1993 Chevrolet Corsica Owner Complaints

DT: CALLER WAS SOLD A CAR WITHOUT A CATALYTIC CONVERTER. DEALER SAID SHE WAS ON HER OWN. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

NHTSA ID

10130100

Incident

Jul 18, 2005

Mileage

199,000 mi

CAR STARTING STALLING AND SMOKING. THEN ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. BLACK SMOKE STARTING COMING OUT, THEN FLAMES. CAR DESTROYED. FIREMEN AND POLICE SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL. *AK

NHTSA ID

10086760

Incident

Jul 13, 2004

Mileage

140,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10046089

Incident

Oct 20, 2003

Mileage

156,427 mi

WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AT 60 MPH. UPON IMPACT, PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT UNFASTENED, AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10041907

Mileage

172,000 mi

I DROVE THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES, I PULLED IN TO A PARKINGS SPOT, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. I WALKED ACROSS THE PARKING LOT (ABOUT 20 YARDS) WHEN I HEARD SOMEONE SAY "THAT CAR IS ON FIRE!!!!" I TURNED TO LOOK AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS MY CAR.ACCORDING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHEN THEY PUT THE FIRE OUT THE FIRST TIME, IT FLARED BACK UP DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP STILL PUMPING GAS OUT. (THE KEYS WERE IN MY POCKET). *AK

NHTSA ID

10032938

Incident

Aug 16, 2003

Mileage

130,000 mi

FIREWALL FRACTURED WHERE THE RACK AND PINION MOUNT , CAUSING SERIOUS STEERING DIFFICULTY. *AK

NHTSA ID

760986

Incident

Mar 19, 2002

FIREWALL THAT STEERING IS MOUNTED TO HAD RUSTED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, PARTS COULD NOT BE REPLACED.*AK

NHTSA ID

8007018

Incident

Feb 8, 2002

MY CAR IS MODIFIED TO RUN ON GASOLINE AND NATURAL GAS. *AK

NHTSA ID

759453

Incident

Jan 15, 2002

THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED WERE AS THE DIAPHRAM HAD A MAJOR LEAK CAUSING GAS TO BE PUMPED THROUGH THE DIAPHRAM DIRECTLY INTO THE THROTTLE BODY. GAS POURED OUT OF THE THROTTLE BODY AND FILLED THE AIR CLEANER HOUSING FULL OF GAS. GAS WAS DRIPPING FROM THE THROTTLE BODY WERE THE DUCT CONNECTED AND LEADS TO THE AIR CLEANER. THIS GAS LEAK WAS LEAKING ONTO THE CROSSOVER OVER EXHUAST PIPE. THE GAS STREAMED OUT OF THE VACUUM PORT OF THE REGULATOR AT A GOOD RATE ONLY WHEN THE IGNITION WAS SWITCHED ON AND THE PUMP CAME ON FOR APPROXIMATLY 5 SECONDS. THE CAR WAS REPEATEDLY TRIED TO START AND THE IGNITION WAS CYCLED OVER TEN TIMES. EACH CYCLING OF THE IGNITION PUMPED OVER A CUP OF GAS INTO THE AIRCLEANER. THE CAR DID NOT HAVE A HEAVY GAS SMELL UNTIL I LOSSENED THE SCREWS OF THE AIRCLEANER TOP AND GAS POURED OUT ALL OVER THE ELECRICAL COMPONENTS BELOW. THIS CAR SHOWED NO PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS HAPPEN. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN MY WIFE GOT OFF AND STOPPED AT THE INTERSECTION THE CAR QUIT. I FEEL THIS TYPE OF FAILURE WAS EXTREMLY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE.*AK

NHTSA ID

757483

Incident

Jan 15, 2002

FIREWALL WHERE STEERING RACK IS MOUNTED HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM VEHICLE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

898799

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND TURNING TO THE RIGHT, THE CONSUMER CAN NOT DIM THE LIGHTS WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE IS APPROACHING UNLESS THE WHEEL IS TURNED BACK TO STARTING POSITION, THE DIMMER ALSO HITS THE STEERING WHEEL. NLM

NHTSA ID

560724

Incident

Mar 2, 2001

FOUR BOLTS ATTACHING REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY WERE LOOSE CAUSING BRAKE LINE TO FAIL AT BRAKE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND DIMINISHED BRAKING. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED PRIOR TO TOTAL DEPLETION OF BRAKE FLUID.

NHTSA ID

739495

WITHIN 16 MONTHS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE LEFT REAR BRAKE DRUM 3 TIMES BECAUSE THE DRUM GETS WARPED OUT OF ROUND. THE MECHANIC HAS INDICATED THAT ON THAT PARTICULAR GM STYLE CAR, THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM, INDICATING THAT THE PARTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO WITHSTAND THE BRAKING. THE LAST OF THE 3 TIMES WAS ONLY 3 WEEKS AFTER THE PREVIOUS REPLACMENT.*AK

NHTSA ID

735847

Incident

Nov 6, 2000

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY ON WET PAVEMENT ABS SYSTEM FAILED TO ACTIVATE, CAUSING A COLLISION TO OCCUR. *AK THE ABS TEST WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED SHOWS THAT THE ABS IS WORKING BUT WHEN DRIVING, THE ABS FAILS. *YH

NHTSA ID

871935

Incident

Sep 26, 2000

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID

728295

FIREWALL IS CORRODED AND CAUSES CRACKING AT THE FIREWALL WHICH IS CONNECTED TO RACK AND PINION STEERING. THIS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH. OWNER HAD PARTS OF THE FIREWALL REPLACED. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

864243

Incident

Jun 14, 2000

WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE & CAUSED VEHICLE TO SLIDE DOWN THE ROAD ONTO OTHER SIDE OF STREET. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER HIT HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. BOTH HAD ON SEAT BELTS. NO EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

860721

Incident

Mar 12, 2000

I HAVE NOTICED SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW,THAT WHILE TURNING ,UNABLE TO SWITCH HEADLIGHTS FROM LOW BEAMS TO HIGH BEAMS.I FEEL THIS CAN BE SOMEWHAT DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN GETTING OFF AN INTERSTATE EXIT RAMP. *AK

NHTSA ID

718287

WHILE DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON & GOING AROUND CURVY ROAD, CANNOT SWITCH FROM HI-BEAM TO LOW BEAM. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS AT THAT TIME. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID

847093

Incident

Jan 4, 1995

MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE AT APPROX. 100,000, CAUSING POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

NHTSA ID

846755

DESIGN OF HIGH BEAM SWITCH CANNOT BE TURNED OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS MANUVERING A RIGHT TURN/CURVE BECAUSE A PART OF STEERING WHEEL BLOCKS IT FROM BEING TURNED OFF CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. NLM

NHTSA ID

547948

HEATER CORE LEAKING ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *YC

NHTSA ID

547938

THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING ABS BRAKE FAILURE WHICH CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

843708

Incident

Jan 1, 1993

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE AND SPARKS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AREA. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER STATED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WITHIN THE TURN SIGNAL , TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

838539

Incident

May 1, 1999

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE SIGNAL LIGHT IS ON, SMOKE COMES FROM THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

837781