2012 Chevrolet Camaro problems
NHTSA has received 161 complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro, and 17% of them involve electrical system. Next are engine (16%) and air bags (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 161 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 6
- Typical mileage
- 30,000 miles 110 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 | 41 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 23 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 14 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 110 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 30,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 41,000 miles (18 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 20 complaints mention a crash; 9 complaints mention a fire; 15 injuries reported; 6 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 89% 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 2012 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Chevrolet Camaro with enough data (102 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.
Sudden deceleration, loss of ability to steer vehicle, resulting in rear end collision with 3 fatalities. ...updated 05/11/15 updated 9/16/2015
On 9/13/2014, my wife drove my 2012 chevy camaro zl11 to her dads, when she left she pulled out of his drive way and stopped at stop sign, she took off in first gear she said when she shifted the car into second gear the car just took off she said it acted like something just took over, like a cruise control, except no matter what she did including hitting the brake the continued to increase in speed, keep in mind this car has a 6 speed standard transmission, meaning she had one foot on throttle and one foot on…
Tl* the contact's son owned a 2012 chevrolet camaro. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle hydroplaned and crashed into a wooden fence. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was towed to a collision center where it was considered a total loss. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 122,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted and had the vehicle towed to a local dealer. The dealer reset the computer but the repair did not remedy the issue. The contact took the vehicle back to the dealer where the dealer reset the computer a second time. The dealer also drove the vehicle for one hundred miles and could not duplicate the stalling issue.