Brakes
Filed Nov 28, 2001
SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT WORK.DEALER COULD NOT FIX IT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 899613
- Incident
- Nov 28, 2001
1992 Chevrolet Camaro Brakes Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Brakes reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Nov 28, 2001
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
10%
of 88 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Chevrolet Camaro submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming brake
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Brakes
Filed Mar 27, 2000
EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. CONSUMER WILL FILL OUT FORM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 859265
Brakes
Filed Sep 17, 1999
I JUST PAID FOR $653.93 WORTH OF SERVICE FROM AL SERRA CHEVROLET, WHICH INCLUDED AN ENGINE FLUSH. I DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK TO WORK AND AFTER WORK WENT TO THE STORE AND PURCHASE FOOD. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, I STARTED THE CAR AND BEFORE I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. TO MY SURPRISE I GOT A LARGE VACUUM LEAK AND NO BRAKES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AL SERRA CHEVROLET THAT NIGHT USING MY OWN ROADSIDE SERVICE. THE FINDINGS OF THE AL SERRA SERVICE DEPARTMENT WERE THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER BURST INTERNALLY ON ITS OWN. THIS FINDING TOLD ME THAT THIS PART WAS DEFECTIVE. THE AL SERRA SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONCLUDED THAT NOTHING THEY DID CAUSE THE FAILURE AND THE INCIDENT WAS A COINCIDENCE. I WILL NOW HAVE TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $375.50 TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. I WILL MAKE INQUIRIES TO FIND THE FAILURE RATE OF THE BRAKE BOOSTERS ON CAMAROS. I REALIZE THE CAR IS SEVEN YEARS OLD (ONLY 41,028 ORIGINAL MILES), HOWEVER; A BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD HAVE PUT MY LIFE IN JEOPARDY IF THE CAR HAD BEEN MOVING INSTEAD OF PARKED. THE CONCLUSION IS THAT THIS PART DEFECT REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. THE FACT THAT I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART WITH MY OWN MONEY COMPOUNDS THE PROBLEM. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT SOMETHING BROKE LOOSE DURING THE ENGINE FLUSH THAT MADE ITS WAY THROUGH THE VACUUM LINE AND RUPTURED THE DIAPHRAGM IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. SINCE THE DEALERSHIP WILL ASSUME NO LIABILITY IN THE MATTER I WILL APPROACH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE PROPER SAFETY ORGANIZATION TO INSURE THAT NOTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE.
- NHTSA ID
- 711503
- Incident
- Sep 16, 1999
Brakes
Filed Jul 6, 1999
DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC TRY TO APPLY BRAKES NO BRAKES.
- NHTSA ID
- 843937
- Incident
- Jul 6, 1999
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jan 27, 1998
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE, BRAKES DIDN'T WORK. HAD TO PULL IN PARKING LOT, PUT GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND HAD TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 820929
- Incident
- Jan 22, 1998
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Oct 7, 1997
ABS BRAKE FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. (96V-260) AW (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
- NHTSA ID
- 523611
- Incident
- Jun 1, 1997
Brakes
Filed Aug 5, 1997
Crash reported
REAR DISC BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 518140
Brakes
Filed Feb 5, 1996
PECULIAR LOSS OF REAR BRAKING SYSTEM. VEHICLE DOES NOT EXHIBIT WEAR. DEALER UNCERTAIN OF CAUSE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 978676
- Incident
- Dec 21, 1995
Brakes
Filed Mar 29, 1995
DESIGN OF THIRD REAR BRAKE LIGHT IMPAIRS VISION WITH REARVIEW WINDOW; COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 962746
- Incident
- Jun 9, 1992
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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .