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2015 Chevrolet Camaro

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Camaro years

Owner complaints for the 2015 Chevrolet Camaro are substantially higher than the model-year median of 32.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

145 reports with mileage · 61 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 111 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 25 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

12 crash reports1 fire reports6 injury reports

Wheels complaints

10 reports
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Mileage unknown · Apr 21, 2022
Air BagsService BrakesWheelsCrashInjury

The tires spun out of control while going the speed limit and wearing a seatbelt. The brakes ultimately failed. The car had no functional safety features, and I couldn't control the steering. It went airborne and rolled over. The airbags failed to deploy after hitting a tree. My safety and others were put at risk, and I almost d…

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The tires spun out of control while going the speed limit and wearing a seatbelt. The brakes ultimately failed. The car had no functional safety features, and I couldn't control the steering. It went airborne and rolled over. The airbags failed to deploy after hitting a tree. My safety and others were put at risk, and I almost died from the accident. I suffer from life-threatening/altering injuries.

NHTSA ODI #11461586

25 miles · Jan 23, 2020
Air BagsSteeringWheelsCrash

ALMOST 5 YEARS AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE OFF THE LOT AND THE WARRI HAS EXPIRED MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAN'T BE REPAIRED BY THE NEARBY DEALERSHIP FOR < $400. NO REALLY AS OF YET. WHILE DRIVING A MONTH OFF THE LOT MY VEHICLE WAS T-BONED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY A HIT & RUN DRIVER. EVERY SINCE MY STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES.

NHTSA ODI #11301451

68,200 miles · Mar 25, 2019
Electronic Stability Control (esc)StructureWheelsCrash

I WAS HEADED SOUTH MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO 167TH OFF OF CICERO ( BUSY STREET) AND AN ONCOMING VEHICLE STRUCK ME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT QUARTER PANEL, THEN PUSHING MY CAR OVER THE MEDIAN AND INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AFTERWARDS INTO A CURB. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AFTER BASICALLY FOUR IMPACTS.

NHTSA ODI #11191442

65,000 miles · Mar 7, 2019
SteeringWheels

CAR IS SERVICE BY SAME DEALER.COMPLAINED FOR YEAR.TIRE SENOR OFF WHILE IN WARRANTY.GOT NEW TIRES,DOING AGAIN.EVEN TOLD ME ICE ON ROAD IN 99 DEGREE WEATHER,STEERING WHEEL CREEDED TURN SLOW SPEED.NO ONE FOND PROBLEM.I REQUESTED LOOK AT NOW OUT WARRANTY.PAID 130.00 TOLD ME GEAR NEED CHANGE.67000.00 SHOW ROOM LOOKING CAR.COST 1500.0…

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CAR IS SERVICE BY SAME DEALER.COMPLAINED FOR YEAR.TIRE SENOR OFF WHILE IN WARRANTY.GOT NEW TIRES,DOING AGAIN.EVEN TOLD ME ICE ON ROAD IN 99 DEGREE WEATHER,STEERING WHEEL CREEDED TURN SLOW SPEED.NO ONE FOND PROBLEM.I REQUESTED LOOK AT NOW OUT WARRANTY.PAID 130.00 TOLD ME GEAR NEED CHANGE.67000.00 SHOW ROOM LOOKING CAR.COST 1500.00.I KNOW 2014 WAS RECALLED THIS PROBLEM.HELP I AM A SENIOR NEED KNOW IS IT THE BUSHING DRY AMD DIRTY OR GEAR .DEALER GUESSING.SOUND GOING OR SITTING STILL

NHTSA ODI #11184957

34,000 miles · Dec 15, 2017
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Visibility/wiperWheels

MY PRESSURE TIRE LIGHTS COME ON EVEN WHEN MY TIRES ARE INFLATED .. THEY MARKED THAT THE TIRE WHERE LOW AT 22 AND I PUMPED AIR UNTILL THEY WHERE 40 WITHOUT KNOWING BECAUSE THE TIRE LIGHTS INDICATED THEY WHERE LOW.. WHEN I'M COMING TO A STOP THE WHEEL SHAKES.

NHTSA ODI #11054852

44,000 miles · Dec 5, 2017
Wheels

SITTING IN MORNING TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT, ONCE THE CHANGED I WAS DIVING 25 MPH DUE TO THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME. THE INNER PART OF MY REAR PASSENGER RIM EXPLODED AND WENT THROUGH THE BACK TIRE AND WAS PROTRUDING OUT THE BACK END OF THE TIRE. CHEVY DEALERSHIP TRIED TO SAY I RAN OVER SOMETHING BUT THE TRAJECTORY OF T…

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SITTING IN MORNING TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT, ONCE THE CHANGED I WAS DIVING 25 MPH DUE TO THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME. THE INNER PART OF MY REAR PASSENGER RIM EXPLODED AND WENT THROUGH THE BACK TIRE AND WAS PROTRUDING OUT THE BACK END OF THE TIRE. CHEVY DEALERSHIP TRIED TO SAY I RAN OVER SOMETHING BUT THE TRAJECTORY OF THE IMPACTED RIM WOULD HAVE MADE THAT TYPE OF IMPACT IMPOSSIBLE. NOT TO MENTION THERE WAS NO DEBRIS IN ROAD AND I WAS IN A LONG LINE OF MORNING TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT. I CONTACTED GM OWNER CENTER TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION AND WAS TOLD A SENIOR ADVISOR WOULD CONTACT ME IN 48HRS. THAT WAS 4 DAYS AGO DESPITE ME CALLING AND LEAVING 3 MESSAGES REQUESTING A RETURN CALL.

NHTSA ODI #11052564

30,000 miles · Aug 2, 2016
EnginePower TrainWheels

IVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE MOTOR DEALER HAS HAD TO CHANGE PISTONS AND VALES . WHICH ISN'T VERY UNSAFE UNTIL YOUR DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THEN YOU LOSE ALL POWER ..THEN YOU HAVE TO DODGE TRAFFIC..OR ELSE.. IVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE TIRE SENSOR THAT KEEPS GOING OUT, DEALER CHANGED IT ONCE AND WITHIN A MONTH IT STARTED ACTING WEIRD AGAI…

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IVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE MOTOR DEALER HAS HAD TO CHANGE PISTONS AND VALES . WHICH ISN'T VERY UNSAFE UNTIL YOUR DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THEN YOU LOSE ALL POWER ..THEN YOU HAVE TO DODGE TRAFFIC..OR ELSE.. IVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE TIRE SENSOR THAT KEEPS GOING OUT, DEALER CHANGED IT ONCE AND WITHIN A MONTH IT STARTED ACTING WEIRD AGAIN. KEEPS TELLING ME TO ADD AIR TO THE TIRES WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS FINE . UNTIL I GET A BLOW OUT AND WRECK. IVE HAD ISSUES WITH SOME LIGHTS THAT FLICKER WHILE IM DRIVING . THE DEALER SAYS "THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE LIGHTS" . GM IS BUYING BACK THIS LEMON THEY SOLD ME , HOWEVER THEY WOULD LIKE ME TO KEEP DRIVING THIS CAR WITH TWO COMPLETELY BALD TIRES AROUND WHILE THEY DECIDE EXACTLY HOW MUCH THEY WANT ME TO PAY THEM FOR DEALING WITH THIS OBVIOUS LEMON THAT THEY SOLD ME. THAT'S THE THANKS I GET FOR CHOOSING TO BUY AN AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE. I WILL NOT EVEN DRIVE THIS ONE YEAR OLD CAR BECAUSE IT IS SO UNSAFE, PLEASE LOOK INTO OR AT LEAST MAKE SOME OF THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE SO THAT OTHER HONEST HARD WORKING PEOPLE DON'T GET CAUGHT IN THIS HORRIBLE SITUATION..

NHTSA ODI #10892520

19,000 miles · Jul 15, 2016
Power TrainWheels

PURCHASED THE CAR 4/2015 NEW - 5/6 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN IT STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. I PULLED OVER AND IT STOPPED . I BROUGHT IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEAL AND IT HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CODE FOR ENGINE MISFIRE - NO PROBLEM WITH CAR SINCE THAT DAY 5/6. ON 5/9 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL AND I PULLED ONTO MY HOME STREET AND TH…

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PURCHASED THE CAR 4/2015 NEW - 5/6 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN IT STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. I PULLED OVER AND IT STOPPED . I BROUGHT IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEAL AND IT HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CODE FOR ENGINE MISFIRE - NO PROBLEM WITH CAR SINCE THAT DAY 5/6. ON 5/9 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL AND I PULLED ONTO MY HOME STREET AND THE CAR LIGHT CAME ON TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT - THE CAR COMPLETLEY SHUT DOWN AND I COULD NOT START IT AGAIN. I TOWED IT TO THE DEALER. - I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISION WAS STUCK IN BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETEY FRIED - BURNED - MELTED - NOT 1 REPORT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC NOT 1 WARNING UNTIL IT JUST STOPPED DEAD IN THE ROAD. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED FOR THE CAR JUST SHUTTING DOWN - AND NEVER STARTED AGAIN - TIRES ARE PITTED AND BALD - EVERY 2 WEEKS I REC'D NOTICE TO PUT AIR IN BACK TIRES FROM THE DAY OF PURCHASE THE AIR IN BACK TIRES ALWAYS NEEEDED AIR. DEALERSHIP AND GM HAVE DEEMED THE WARRANTY VOIDED AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OR WORN TIRES ON A 1 YR OLD CAR - HOW CAN A TRANSMISSION BURN OUT IN 3 DAYS?? IT HAD JUST HAD A DIAGNOSTICS DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 5/6 WHEN THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED- I WAS TOLD IT WAS A MISFIRE!!! AND THEN 3 DAYS LATER ON 5/9 THE TRANSMISSION WAS BURNED OUT ???- MECHANIC SAID IT WAS STUCK IN BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS??? HOW CAN THAT HAPPEN IF I ONLY DRIVE IN AUTOMATIC?? HOW COME THERE WAS NO WARNINGS ABOUT THE SLIP IN GEARS AS WELL?? OR A WARNING ABOUT THE OVERHEATING OF THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE IT MELTED?

NHTSA ODI #10885089

320 miles · Mar 10, 2016
Electronic Stability Control (esc)SuspensionWheelsCrash

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 20 MPH AROUND A TRAFFIC CIRCLE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, WHEN, AFTER TURNING RIGHT, THEN LEFT, THEN RIGHT AROUND THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE, THE BACK END SLID OUT AND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SLAMMED SIDEWAYS AGAINST A CURB. THE WHEEL WAS INSTANTLY CRACKED, THE WHEEL AND SPINDLE BENT. "SERVICE STABILITRACK" INSTANTLY C…

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I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 20 MPH AROUND A TRAFFIC CIRCLE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, WHEN, AFTER TURNING RIGHT, THEN LEFT, THEN RIGHT AROUND THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE, THE BACK END SLID OUT AND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SLAMMED SIDEWAYS AGAINST A CURB. THE WHEEL WAS INSTANTLY CRACKED, THE WHEEL AND SPINDLE BENT. "SERVICE STABILITRACK" INSTANTLY CAME ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER, AND ALL THREE STABILITY INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. THE P-ZERO NERO TIRES ON THIS CAR ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR WET ROADS IN THE CITY. THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 50 DEGREES. THE CAMARO AND THESE TIRES MAKE IT UNSAFE, AND THE CAR SHOULD COME EQUIPPED DEFAULT WITH ALL-SEASON TIRES, NOT RACING Z-RATED SUMMER ONLY TIRES. REPAIR COST IS $1,500 AND THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS "PERFORMANCE" CAR.

NHTSA ODI #10845875

20,757 miles · Feb 22, 2016
Wheels

ON A VERY COLD WINTER DAY ( TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS), I TOOK A TEST RIDE ON THIS 2015 CAMARO FROM A LOCAL BUICK DEALER. ALTHOUGH THIS CAMARO WAS ONLY A 6 CYLINDER, IT WAS EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI ZERO NERO HIGH PERFORMANCE SUMMER TIRES. AS I PULLED AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND GOT UP TO 50 MPH, I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS COMING APART …

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ON A VERY COLD WINTER DAY ( TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS), I TOOK A TEST RIDE ON THIS 2015 CAMARO FROM A LOCAL BUICK DEALER. ALTHOUGH THIS CAMARO WAS ONLY A 6 CYLINDER, IT WAS EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI ZERO NERO HIGH PERFORMANCE SUMMER TIRES. AS I PULLED AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND GOT UP TO 50 MPH, I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS COMING APART DUE TO THE EXTREME TIRE NOISE. I WASN'T AWARE THAT THE CAMARO HAD SUMMER TIRES AND I FEEL THAT I WAS PUT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION BY DRIVING THIS CAR. AS PER AN EXCERPT OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL "IF THE TIRES HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO 20 DEGREES OR LESS, LET THEM WARM UP IN A HEATED SPACE TO AT LEAST 40 DEGREES FOR 24 HOURS OR MORE BEFORE BEING INSTALLED OR DRIVING A VEHICLE ON WHICH THEY ARE INSTALLED". ALSO, GM BULLETIN #13-03-10-0001A CLEARLY STATES THE CAR IS NOT TO BE DRIVEN IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 45 DEGREES!!! IN LIGHT OF HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE INJURED OR KILLED IN FORD EXPLORERS WITH A TIRE SITUATION, I'M SURPRISED THAT THERE IS NO OBVIOUS WARNING POSTED ON VEHICLES WITH SUMMER TIRES THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH THOSE TIRES IN COLD CLIMATES. EVEN PIRELLI HAS NOTATIONS ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THESE TIRES.

NHTSA ODI #10837426

Official recalls

1

15V666000 · Air Bags:side/window

Oct 16, 2015

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Camaro, Equinox, Malibu, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The affected vehicles have front seat-mounted side impact air bags whose inflator may rupture upon its deployment.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of one or both of the side impact air bags, the air bag's inflator may rupture and the air bag may not properly inflate. The rupture could cause metal fragments to strike the vehicle occupants, potentially resulting in serious injury or death. Additionally, if the air bag does not properly inflate, the driver or passenger is at an increased risk of injury.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the side impact air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began on October 19, 2015. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 01320.

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

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.