1968 Chevrolet Camaro Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1968 Chevrolet Camaro, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Steering266.7%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1968 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING BOX FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IF THE STEERING BOX WERE REPLACED, THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR DUE TO THE PART BEING FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 03/31/15*LJ
I'M RESTO-MODDING A 1968 CAMARO. I HAD A SHOP REPLACE THE ORIGINAL POWER STEERING BOX (RECIRCULATING BALL STEERING GEAR) WITH A NEW ONE FROM CLASSIC PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS (CPP). THEIR WEB SITE WOULD LEAD YOU TO BELIEVE THEY MAKE EVERYTHING LOCALLY BUT THEY FINALLY ADMITTED THEIR 400 SERIES STEERING BOXES ARE MANUFACTURED OVERSEAS. I HAD A CERTIFIED MECHANIC DO ALL THE WORK AND HE HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH THE INSTALLATION. FROM DAY ONE, THE BOX DID NOT PERFORM TO ANYONE'S EXPECTATIONS. AT IDLE, IT PROVIDED NO POWER ASSIST AT ALL. EVENTUALLY IT BEGAN TO STICK WHEN TURNING A CORNER AND FINALLY IT FAILED ALL TOGETHER RENDERING THE CAR INOPERABLE. WHEN IT FAILED, IT WAS AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE STEERING BOX. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE INTERNALS OF THE BOX AFTER IT FAILED AND THE MECHANIC ADMITTED HE NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. THE BOX WAS SENT BACK TO CPP AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER 400 SERIES BOX WHICH IS ALSO NOT PERFORMING CORRECTLY. SOME OF THE STEEL BALLS WERE ELONGATED AND SOME WERE FLATTENED WHICH WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE IF THEY WERE MADE FROM HIGH GRADE HARDENED STEEL - THE KIND USA MANUFACTURERS TELL ME THEY USE. ACCORDING TO CUSTOMER COMMENTS ON THEIR WEB SITE, I AM NOT THE ONLY CONSUMER WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS BOX. THEIR ENGINEERING DEPT. EVEN OFFERS A WORK AROUND FOR SOME OF THE PROBLEMS SO I BELIEVE THEY ARE AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS YET THEY CONTINUE TO SELL THE PRODUCT. I HESITATE TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE EXPRESSWAY AT 60 MPH. I DO NOT KNOW IF CPP AS A COMPANY IS ACTING IRRESPONSIBLY BUT I CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE SOME HELP PREVENTING ANY MORE OF THESE BOXES BEING SOLD UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS FULLY RESOLVED. ANYONE WHO OWNS ONE OF THEIR BOXES SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
I'M RESTO-MODDING A 1968 CAMARO. I HAD A SHOP REPLACE THE ORIGINAL POWER STEERING BOX (RECIRCULATING BALL STEERING GEAR) WITH A NEW ONE FROM CLASSIC PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS (CPP). THEIR WEB SITE WOULD LEAD YOU TO BELIEVE THEY MAKE EVERYTHING LOCALLY BUT THEY FINALLY ADMITTED THEIR 400 SERIES STEERING BOXES ARE MANUFACTURED OVERSEAS. I HAD A CERTIFIED MECHANIC DO ALL THE WORK AND HE HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH THE INSTALLATION. FROM DAY ONE, THE BOX DID NOT PERFORM TO ANYONE'S EXPECTATIONS. AT IDLE, IT PROVIDED NO POWER ASSIST AT ALL. EVENTUALLY IT BEGAN TO STICK WHEN TURNING A CORNER AND FINALLY IT FAILED ALL TOGETHER RENDERING THE CAR INOPERABLE. WHEN IT FAILED, IT WAS AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE STEERING BOX. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE INTERNALS OF THE BOX AFTER IT FAILED AND THE MECHANIC ADMITTED HE NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. THE BOX WAS SENT BACK TO CPP AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER 400 SERIES BOX WHICH IS ALSO NOT PERFORMING CORRECTLY. SOME OF THE STEEL BALLS WERE ELONGATED AND SOME WERE FLATTENED WHICH WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE IF THEY WERE MADE FROM HIGH GRADE HARDENED STEEL - THE KIND USA MANUFACTURERS TELL ME THEY USE. ACCORDING TO CUSTOMER COMMENTS ON THEIR WEB SITE, I AM NOT THE ONLY CONSUMER WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS BOX. THEIR ENGINEERING DEPT. EVEN OFFERS A WORK AROUND FOR SOME OF THE PROBLEMS SO I BELIEVE THEY ARE AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS YET THEY CONTINUE TO SELL THE PRODUCT. I HESITATE TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE EXPRESSWAY AT 60 MPH. I DO NOT KNOW IF CPP AS A COMPANY IS ACTING IRRESPONSIBLY BUT I CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE SOME HELP PREVENTING ANY MORE OF THESE BOXES BEING SOLD UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS FULLY RESOLVED. ANYONE WHO OWNS ONE OF THEIR BOXES SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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