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1992 Chevrolet Camaro

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1992 Chevrolet Camaro do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 32.

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88Owner complaints

Model-year median: 32

2Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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198925
199086
199188
199232
1993144
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Fuel System, Gasoline
21Air Bags
18Structure
9Engine And Engine Cooling
7Electrical System
6
All reported categories
Seat Belts
5Service Brakes, Hydraulic
5Vehicle Speed Control
5Power Train
4Unknown Or Other
4Visibility
3Exterior Lighting
2Parking Brake
2Seats
2Steering
2Fuel/propulsion System
1Suspension
1Tires
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 16 of 88 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Structure. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

13 crash reports3 fire reports8 injury reports

Visibility complaints

3 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jan 30, 2001
VisibilityFire

HAD JUST PARKED VEHICLE. EARLIER HAD SMELLED AN ODOR OF PLASTIC BURNING. LEFT VEHICLE, AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF DASHBOARD. THEN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STARTED (LIGHTS FLASHED, HORN BLEW). FLAMES THEN APPEARED. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT FLAMES OUT. GAVE AN INDICATION OF A SWITCH BEHIND HEATER CORE WAS SOURCE OF FIRE.…

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HAD JUST PARKED VEHICLE. EARLIER HAD SMELLED AN ODOR OF PLASTIC BURNING. LEFT VEHICLE, AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF DASHBOARD. THEN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STARTED (LIGHTS FLASHED, HORN BLEW). FLAMES THEN APPEARED. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT FLAMES OUT. GAVE AN INDICATION OF A SWITCH BEHIND HEATER CORE WAS SOURCE OF FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #879392

Mileage unknown · Feb 10, 1999
Visibility

WINDOW LID MOTOR FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #781952

Mileage unknown · Mar 31, 1997
Visibility

OVER PAST SIX MONTHS, THE REAR WINDOW HAS BECOME CLOUDY TO THE POINT WHERE DRIVER COULD NO LONGER SEE WHO IS BEHIND HIM, EXCEPT IN SHADOW. ALSO, THE WINDOW BECAME DISCOLORED WHICH FURTHER IMPAIRS VISIBILITY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #515824

Official recalls

2

94V077000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly:filler Pipe And Cap

Apr 25, 1994

THE FUEL FILLER NECK SOLDER JOINT CAN DEVELOP CRACKS OR PIN HOLE LEAKS, WHICH DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY." THE CRACKS AND HOLES CAN ALLOW FUEL VAPOR AND FUEL LEAKAGE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: GASOLINE VAPORS AND FUEL LEAKS CAN RESULT IN A FIRE IF EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY AND REPLACE THOSE WHICH EXHIBIT THE CRACKS OR PIN HOLE LEAKS.

92V154000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission

Oct 23, 1992

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL CABLE CAN SEPARATE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: SEPARATION OF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE CAN PREVENTTHE TRANSMISSION FROM BEING SHIFTED INTO THE PROPER POSITION. THIS CONDITION CANCAUSE UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENT WHEN THE TRANSIMISSION INDICATOR IS IN PARK ORNEUTRAL POSITION AND THE TRANSMISSION IS IN A DRIVE MODE; THIS COULD RESULT INA VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy: THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SHIFT CABLE.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

PE97008 · Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment

Opened Feb 3, 1997 · Closed Jun 30, 1997

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags

COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THAT THE DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY VEHICLE IMPACT.