1998 Chevrolet Camaro problems
NHTSA has received 224 complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Camaro, and 48% of them involve brakes. Next are engine (8%) and electrical system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 224 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 48% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 19 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 43,000 miles 18 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 | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 43,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 18 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 19 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1998 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Chevrolet Camaro with enough data (164 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.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collsion, where the vehicle rolled over. Upon impact, airbags did not deploy, resulting in injuries. Manufacturer has been notified.
Brake rotors warped as a result of factory flaw, separated 3 times before 20,000 miles, but pa chevrolet refused to replace and only turned rotors on 2 separate occasions, causing a brake failure leading to accident.( DOT number: tire size: p23555r16 )
Alternator died, had to replace on 8/8/03. Heard sound in the rear, changed shock absorbers, noise is still there, going to change springs next 8/20/03 .
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 chevrolet camaro z28. The contact stated that she had to replace the fuel pump five times within four months. The dealer could not determine why the fuel pump continuously failed. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle could potentially experience electrical failure, but the dealer verified that this did not occur. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were less than 85,000.