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 75 MPH, the brake pedal became firm while depressed. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact used excessive force while depressing the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. Upon investigation, the contact associated the brake failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V576000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not yet diagnosed or repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

NHTSA ODI 11733304

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.

NHTSA ODI 11533145

came upon stopped traffic on I15 freeway i pushed on my brakes and had none i had to run off of the road to avoid a rear end collision at 75 mph ,brakes were solid no movement of petal at all no matter how hard i pushed ,after i got my car back under control and came to a rolling stop a notice came on in my dash saying ...brake assist...nothing was assisting anything I HAD NO BRAKES !!! I had to have my car brought home by a towing company (2) states away from my home .had i not had a way to get off the road to avoid the stopped traffic it would have been a 75 mph rear end accident with very possibly and more than likely..... fatalities ....I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON FLAW WITH CAMAROS ,LOOK ON LINE AND READ THE FORUMS !!! I MY DAUGHTER AND MY 5 MONTH OLD GRANDSON RIDE IN THIS CAR DAILY ..ONE OF MY QUESTIONS IS ..IF IT WAS YOUR FAMILY WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND SAVE THEIR LIVES ....

NHTSA ODI 11455639

Purchased vehicle in 2018. I’m the only owner. At the 84,000 miles mark lost brake pedal pressure. Detected the problem while parking. Took the car to the dealership for repairs. The car is at the dealership now and the dealership so far has said it may be the vacuum pump. They said that they are confirming if this is the case.

NHTSA ODI 11444525

I had bought a 2017 camaro on 5/18/2021 and on 6/13/2021 I was in a car accident and once we were hit the air bags pop out we were not going to fast and on the driver side the embrome pop out and also smoke the driver had put his arm to cover his face and he has the mark on his arm of the embrome

NHTSA ODI 11425374

We purchased a vehicle from shamley in El Paso Texas and we were in volved in a head on coullsion. We tried to stop and the breaks didn't function we were going 25 mph. We lost traction control and hit a car who took the red light and the air bags popped and the driver airbags emblem was marked on my forearm. May you please assist me

NHTSA ODI 11424721

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT WAS FIRM. THE BRAKE ASSIST FAILURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STERLING MCCALL CHEVROLET (17800 NORTH FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77090) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,045.

NHTSA ODI 11384703

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND EXITING THE HIGHWAY, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, WHICH FAILED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS TO SIERRA CHEVROLET (721 E CENTRAL AVE, MONROVIA, CA 91016, (626) 605-1537). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ASSIST MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKE MODULE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO MAINTENANCE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5640437071. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ODI 11290104

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 -70 MPH IN LIGHT TO MEDIUM RAIN AND IT WAS AROUND 35 DEGRESS, MY BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND NO BRAKES WERE APPLIED UNTIL 3 SEC. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS BUILDING PRESSURE AND AFTER 3SEC IT APPLIED THE BRAKES FORCEBLY BECUSE THE PETAL WAS ON THE FLOOR. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND I ALMOST GOT INTO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THE PROBLEM KEPT OCCURING DURING THE ENTIRE 3 HR DRIVE. EVERYTIME I WANTED TO USE THE BRAKES I HAD NONE UNTI AFTER 3SEC. THE CAR HAS 25000 MILES AND STILL THE FACTORY TIRES. AROUND 4MONTHS AGO I HAD THE ROTORS AND PADS CHANGED OUT BY THE DEALER. AFTER I REACHED MY DESTINATION MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOT SURE IF ITS RELATED OR AOTHER NEW ISSUE. CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR 3DAYS NOW.

NHTSA ODI 11166240

BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW JANUARY 2017...2017 CONVERTIBLE CAMARO SS. 6 WEEKS LATER THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN SQUEAKING ALL DAY EVERY DAY. THEY SQUEAK ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD AND AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO 3 DEALERSHIPS TO BE LOOKED AT AND FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH GM THEY REFUSE TO HELP ME WITH ANYTHING. I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND IS JUST REFUSING TO FIX THE ISSUE OR REFUND THE MONEY FOR THESE VEHICLES. THEY ARE SAYING THE SQUEAKING OF THE BRAKES IS NORMAL. I ASKED FOR THEM TO REPLACE THEM AND FIX THE ISSUE AND THEY WON'T. NOW WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS OVER 50 MPH THE WHOLE FRONT END ALSO VIBRATES AND WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PRESS THE GAS TO ACCELERATE IT LUNGES FORWARD. NOTHING IS BEING FIXED.

NHTSA ODI 11094022