2017 Chevrolet Camaro transmission and drivetrain problems
54 of the 189 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro name the transmission and drivetrain (NHTSA’s “Power Train” heading — the transmission, transfer case, driveshafts, axles and differentials — NHTSA files them under one heading). Filed under the same heading: 196 manufacturer bulletins. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the transmission and drivetrain
Source: NHTSA complaint database1 of the 54 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 1 injury. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2017: 4 · 2018: 1 · 2019: 9 · 2020: 11 · 2021: 4 · 2022: 8 · 2023: 6 · 2024: 2 · 2025: 5 · 2026: 4
Half of the 25 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the transmission and drivetrain problem between 9,000 and 32,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
189 complaints in all about the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro, 4 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Power Train” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Chevrolet Camaro transmission and drivetrain problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the transmission and drivetrain. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
Had a torque converter shudder which was fixed by updating to new GM fluids. After this service, around 1000 miles later I started experiencing hard shifts from 1st to 2nd gear. Took it into service where they changed a valve body. This got rid of my hard shifts for about 1500 miles, then it came back even worse.
I purchased this car new in october, 2016. My transmission problems started soon after owning it, growing worse as time went on. The car would not shift, once it did, it lurched. It would miss shifting, lag, delay and roughly drive, even though being an automatic. The dealer only serviced new software updates; all else was ignored.
Takaya recall 2017 Camaro 35k miles when my car is in motion it shifts gears very hard and when I AM going highway speed around 66-72 my car starts vibrating like it's about to fall apart but when i'm going down a hill at that same speed I don't have this problem
I bought the car new. It's been in shop 3 times already due to transmission issues. Always wanting to add different transmission fluids/flushing 18-na-355. Car has vibration and shudder at highway speed. Jerks as when gears change out for an automatic transmission. My car has low miles and very well taken care of inside and out.
Transmission hesitates hard shifts vibrates and shudders when accelerating. Especially noticable between 55 to 85 MPH. Very dangerous when driving on highway or interstate as the hesitation during shudder may delay critical maneuvering of vehicle
What is on file about the transmission and drivetrain
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications196 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
The 0 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
P0171 P0101 P0174 P0172 P0333 P0175
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro
Source: the same files- steering problems 58 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre transmission and drivetrain problems common on the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 54 owner complaints naming the transmission and drivetrain on this model year (29% of everything owners filed about it), and 196 manufacturer bulletins are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the transmission and drivetrain on the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 3 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do transmission and drivetrain problems show up on the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 20,000 miles; half of them between 9,000 and 32,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Power Train" heading cover?
The transmission, transfer case, driveshafts, axles and differentials — NHTSA files them under one heading. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.