2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO

394 complaints filed with NHTSA.

394
Complaints
41
Crashes
6
Fires
48
Injuries
2
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS83
ENGINE74
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM39
POWER TRAIN29
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION16
EXTERIOR LIGHTING14
UNKNOWN OR OTHER14
STEERING13
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL11
SERVICE BRAKES11
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING8
TIRES8
SUSPENSION:FRONT7
SUSPENSION7
SEATS6

Recalls (3)

14V34600020/06/2014

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

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.

19E06400019/09/2019

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain replacement flip-key ignition transmitter assemblies sold as replacement equipment for 2010-2015 Chevrolet Camaro vehicles. GM dealers may have inadvertently sold these assemblies as replacement keys despite them having been recalled under NHTSA recall n

09V15500006/05/2009

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES

GM IS RECALLING 1,243 MY 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO EQUIPPED WITH A V8 ENGINE. THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE MAY CONTACT THE STARTER MOTOR HOUSING AND CAUSE WEAR ON THE CABLE INSULATION. IF THE INSULATION WEARS THROUGH TO THE CABLE, IT COULD CREATE A SHORT.

Recent Complaints

20250119AIR BAGS

I was in an accident with a friend in [XXX] We weren't doing over 30 to 35 miles per hour when we hit a deer. All I could remember was yelling because my wrist was broken and I had bone coming out from the air bags that deployed on my side of the car. The wind shield was cracked because of this as well. My friend had to jump out of the car to disconnect the battery because the car would not shut off or stop moving. The brake and parking brake was used but couldn't get it to stop. My frien

20250119SERVICE BRAKES

I was in an accident with a friend in [XXX] We weren't doing over 30 to 35 miles per hour when we hit a deer. All I could remember was yelling because my wrist was broken and I had bone coming out from the air bags that deployed on my side of the car. The wind shield was cracked because of this as well. My friend had to jump out of the car to disconnect the battery because the car would not shut off or stop moving. The brake and parking brake was used but couldn't get it to stop. My frien

20250119ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I was in an accident with a friend in [XXX] We weren't doing over 30 to 35 miles per hour when we hit a deer. All I could remember was yelling because my wrist was broken and I had bone coming out from the air bags that deployed on my side of the car. The wind shield was cracked because of this as well. My friend had to jump out of the car to disconnect the battery because the car would not shut off or stop moving. The brake and parking brake was used but couldn't get it to stop. My frien

20230326ENGINE

My 2010 camaro has the 3.6 v6 engine in it. I had no warning lights or issues with the car. I got in my car and started to drive on a highway the engine exploded on me and I swerved out of control luckily being able to stop the car on the right side of the road. I had the car towed to my house where it sat for months unable to be driven. I have been doing more and more research trying to figure out why it blew up. Me and my passenger could have died that day with how badly the force of the engin

20201206CrashFORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY CAR LOST ALL POWER CAUSING ME TO STRIKE A POLE GENERAL MOTORS IS ALREADY DETERMINED THAT THE RECALL WAS FROM THE ACCIDENT BUT THE POLICE REPORT SAID I WAS SWERVING ALL OVER THE ROAD THEY GAVE ME A TICKET FOR FAILURE TO CONTROL SPEED BUT WHEN THEY PULLED THE BLACK BOX IN THE VEHICLE IT SAID THAT I WAS GOING 43 AND A 45 CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS MATTER MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE RECALL LAWS ARE TO REFER REFUND REPAIR OR REPLACE

Mileage: 60,000

20200414CrashENGINE

ALL FACTORY MAINTENANCE WAS COMPLETED AT A FACTORY SERVICE PROVIDER, ON OR BEFORE RECOMMENDED TIME/MILEAGE. AT 58K+/- MILES DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH ENGINE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE DUE TO TIMING CHAIN FAILURE, CAUSING ENGINE TO SEIZE, CAR LOST ALL POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES WHILE ENTERING A TURN RESULTING IN NEARLY RUNNING OVER PEDESTRIANS OTHERWISE WALKING SAFELY ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET. GM HAS RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES WITH SAME ENGINE BUT NOT THE V6 CAMARO FOR A TIMING CHAIN FAI

Mileage: 58,900

20200414CrashPOWER TRAIN

ALL FACTORY MAINTENANCE WAS COMPLETED AT A FACTORY SERVICE PROVIDER, ON OR BEFORE RECOMMENDED TIME/MILEAGE. AT 58K+/- MILES DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH ENGINE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE DUE TO TIMING CHAIN FAILURE, CAUSING ENGINE TO SEIZE, CAR LOST ALL POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES WHILE ENTERING A TURN RESULTING IN NEARLY RUNNING OVER PEDESTRIANS OTHERWISE WALKING SAFELY ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET. GM HAS RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES WITH SAME ENGINE BUT NOT THE V6 CAMARO FOR A TIMING CHAIN FAI

Mileage: 58,900

20190707CrashAIR BAGS

NO AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

Mileage: 111,000

20190302CrashUNKNOWN OR OTHER

MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN HER 2010 CHEVY CAMARO. THIS VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO A KEY FOB RECALL AND THE RECALL WAS NOT DONE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING N/B ON HY 99 THROUGHT ACAMPO CA AND APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. IT WAS RAINING. THE CAR POSSIBLY HYDROPLANED IN THE RAIN BUT THEN SHE LOST ALL STEERING, BRAKES AND POWER AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT THE CAR LEFT THE ROADWAY AND THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT FRONT END IMPACT WHEN THE FRONT OF THE CAR HIT A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE VEHIC

Mileage: 89,000

20180906FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 CHEVY CAMARO SS ON THE INTERSTATE HOME FROM WORK ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER ALL MY INTERIOR LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH ON AND OFF CAR WOULD SURGE THEN LOSE POWER THAN SURGE LOSE POWER STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT HAD NO BRAKES MERGED OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO TRY TO GET INTO A SAFE POSITION AND WAS CALLING NINE-ONE-ONE WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE LEFT FRONT COMPARTMENT OF THE CAMARO UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN THE SMOKE TURN TO A RUST BURNT L

Mileage: 31,132

20180906FireENGINE

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 CHEVY CAMARO SS ON THE INTERSTATE HOME FROM WORK ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER ALL MY INTERIOR LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH ON AND OFF CAR WOULD SURGE THEN LOSE POWER THAN SURGE LOSE POWER STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT HAD NO BRAKES MERGED OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO TRY TO GET INTO A SAFE POSITION AND WAS CALLING NINE-ONE-ONE WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE LEFT FRONT COMPARTMENT OF THE CAMARO UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN THE SMOKE TURN TO A RUST BURNT L

Mileage: 31,132

20180906FireSTEERING

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 CHEVY CAMARO SS ON THE INTERSTATE HOME FROM WORK ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER ALL MY INTERIOR LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH ON AND OFF CAR WOULD SURGE THEN LOSE POWER THAN SURGE LOSE POWER STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT HAD NO BRAKES MERGED OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO TRY TO GET INTO A SAFE POSITION AND WAS CALLING NINE-ONE-ONE WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE LEFT FRONT COMPARTMENT OF THE CAMARO UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN THE SMOKE TURN TO A RUST BURNT L

Mileage: 31,132

20180713CrashAIR BAGS

THE IMAGE YOU SEE IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN AIRBAG THAT A LADY SUFFERED FROM YOUR RECENT RECALLED AIRBAG TAMARA. I HAVE SIMILAR EVIDENCE IN THE SAME EXACT AND LENGTH AND WIDTH CUT AS SHE DOES... I WAS A PASSENGER IN THIS CAR THAT BECOME OUT OF CONTROL, ALSO AN IGNITION RECALL WAS PROVEN TO HURT PEOPLE IN THE 2010 CAMARO. I WASN'T THE DRIVE SO ALL I KNOW IS DRIVER LOST CONTROL AN RAN ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO THE GRASS, FLUSH GROUND, INBETWEN A FENCE AND THE ROAD HAD 100-200 FT TO BRAKE AND TURN

Mileage: 65,000

20180713CrashUNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE IMAGE YOU SEE IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN AIRBAG THAT A LADY SUFFERED FROM YOUR RECENT RECALLED AIRBAG TAMARA. I HAVE SIMILAR EVIDENCE IN THE SAME EXACT AND LENGTH AND WIDTH CUT AS SHE DOES... I WAS A PASSENGER IN THIS CAR THAT BECOME OUT OF CONTROL, ALSO AN IGNITION RECALL WAS PROVEN TO HURT PEOPLE IN THE 2010 CAMARO. I WASN'T THE DRIVE SO ALL I KNOW IS DRIVER LOST CONTROL AN RAN ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO THE GRASS, FLUSH GROUND, INBETWEN A FENCE AND THE ROAD HAD 100-200 FT TO BRAKE AND TURN

Mileage: 65,000

20180702FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC WAS PRESENT. TWO DAYS LATER, THE WARNING INDICATOR FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (ROGER DEAN CHEVROLET, 101 SW PINE ISLAND ROAD, CAPE CORAL, FL 33991) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,977.

Mileage: 74,977

20180702FireEXTERIOR LIGHTING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC WAS PRESENT. TWO DAYS LATER, THE WARNING INDICATOR FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (ROGER DEAN CHEVROLET, 101 SW PINE ISLAND ROAD, CAPE CORAL, FL 33991) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,977.

Mileage: 74,977

20180614CrashELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A LEFT ARM INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CULBERSON AUTOS (805 N HOBART ST, PAMPA, TX 79065, (806) 665-

20180614CrashSERVICE BRAKES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A LEFT ARM INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CULBERSON AUTOS (805 N HOBART ST, PAMPA, TX 79065, (806) 665-

20180614CrashSTEERING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A LEFT ARM INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CULBERSON AUTOS (805 N HOBART ST, PAMPA, TX 79065, (806) 665-

20170503CrashAIR BAGS

WE WHERE DRIVING LOOKING AT A LOCAL SUBDIVISION AND WE WERE DOING 35 MILES A HOUR WHEN WE HIT A DEER ALL AIR BAGS CAME OUT AND I BROKE MY WRIST AND MY FRIEND HURT HIS ARM AS WELL I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH MY SET BELT ON AND WHEN WE HIT THE DEER THE AIR BAG CAME OUT FULL FORCE THAT I BROKE MY WIND SHIELD AS WELL

Mileage: 700