Chevrolet refused to repair transmission failure. Lost second and fourth gear as well as reverse.
1998 Chevrolet Camaro transmission problems
15 complaints (9% of all complaints for this car).
- owner complaints
- 15
- of this car's complaints
- 9%
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Automatic transmission6
- Driveline: differential unit2
- Clutch assembly2
- Axle assembly: axle shaft: seal2
- Driveline: driveshaft1
- Axle assembly1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Chevrolet Camaro transmission problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1998 Chevrolet Camaro owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Upon take off, transmission started making noise and did not want to go into second gear. Tried backing up and reverse was gone. Car will shift into second gear with help. Car has always been maintained properly and transmission serviced at required time. Presently awaiting word from chevy to see if they will replace transmission at no cost or little cost as mileage is low and car has been well maintained.
Transmission & torque converter had to be replaced at 54,000 miles. Easy, highway mileage only on vehicle. I have all receipts for maintenance of vehicle since day purchased. Vehicle maintained in strict adherence to owner's manual long trip/highway maintenance schedule.
Cluch stuck while depressed and engine was engaged. Gear shift was stuck in reverse. Car was moving by itself and would not stop when brakes were applied. Could not force it out of gear or get clutch to release. Had to pull emergency brake to get car to stop and engine to kill. After car died tried to turn the key to see if clutch would come up when key was turned to the on position and car started again and began to move on it's own. Again, I killed engine by pulling emergency brake. Eventually was able to force car out of gear while it was off and then had to force clutch up and work it back and forth until it loosed up and car could be moved forward, back into our driveway.
Driveshaft has been replaced 3 times, consumer states that it seems to fail every 10,000 miles and does not feel safe driving this vehicle.
Winshield wipers occasionally failed to operate, dealer replaced module. Recall issued on the same part for the 1996 chev s10. *ak
Left rear differential seal failed.
Car has been in repair 5 times for the brakes. 2 times for a caliper bolt that fell out, and the wheel locked. Both times I could have been killed in an accident if my wheel would have locked up on the interstate. They never do anything at the dealership but turn/clean roters which become faulty again. I'm looking into sueing chevrolet if they don't fix this defect. It is way too dangerous for something of this nature to keep occuring over and over again. Next time I might not be so lucky.
I have talked to quite a few people describing the same problem with there clutches not working properly in the cold, also many people have problems with there rotors warping.( dot number: tire size: p275/40/17 )
My car has done a 'tink-tink' sound since I took it out of the dealer with only 8 miles on the odometer. Every time I put it in drive or reverse, it makes a double tink-pop from under. When you accelerate, it sounds again, and sometimes sounds as the trasmission changes gears (automatic) or you brake. I'm concerned that it could break while driving, and causing a potential hazard with a crash as it becomes undriveable.
Questions about the 1998 Chevrolet Camaro transmission
Does the 1998 Chevrolet Camaro have transmission problems?
Owners have filed 15 complaints about the transmission of the 1998 Chevrolet Camaro, 9% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1998 Chevrolet Camaro transmission problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1998 Chevrolet Camaro transmission?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Chevrolet Camaro have bad transmission?
The Chevrolet Camaro model years with the most transmission complaints are 2017 (54 complaints), 2016 (48 complaints) and 2010 (47 complaints).
Other 1998 Chevrolet Camaro problems
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