Fuel systemInterior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Sep 11, 2001
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 752062
1989 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.
9
Latest Sep 11, 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.
14%
of 64 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 1989 Chevrolet Corsica submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 Jan 18, 2000
Fire reported
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
ElectricalInterior & seatsSteering
Filed Aug 11, 1997
STARTER MALFUNCTIONED; ALSO, HOOD LATCH FAILED, CAUSING HOOD TO RAISE UP AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT . *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 518794
- Incident
- Nov 3, 1990
Interior & seatsSeat beltsSteering
Filed Jul 1, 1997
POWER STEERING FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 518994
- Incident
- Mar 1, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 28, 1995
THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE OFF . TT
- NHTSA ID
- 971094
Interior & seats
Filed May 3, 1995
WHILE DRIVING, MERGING INTO EXPRESSWAY, HOOD CAME UNLATCHED; FLEW UP BLOCKING DRIVER'S VIEW; SPEED 55 MPH; NO WARNING. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 964778
- Incident
- May 2, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 6, 1995
SMOKE COMES FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IN RANDOM INSTANCES. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 963303
- Incident
- Jan 6, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 13, 1995
HAVE PROBLEM WITH SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 961819
- Incident
- May 17, 1993
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 9, 1995
SMOKE COMES FROM STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 961580
- Incident
- Mar 9, 1995
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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .