# Why did my Camaro's engine fail? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet, camaro\ **Created:** [August 21, 2019, 5:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-did-my-camaros-engine-fail/147188 "2019-08-21T05:54:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dan04](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b782af/32.png) [@Dan04](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dan04)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 5:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-did-my-camaros-engine-fail/147188/1 "2019-08-21T05:54:06Z")
2010 CamaroSS bought new. Engine Failure at just over 100K miles, it’s my wifes car and she drives it easy. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-did-my-camaros-engine-fail/147188/2 "2019-08-21T12:54:44Z")
Price the installation of a remanufactured engine, compare it to the [kbb.com](http://kbb.com) value of yor car. If the repair cost is about $1500 less than the private trade value, I’d suggest selling the car to a junkyard. You might want to consider a Mustang as a replacement. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-did-my-camaros-engine-fail/147188/3 "2019-08-21T15:13:48Z")
I am curious what “Engine Failure” was. ---
**Author:** ![strickerj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@strickerj](https://community.cartalk.com/u/strickerj)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-did-my-camaros-engine-fail/147188/4 "2019-08-22T15:16:37Z")
Same here - does this mean something catastrophic where it doesn’t run at all now, or just not running well and the shop has suggested a rebuild/replacement? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-did-my-camaros-engine-fail/147188/5 "2019-08-22T15:21:37Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > I am curious what “Engine Failure” was. +1 I would also be curious about the car’s oil change schedule, how it was typically driven (length of trip, local roads or highways…) and how often the oil was checked between changes. ---
**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-did-my-camaros-engine-fail/147188/6 "2019-08-22T15:43:38Z")
If the engine is really kaput, I think you gave the clue. You said your wife is an easy driver which suggests short hop around town driving. This kind of driving is harder on an engine than open road interstate driving at 75 mph. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-did-my-camaros-engine-fail/147188/7 "2019-08-22T15:56:30Z")
Just that shouldn’t kill an engine at 100k unless things like oil changes were also severely neglected. OP, we need a lot more info. What exactly failed on the engine? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-did-my-camaros-engine-fail/147188/8 "2019-08-22T15:57:38Z")
Why would someone buy a Camaro SS to drive easy ? ---
**Author:** ![vipergg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/50afbb/32.png) [@vipergg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vipergg)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-did-my-camaros-engine-fail/147188/9 "2019-08-22T16:42:54Z")
Seems a little off to me. It’s pretty hard to kill a Chevy 6.2 liter V8 unless it was neglected though sometimes failures just happen . ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-did-my-camaros-engine-fail/147188/10 "2019-08-22T17:04:37Z")
> [@Dan04](#): > > Any suggestions? Yeah, figure out what broke and determine if it is feasible to fix or scrap the car. ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-did-my-camaros-engine-fail/147188/11 "2019-08-22T17:12:30Z")
There are about a thousand different kinds of engine failures. In order to explain _why_ this one failed, we’re going to need to know _how_ it failed, whether it was properly maintained, and any other information that might be pertinent.