2000 Chevrolet Camaro: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 119 complaints
119
Total Complaints
51,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
Top Issue
9
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

33,625 25th Percentile
51,000 Median Mileage
95,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
8
SUSPENSION:FRONT
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
4
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
3
TIRES
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
3

Severity Assessment

9
Crashes
1
Fires
12
Injuries
3
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN TAKING THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION OUT OF THIRD GEAR THE COMPUTER CANNOT FIND THE IDLE SPEED , SO THE ENGINE FLUCTUATES RPMS ANYWHERE FROM 850 RPM TO STALLING. IT DOES THIS REPEATEDLY. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHEN TURNING A CORNER, TAKING IT OUT OF THIRD AND LOSING ALL POWER AFTER THE ENGINE STALLED. T..."
"WHEN TAKING THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION OUT OF THIRD GEAR THE COMPUTER CANNOT FIND THE IDLE SPEED , SO THE ENGINE FLUCTUATES RPMS ANYWHERE FROM 850 RPM TO STALLING. IT DOES THIS REPEATEDLY. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHEN TURNING A CORNER, TAKING IT OUT OF THIRD AND LOSING ALL POWER AFTER THE ENGINE STALLED. T..."
"WHEN THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED WITH FORCE AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT ON A FLAT SURFACE, ESPECIALLY IF THE WEIGHT SHIFTS FORWARD, THE REAR BRAKES BEGIN TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY CAUSING THE REAR END TO VIBRATE EXSTENCIBLY TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLES SPINS AROUND 180 DEGREES OR MORE..THIS OCCURS AT ..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28