2011 Chevrolet Camaro Air Bags Problems
- 59
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 59 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 5 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- passenger seat · 17 records
- service airbag · 16 records
- airbag light · 15 records
- passenger side · 11 records
- failure mileage · 8 records
- light came · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 20 |
| 1–30k mi | 15 |
| 60–100k mi | 10 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet camaro. While stationary, the passenger side air bag indicator displayed "off" even while an occupant was seated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 53,803.
ODI 10958025
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet camaro. While driving at 35 mph, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the front passenger side air bag module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 73,000.
ODI 10721922
Air Bags
While vehicle is moving at any speed or parked. Airbag chime comes on and passenger seat indicator light turns airbags off even when passenger is seated in seat. Took vehicle to dealer, computer code read passenger pressure sensor was bad. Vehicle not repaired due to high cost. Occurred at 65000 miles.
ODI 10870668
Air Bags · Body · Engine
I was going to work as i came down the off ramp i lost all power and hit a pole there was massive damage to the front end and to the engine also i never received a recall notice i did not find out about the recall until i looked up on the internet what may have happened also my air bags never deployed. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10702331
Air Bags
Passenger air bag sensor turns on and off causing alarm and service airbag warning. This happens when and adult sits in the car or when there is anything in the passenger set. 4 year old car should not have this problem. *tr
ODI 10683700
Air Bags
Passenger side air bag sensor in seat is defective, continues to go on and off when someone is sitting in passenger side of car. Or when i have my laptop in the passenger seat. Chevrolet will not acknowledge there is a problem. It appears to be a bad design or defective parts. Car has not been in any accidents that i know of and no kids usually ride in front seat
ODI 10736202
Air Bags
Approximately 1 year ago 2015 my passenger airbag light said off and has continued to stay off no matter who sits in my passenger seat. At the time i had 2 recalls on my car to be fixed and i told my dealership bobby murray chevrolet at the time about the airbag light and they said there was no recall on it so i would have to pay myself for the diagnosis. I'm a single parent and live paycheck to paycheck and only…
ODI 10889392
Air Bags
AIR BAGS LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. *TR
ODI 10706005
Air Bags
When the car is started the passenger & drivers side air bag warning lights come on. A message appears that the air bags have been turned off. *tr
ODI 10670850
Air Bags · Electrical System · Seats
Passenger air bag light and alarm sounding. Passenger seat air bag sensor went bad. When a passenger sits in the seat the senor light and alarm go off and indicate that the passenger air bag has been turned off. The senor and alarm continue to go off and on while driving, turning the air bag off and on throughout the time the passenger is in the seat. *tr
ODI 10653520
Air Bags
While riding in the passenger seat the air bag light switch from on to off setting several times riding down the road, it would stay on the off position for sometimes and then switch to on setting, you would have to touch the menu button in the car to get the alarm from beeping. I check and found there are a couple of service bulletins out on this issue. I called the dealership where the car was purchase and they…
ODI 10606805
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated in the vehicle. The dealer stated that the air bag modulator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vin was unavailable. The failure mileage was 81,000.
ODI 10625989
Air Bags · Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems
The airbag need service alert came on while my husband was driving and i on the passenger side. The next morning i called ivory chevrolet and was told the earliest i could be seen was monday @ 8:30am ,because they only had one person that could fix the problem. I arrived @ 7:45am. At 9:00am i was asked, what's my issue and at 11:00 i asked why it was taking so long for a diagnostic and was told someone will check.…
ODI 10598348
Air Bags · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Approaching a three-way intersection with a stop sign with intent to stop and turn right. Vehicle suddenly accelerated without accelerator input from driver. Driver was unable to brake/stop vehicle or effectively control steering/path of travel. Vehicle, according to state patrol, gains an estimated speed of 65 mph through intersection and collides with embankment/mountain hillside. At this time, car became airborne…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10640036
Air Bags
I woke up one day to find the air bag light on. I didn't think anything of it until i went to get the car inspected. The car was rejected due to the light being on. The dealership, who has done all the service since the car was purchased, told us it would be $90 to figure out what was causing the light to be on. It turns out it is the passenger side air bag sensor until the seat, the car has less than 32,000 miles…
ODI 10631638
Air Bags
I was leaving work one day with no one in the passenger seat... I got a error saying service airbag. I called the dealer ship and they said my car was out of warranty and there was nothing they can do.. This is the only dealership in my town the next dealer is 250 miles away.. When a passenger gets in the car i get the error every 2 minutes it works then it doesn't it will state the airbag is on and seconds later it…
ODI 10566834
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet camaro. The contact's vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained back and knee injuries. The vehicle was repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The speed was unknown. The failure mileage was 19,000.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10629333
Air Bags
Service airbag light comes on and stays on when started
ODI 11003488
Air Bags
The airbag light came on intermittently, and now, stays on all the time. I don't know if the airbags will deploy in an accident. *tr
ODI 10631446
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that the passenger's present detection sensor needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vin was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 33,000.
ODI 10640130
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the service air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000.
ODI 10726077
Air Bags · Wheels
I was turning right while driving the vehicle and then by mistake the back right tire and wheel hit the curve and that made a little damage to the wheel and the wheel is little bit diagonal. Worst case scenario the bearings is broken. My complaint is why would the airbags deploy that moment while the impact is only on the wheel? Also my friend was sitting on the passenger seat and after the airbag deployed the…
1 injury
ODI 10508323
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, the driver and passenger side air bags deployed inadvertently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the air bag sensors needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 30,028. *tr
ODI 10510393
Air Bags
On 4 different occasions, the service airbag indicator has turned on in my car. It has been in the service department each time with work listed as connections cleaned, sensor checked, warning reset.....but no replacement parts and nothing noted as defective. I've been told putting a lap top on the passenger seat could set off the sensor.....a blue-tooth call could set off the sensor, but not why? Most recent trip…
ODI 10586938
Air Bags · Steering
Just picked up car. It was in shop for two days. Car had a grinding and squealing in the steering. Gm technical assistance told them the disconnect shaft to see where noise was coming from. Dealer had to replace angle sensor and srs coil for the air bag. Pick up car and was like new again for about 35 mile. I was backing into drive way and heard a snap from the steering. Now the noise is back and steering is wobbly…
ODI 10465483