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1988 Chevrolet Corsica Interior & seats Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Interior & seats reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
15
Latest Feb 20, 2001
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
33%
of 46 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1988 Chevrolet Corsica submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming interior

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Interior & seats
Filed Feb 20, 2001

LOCK PROBLEMS WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH OR WITHOUT A KEY AND PAINT PROBLEMS ON THE HOOD. *AK

NHTSA ID
741239
Incident
Aug 25, 2000
Driver assistanceElectricalInterior & seats+3 more
Filed Apr 10, 2000

SEAT BELTS FAILED. NLM

NHTSA ID
784608
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 17, 1999

HOOD LATCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROOF AND WINDSHIELD WHEN HOOD OPENED. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS

NHTSA ID
546232
Incident
May 8, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 13, 1998

BRACKET HOLDING THE FRONT OF DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE.

NHTSA ID
528316
Incident
Jan 1, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 19, 1997

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35MPH, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE FLEW UP AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD; IT ALSO OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VIEW. DRIVER MANAGED TO STEER VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
817416
Incident
Sep 5, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 2, 1997

DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME LOOSE AND SEPERATED FROM THE SEAT TRACK. THIS WAS CAUSED BY METAL PIECES FALLING OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID
813711
Incident
Jul 1, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 9, 1997

HOOD LATCH FAILED, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY OPEN/CRACKING WINDSHIELD/ROOF DAMAGE.

NHTSA ID
516329
Body & structureBrakesDriver assistance+5 more
Filed Aug 13, 1996

BRAKE FADE.

NHTSA ID
507656
Incident
Jan 1, 1993
BrakesHeating & air conditioningElectrical+5 more
Filed Mar 18, 1996

FRONT BRAKES FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID
502699
Incident
Jan 3, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 24, 1995

NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN ON 10 DIFFERENT TIMES. TT

NHTSA ID
962553
Incident
Jan 1, 1990
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 20, 1995
Fire reported

EXPERIENCE STEERING COLUMN SMOKE, WHEN STARTING THE IGNITION SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE. TT

NHTSA ID
962208
Incident
Jan 1, 1990
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 9, 1995

SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO DEALER FIX CAR THERE IS NO MORE PROBLEM. TT

NHTSA ID
961648
Incident
Apr 1, 1988
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 9, 1995

SMOKE APPEARS FROM STEERING WHEEL PERIODICALLY WHEN DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
961560
Incident
Mar 9, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 8, 1995

SMOKE GOES FROM STEERING COLUMN PERIODICALLY WHEN DRIVING CAUSING RESPRITORY AND VISUAL PROBLEMS. TT

NHTSA ID
961521
Incident
Mar 8, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 8, 1995

STEERING COLUMN EMITTED SMOKE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. TT

NHTSA ID
961486
Incident
Mar 4, 1994

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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