What 183 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro With Recaro

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle shuddered and then intermittently lost motive power. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that there were metal shavings inside the transmission and the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 77,800.

NHTSA ODI 11655897

Vehicle makes a shudder & shaking feeling after slowing down and picking up speed. Is a constant problem. Also coolant level is unreadable and fan comes on and continues to stay on.

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My car has a torque converter shutter that I have been told is a common problem, but no recall for my year/model.

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While driving I experienced the wheel becoming more stiff unexpectedly while turning even slightly it would randomly get harder to turn. A power steering warning came on saying to be careful and right after the car started shaking really bad. Stop the car checked tires tie rods sway bar other steering components and nothing seemed abnormal. Was able to drive the rest of the way home but still had the random stiffness at the steering wheel.

NHTSA ODI 11630525

Horn stopped working, and I got in an accident because of it. Also my interior lights will not turn off

NHTSA ODI 11629797

Transmission is shuddering. Can try to accelerate and it lurches until it finally catches gear and goes. Definitely a concern when at a stop and pulling into traffic

NHTSA ODI 11629397

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated while attempting to reverse, the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was diagnosed with steering failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V086000 (STEERING). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 71,000.

NHTSA ODI 11619205

1. Transmission Control Unit Issue/Shift to park Gear issue depleting battery/OTHER

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The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated he noticed a failure with the parking shift gear. The contact stated the parking brake would not function properly, in addition a shift to park warning light illuminated. The contact stated he had to switch gears from drive to park multiple times in addition when the vehicle is parked the vehicle would not lock or shut off properly. The dealer was not contacted, and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacture was made aware of the failure and the contact was informed to call NHSTA for further assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 37.000.

NHTSA ODI 11588621

This vehicle is having issues that no Chevy repair place is able to recognize or fix. I can not drive this vehicle due to safety concern.

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The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds, there was a "power steering assist malfunction" message displayed and the steering wheel became very stiff and difficult to turn. The contact stated that the failure recurred intermittently and stopped within seconds. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a loss of power steering assist. The independent mechanic notified the contact of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V086000 (Steering). The dealer was contacted; however, the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000.

NHTSA ODI 11588757

When I was driving my steering wheel started shaking I could hear a noise and it was harder to steer. On my dash it showed Drive careful Steering Power Steering assistance system I pulled the car over and turned it off but I could hear the electrical system in the power steering did not shut down and my steering wheel was still shaking. About 45 seconds later it shut down. I went out to my car the following day and started it and the power steering was fine, there was no more shaking or noise in the electrical part of my steering assistance. It was fine. But it doesn't seem safe to me at all. The recall on it was fixed but it seems there is still an issue with this and it could cause someone to get into an accident and hurt or kill someone.

NHTSA ODI 11582916

Shudder in the transmission. My camaro shudders between 40 and 50 mph. It had a recall and was taken in for the repairs. It was a transmission fluid flush and a change in the fluid. Something like that. The problem is shudder isn't fixed it was for a while but its back. There's definitely something still wrong with this. Is it causing the car more damage? I believe GM should repair all the recalled vehicles right! This is an issue and a huge nuisance. Shudder problem is still there!

NHTSA ODI 11582918

Loss of power steering

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There are two primary concerns with this vehicle that, after further investigation, appear to be commonly experienced issues. While driving, the vehicle shudders unexpectedly and intensely, then the issue spontaneously resolves. Upon contacting the dealership, I was informed that this is a recognized problem. The service representative explained that moisture was accumulating in the transmission fluid due to a factory defect, resulting in the sporadic vibration. I was advised that a transmission flush using Mobile One would rectify the problem, but this measure proved ineffective. The dealership is now suggesting that the torque converter may be the cause. Separately, the rear window has detached from the convertible top. Despite my efforts to seal the gap, water still seeps into the vehicle during rainfall.

NHTSA ODI 11577263

This car originally was towed four times because of the failure of the fuel pump wiring harness to the PCM unit the fix was they put a fusible link between the fuel pump I believe and the PCU it still has problems it's intermittent it has issues of burning and melting the case or the plug-in is burnt in there we've addressed it with upper management of Chevrolet and they wanted us to take it to a different dealership and it was just a fiasco after that they said they fixed it they didn't fix it gave it back to us. I'm the father of the driver of the car I worry about my grandchildren and my son having a fire in that car I keep having problems we have to go get them and jump start them and figure the mess with the wires in the trunk so tired of this thing please help there has been consecutively people on the internet telling how to fix which General Motors should be responsible for this fix is pathetic how much I've read about it

NHTSA ODI 11549967

The side detection system has failed. i know chevy has been having a lot of issues with this and now its hit my car. i demand a law suit or a shut down or a government enforced mandatory repair at no cost to customer.

NHTSA ODI 11546062

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, a message indicating that the electronic power steering needed to be serviced was displayed, and the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact stated that the vehicle was significantly difficult to steer. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road by using physical strength to steer the vehicle. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the steering wheel responded as needed. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V086000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 71,000.

NHTSA ODI 11545294

While idling out of a driveway on Friday, 8/25/23, there was a warning on the dash that stated "low oil pressure, shut off vehicle immediately." I immediately shut the vehicle off within seconds of seeing this warning and towed the vehicle home. I've read that these vehicles-Camaro ZL1 are notorious for failed oil pumps. I have babied this vehicle and do not use it as a daily driver. I only take it out a few times a year and have only 18,000 miles on it. The vehicle is in stock condition and has not been modified which blows my mind that this would even occur on such a well taken care of vehicle that is so expensive and supposed to be the top the line. Of course the dealer was unhelpful due to it being pass what they consider warranty timeframe. I am hopeful that GM will assist in any way possible being that I believe GM installed faulty oil pumps on these expensive vehicles. Also I am a loyal customer to GM. Within the last 5 years, I have purchased 3 brand new Chevys-2017 Camaro ZL1, 2020 Silverado Trailboss, and 2021 Malibu RS.

NHTSA ODI 11541540

After having the car for a year with regular maintenance and service, out of nowhere car was giving electrical problems that was making my car battery die and the ABS brake system giving out completely to the point where the vehicle has no brakes at all & engine failure due to cylinder #1 no compression, car kept giving codes p0300 , C0299 , B1517 , notice there’s an service bulletin from GM NO. Pi1178F is know as a common problem for LTG engines, also the only way I found out that the engine was damaged when I took the vehicle to the dealership for diagnostic and was told that one of the Cylinders had no compression which had came down the line that an Piston ring had internally damaged my engine, vehicle has 145K and was running smoothly until sudden electrical problems.

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The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the steering wheel stiffened, and it became difficult to steer the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that the power steering warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 17,300.

NHTSA ODI 11528191

The part that failed is the power steering rack Yes it is available for inspection The part failed while I were driving Yes I report it to the dealer an were told they had a recall on this part but were expired in 2021 on the 2017 camaro I took my car to the dealer they wanted to charge me 2600 hundred to change the part I have 37890 miles on this camaro No one drives this car but me This is dangerous driving then your steering goes out So I'm reporting this problem NHTSA please look in to it I'm quite sure I'm not the only owner that's going through this

NHTSA ODI 11524449

Driving back from several trips out of state. On I15, the car shut completely off, while moving. Everything powers off. Car still in motion. Have to push the ignition button to turn back on and resume power and turned the car back on. The has happened now 5 times since i bought the car brand new in 2017. The dealer has never been able to reproduce issue. Are my charging cables for phones and ipod shorting out the car?? I dont know. It's the only thing that might be an issue.

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There have been multiple problems with the check engine light .the car vibrating i have had this car serviced multiple times for the same thing and now my transmission needs to be rebuilt which this car has less than 50,000 miles

NHTSA ODI 11523475

2017 Camaro transmission shutter not shifting right sometimes hard to stop

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