Steering
Filed Jan 18, 2002
STEERING IS VERY HARD TO TURN, DEALER REPLACED HOSE AND CONSUMER STATED AFTER REPAIRS THE STEERING WAS NOISY. *JG
- NHTSA ID
- 564032
1991 Chevrolet Corsica Steering Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Steering 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.
12
Latest Jan 18, 2002
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.
11%
of 108 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.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Chevrolet Corsica submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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 steering
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Steering
Filed Nov 5, 2001
STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT, IT TURNS VERY HARD. ALSO, CAR MAKES A LOT OF LOUD NOISES. *AK DEALER STATED PROBLEM WAS WITH THE STEERING RACK. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 898720
- Incident
- Oct 1, 2001
Steering
Filed Jan 14, 2000
I WAS TOLD THE SOME LAW STATES THAT MY CAR CAN GET PAINTED WITH NO COST TO ME BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT IN THE PAINT. TONS OF CORSICAS HAVE IT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. MY CAR IS BEGINING TO LOOK HORRIBLE WITH MOST OF THE PAINT PEALED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 717345
Steering
Filed Jul 1, 1997
DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE EMERGENCY FLASHER ON TOP OF THE STEERING COLUMN, RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT WORK AND THEN BLINKERS STARTED BLINKING ON AND OFF WITHOUT TURNING ON. PARKED VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED. INSURANCE FELT THAT IT WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT. WAS TOLD OF INVESTIGATION OF FLAMES IN STEERING COLUMN BY INSURANCE CO, AND THEY WOULD NOT PAY BECAUSE THEY FELT IT WAS A MANUFACTURERING DEFECT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 813691
- Incident
- Jun 28, 1997
Steering
Filed Dec 27, 1996
PAINT IS PEELING OFF THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE AT AN INCREDIBLE RATE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 513185
- Incident
- May 1, 1995
Steering
Filed Jun 3, 1996
PE94-062, STEERING COLUMN SMOKES WHILE DRIVING TURN SIGNAL BY FOUR WAY FLASHERS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 985125
Steering
Filed Oct 12, 1995
WHEN DIMMING THE LIGHTS AND THE TURN SIGNAL WAS ON THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD SMOKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 973309
- Incident
- Sep 26, 1995
Exterior lightingSteering
Filed Apr 27, 1995
NOTICE SMOKE COMING STEERING COLUMN, NOW WHEN GOING FROM LOW TO HIGH BEAM LIGHT GO OFF. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 964481
- Incident
- Apr 27, 1995
Steering
Filed Apr 24, 1995
VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN IS SMOKING. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 964270
AirbagsBrakesSteering
Filed Mar 24, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, APPROX. 35-40MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 962532
- Incident
- Jan 26, 1995
Steering
Filed Feb 28, 1995
VEHICLE HAS STEERING COLUMN SMOKING DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON.(PE94-062). TT
- NHTSA ID
- 960795
Steering
Filed Feb 27, 1995
STEERING COLUMN BEGAN SMOKING WHILE IN USE. OWNER CHECKED GAUGES FOR ABNORMALITY. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 960807
- Incident
- Oct 15, 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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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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