2001 Chevrolet Camaro problems
NHTSA has received 60 complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Camaro, and 27% of them involve brakes. Next are engine (17%) and steering (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 60 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 43,000 miles 27 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 | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 27 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 43,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 21st most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Chevrolet Camaro with enough data (45 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.
Was involved into (2) separate car accident in the last year that the air bag did not deployed. The first one I was rear end when I came to a stop and the person behind me did not stop and sustain neck injury that I had to had surgery on 10 oct 2014. The second I was t-boned on the driver's side and pushed over a curb into a telephone pole while driving down a street and the car was total by my insurance company of course.
While at standstill vehicle was rearended by another vehicle driving about 5-10 MPH. Consumer feels seatbelts are defective in vehicle, they did not lock up. No injuries. Damage to vehicle unknown. Rear bumper damaged and the consumer wife sustained sprained neck.
While driving the t-top of the consumer's 2001 chevrolet camaro flew off the vehicle. When the top came off it struck the consumer in the head. The consumer went to the emergency room with a head injury. The consumer contacted the manufacturer to request reimbursement but was denied due to lack of evidence
Seat belt becoming unbuckled, this has occurred twice now both after being hit by another vehicle once from behind and one impact from the front.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that the vehicle was stalling. The cause of failure was diagnosed as a corroded connection of the fuel pump wiring in the tank. The wiring overheated and the insulation had melted as well. The contact repaired the vehicle, but is concerned that other vehicles with this failure could stall or burst into flames in the middle of the road. The current and failure mileages were 67,000.