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2019 Chevrolet Camaro: engine and transmission complaints

HIGH COMPLAINT SIGNAL
52%
26 of 52 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

52% of relevant owner complaints filed with NHTSA on the 2019 Chevrolet Camaro are about the engine, transmission or fuel system. That is a model-level pattern, not bad luck.

Worse than 67% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
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Drivetrain complaints
26
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
52
this model year
Fires reported
0
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
1
3 crashes · 2 injuries

Complaints by component

POWER TRAIN20 · 38%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER14 · 27%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM7 · 13%
ENGINE5 · 10%
STEERING5 · 10%
STRUCTURE3 · 6%

The years either side

2010
62%
125 of 295
2011
40%
49 of 194
2012
44%
40 of 113
2013
18%
29 of 187
2014
22%
35 of 188
2015
24%
46 of 206
2016
48%
64 of 141
2017
41%
70 of 186
2018
44%
33 of 80
2019
52%
26 of 52
2020
52%
14 of 31
2021
too few complaints
2022
too few complaints
2023
too few complaints

Manufacturers fix things mid-generation. A bad year next to a clean one is common; the fix usually arrived in between.

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Other sports cars with no elevated signal in 2019

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

POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL05/22/2026CRASH1 INJURED
The contact owns a Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle on the side of a residential road, she attempted to place the shift knob from Drive into Park. At that moment, the vehicle suddenly jolted and accelerated forward independently. The vehicle proceeded through a red light at approxima…
POWER TRAIN05/06/2026
I've submitted a safety complaint #11733895. I wanted to give an update regarding GM Goodwill Assistance, which is 10% of $10,000 transmission replacement per Chevrolet. This is a known documented transmission defect from GM manufacturing, it is a major safety issue, the car was sold to me with GM/Chevrolet knowing abo…
POWER TRAIN04/26/2026
The vehicle is experiencing a severe and dangerous transmission defect that manifests as intense shuddering and vibrations followed by instances of random, unintended acceleration. Specifically, while operating the vehicle at various speeds, the transmission fails to engage properly, causing a violent vibration/shudder…

Three of 26 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 (1)

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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…

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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. Combined across 3 body styles NHTSA files separately.