2010 Chevrolet Camaro: engine and transmission complaints
VERY HIGH COMPLAINT SIGNAL
62%
125 of 202 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system
62% of relevant owner complaints filed with NHTSA on the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro are about the engine, transmission or fuel system. Well over half of everything owners reported is the drivetrain. That is a severe model-level pattern; every model year we track at this level has a documented failure behind it.
Worse than 82% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).
Excludes 93 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 42%).
The percentage is each model year's drivetrain complaint share. No elevated signal describes the model year, not any one car; a well-kept example of a flagged model can still be the right buy, and any of these still needs an inspection.
What owners reported
ENGINE03/26/20232 INJURED
My 2010 camaro has the 3.6 v6 engine in it. I had no warning lights or issues with the car. I got in my car and started to drive on a highway the engine exploded on me and I swerved out of control luckily being able to stop the car on the right side of the road. I had the car towed to my house where it sat for months u…
AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE05/03/2017CRASH2 INJURED
WE WHERE DRIVING LOOKING AT A LOCAL SUBDIVISION AND WE WERE DOING 35 MILES A HOUR WHEN WE HIT A DEER ALL AIR BAGS CAME OUT AND I BROKE MY WRIST AND MY FRIEND HURT HIS ARM AS WELL I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH MY SET BELT ON AND WHEN WE HIT THE DEER THE AIR BAG CAME OUT FULL FORCE THAT I BROKE MY WIND SHIELD AS WELL
I WAS GOING FOR A DRIVE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL WHEN THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL WAS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. AFTER HITTING THE BUMP THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. I HAD NO BRAKES AND NO STEERING. I THEN SKID OFF THE ROAD INTO A TREE. THERE WAS ONE INJURY, A LADY IN THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER…
Three of 125 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.
Recall campaigns on this model year (3)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain replacement flip-key ignition transmitter assemblies sold as replacement equipment for 2010-2015 Chevrolet Camaro vehicles. …
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling all 2010-2014 Chevrolet Camaro vehicles manufactured December 3, 2008 to May 23, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the driver may acci…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
GM IS RECALLING 1,243 MY 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO EQUIPPED WITH A V8 ENGINE. THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE MAY CONTACT THE STARTER MOTOR HOUSING AND CAUSE WEAR ON THE CABLE IN…
This does not say whether a particular car has an open, unrepaired recall. That depends on the VIN.
Before you buy a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro
Ask the seller whether the engine has ever been repaired or replaced, and whether the car has shown stalling, loss of power, rough idle, oil consumption or a check-engine light.
Drive it from a cold start and long enough to warm up. Many engine faults hide once the car is warm.
Get an independent pre-purchase inspection from a mechanic you choose, and tell them to focus on the engine.
3 recall campaigns on this model year. Whether a specific car still has one open depends on the VIN; the report checks that.
Ask for service records. A engine already replaced under warranty is a different car from one that was not.
Have the VIN?Paste it and get the full report for that car. First report free, then a 30-day pass covers a whole car search.
Experimental model-level information. This is not a vehicle inspection, vehicle-history
report, financial advice or purchase recommendation. It describes patterns across a model year, not the condition
of any individual vehicle.
