1992 Chevrolet Camaro

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  1992 CHEVROLET CAMARO. CONSUMER STATES HER GRANDSON WAS IN ACCIDENT. HER GRANDSON HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN FLIPPED OVER. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, THE FORCE FROM THE AIR BAGS CAUSED INJURIES TO HIS FACE. *TA A CHILD IN THE CAR, SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. *JB

• 12/23/1996· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES; ALSO NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER. *AK

• 12/20/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 CHEVROLET CAMARO. AFTER FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY CHANGED THE FUEL CAP. IMMEDIATELY AFTER REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, THE SMELL WAS NOTICED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 94V077000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,000.

• 11/30/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP CHECKED MY VIN AND SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE COVERED. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME CAR AS I DO AND ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PARKING LAMPS IN FRONT HAVE NEVER BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY WAY, BUT THEY STILL DEVELOP LARGE AMOUNT OF CONDESATION AND BLUR THE LENS. *AK

• 11/29/2002· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LOCK. DT

• 11/28/2001· PARKING BRAKE

  SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT WORK.DEALER COULD NOT FIX IT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/28/2001· POWER TRAIN

  RECALL 92V154000; CONSUMER HAD EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH SHIFT OF VEHICLE WHERE IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS IN PARK, BUT, IN REALITY, WAS NOT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR TAKING CARE OF RECALL REPAIRS, BUT NOW PROBLEM RETURNED. DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO WORK ON VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

• 11/13/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED 20MPH, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, ACCELERATOR CABLE PULLED THE PEDAL TO FLOOR, TO STOP VEHICLE PUT GEAR INTO NETURAL, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SHUT THE IGNITION OFF. *AK

• 11/09/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE TENDS TO STALL AND TURN OFF WHILE IT IS NOT IN CURRENT MOTION. IT HAS ONLY OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH.*AK

• 11/06/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  A RAW FUEL SMELL WAS PRESENT IN THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES WHICH MADE THE CONSUMER FEEL NAUSEOUS. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE CONSUMER FOUND A RECALL RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM BUT WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED THEY INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *MR *NLM

• 11/06/1997· AIR BAGS

  FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG. *AK

• 10/31/2002· STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER STATED THE HOOD WAS HARD TO OPEN, AND THE HOOD SHOCKS DID NOT HOLD HOOD, DEALER REPLACED DEFECTIVE HOOD SUPPORTS.*JB

• 10/27/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/26/1997· VISIBILITY

  REAR DEFOGGER SWITCH FAILED.

• 10/23/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  LEFT SIDE OF RADIATOR BUSTED WHEN DRIVER OPEN THE HOOD OF VEHICLE CAUSING SEVERE THIRD DEGREE BURNS ON LEFT SIDE OF BODY.

• 10/18/2000· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NO SUMMARY

• 10/13/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING RECALL ON 1992 CHEVROLET CAMARO Z28.*MR CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW THE STATUS OF HER REQUEST REFERENCE #10029634. *CB *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL FILLER NECK HAS BEEN KNOWN TO LEAK.

• 10/10/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLS THEN ACCELERATES TO 45 MPH. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN. *AK

• 10/04/1996· AIR BAGS

  FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. *AK

• 10/01/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I HAVE A 1992 CAMARO RS, 5.0 LITER ENGINE, THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE FILLER TUBE FOR THE GAS TANK , LOOSE SOLDER JOINTS ETC. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER HERE IN TALLAHASSEE, DROPPED IT OFF THE NIGHT BEFORE THEY LOOKED AT IT. I GOT A CALL AT 8:12 THE NEXT MORNING, WHICH WAS ONLY 12 MINUTES AFTER THEY HAD STARTED WORK SAYING THEY COULD NOT GET THE PARTS TO FIX IT, BECAUSE THEIR SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE CAR WAS TO OLD AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. SO I ASKED WHY IT WAS THAT I COULD GO TO THE LOCAL AUTO PARTS AND BUY THEM AND IF THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO FIX IT , I WOULD CALL THE NHTSA AND TALK TO THEM. HE QUICKLY CHANGED HIS TUNE AND SAID " OH NO DON'T DO THAT WE WILL FIND THE PARTS". SO ROUGHLY AT 3:00 PM THAT AFTERNOON I RECEIVED ANOTHER CALL FROM THE DEALER, SAYING" YOUR INSPECTION IS COMPLETE, WE DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS". WHICH REALLY DIDN'T SURPRISE ME THAT HE SAID THAT DUE TO THE FACT THEY NEVER WANTED TO FIX SUCH AN OLD CAR TO BEGIN WITH. I AM NOT A MECHANIC, BUT I AM A TECHNICAL ENGINEER AND I KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES TO EXAMINE SOMETHING TO THE FULL EXTENT, AND .4 HOURS WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO MAYBE 23 MINUTES, IS NOT SUFFICIENT TIME TO EXAMINE A LEAKY FUEL SYSTEM ON A CAR. THAT IS WHAT MY INVOICE STATED AND IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY WORK, IN OTHER WORDS THEY WROTE OFF 25 MINUTES OF WARRANTY WORK AND DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO REPAIR OR EVEN BOTHER TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE FOR SAFETY RECALL. WHY DO I STATE THE AFOREMENTIONED? EASY, WHEN THE GAS TANK HAS OVER HALF A TANK IT LEAKS LIKE CRAZY AT THE GOOSE NECK RIGHT FROM THE SOLDER JOINTS, JUST LIKE THE SAFETY RECALL MENTIONS. LEAKS RIGHT ON THE EXHAUST PIPE AND IS GOING TO START A FIRE ONE OF THESE DAYS AND I WOULD HAVE TO SAY IT WILL BE THE CHEVY DEALERS PROBLEM SINCE THEY INSPECTED IT, LESS THAN 1 MONTH AGO AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS WHAT SO EVER. I HAVE HAD THE RUN AROUND WITH OTHER PEOPLE, BUT THIS WAS MORE THAN OBVIOUS WHAT THEY DID. *JB

• 09/29/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NO SUMMARY.

• 09/18/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I AM A SENIOR. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN THE GARAGE. MY CAR WILL NOT RUN. I HAVE 29440 MILES ON IT. THE LAST TIME IT RAN WAS SEPT 2011 .ALL THE MACHANICS SAY THE SAME THING IT IS A CHEVROLET PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE IGNITION AND SECURITY PROBLEM. IT CAN NOT BE FIXED. THE CHEVROLET DEALER TELLS ME IT WILL COST $500 TO LOOK AT AND ABOUT $2000. TO REPAIR, BUT NO GUARANTEE, MAYBE 30 DAYS THATS IT ON THAT TYPE OF PROBLEM.. THEY SAY IT IS BEST TO BUY A NEW CAR.I NEED A CAR BUT I AM LIVING OFF SS. WHAT CAN I DO ? HELP

• 09/18/2000· TIRES

  THE FIRST TWO LETTERS OF THE DOT STAMP ARE THE SAME AS WHAT IS BEING RECALLED AS NOTED IN THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FIRESTONE RECALL. I HAVE THE TIRE AND IF NEEDED CAN SEND A DIGITAL PHOTO. IF THIS TIRE IS FROM THE SAME PLANT , PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I WILL THEN NEED TO CONTACT FIRESTONE TO SUBMIT A CLAIM TO REPAIR THE CAR.

• 09/17/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I AM A SENIOR ,, I HAVE A 1992 CAMARO THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPT. I HAVE ONLY 3000 MILES ON IT . IT HAS NOT RUN SINCE 2011. I NEED A CAR. I HAD MECHANICS LOOK AT IT, THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING IT IS THE IGNITION AND SECURITY SYSTEM. THE CHEVROLET DEALER TELLS ME IT WILL COST ABOUT $500. TO LOOK AT ,AND UP TO $2000. TO REPAIR, WITH NO GUARANTEES.MAYBE A 30 DAY GUARANTEE.THEY TELL ME THIS IS A CHEVROLET PROBLEM. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME, I NEED HELP.

• 09/17/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I JUST PAID FOR $653.93 WORTH OF SERVICE FROM AL SERRA CHEVROLET, WHICH INCLUDED AN ENGINE FLUSH. I DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK TO WORK AND AFTER WORK WENT TO THE STORE AND PURCHASE FOOD. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, I STARTED THE CAR AND BEFORE I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. TO MY SURPRISE I GOT A LARGE VACUUM LEAK AND NO BRAKES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AL SERRA CHEVROLET THAT NIGHT USING MY OWN ROADSIDE SERVICE. THE FINDINGS OF THE AL SERRA SERVICE DEPARTMENT WERE THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER BURST INTERNALLY ON ITS OWN. THIS FINDING TOLD ME THAT THIS PART WAS DEFECTIVE. THE AL SERRA SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONCLUDED THAT NOTHING THEY DID CAUSE THE FAILURE AND THE INCIDENT WAS A COINCIDENCE. I WILL NOW HAVE TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $375.50 TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. I WILL MAKE INQUIRIES TO FIND THE FAILURE RATE OF THE BRAKE BOOSTERS ON CAMAROS. I REALIZE THE CAR IS SEVEN YEARS OLD (ONLY 41,028 ORIGINAL MILES), HOWEVER; A BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD HAVE PUT MY LIFE IN JEOPARDY IF THE CAR HAD BEEN MOVING INSTEAD OF PARKED. THE CONCLUSION IS THAT THIS PART DEFECT REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. THE FACT THAT I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART WITH MY OWN MONEY COMPOUNDS THE PROBLEM. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT SOMETHING BROKE LOOSE DURING THE ENGINE FLUSH THAT MADE ITS WAY THROUGH THE VACUUM LINE AND RUPTURED THE DIAPHRAGM IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. SINCE THE DEALERSHIP WILL ASSUME NO LIABILITY IN THE MATTER I WILL APPROACH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE PROPER SAFETY ORGANIZATION TO INSURE THAT NOTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE.

• 09/15/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE FUEL FILLER NECK HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT FUEL LEAKS ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VIN WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

• 09/14/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT FOR MY VEHICLE, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 94V077000. THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK SOLDER JOINT IS CRACKED JUST AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL DATABASE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND CALLED THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER CARE CENTER AT 800-222-1020, AND THEY SAY THAT MY CAR IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. I GUESS THEY FEEL I AM ELIGIBLE TO HAVE MY CAR CATCH FIRE OR EXPLODE BECAUSE OF A FAULTY FUEL TANK! AT THIS POINT, ALL I WOULD LIKE IS FOR GM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE, IN THE FUTURE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS EXPLODED, PERHAPS MY FAMILY WILL REQUEST MUCH MORE OF GM. LANDON BALL.*AK

• 09/04/1996· AIR BAGS

  FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. *AK

• 09/04/1996· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FLUID DRIED OUT CAUSING TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH TO FAIL.

• 09/03/1997· STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35 MPH, THERE IS A POPPING NOISE WHICH IS DUE TO CRACKS IN THE SUBFRAME UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

• 09/02/1999· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 35-40 MPH , OVER NORMAL STREET BUMP DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK

• 09/01/1995· SEAT BELTS

  TOP PART OF SEAT BELT FAILED IN ABOVE ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES.

• 08/29/2002· STEERINGCrash

  WHILE DRIVING LOST THE CONTROL AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. DEALER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

• 08/15/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER NOTICED A GAS SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. PIN HOLES WERE FOUND IN THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK JOINT. CONSUMER BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL 94V977000, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER ANY ACTIVE RECALL. *AK *JB *NLM

• 08/15/1996· AIR BAGS

  VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT/FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

• 08/10/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, HE SMELLED AN ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

• 08/06/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  VEHICLE INSPECTED BY DEALERSHIP TECH AND VERIFIED THAT THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING FROM THE FILLER NECK TO SOLDER JOINT STATES THAT THE VEHICLE PASSED THE INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE RECALL WHEN IT WAS FIRST INSPECTED NOW IN 2001 THE FILLER NECK TO FUEL TANK SOLDER JOINT IS LEAKING FUEL VAPORS AROUND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR POSSIBLE THERMAL EVENT TO HAPPEN DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE RECALL 94V077000 WILL NOT COVER DUE TO AGE OF VEHICLE FUEL TANK IS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND HAS DEVELOPED A SAFETY ISSUE. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND IS RESEARCHING THE SITUATION.WILL FIND OUT THE RESULTS ON MONDAY AUGUST 13, 2001. *AK

• 08/05/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  REAR DISC BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

• 07/26/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  GASOLINE IN THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THIS FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THE ONE DESCRIBED IN THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK RECALL 94V077000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY LEAKING GASOLINE. *LA

• 07/25/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FUSE BLEW, CAUSING HORN/INTERIOR LIGHTS TO FAIL. *SD

• 07/20/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL PUMP FAILURE, CAUSING INTERMITTENT STALLING. 8AK

• 07/18/2006· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I HAVE A 1992 CLASSIC WHITE CHEVROLET CAMARO RS . THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF OF CAR IN SEVERAL PLACES , MAINLY ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND AROUND THE BACK OF CAR. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. *NM

• 07/18/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE MOTORS WERE BUILT WITH BAD FREEZE PLUGS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 07/17/1995· SUSPENSION

  THE FRONT END WILL BOTTOM OUT WHEN GOING DOWN A DIP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 07/15/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE NOT BEING ON A RECALL THAT CAME OUT BY CHRYSLER IN 1994.MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTEDA, AND STATED TO CONSUMER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED DUE TO VIN. *AK

• 07/07/2000· STRUCTURE

  THE DEFECTIVE LEFT SIDE SADDLE SPRING WHICH IS WELDED TO THE REAR END CRACKED IN HALF CAUSING THE REAR END TO DROP WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSE A CRASH. AK

• 07/06/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC TRY TO APPLY BRAKES NO BRAKES.

• 07/04/2020· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THERE IS FUEL LEAKING FROM MY GAS CAP, EVERYTIME I FILL IT UP WITH GAS IT LEAKS OUT THE SIDE. IT'S BEEN RUINING MY PAINT ON THE INSIDE TOO. IT LEAKS WHEN I START DRIVING.

• 07/02/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE STALLS WHEN SLOWING FOR STOPS, CAUSING FAILURE OF POWER BRAKES/POWER STEERING. *DH

• 06/24/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  IMPACTED VEHICLE, PLASTIC IN DRIVER'S AIR BAG FLEW UP IN DRIVER'S FACE. INJURED KNEE OF REAR PASSENGER. POLICE AND PARAMETICS DIAGNOISED DEFECTIVE AIR BAG. *AK