1999 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible from North America - Comments

18th May 2001, 12:19

"High maintenance"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Catalytic converter had to be replaced.

Something else underneath broke after the converter was replaced, and rattled upon acceleration.

Brakes were very, very noisy - squeaked every time they were used.

Front rotors had to be machined once, and replaced once.

Rear rotors were starting to go bad.

Horn relay broke. Dealer fixed once, then it broke again after about a month.

Parking lamp day-time running lights had to be replaced three times (very difficult to do yourself)

There was a short in the alternator, causing volt meter to dip when I applied the brakes - this caused my clock to run slow and had to be reset every week to the correct time.

Passenger-side seat belt installed at factory twisted.

Fog light burnt out.

General comments?

This car was supposed to be a blast to drive, but it was a money pit. Every time something was fixed, another thing broke. I got to the point when I stopped fixing things. The car looks great - nice wrapper, but the candy inside stinks.


1st Sep 2001, 07:35

See my 1998 Z28 review (A defective piece of garbage); I would get rid of the car now before you have to start spending big bucks. Save yourself the money and the aggravation. Trade it in before it cleans you out financially. The car still falls apart even if you treat it with the care you would give a newborn child. Camaros just stink now. It's a shame.


5th Dec 2006, 17:44

I do not know what you guys are talking about, if your still guys! I have had my Camaro SS 99 now, since 2001!

Only thing that has happened to her was, I blew a front speaker, my rear end leaked, fixed it myself! If you do not like working on cars, then do not buy a muscle car!


20th Nov 2007, 10:21

Don't hate on the camaro. I got an 11 second 2001 ss and haven't had a problem that can't be fixed on its own. Lights burning out are not a problem that needs to be worried about.

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