, NO CARS WERE NEAR. WE MANAGED TO GET HOME AND TOOK TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER. THEY RESET IT AND POWER STEERING WORKED FOR A WHILE. DROVE THE CAR FOR APPOXIMATELY 60 MILES AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON A 2 …
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WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO STEER AND PULLED INTO ANOTHER LANE. LUCKILY, NO CARS WERE NEAR. WE MANAGED TO GET HOME AND TOOK TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER. THEY RESET IT AND POWER STEERING WORKED FOR A WHILE. DROVE THE CAR FOR APPOXIMATELY 60 MILES AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON A 2 LANE ROAD IN MIDDLE OF TURN. ALMOST WRECKED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 8700 MILES ON IT, BUT BECAUSE OF YEARS, WARRANTY IS OUT. 8700 MILES!!! WHEN I CONTACTED GM OVER ABOUT A MONTH SEVERAL TIMES, THEY FINALLY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. I ALSO HAVE A 2014 SILVERADO THAT HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2017 COLORADO THAT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON TODAY. IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I CHECKED OUT PROBLEMS ONLINE, I FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.
I OWN A 2013 CHEVROLET ZL1 CAMARO WITH 76500 MILES. IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. CHEVROLET SAID THIS WAS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM AND THE REPAIR WOULD BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. CHEVROLET WANTED $…
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I OWN A 2013 CHEVROLET ZL1 CAMARO WITH 76500 MILES. IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. CHEVROLET SAID THIS WAS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM AND THE REPAIR WOULD BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. CHEVROLET WANTED $2,791.00 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM.
SHARK FIN ANTENNA HAS VERY POOR RECEPTION, CAUSES ONSTAR TO LOSE CONNECTION OFTEN IN PLACES IT SHOULDN'T AS WELL AS NAVIGATION THROUGH RADIO TO NOT WORK WHEN IT SHOULD AND RADIO,XM,ETC. DEALER SAID IT WAS A COMMON THING IN THE CAMARO SHARK FIN. HAPPENS VERY OFTEN FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED THE CAR TO PRESENT
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.
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