1979 Chevrolet Camaro Problems

Complaints

6filed with NHTSA

Median mileage

245,136miles, 3 complaints with mileage

Recalls

2campaigns on record

Trend

Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

Sources: NHTSA records for the 1979 Chevrolet Camaro (complaints, recalls, investigations). Report an error

NHTSA recorded 6 consumer complaints for the 1979 Chevrolet Camaro. The part named most often is tires, with 3 complaints (50% of the total), followed by engine cooling (1) and steering (1). 3 of the complaints include a mileage, and 33% of those were filed for vehicles with under 50,000 miles; the median is 245,136 miles. Of all complaints, 1 involved a crash, 1 a fire, 3 an injury, 1 a death, according to the filers. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns and 0 technical service bulletins for this model year.

This model year has fewer than 25 complaints on record, so the numbers below can change a lot with a few new reports.

Which parts are reported most

Complaints can name more than one part, so the counts add up to more than the total. Select a part to see its complaints, recalls and bulletins.

• Tires3 50%
• Engine cooling1 17%
• Steering1 17%
• Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)1 17%

Example complaints

Mileage when problems were reported

33% of the 3 complaints with a mileage were filed for vehicles with under 50,000 miles; the middle half falls between 28,000 and 247,000 miles.

Complaints by year filed

Fewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

Recalls and investigations

• 80V108000Aug 19, 1980
  Steering › Linkages › Knuckle › Spindle › Arm
  Covers: Chevrolet Camaro 1979–1980, Pontiac Firebird 1979–1980

  On certain vehicles, the lower control arm ball joint to steering knuckle attaching nut may not have been torqued to specifications. This condition could cause the nut to back off, resulting in joint separation.

• 79V142000Jun 6, 1979
  Exterior lighting › Brake lights › Switch
  Covers: Chevrolet Camaro 1979, Oldsmobile Cutlass 1979, Chevrolet Caprice 1979 +15 more

  On the involved vehicles the brake stoplight and cruise control switch which is operated by the brake pedal may have been assembled with an incorrect lubricant on the actuating plunger. This can cause the rear brake stoplights to become inoperative and the…

Recall details for the 1979 Chevrolet Camaro → · Check a VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls

NHTSA investigations

• DP85025Fuel leakage at filler neckClosed · Jun 14, 1985

Technical service bulletins

No technical service bulletins are on record for the 1979 Chevrolet Camaro.

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