1996 Chevrolet Camaro problems
NHTSA has received 159 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Camaro, and 12% of them involve air bags. Next are brakes (12%) and engine (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 159 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 12% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 28 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 27 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 57,000 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 | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 57,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 28 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 27 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 92% 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 1996 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Chevrolet Camaro with enough data (96 complaints in that window).
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 driving at 45 MPH consumer was involved in a frontal crash. Upon impact, both driver's side and passenger's side air bags failed to deploy. Both driver and passenger suffered minor injuries. Vehicle was totaled. Consumer states road was slightly damp, and the vehicle started to fish tailed, consumer tried to stop the vehicle but it seemed to have gained speed instead of slowing down, vehicle started going around in circles and front end hit an enbankment, through it around and backend went into a deep ditch…
November 11, 1997 vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 55 MPH in the center of the hood , and the airbags did not deploy. Vehicle rear ended into another vehicle, and the airbags did not deploy . Both incidents caused injuries to driver and passenger. Dealer and manufacturer have been notified.
The vehicle was in a direct frontal impact. Upon impact, driver's and passenger's airbags did not deploy, resultin gin injuries to both, driver and passenger. No one had inspected the vehicle.
This is reference a safety problem during a moving emergency stop/braking situation on the 1996 camaro. Naming the panel or cover for the bottom of the drivers side dash, just above the brake and gas pedals. The panel has a cut out for the drivers foot just above the gas peddle, but it also has a slight drop down above the brake peddle.
Power lock switch broke 1999 covered under warranty power door window switch broke 1999 covered under warranty, and again 2003 covered under my ryan extended warranty rear window hatch rubber seal went bad and separated from the car in 1999 and now again in 2003. 2 window seals on one car in 7 years. First one was covered by what I was told a silent recall. This time they are saying they never said that before and this time it is up to me to pay for the seal.