1989 Chevrolet Corsica Owner Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 CHEVROLET CORSICA EQUIPPED WITH COOPER LIFELINER TOURING SLE TIRES, LINE SIZE 205/70/R14. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES BLEW. THE CONTACT INSTALLED THE SPARE TIRE ABD PROCEEDED DRIVING 65 MPH. MOMENTS LATER, THE SECOND FRONT TIRE BLEW AND ANOTHER SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10395438

Incident

Oct 11, 2010

THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED TO WORK 4 TIMES ON THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THIS FAILURE AT NIGHT THE DRIVER HAD TO HOLD THE BRIGHTEST ON WHILE DRIVING UNTIL THEY ALSO FAILED WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO FIND SOMEWHERE SAFE TO PULL OVER. THE DIMMER SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND I AM TOLD BY THE PREVIOUS ORIGINAL OWNER THAT IT HAD BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST ONE OTHER TIME WHILE IN THEIR POSSESSION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM THAT RENDERS THE VEHICLE EITHER INOPERABLE AT NIGHT OR UNSAFE TO DRIVE FOR RISK OF THE PART FAILURE AGAIN. *LA

NHTSA ID

10082258

Incident

Jul 18, 2004

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45 -50 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BENT OUT. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE WHEEL RECALL 91V2130000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10076065

Incident

Jun 4, 2004

Mileage

100,000 mi

GRAY PAINT PEELING FROM FRONT FENDERS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10062447

Incident

Mar 17, 2004

SHOULDER BELT SEPARATED FROM THE LAP BELT WHERE A RIVET HAD BROKEN LOOSE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10062441

Incident

Mar 17, 2004

THE PAINT STARTED BUBBLING AND THEN COMING OFF IN SEVERAL PLACES ON THE CAR, BEGINNING WITH THE HOOD. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION AGAINST GM BECAUSE I SEE MANY CORCICAS WITH THE PEELING PAINT. I WONDER WHAT KIND OF CHEAP OR DEFECTIVE PAINT THEY USED ON THESE CARS? THEY ALL HAVE THE PEELING PAINT FROM 1989 THRU 1996.

NHTSA ID

10071093

Incident

Jun 15, 1999

Mileage

92,000 mi

1989 CHEVEROLET CORSICA SILVER/GRAY PAINT IS PEELING AND CHIPPING OFF. I KNOW IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT I HAVE SEEN OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAD INFORMATION REGARDING ANY SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10038700

Incident

Jan 1, 1989

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

752062

THE DRIVER PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL WHEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE ENGINE ROARED, THE BRAKE WERE USELESS AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE LEVER BACK INTO PARK, THE CAR RACED 40 FEET OVER A CURB INTO A RETAINING WALL, THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, THE DRIVER WAS THROWN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL ALTHOUGH SHOULDER AND LAP BELT WERE IN USE, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. NLM

NHTSA ID

785578

Incident

Sep 6, 2001

SEAT BELT RESTRAINT DID NOT LOCK IN A CRASH, I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY CHEST AND RIGHT ARM, IT CRACKED MY STERNUM AND BADLY BRUSED MY RIGHT FOREARM.*AK

NHTSA ID

748191

Incident

Apr 24, 2001

I HAVE REPLACED ALTENATOR IN MY CAR 3 TIMES WITH IN 30,000 MILES. I HAVE NO SIGNIFICANT DRAIN ON MY CAR EXCEPT A CD PLAYER.*AK

NHTSA ID

739445

Incident

Jan 1, 2001

FUEL TANK IS LEAKING. *AK WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS HALF FULL, THERE IS A FUME COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP AREA. *YH

NHTSA ID

877985

Incident

Jun 1, 1996

NONE

NHTSA ID

738097

THE TIRE SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING, PART OF THE TREAD WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLES AND GAS LINE, RIPPING IT FROM THE BODY AND AROUND THE AXLE, THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW.(YOKOHAMA MODEL 372 ALL SEASON P195 70R 14)*ET

NHTSA ID

784932

Incident

Oct 7, 2000

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND MY ADDRESS HAS ONLY CHANGED ONCE, NEVER HAVE I BEEN INFORMED OF THE RECALL ON THE FUEL TANK AND AM HAVING NO SUCESS FROM GMC IN GETTING THE OTHER 2 PROBLEMS RESOLVED FROM THE RECALLS OF THE WINDOW OR SEAT BELTS. DUE TO THE DEFECT IN THE SEAT BELT, I CANNOT LATCH THE SEAT BELT WHICH HAS BECOME A CHARGEABLE LAW, WHICH I HAVE RECEIVED A TICKET FOR NON CONMPLIANCE AND A WARNING TO REPAIR BEFORE MY COURT DATE ON JULY 14, 2000.

NHTSA ID

724965

Incident

Jul 11, 1995

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

723569

Incident

Apr 3, 1998

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD. CAR FILLED UP WITH SMOKE. CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE CAR AND HEADLIGHTS, AND CAR KEPT SMOKING. CONSUMER SAW A TRICKLE OF FIRE UNER THER DASHBOARD. THEN DROPS OF FIRE DROPPED DOWN INTO THE VEHICLE, AND ENTIRE CAR WAS UP IN FLAMES. *AK

NHTSA ID

855048

Incident

Jan 14, 2000

PLASTIC THAT HOLDS SHOULDER BELT TO LAP BELT FELL OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID

850858

Incident

Oct 15, 1997

I KNOW THIS IS NOT A SAFETY DEFECT, BUT MAYBE YOU CAN HELP OR LEAD ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. MY CAR IS GRAY AND IT IS PEELING BAD. I THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY CHEVROLET PAINTED GRAY THAT I'VE SEEN WAS PEELING. IT'S REALLY BAD ON TOP OF MY CAR WHERE THE DEW OF THE MORNING TIME MAKES GO DOWN MY BACK WINDSHIELD MAKING HARD TO SEE OUT OF. ANY HELP ON THIS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS, MELISSA ANN GULLETT

NHTSA ID

713306

WHEN THE DIAPHRAM FAILS IT ALLOWS FUEL TO PUMP PAST THE THROTTLE VALVE INTO THE RUBBER AIR INTAKE HOSE ON THROUGH TO THE AIR CLEANER HOUSING AND THEN ON TO THE GROUND. AT ANY ONE OF THESE IT CAN IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE AS DID MINE. THIS REGULATOR AND ANOTHER SIMILAR ONE ARE USED ON SEVERAL GM VEHICLES. I KNOW OF TWO OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THIS PART FAIL, LUCKILY WITHOUT A FIRE. I AM SURE I AM NOT THE FIRST TO LOSE A VEHICLE TO THIS COMPONANTS' FAILURE RESULTING IN A FIRE. I ALSO AM CONCERNED OF THE GREAT POTENTIAL FOR PERSONAL INJURY. I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLL IN CORRECTING THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION.

NHTSA ID

712464

Incident

Sep 27, 1999

SEAT BELT LOCK-UP, CAUSING FAILURE WHICH MAY RESULT IN POSSIBLE INJURY. *YC

NHTSA ID

547510

THE LUGS: NUTS SNAPPED IN HALF. THE TIRE PUSHED INTO MY PASSANGER DOOR AND BUCKLED. THE TIRE THEN WENT UNDER MY CAR AND LIFTED MY CAR UP ( LIKE WHEN YOU HIT A CURB BUT HIGHER). THEN THE TIRE CAME OUT AND ROLLED DOWN THE STREET. I ENDED UP INJURING MY BACK. I HAD TO GET A TOW TRUCK TO TOW ME HOME. I HAD TO REPLACE 4 OF THE LUG NUTS THAT BROKE I NEED A NEW TIRE, RIM AND FENDER I ALSO HAVE TO HAVE THE DOOR FIXED. THE PASSANGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AND I MAY HAVE A SMALL CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. AS OF NOW ALL THAT HAS BEEN FIXED IS THE LUG NUTS. I STILL HAVE BAD BACK PAINS FROM THIS. *AK

NHTSA ID

706669

Incident

May 14, 1999

THE PAINT ON MY VEHICLE IS VERY WORN IS ACTUALLY WORN OFF NOT FLAKED OFF BUT WORN LIKE A SANDING OF SOME SORT NOT ON ALL OF THE VEHICLE BUT MOSTLY THE ROOF HOOD ARE THE MOST EFFECTED. PLEASE CONFIRM IF THERE WAS EVER A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU

NHTSA ID

705621

WHEN DRIVING AND TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE WILL STILL RUN, AND THE CONSUMER CAN'T GET THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID

832122

Incident

Nov 12, 1993

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME AND STAYED ON, AND VEHICLE CUT OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP CUTTING OFF UNTIL THE COSUMER GOT TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER REPLACED TWO PARTS AFTER DETERMINING THE PROBLEM WAS WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL COMPUTER DEPARTMENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

831102

Incident

Nov 17, 1998