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2011 Chevrolet Camaro

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

194

Complaints

15

Crashes

2

Fires

11

Injuries

0

Deaths

Owners of the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro have filed 194 safety complaints with NHTSA between December 2010 and July 2026. The most complained-about system is the air bags, named in 69 of them (36%). The typical failure was reported at 40,000 miles, the median across the 146 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

NHTSA has issued 2 recalls covering this vehicle.

Recalls (2)

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

14V447000 · July 23, 2014

The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Buick LaCrosse, Regal and Chevrolet Camaro, as well as certain 2010-2012 Cadillac SRX, Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles, equipped with power height adjustable driver and passenger seats. In the affected vehicles, the bolt that secures the driver's and passenger's power front seat height adjuster may fall out causing the seat to drop suddenly to the lowest vertical position.
The risk
If the driver's seat unexpectedly drops, the distraction and altered seat position may affect the drivers' control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the height adjuster shoulder bolts, free of charge. The manufacturer distributed interim letters to owners on September 11, 2014. The recall began on December 26, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14271.

General Motors LLC · up to 414,333 vehicles across all model years covered

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

14V346000 · June 20, 2014

The defect
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.
The risk
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.
The 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.

General Motors LLC · up to 464,712 vehicles across all model years covered

What owners report

Complaints naming each system. One complaint can name several, so these add up to more than 194.

AIR BAGS 69 36%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 29 15%
ENGINE 28 14%
POWER TRAIN 18 9%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 17 9%
SEATS 15 8%
STEERING 14 7%
STRUCTURE 9 5%
TIRES 8 4%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 7 4%
SERVICE BRAKES 6 3%
WHEELS 6 3%

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2014 at 31.

2010 2014 2026
2010 to 2026, the last of them a part year

In owners' own words

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

AIR BAGS

1 injured · crash · towed · 91,000 miles

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35-40 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE QUARTER PANEL OF HIS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY A HEAVY TRUCK. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, STRUCK AND RICOCHETED OFF A PICKUP TRUCK, STRUCK AND RICOCHETED OFF A GUARDRAIL, AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS LOWER BACK WAS SORE; HOWEVER, MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT SOUGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD NOT DETERMINED IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER AND

NHTSA complaint 11286663, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

STEERING

1 injured · crash · towed · 30,000 miles

HELLO I PURCHASED A 2011 CAMARO SS IN MARCH OF 2016.LAST YEAR AS I WAS GOING TO WORK I STOPPED TO SHOW THE SECURITY GAURD MY TWIC CARD AND AS I LEFT I ONLY HAD TO GO 75 FEET THEN I HAD TO TURN LEFT.AS I TRIED TO TURN LEFT I LOSS ALL CONTROL AND HAD NO STEERING AT ALL AND SLAMMED INTO THE CURB WICH CAUSED ALOTE OF DAMAGE.NOW IN 2019 I WAS COMING HOME FOR LUNCH AND AS I GOT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE VINCENT THOMAS BRIDGE I HAD TO BEER LEFT TO GET TO GAFFEY STREET AND AS I TRIED TO GO WITH THE RAOD AGAIN I LOST ALL CONTROL OF MY CAR AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER SO I SLAMMED INTO THE GAURD RAIL AND BOTH AIR BAGS ABOVE EACH WINDOW WERE DEPLOYED AND I WAS KNOCKED UNCONIOUS.SO AFTER I CAME THREW I WASNT

NHTSA complaint 11300533, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 injured · crash · towed · 29,300 miles

I OWN A 2011 CAMARO SS, I HAD 2 INCIDENTS , BOTH TIMES AT A LUNCH BREAK. WHILIE LEAVING WORK TO GO HOME FOR LUNCH , THE FIRST INCIDENT I WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT APPROX. 15MPH . AS I BEGAN THE LEFT TURN UNKNOWINGLY MY CAR SHUT OFF POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND I SLAMMED INTO CURB AND ENDED UP ON THE LANDSCAPE. THE SECOND TIME THE EXACT THING BUT AT A HIGHER SPEED APROX. 45MPH.AT THE BOTTOM OF THE VINCENT THOMAS BRIDGE HEADING WEST AS I APPROACH TO BEAR LEFT TO GAFFEY ST MY VEHICLE DID THE SAME EXACT THING, MEANING THAT THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED SENDING ME INTO A K RAIL., KNOCKING ME UNCONSCIOUS ,THE VEHICLE STOPPED 150 FT AFTER IMPACT. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED

NHTSA complaint 11309577. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

STRUCTURE

1 injured · crash · 1,000 miles

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD OBSTRUCTED HIS VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HYDRO-PLANED WHEN BEING DRIVEN DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL BLIND SPOTS. UPDATED EVOQ 11/22/11 UPDATED11/29/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HIT A PPOLE AND A FENCE WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. UPDATED 12/14/11

NHTSA complaint 10433849. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

POWER TRAIN

towed · 144,000 miles

The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated while driving at 35 MPH, the engine shut off without warning. The vehicle failed to restart as intended, leaving the driver stranded in the middle of the road. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. A police officer noticed that the contact was in distress and assisted in pushing the vehicle into the nearby parking lot. The vehicle was then towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle had yet to be diagnosed or repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 144,000.

NHTSA complaint 11748772. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
The fuel system on the 2011 Chevy Camaro leaks due to faulty fuel system equipment exactly identical to Recall Number: N192271870 / NHTSA 19V667.

NHTSA complaint 11735719. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS
they still havent replaced my airbag yet why is this even posable14 years yes 14 years to replace a national recall very unexctable get on them

NHTSA complaint 11685964. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

1 injured · crash

I was driving home and a truck overpassed me on a loose sand area causing me to have to make a sudden brake and my car due to the loose sand and rocks sing around and hit a power pole and the impact to the power pole that was on the corner bounced me car back and my car did a flip and it landed on its front bumper and ultimately rolled over 4 times down a hill and landed on all four tires during the impact front airbags did not deploy my whole entire front dash board exploded and fragments flew everywhere once my car festered to roll the side airbags dropped but did not inflate, at the moment that my car hit the pole my driver seat physically came out of place and and even with my seat belt

NHTSA complaint 11669533, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Punching

NHTSA complaint 11663937. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Gains speed on mild downhills. Request a feature to be called "Brake Saver" on all automatic transmissions. Depressing Brake downshifts if RPMs are low enough to reduce speed (2000-2500RPM, so next gear does not exceed 3600RPM). Taking foot off gas sets coasting maximum speed. If speed rises 5 km/hr 3 mi/hr the transmission downshifts to reduce speed to the speed the foot came off the gas pedal. Especially useful on Semis with Automatic transmissions.

NHTSA complaint 11663030. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the Chevrolet Camaro

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2022 13 1 —
2021 16 4 —
2020 31 3 —
2019 52 1 —
2018 78 2 —
2017 185 3 —
2016 139 1 —
2015 206 1 1
2014 187 3 —
2013 187 3 1
2012 113 4 3
2010 295 2 1

Other 2011 Chevrolet models

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Every Chevrolet on this site — 298 vehicles, 747 recall campaigns and 5 open investigation s.

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Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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