1991 Chevrolet Camaro problems
NHTSA has received 110 complaints about the 1991 Chevrolet Camaro, and 35% of them involve fuel system. Next are air bags (19%) and electrical system (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 110 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 35% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 109 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 96,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 96,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 109 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 18th most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Chevrolet Camaro with enough data (48 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
Vehicle was impacted at 3:00 position, driver side airbag cover is torn, hand went through the center of cover which is very soft.
I turn the key, nothing happens, and when I put in gas, it just runs out the line, and when I went to change my oil, I had no dip stick, and it turned out that it had no engine also, ha ha ha, I felt so dumb, it was a parts car for my drag car, that is so dumb.
I was hit in the rear by a car going appox. 20-25 MPH the pass. Seat belt not only did not hold but it broke out of the seat my belt retractor on the driver side didnt stop me from hitting the steering wheel my husband was in the passenger. Seat his did not stop him and completely pulled loose from seat he has neck injuries.
While driving at any speed and with out warning vehicle accelerated at 3500 rpms. Vehicle was shifted into neutral and shut off. After the vehicle was restared the vehicle's rpms began to race again.
Fuel leaking onto ground when filling tank at a gas station. Found information about safety recall from 1994. Owned the car since 1996.