Buyer Research

2015 Chevrolet Camaro — Should You Buy One?

Typical asking price: $12,000–$24,000. There are 2 high-severity known issues you need to know before handing over a check.

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Kestrel Take

The last fifth-generation Camaro, and the record reads almost exactly like the 2014's: 206 complaints, 54% of them the electrical system, which on this car means a key that jams in the ignition and a radio that switches itself on and off with a pop. Neither will strand you, but the engine cluster will — 26 reports of the car shutting off while driving with no recall to fix it — and there is a side-airbag inflator recall to confirm on the VIN. The 3.6L V6 and 6.2L V8 themselves are strong and the parts are cheap, so this is a car to buy on the strength of its stall history: ask the question directly, drive it long enough for the radio to misbehave, and pull the key at the end.

What we checked

Reconciled against public records, 2026-09-25

NHTSA holds 206 owner complaints for the 2015 Chevrolet Camaro, and 2 recall campaigns.

A big number here usually means a lot of these were sold, not that it is a bad vehicle — popular models collect more complaints for the same rate of trouble. So the total on its own says little. What is worth reading is the shape of it. 54% of them are about one thing — electrics and electronics. That much concentration is a genuine pattern rather than background noise, and it is the first thing to check on any example you look at.

2 recall campaigns cover this model year. Recalls are repaired free, for any owner, with no time limit on most safety campaigns — but only if someone books it in. Ask the seller to show it was done, or have any dealer check the VIN; it takes them a couple of minutes and costs nothing.

Counts come from the NHTSA complaint and recall database — free, public, and worth checking yourself.

Known Issues for the 2015 Chevrolet Camaro

Ranked by wallet impact. These are documented, recurring problems — not freak accidents. How we decide that.

Key jams in the ignition in Park; radio switches on and off with a loud popMedium

111 complaints, over half the record, and the words 'ignition' and 'stuck' dominate them. The car thinks it is still in gear after you shift to Park, so the lock cylinder will not release the key; owners restart the car and cycle the shifter several times to free it, and dealers replace the ignition lock cylinder or the shifter's park-position switch. The radio fault is the same generation-wide short dealers call well known: the head unit and everything wired through it drop out and come back with a pop, sometimes at full volume, and one owner reported lights, horn and windows flickering with a burning-wire smell before a stall. Turn the car off and pull the key at least three times during your visit, and leave the radio on for the whole drive.

Repair cost (estimate): $250–$700 for an ignition lock cylinder or park switch; $400–$1,200 for a radio or harness repair

Source: NHTSA complaints filed under electrics and electronics (111).

Engine shuts off while driving, taking power steering and brakes with itHigh — wallet impact

26 complaints and one fire, and the pattern is consistent: the engine dies without warning — coasting off the highway, pulling out of a turn, or stumbling when you get back on the throttle after braking — the dash goes blank, and it usually restarts after a moment. Chevrolet has issued no recall for this on the 2015, and owners who called were told so. Causes reported range from a failing fuel pump module to a crank sensor to the ignition switch losing contact, so there is no single part to check. What you can do: ask the seller point-blank whether it has ever stalled, scan for stored codes, and drive it through several brake-then-accelerate cycles in traffic.

Repair cost (estimate): $150–$1,200 for diagnosis and the usual fuel pump module, crank sensor or ignition switch

Source: NHTSA complaints filed under the engine (26).

Side-impact airbag inflator can rupture on deployment (recall)High — wallet impact

Recall 15V666 covers 2015 Camaros along with several other GM models: the front seat-mounted side airbags have inflators that may rupture when they fire, sending fragments into the cabin instead of protecting the occupant. Dealers replace the side airbag modules free of charge. Eight of the 14 airbag complaints on this year are crash reports, mostly non-deployment, which an inspection cannot check; the recall status can be checked in thirty seconds on the NHTSA VIN lookup, and it should be closed before you drive the car home.

Repair cost: $0 with the recall — verify it was performed

Source: NHTSA complaints filed under airbags (14); 2 NHTSA recall campaigns on this model year.

Shudder, misfire codes and a throttle that drops to idle — a scattered powertrain clusterMedium

19 complaints without one dominant part. A few are the stuck-key problem filed under the wrong heading, because the transmission's park signal is what releases the key. The rest are the automatic shaking at a standstill with transmission and stability warnings lit, misfire codes that come and go, and two reports of the accelerator doing nothing at highway speed while the engine idled until the car was restarted — the classic reduced-power behaviour of a throttle body or pedal sensor fault. Feel for a rough idle in Drive with your foot on the brake, and make sure the car pulls cleanly from a roll.

Repair cost (estimate): $200–$1,500 depending on whether it is a throttle body, a coil pack or transmission work

Source: NHTSA complaints filed under the transmission and drivetrain (19).

Electric power steering assist cuts out or the wheel stiffens mid-turnMedium

17 complaints and one crash. The 2015 does not carry the steering-fastener recall that the 2014 does, so these are straight failures of the electric assist: the wheel going heavy in a parking lot, assist pulsing in and out on a slow corner, occasionally a warning message and then normal steering after a restart. On the test drive make two or three slow full-lock turns each way and hold the wheel lightly; any pulse or catch through the wheel points at the rack or its motor module, and that is a four-figure part.

Repair cost (estimate): $900–$1,800 for a steering rack or assist module

Source: NHTSA complaints filed under steering (17).

Walk-Away Red Flags

✗Key will not release from the ignition until the shifter is cycled or the car is restarted
✗Radio dropping out or blasting back on with a pop during the drive
✗Any stall or stumble when getting back on the throttle after braking
✗Wheel going heavy or pulsing during a slow parking-lot turn
✗Recall 15V666 shown open on the VIN lookup

Good Signs

✓Side-airbag recall 15V666 shown closed on the NHTSA VIN lookup
✓Ignition lock cylinder or shifter park switch replaced, with the invoice
✓Flat-blade keys supplied under 19E064 rather than the original flip keys
✓A clean scan with the engine warm after a 20-minute drive with several stop-and-go cycles
✓Steering stays light and even through slow full-lock turns in both directions