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2017 Chevrolet Camaro

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

185

Complaints

13

Crashes

1

Fires

8

Injuries

0

Deaths

Owners of the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro have filed 185 safety complaints with NHTSA between September 2017 and August 2026. The most complained-about system is the steering, named in 57 of them (31%). The typical failure was reported at 21,655 miles, the median across the 97 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

Complaints rose by half year on year: 20 in the twelve months to 2026-Q1, against 12 in the twelve before.

NHTSA has issued 3 recalls covering this vehicle.

Recalls (3)

STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

25V175000 · March 20, 2025

The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Cadillac CTS, 2017-2018 Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. The electric power steering (EPS) assist may fail.
The risk
A loss of power steering assist can require greater steering effort, especially at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the power steering gear assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 15, 2025. Owners may contact Cadilac customer service at 1-800-333-4223 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N252497020.

General Motors, LLC · up to 934 vehicles across all model years covered

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

21V211000 · March 25, 2021

The defect
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Chevrolet Camaro vehicles. The plastic "Camaro" emblem, located on the steering wheel air bag cover, may separate during deployment of the frontal driver air bag.
The risk
In the event of a crash, plastic pieces of emblem may act as projectiles from deployment of the driver air bag can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the frontal driver side air bag module, free of charge. The recall began April 14, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212327220.

General Motors, LLC · up to 30 vehicles across all model years covered

STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

19V086000 · February 7, 2019

The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Cadillac CTS, and 2017 Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. The electric power steering (EPS) assist system may fail.
The risk
Loss of power steering assist would require a higher steering effort, especially at lower speeds, which may increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the power steering gear assembly, free of charge. The recall began June 13, 2019. GM' number for this recall is N182182760.

General Motors LLC · up to 26,772 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 185.

STEERING 57 31%
POWER TRAIN 53 29%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 25 14%
ENGINE 25 14%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 22 12%
VISIBILITY/WIPER 15 8%
AIR BAGS 12 6%
SERVICE BRAKES 9 5%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 6 3%
STRUCTURE 5 3%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 4 2%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 3 2%

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2019 at 33.

2017 2019 2026
2017 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

2 injured · crash

We purchased a vehicle from shamley in El Paso Texas and we were in volved in a head on coullsion. We tried to stop and the breaks didn't function we were going 25 mph. We lost traction control and hit a car who took the red light and the air bags popped and the driver airbags emblem was marked on my forearm. May you please assist me

NHTSA complaint 11424721. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

1 injured · crash · towed · 10,300 miles

WAS IN A WRECK AND NOT ALL THE IR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE WHEELS CAME APART FROM THE TIRES AND THE WHEELS BROKE APART, AND THE SEAT BROKE

NHTSA complaint 11029968. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

1 injured · crash · towed · 50,000 miles

FEB 2019, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE CHEVY DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAMARO BACK IN APRIL 2017, STATING THAT MY VEHICLE HAS A SAFETY RECALL WHICH EFFECT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. I READ UP ON THE RECALL WHICH STATED, THE ELECTRIC STEERING CAN FAIL WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE WHICH WILL MAKE IT HARD TO STEER. I CONTACTED THE DEALER TO BRING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE, THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE RECALL AND THAT THEY WILL REACH OUT TO ME WHEN THEY HAVE ONE. MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER N182182760. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER, 19V086 * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS IT IS NOW JUNE 2019 AND ON 6/16/19, I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ABOUT 15-20MPH, DRIVING AROUND A ROUNDABOUT AND MY STEERING WHEEL

NHTSA complaint 11220981, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

1 injured · crash · towed

Was involved in a hit n run June 13 2021. My insurance claim stated my car has 2 unrepaired recalls. The emblem hit me on the forearm

NHTSA complaint 11492372. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

POWER TRAIN
I’ve been experiencing shuttering and hard shifting since day one of purchasing my car

NHTSA complaint 11757277. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

STEERING
The steering system stopped working suddenly. Sounds exactly like the recall but my VIN is not included in the recall. I had to replace the steering system at the local deal shop and I paid 100% of the cost. It only has 12,000 miles.

NHTSA complaint 11755358. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The vehicle has repeatedly lost electrical power while driving. During one incident at approximately 50 mph, the vehicle’s electronics shut off and power steering assist stuttered/lost assist for several seconds, causing reduced vehicle control. During another incident while turning/in a turning lane, the engine and electronics shut off and the vehicle had to be restarted. Afterward, the vehicle struggled to restart and displayed a warning to drive cautiously due to power steering loss. The vehicle also has recurring hot-start/no-start symptoms and electrical loss after shutting the engine off. Based on my research, GM Bulletin 19-NA-052 appears to describe a related condition on 2016–2019

NHTSA complaint 11741087, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

POWER TRAIN
Vehicle does a vibration at high way speeds of 40 to 80 mph. Found several threads online stating the same issue. Found a technical service bulletin regarding this issue (18-NA-355). My vehicle needs a new transmission stated by the service shop.

NHTSA complaint 11735922. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

STRUCTURE:BODY
The back glass on my convertible is separating from the fabric. This isn't something I did or anyone else has done. This is a huge problem with thousands of camaro owners that have a convertible. Something needs to be done because its obvious that the design that was used on mine and many many others alike is a flawed and something that we should not have to deal with. Right now my only options are to buy a new top and spend over $3,000 to have it installed or buy some glue and rig it up myself but I refuse to do that. Please, this is my first Camaro and I love it and just want it fixed. I don't see any Mustangs or other convertibles having this issue. Attached with my photos is a

NHTSA complaint 11733920, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

STEERING
The power steering locks up and message appears saying power steering enabled please drive carefully. When this happens the steering wheel becomes very hard to turn, sometimes making it impossible to turn right or left if it is a sharp turn. I then have to shut car off and start it again and move steering wheel in order for it to steer properly again. Sometimes I have to repeat this process over and over again while driving from point A to B. Then at other times I have no issue. As of today(4/27/2026) this has been happening on a daily basis for the past 2 weeks. Before then, it was occasionally beginning in November 2025. A friend told me there was a recall but there are none listed for

NHTSA complaint 11734123, quoted in part. 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 —
2016 139 1 —
2015 206 1 1
2014 187 3 —
2013 187 3 1
2012 113 4 3
2011 194 2 —
2010 295 2 1

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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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