Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Chevrolet Camaro.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-08-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STE… |
| 2010-03-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | POTENTIAL ENGINE FAILURE -- PCV VALVE FAILED CAUSING ENGINE OIL TO FOAM DUE TO ENTRAPPED GASES. ONLY WARNING WAS "SERV… |
| 2008-08-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CAMARO Z28. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP FIVE TIMES W… |
| 2006-12-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE -- NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *JB |
| 2004-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | 1998 CAMARO. REAR BRAKE LINES RUSTED,LEAKING AND REAR BRAKES DONT WORK. *AK |
| 2004-11-02 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF WHILE DRIVING, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TH… |
| 2004-10-29 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO TH… |
| 2004-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CHEVROLET CAMARO 1998 3.8L V6.ATTERY RETENSION TRAY FAILED, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO BECOME LOOSE INSIDE ENGINE COMPARTME… |
| 2004-07-12 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 CHEVROLET CAMERO WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE THE CABLING SYSTEM THAT MANUALLY … |
| 2004-06-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WH… |
| 2004-04-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED EVERY 15,000 MILES. CONSUMER STATED ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. *AK |
| 2004-02-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | 1998 Z28: HAVE EXPERIENCED FUEL PUMP FAILURE (REPLACED BY DEALER CIRCA JUNE 99) ALSO, EXPERIENCING AN ERRATIC FUEL GAGE… |
| 2003-09-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 98 CHEVY CAMARO: RUNNING LIGHTS MELT AND CAUSE BULB TO FUSE WITH FIXTURE. THIS HAS ALREADY HAPPENED ON THIS CAR THREE T… |
| 2003-08-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR DIED, HAD TO REPLACE ON 8/8/03. HEARD SOUND IN THE REAR, CHANGED SHOCK ABSORBERS, NOISE IS STILL THERE, GO… |
| 2003-03-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED ON 1998 CHEVROLET CAMARO Z28; I KNOW OF SEVERAL PEOPLE PERSONALLY THAT HAVE 1998 AND UP CAMAR… |
| 2003-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | 1998 CAMARO Z28 COV. WITH 12,000 MILES EM DELCO BATTERY LEAKED ACID FROM TERMINAL, DAMAGING PAINT INSIDE ENGINE COMPAR… |
| 2002-12-25 | TIRES | No | 0 | GOODYEAR GS-A P245/50-ZR16 (W-12,000 MI) BLEW-OUT FOR NO REASON. PH |
| 2002-12-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY. DT |
| 2002-08-03 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY CAMARO WHERE THE LOWER RACK AND PINION STEERING HAD TO BE FIXED AND WAS LOOKING AT A RECALL FOR 97-… |
| 2002-06-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE BRAKE CALIPER BOLT SEPARATED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE DR… |
| 2002-05-24 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT NIGHT IN A POURING RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. SINCE THEN SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND S… |
| 2002-05-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO SLOWDOWN BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE SPUN AROUND. CONTACTED DEAL… |
| 2002-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CHEVROLET REFUSED TO REPAIR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. LOST SECOND AND FOURTH GEAR AS WELL AS REVERSE. *AK |
| 2002-04-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | UPON TAKE OFF, TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING NOISE AND DID NOT WANT TO GO INTO SECOND GEAR. TRIED BACKING UP AND REVERSE… |
| 2002-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE, AND WHEN CHECKING VEHICLE THEY NOTICED THAT TE… |
| 2001-12-04 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | STEERING IS MAKING A NOISE, AND WAS TOLD IT IS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE RACK OPINION. ALSO, TOLD IT IS NOT REPAIRABLE. CON… |
| 2001-11-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG COMPUTER DEPLOYED, BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. CONTACTED DEALER, AND … |
| 2001-11-12 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING COMPONENTS IN STEERING WHEEL CAME APART, CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER STATED DEFECT COULD BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WH… |
| 2001-11-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | NYLON LINE WAS PINCHED WHEN CAR WAS ASSEMBLED RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK WHICH PROGRESSED OVER MONTHS UNTIL FUEL WAS DRIP… |
| 2001-10-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE, AVOIDED HITTING A DEER. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO … |
| 2001-09-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AFTER HITTING RESUME ON THE CRUISE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATOR JUST KEPT ON SPEEDING UP WAY PAST WHERE IT WAS SET, TRIED T… |
| 2001-08-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION & TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 54,000 MILES. EASY, HIGHWAY MILEAGE ONLY ON VEHICLE. I HAVE ALL … |
| 2001-08-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | Yes | 3 | AFTER I WAS HIT DASH CAUGHT FIRE, AND THE FAN WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT IN THE CAR.*AK |
| 2001-07-14 | TIRES:SIDEWALL | No | 0 | SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER EXITING THE I10 FREEWAY WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN TO A RESIDENTIAL AREA THE TIRE HAD A SIDEWALL B… |
| 2001-06-10 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUCH STUCK WHILE DEPRESSED AND ENGINE WAS ENGAGED. GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN REVERSE. CAR WAS MOVING BY ITSELF AND WOUL… |
| 2001-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | FACTORY BATTERY HAD A CRACK, POST CORRODED OFF, AND WAS LEAKING ACID, DEALER SAID POSSIBLY DUE TO OVERTIGHTENING WHEN I… |
| 2001-03-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | TWICE UNDER WARRANTY WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO COME ON AND THE DEALER (DIFFERENT FROM WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR) REPLAC… |
| 2001-01-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | FRONT ROTORS WARP SO BAD STEERING WHEEL SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY YOU CAN LOSE CONTROL, GM SAYS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, 1/2 FRO… |
| 2000-08-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ONGOING PROBLEM WITH RATTLE NOISE FROM 350 V8 5.7L ENGINE; DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED VALVE LIFTER, BUT PROBLEM … |
| 2000-07-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | FUEL LINE RUBS ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL PACK CAUSING LEAK ON EXHAUST OF ALL 98 LS1 MODELS. *AK |
| 2000-06-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | THERE IS A FUEL LINE WHICH RUNS OVER THE #1 COIL PACK IN MY 1998 CAMARO Z28. THERE ARE TWO SCREWS WHICH HOLD DOWN THE #… |
| 2000-06-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | THERE IS A FUEL LINE WHICH RUNS OVER THE #1 COIL PACK ON MY 1998 CAMARO Z28. THERE ARE TWO SCREWS WHICH HOLD DOWN THE #… |
| 2000-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACED ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY. CHEVY CONSIDERS IT ACCEPTABLE FOR ROT… |
| 2000-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE BURNS A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1500 MILES. DEALER SAYS THIS IS WITHIN TOLERANCES. BURNED NO OIL FOR THE FIRST 15000 … |
| 2000-03-24 | SEATS | Yes | 1 | WHENEVER BRAKING OR ACCELERATING DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD MOVE BACK & FORTH ON THE TRACKS. SEAT WAS VERY UNSTABLE. COULD A… |
| 2000-03-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | NOTICED PULSATION AND SQUEAKING BRAKES. BROUGHT VEHICLE IN AND DEALER SAID THAT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED. NOT UNDER… |
| 2000-02-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN UNCONTROLLABLY. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT … |
| 2000-02-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | WHILE GOING FROM REVERSE TO FIRST GEAR BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR REASO… |
| 2000-02-11 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL | No | 0 | LEFT REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEAL FAILED. *ET |
| 2000-01-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WINSHIELD WIPERS OCCASIONALLY FAILED TO OPERATE, DEALER REPLACED MODULE. RECALL ISSUED ON THE SAME PART FOR THE 1996 C… |