2011 Chevrolet Camaro problems
NHTSA has received 262 complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro, and 26% of them involve air bags. Next are engine (13%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 262 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 26 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 20 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 38,000 miles 195 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 | 63 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 36 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 39 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 27 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 195 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 38,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 48,000 miles (51 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 26 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 20 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2011 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Chevrolet Camaro with enough data (168 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that the hood obstructed his view of the roadway. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle hydro-planed when being driven during rainy weather conditions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 1,000 and the current mileage was 12,000. The consumer stated the vehicle has several blind spots.
Tl- the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that a truck crashed into the front driver side of the vehicle and the air bags did not deploy. In addition, the seat belts did not restrain the contact properly. The contact sustained neck injuries from the crash. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for repairs but was not inspected for the air bag deployment failure. The failure and current mileages were unknown.
Air bag sensor is always coming on and dings every few minutes....whether or not there is someone in the passenger seat or not, whether its in drive or in park, when it goes off, I turn the switch to disregard the notification and it comes on every few minutes....also, the evaporator core kit needs replaced, which is about $2000 and 20 hours of labor due to having to remove windsheild. Heater and defrost work fine but AC will not cool, smells funny inside the car and makes noise when you try to turn on A/C.
While driving on the highway or on city streets, the air bag light comes on an dings about every 20 seconds. I am able to stop the ding by pushing the button to disregard the message. It did this for about 2 weeks. It no longer dings but the air bag indicator light continuously stays lit and the "service airbag" light comes on when the car is started. 2011 camaro v6, 100,000 miles