Owners have filed 48 complaints with NHTSA about this car, most about the transmission, electrical, and steering. The 9 checks below target those problems, in the order you would do them at the car.
2019Tick items off on your phone at the car, or print it. Ticks stay on this device.
0/9 checked
2019 Chevrolet Camaro: inspection sheet
Before you go, or before you touch the car0/3
Engine off, key in hand0/1
Ask the seller not to warm the car up first0/1
At least 20 minutes, with some highway0/4
These checks are specific to this model year. For tires, body panels, fluids, and the other basics every used car needs, use the general inspection guide.
These years share the 2019's design and most of its parts, so their problems are the ones to look for on this car too.
Worth adding to your 2019 checks
Worth adding to your 2019 checks
Worth adding to your 2019 checks
EPA figures for each version of the 2019 Chevrolet Camaro. Use them to confirm you are looking at the version that was advertised, and as a yardstick on the test drive.
| Version | Drive | EPA rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2.0L 4-cyl | RWD | 25 mpg |
| 3.6L 6-cyl | RWD | 22 mpg |
| 6.2L 8-cyl | RWD | 20 mpg |
Owners report these failures starting around the mileages below. A car inside one of these ranges deserves a closer look at that part, or records showing it was already fixed.
Transmission shudder and failure
30,000–60,300 miles
NHTSA complaints for the 2019 Chevrolet Camaro, grouped by the part owners named. Open a row to read what goes wrong.
The 8-speed automatic shudders and vibrates under light throttle and while cruising, usually between 25 and 80 mph. Owners compare it to rolling over strips in the road. Other reports describe hard first-to-second shifts, slipping, erratic shifting, and getting stuck in one gear with check-engine codes. Shops often blame the torque converter, and a GM service bulletin covers the shudder. Symptoms often begin around 30,000 miles and get worse over time. Dealers often call early symptoms normal. Stalling and occasional no-start conditions also appear.
The main problem is sudden loss of the instrument cluster and lighting. Gauges go blank at highway speed. In one case every interior and exterior light failed while driving in the dark, traced to a corroded rear bumper wiring harness. One cluster could not be replaced because the part was discontinued. Other reports describe flickering ABS and ESC lights, a false hood-open message that sets off the alarm, moisture in a headlight, a dead backup camera, and a stall from failed lifters. One complaint is about odometer fraud, not a defect.
Power steering assist cuts out while the car is moving, leaving the wheel very heavy or briefly locked. Reports describe a Service Power Steering warning during track driving. On long highway drives, the steering stiffens and then jolts suddenly, forcing hard corrections to stay in the lane. Turning the car off and back on sometimes brings the assist back. Dealers often find no codes and make no repair. A brand-new car also shut down and restarted several times while moving and lost steering while parking. Every case carries a clear loss-of-control risk.
Cooling system parts fail early. Reports describe a temperature gauge stuck on cold with the fan running all the time, blamed on the coolant temperature sensor and repeating on the same car. Another thermostat failed under 30,000 miles, well short of its expected life. In a separate case, a loud knock and a check-engine light at about 23,000 miles turned out to be a failed exhaust system, and the car was left unrepaired.
Both the main brakes and the electric parking brake are involved. One crash report describes the brakes and steering not responding in a turn on a racetrack at about 50 mph. The car hit the wall at roughly 7,000 miles. Another report describes the parking brake engaging on its own at freeway speed, refusing to release, and reapplying after restarts, with error code C0293 stored. Both carry a serious loss-of-control risk.
The convertible's rear glass delaminates and pulls away from the top, starting at the corners. With the windows down the glass rattles, and owners worry it could blow off at speed and endanger other drivers. Replacement tops reportedly fail again after about 1 1/2 to 2 years. Dealers decline warranty coverage past 36,000 miles, and one car is on its third top.
Engine and fuel delivery failures cause sudden loss of power. In one report, the engine locked up in moderate traffic at highway speed. It happened just as cylinder deactivation switched from four cylinders back to eight on an uphill grade, and the owner had documented maintenance. Another report describes a cracked, leaking high-pressure fuel pump after 37k miles. A sudden engine lockup at speed carries a high crash risk.
Excerpts from complaints Camaro owners filed with NHTSA, as written. Listen for the same symptoms on your test drive.
from the start of buying the car the transmission has shifted funny. The dealership was advised of this several times and always said nothing was wrong with it.Now the transmission is shuttering when going into higher gears.
Filed with NHTSA, March 2026
While cruising (not accelerating) or accelerating very slowly, the transmission goes into a shutter. I do believe this would be caused by the torque converter. Could be faulty. Seems to be a very common trend.
Filed with NHTSA, July 2023
Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2019 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehicle, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a dealer sale. At the time of the purchase, the mileage was 70,962. At the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 134,606.
Filed with NHTSA, March 2026
Power steering on vehicle failed causing the steering to lock up while driving with almost no ability to stear the car. This problem was found and issued a recall on earlier years but not mine although the car was built the same time as those earlier years.
Filed with NHTSA, March 2024
Thermostat is failing under part recommend mileage. GM is not taking this under consideration. States part last up to 100,000 miles. It’s failing under 30,000 miles.
Filed with NHTSA, March 2026
Complaints for this year next to the average for the other model years, area by area.
The 2019 ranks second for owner complaints among 5 Camaro years, about 1.6 times the average of the others. Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, so compare like with like.
Redesigns and mid-cycle updates change what can go wrong.
The 2019 is the fourth model year of the Camaro's sixth generation (2016–2024).
It is also the first year of a mid-cycle update.
What changed for 2019
Recall repairs are free at any Chevrolet dealer, but the seller may never have had them done. Check each campaign number against the VIN.
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Chevrolet Camaro vehicles. The plastic "Camaro" emblem, located on the steering wheel air bag cover, may separate during deployment of the frontal driver air bag.
Risk: In the event of a crash, plastic pieces of emblem may act as projectiles from deployment of the driver air bag can increase the risk of injury.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the frontal driver side air bag module, free of charge. The recall began April 14, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212327220.
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2019 owner complaints, side by side
