1990 Chevrolet Camaro problems
NHTSA has received 32 complaints about the 1990 Chevrolet Camaro, and 22% of them involve air bags. Next are fuel system (16%) and seat belts (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 32 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 8 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 99% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1990 ranks 25th most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Chevrolet Camaro with enough data (8 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While traveling about 55 MPH, driver lost control of vehicle, hit a road sign, the left rear wheel and axle came off, the vehicle went about 20 feet into the woods, hit a tree head on, driver was ejected from the vehicle and killed. There was no deployment of the driver's side air bag, and the shoulder portion of the seat belt was also broken.
No deployment of air bag during collision resulting in injuries (neck, teeth).(attorney for consumer).516345 dup of 525792; posted on 09-07-1999.
Fuel system slowly leaks dangerous vapors, causing pressure loss and fire hazard. Exterior body paint peels in multpile locations due to lack of a primer layer being used when manufactured. Engine stalls after cold start.