The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 139 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 196 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM16V0840002016-02-11139 affected
Defect
Genera Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Camaro, Malibu, Silverado and GMC Sierra vehicles. The radio may intermittently fail to provide an audio warning when the key has been left in the ignition and the door is opened or when the driver does not fasten their seat belt. As such, these…
Consequence
An unbelted driver is at a greater risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the radio software, free of charge. The recall began on March 14, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15808.
Complaints by component
POWER TRAIN
45
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
28
2fires
STEERING
22
1crashes
ENGINE
21
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
19
2fires
SERVICE BRAKES
9
VISIBILITY/WIPER
7
SEAT BELTS
5
STRUCTURE:BODY
5
1fires
SUSPENSION
5
Total complaints196
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The contact owns a 2016 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that while driving at 15 mph, the vehicle lost power steering functionality, requiring the contact to use excessive force to steer the vehicle. The contact stated that upon replacing the battery, the power steering feature returned for…”
“The contact owns a 2016 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that on the same day that the vehicle was purchased, the vehicle experienced a failure. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to immediately start-up. The dealer, flori auto sales llc, was…”
“The contact owns a 2016 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that on the same day that the vehicle was purchased, the vehicle experienced a failure. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to immediately start-up. The dealer, flori auto sales llc, was…”
“Engine revs without touching the gas pedal . Intermittent hard shifting”
“Engine revs without touching the gas pedal . Intermittent hard shifting”
“I expereinced sudden and complete loss of electric power steering assist. A warning ,message appeared on dash notification area that power steering assist had failed. I understand that this is a known problem that has been recalled for this model, but my vin was not included in that recall. I was…”
“The contact owns a 2016 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission unexpectedly shifted from first gear to third gear, the vehicle shuddered abnormally, and then jolted into the next gear. The failure also occurred while the transmission was…”
“The torque converter on my vehicle is faulty. It has a violent shake, slippage of gears, and sometimes even loss of power while driving. Sometimes the violent vibrations cause me to have to slow down abruptly amongst traffic. Several mechanic have identified the torque converter as the problem.”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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