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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

What owners actually said

206 reports
Mileage unknown · Jun 16, 2020
Electrical System

RADIO TURNING ON AND OFF AND MAKING A LOUD POPPING SOUND EVEN VOLUME IS TURNED TO LOWEST SETTING. EVERY TURN SIGNAL, BRAKE, BUMP, DOOR LOCK OR EVEN OPENING OR CLOSING WINDOW IT AFFECTS THE RADIO AND DASH BOARD LIGHTS THEN STARTS BLINKING AND POPPING SOUND. SOMETIMES RADIO IS OFF COMPLETELY FOR HOURS THEN LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD …

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RADIO TURNING ON AND OFF AND MAKING A LOUD POPPING SOUND EVEN VOLUME IS TURNED TO LOWEST SETTING. EVERY TURN SIGNAL, BRAKE, BUMP, DOOR LOCK OR EVEN OPENING OR CLOSING WINDOW IT AFFECTS THE RADIO AND DASH BOARD LIGHTS THEN STARTS BLINKING AND POPPING SOUND. SOMETIMES RADIO IS OFF COMPLETELY FOR HOURS THEN LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD JUST KEEP BLINKING. TURN SIGNAL WORKS BUT YOU CANT HEAR ANYTHING. IT'S HARD TO DRIVE AT NIGHT COZ SOMETIMES THE DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY DARK BARELY YOU CAN SEE YOUR SPEEDOMETER. BROUGHT TO GILROY CHEVY/GM DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM DO DIAGNOSTICS SPENT ALMOST $300 AND THEY FOUND NOTHING AND FIXED NOTHING. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11329252

100,923 miles · Jun 6, 2020
EngineFuel/propulsion System

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, SPEED ABOUT 45 THEN IT SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 20 AND THEN A SIGN CAME ON SAYING ENGINE POWER REDUCED. I WAS GOING 5 MINUTES UP THE ROAD TO A GAS STATION. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11327566

109,000 miles · May 30, 2020
Unknown Or Other

I WENT TO START MY CAR ONE DAY, AND USE THE AIR CONDITIONING (A/C). THE A/C WAS BLOWING WARM AIR, SO I TRIED MY HEATER TO SEE IF IT WORKED OKAY, AND THE HEATER WAS ALSO BLOWING WARM AIR AND WOULD NOT GET HOT. NO MATTER WHICH SETTING I TURNED MY VEHICLE ON, THE A/C WAS BLOWING WARM AIR AND THE HEATER WAS BLOWING WARM AIR. I T…

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I WENT TO START MY CAR ONE DAY, AND USE THE AIR CONDITIONING (A/C). THE A/C WAS BLOWING WARM AIR, SO I TRIED MY HEATER TO SEE IF IT WORKED OKAY, AND THE HEATER WAS ALSO BLOWING WARM AIR AND WOULD NOT GET HOT. NO MATTER WHICH SETTING I TURNED MY VEHICLE ON, THE A/C WAS BLOWING WARM AIR AND THE HEATER WAS BLOWING WARM AIR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID MY TEMP DOOR BROKE INTO THE ACTUATOR. THIS REPAIR ENTAILS RIPPING APART THE ENTIRE DASH, INCLUDING STEERING WHEEL, AIR BAGS, ECT. AND REMOVING THE WINDSHIELD! THE TOTAL FOR THIS COST ME $1,600 FOR A $30 PART! DOING RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THEIR FIFTH GEN CAMARO'S; THE TEMP DOOR BREAKS OFF AT THE CORNER WHICH MAKES IT SO THE DOOR IS NOT OPENING AND CLOSING. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME. THEY SAID THEY WOULD OPEN UP AN INVESTIGATION TO SEE IF IT NEEDED TO BE A RECALL. HOWEVER, FROM ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL! *TR

NHTSA ODI #11326588

Mileage unknown · May 25, 2020
Electrical System

SOMETIMES WHEN I TURNOFF THE CAR, THE KEYS DOESN'T COME OUT, I HAVE TO SEAT IN THE CAR FOR ABOUT 5MINS FOR THE IGNITION TO RELEASE KEYS, SOMETIMES IT TAKES MORE THAN 5MINS SO I HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR OPEN AND GO BACK TO CHECK IF KEYS ARE RELEASE. WHAT HAPPENS IS THE KEY POSITION DOESN'T ALLOW ME TURN THE KEY ALL THE WAY TO THE PO…

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SOMETIMES WHEN I TURNOFF THE CAR, THE KEYS DOESN'T COME OUT, I HAVE TO SEAT IN THE CAR FOR ABOUT 5MINS FOR THE IGNITION TO RELEASE KEYS, SOMETIMES IT TAKES MORE THAN 5MINS SO I HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR OPEN AND GO BACK TO CHECK IF KEYS ARE RELEASE. WHAT HAPPENS IS THE KEY POSITION DOESN'T ALLOW ME TURN THE KEY ALL THE WAY TO THE POINT WHERE THE STEERING LOCK CLICKS AND ALLOW KEYS OUT, IT ONLY STAYS IN THE POSITION OF WHEN YOU TURN OFF YOUR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAR WHEN IT'S NOT ON PARK.

NHTSA ODI #11325838

33,000 miles · May 13, 2020
Electrical System

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RKE (REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY) TRANSMITTER ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HIS KNEE ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE IGNITION KEY, MOVING THE KEY OUT OF THE RUN POSITION AND TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SNE…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RKE (REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY) TRANSMITTER ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HIS KNEE ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE IGNITION KEY, MOVING THE KEY OUT OF THE RUN POSITION AND TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SNELL MOTORS LOCATED AT 1900 MADISON AVE, MANKATO, MN 56001, AND WAS DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND KEYS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER THEN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19E064000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000.

NHTSA ODI #11324421

28,500 miles · Apr 16, 2020
Power Train

DRIVING CAR NON-AGGRESSIVELY ON FLAT, CITY STREET GOING IN A STRAIGHT LINE - DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR / 2ND GEAR IS "SPAT" OUT WHEN GETTING BACK ON THE THROTTLE AFTER GIVING A POSITIVE RESPONSE TO SHIFT - REMAINS AN ISSUE OVER THE 3MO I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI #11321342

50,000 miles · Apr 2, 2020
SteeringUnknown Or Other

THE STEERING IS MAKING A NOISE WHEN IT MAKE TURNS AND IS STIFF WHEN TURNING. THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I HAVE TO PUT IT INTO GEAR SEVERAL TIMES AND BACK INTO PARK BEFORE IT WILL COME OUT.

NHTSA ODI #11320053

Mileage unknown · Apr 1, 2020
Unknown Or Other

EVERY TIME WHEN I TURN ON THE CAR (THE CAR IS NOT IN MOTION AND IS PARKED) THE RPM ACCELERATES ITSELF AND GOES BACK, STABILIZING ITSELF.

NHTSA ODI #11319900

31,717 miles · Mar 31, 2020
Unknown Or OtherVisibility/wiper

HEATER CORE FAILURE, LEAKING CAUSING WINDOWS TO NOT DEFROST RATHER BE COVERED IN A LAY OF GREY FILM

NHTSA ODI #11319804

43,000 miles · Mar 6, 2020
Exterior LightingCrash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE TURN SIGNAL AUDIO WAS NO LONGER PRESENT WHEN ACTIVATING THE TURN SIGNAL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE RADIO. THE RADIO WAS REPLACED AND…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE TURN SIGNAL AUDIO WAS NO LONGER PRESENT WHEN ACTIVATING THE TURN SIGNAL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE RADIO. THE RADIO WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

NHTSA ODI #11316585

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.