Worst 2012 Chevrolet Camaro Problems
Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.
ENGINE
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIR BAGS
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All Problems by Category
Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Avg Mileage | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | 26 | 1 | 2 | 59,444 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 23 | 2 | 2 | 39,609 mi | |
| AIR BAGS | 22 | 7 | 1 | 45,612 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN | 13 | — | — | 26,936 mi | |
| STEERING | 8 | 3 | — | 25,604 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 7 | 1 | 2 | 49,564 mi | |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 7 | 1 | — | 240,946 mi | |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 7 | — | — | 45,042 mi | |
| SEATS | 5 | — | — | 65,950 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 5 | 1 | — | 5,992 mi | |
| SUSPENSION | 5 | — | — | 14,899 mi | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 3 | — | — | 44,000 mi | |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27,247 mi | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 3 | 2 | — | 88,000 mi | |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 2 | — | — | 150,000 mi | |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 2 | — | — | 19,971 mi | |
| STRUCTURE | 2 | — | — | 3,550 mi | |
| WHEELS | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 | — | — | 3,000 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | 1 | — | — | 141,510 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | 1 | — | — | 17,000 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 1 | — | — | 6,000 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 | — | — | 6,000 mi | |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | 1 | — | — | — | |
| TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | 1 | — | — | 3,100 mi | |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 | — | — | — | |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | 1 | — | — | 2,200 mi |
Recalls for 2012 Chevrolet Camaro
4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~914,732 vehicles.
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.
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.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2012 Buick Verano vehicles manufactured December 2, 2011 to July, 16, 2012, Chevrolet Cruze vehicles manufactured December 7, 2011 to July 25, 2012, Chevrolet Sonic vehicles manufactured December 5, 2011 to August 2, 2012, and Chevrolet Camaro vehicles manufactured December 1, 2011 to June 11, 2012. The driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2012 Chevrolet Camaro, Cruze and Sonic, and model year 2012 Buick Verano vehicles. The driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals.
Other Chevrolet Camaro Years
Wider context: See the full Chevrolet Camaro reliability report with year-by-year comparison and generation analysis.
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