1992 Chevrolet Corsica Brakes Problems

I CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT MY 1992 CORSICAS INOPERATIVE BRAKE STOP LAMP SWITCH. I WAS CONTACTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE. HE ASKED ME FOR THE VEHICLE VIN AND THEN TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL INFO IN THE FIRST PLACE AND HAVE NOT SEEN A RECALL FOR THE SWITCH THAT ONLY INCLUDED CERTAIN CARS. MY CARS BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE LIKE THAT DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. SHOULD I NOT BE INCLUDED. KENNETH J. STARR [email protected]. *AK

NHTSA ID

10033383

Incident

Dec 1, 1992

Mileage

15,000 mi

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10011843

Incident

Mar 17, 2003

THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, ROTORS, POWER STEERING PUMP AND WHEN IT RAINS THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BECAME WET. *SLC *NLM

NHTSA ID

566571

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ABS SENSOR LIGHT REMAINING ON. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. BUT, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, EXCEPT THE ABS LIGHT STAYING ON. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID

863220

Incident

Nov 15, 1998

THE ABS HAS BEEN FAULTY SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE PRESENTED THE VEHICLE TO DIFFERENT MAINTENANCE/DEALERS ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, TO NO AVAIL. FINALLY, I HAD AN ACCIDENT AT AN INTERSECTION, WHEREBY I HAD MADE A COMPLETE STOP, BUT UPON PROCEEDING, MY BRAKES WERE NOT OPERATING AND I WAS CITED FOR "FAILURE TO YIELD". THE RESULTS WERE THREE AUTOMOBILES DAMAGED FOR OVER $6,000. *AK

NHTSA ID

723333

Incident

Feb 20, 2000

ABS LIGHT GOES ON IRREGULARLY, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. YH

NHTSA ID

551698

ABS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *MJS

NHTSA ID

551244

ANTI LOCK BRAKES DO NOT ACTIVATE PROPERLY, DELAYED AND THEN SLAM ON. *MJS

NHTSA ID

550574

REAR ABS BRAKES LOCKING UP WHENEVER THE WEATHER IS WET OR DAMP. VEHICLE BEEN IN /OUT OF DEALER SHOP, AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER.*AK

NHTSA ID

846258

Incident

Jan 1, 1999

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY ARE GOING STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

843729

Incident

Oct 12, 1992

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON THIS VEHICLE THE VEHICLE WILL COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND SUDDENLY RELEASE AND LOCK BACK UP ALL WHILE THE PEDAL IS STILL BEING APPLIED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

843159

ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING THROUGH VEHICLES VENTS.

NHTSA ID

543874

Incident

Mar 1, 1998

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO THE BRAKES PULSATE UPON APPLICATION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

831592

AFTER STARTING THE CAR, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WILL STAY ON. THEY WON'T GO OFF UNTIL RESTARTING THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES./ WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP THE CAR WILL JUMP FORWARD AND A LOUD BANG CAN BE FELT AND HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR./ WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ON OR WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE HIGH BEAMS CAN N0T BE TURNED ON OR OFF./ THE CAR WILL NOT STAY IN ALIGNMENT. I HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL SETS OF TIRES DUE TO THIS. THE RIDE IS EXTREMELY ROUGH!/ THE PAINT IS JUST PEELING RIGHT OFF THE CAR. ANY TIME ANY MOISTURE GETS ON THE CAR, THE PAINT JUST COMES RIGHT OFF./ THE GAS GUAGE IS WAY OFF. WHEN IT READS HALF A TANK IT IS REALLY AT JUST ABOUT 2 GALLONS. NOTE: IT IS A 12.5 GALLON TANK.

NHTSA ID

700177

Incident

Oct 28, 1998

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES PEDAL TRAVELS CLOSE TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOCK UPS. THIS HAPPENS ON REGULAR ROAD CONDITIONS. THE ABS WARNINNG LIGHT COMES ON FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES THEN GOES OFF. MECHANIC NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROLBEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

822885

Incident

May 5, 1997

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

531098

Incident

Oct 1, 1997

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED THREE TIMES. EACH TIME THE SYSTEM FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY DUE TO A BOLT FROM THE FRONT CALIPER FALLING OUT.

NHTSA ID

530108

Incident

Oct 1, 1997

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHILE IN REVERSE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH A TREE. PREVIOUS TO ACCIDENT, BRAKES EXHIBITED INTERMITTENT FADING DURING NORMAL USE. *AK'

NHTSA ID

523479

Incident

Aug 1, 1994

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. WHEN THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON VEHICLE MUST BE CUT OFF, AND RESTARTED TO RESET ABS BRAKES. ALSO VEHICLE FAILS TO SLOW DOWN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALERS FINDS NO FAULT WITH ABS BRAKES. *AK CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM, PEDAL GIVES WAY AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP VEHICLE. *SLC

NHTSA ID

819049

Incident

Jan 1, 1993

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 5-10 MPH ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON, USUALLY HAPPENS IN THE MORNING. WILL GO TO APPLY BRAKES , BRAKES WILL NOT RESPOND. VEHICLE THAN WILL BEGIN TO SLIDE, TAKES ABOUT COUPLE SECONDS FOR BRAKES TO GRAB. *AK

NHTSA ID

818495

UPON MAKING A GRADUAL STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOORBOARD THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

NHTSA ID

817695

Incident

Sep 1, 1997

CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER BECAUSE THE SHE HEARD A GRINDING AND SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE . THE MECHANIC SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK AT TTHAT TIME. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 10/08/97 . THE BRAKES PADS AND THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE LEFT FRONT.

NHTSA ID

817016

Incident

Aug 26, 1997

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#92V18500) & CALLED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE IN. AFTER ARRIVING, WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

817475

Incident

Sep 11, 1997

UPON STEPPING ON THE BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP; A GRINDING NOISE WOULD COME FROM THE BRAKES AND FINALLY VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A SUDDEN STOP. *AK

NHTSA ID

518875

Incident

Jan 1, 1997

WHEN ALLOWING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHCLE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE, CAUSING EXETENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID

815079

Incident

Feb 1, 1997