The 2011 Chevrolet Camaro has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 879,045 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 262 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 13, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SEATS14V4470002014-07-23414,333 affected
Defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Buick LaCrosse, Regal and Chevrolet Camaro, as well as certain 2010-2012 Cadillac SRX, Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles, equipped with power height adjustable driver and passenger seats. In the affected vehicles, the bolt that secures the…
Consequence
If the driver's seat unexpectedly drops, the distraction and altered seat position may affect the drivers' control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the height adjuster shoulder bolts, free of charge. The manufacturer distributed interim letters to owners on September 11, 2014. The recall began on December 26, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac),…
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 accidentally hit the ignition key with their knee, unintentionally knocking the key out of the run position, turning off the engine.
Consequence
If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Additionally, a key knocked out of the run position could cause loss of engine power, power steering, and power braking, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will remove the key blade from the original flip key/RKE transmitter assemblies, and provide two new keys and two key rings per key. The recall began August 25, 2014. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 14294. Note:…
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS
66
8crashes7injuries
ENGINE
28
3crashes1fires1injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
27
1crashes1injuries
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
17
1crashes
SEATS
15
1crashes1fires1injuries
POWER TRAIN
14
STEERING
14
3crashes2injuries
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
7
TIRES
7
1crashes
SERVICE BRAKES
6
1crashes1injuries
Total complaints262
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The contact owns a 2011 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated while driving at 35 mph, the engine shut off without warning. The vehicle failed to restart as intended, leaving the driver stranded in the middle of the road. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. A police officer noticed…”
“The contact owns a 2011 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated while driving at 35 mph, the engine shut off without warning. The vehicle failed to restart as intended, leaving the driver stranded in the middle of the road. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. A police officer noticed…”
“The contact owns a 2011 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated while driving at 35 mph, the engine shut off without warning. The vehicle failed to restart as intended, leaving the driver stranded in the middle of the road. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. A police officer noticed…”
“I was driving home and a truck overpassed me on a loose sand area causing me to have to make a sudden brake and my car due to the loose sand and rocks sing around and hit a power pole and the impact to the power pole that was on the corner bounced me car back and my car did a flip and it landed on…”
“I was driving home and a truck overpassed me on a loose sand area causing me to have to make a sudden brake and my car due to the loose sand and rocks sing around and hit a power pole and the impact to the power pole that was on the corner bounced me car back and my car did a flip and it landed on…”
“Gains speed on mild downhills. Request a feature to be called "brake saver" on all automatic transmissions. Depressing brake downshifts if rpms are low enough to reduce speed (2000-2500rpm, so next gear does not exceed 3600rpm). Taking foot off gas sets coasting maximum speed. If speed rises 5…”
“The contact owns a 2011 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted, but the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who determined that the wave plates…”
“I was driving my vehicle to school, and all the sudden I get a message saying "engine power reduced!" as soon as that happened, my vehicle's speed decreased rapidly. Making it hard to keep up at the same speed as traffic, I plugged my scan tool. And engine codes: p2138 and p2127 appeared on the…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro as of
July 13, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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