1994 Chevrolet Corsica Owner Complaints

SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA ID

10983598

Incident

Apr 26, 2017

Mileage

56,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET CORSICA. INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD DETACH. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER, THE SPOUSE WAS IN A ONE CAR CRASH AND SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. HIS SON SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TWELVE TIMES WHILE ACCELERATING OR DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

NHTSA ID

10246588

Incident

May 15, 2008

Mileage

168,000 mi

THE 2 BOLTS HOLDING THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR IN PLACE BROKE APART DUE TO RUST. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE BUT I WASN'T GOING THAT FAST SO I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. *NM

NHTSA ID

10160481

Incident

Jun 15, 2006

Mileage

69,900 mi

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED SHOULDER AND LAP BELTS ARE CONNECTED TO THE DOOR, NOT TO THE FLOOR. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF HER CAR WITH THE SEAT BELT ON. THE CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL SHE SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT WITH THE SEAT BELT ON. SHE FEELS THIS IS A DEFECT IN DESIGN ONLY.*AK *JB

NHTSA ID

10134898

Incident

Aug 31, 2005

Mileage

100,000 mi

PAINT PEALING FROM THE HOOD AND TOP OF CAR. 1994 CHEVROLET CORSICA 4 DOOR. *AK

NHTSA ID

10082721

Incident

Dec 18, 2002

ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO I PURCHASED 4 GOODYEAR REGETTA TIRES.SO FAR I HAD TO REPLACE 2 OF THEM DUE TO CRACKING ON THE SIDEWALL.SHORTLY I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE OTHER 2.I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ANY OTHER TIRES I HAVE EVER OWNED.THIS IS VERY UNUSAL THAT THIS SHOULD HAPPED TO TIRES.BUT,I HAD PEOPLE TELL ME ITS COMMEN WITH THE REGETTA BRAND. *AK

NHTSA ID

10078519

Incident

Jun 19, 2004

Mileage

73,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT COLLIDED WITH TWO OTHER VEHICLES. TEN PEOPLE WERE INJURED, AND TWO PEOPLE DIED IN THIS COLLISION. ENGINEERS FOUND A STRUCTURAL FAILURE IN THE REAR AXLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTROL ARM TO SEPARATE. CONSUMER WAS INCARCERATED DUE TO THE FATALITIES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10071809

Incident

Apr 13, 2004

Mileage

127,490 mi

THE PAINT ON MY 94 CORSICA IS COMING OFF IN SHEETS. POSSIBLY DUE TO FAULTY PRIMER.*AK

NHTSA ID

10053175

Incident

Oct 9, 2003

THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON MY 1994 CHEVY CORSICA IS LEAKING. I HAD THE CAR TO THE SHOP LAST WEEK AND HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THE GM 3.1L ENGINES. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH I CAUGHT MINE BEFORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS OCCURED, IT IS STILL A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO WEREN'T AS FORTUNATE AS ME, AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR ENGINES. EVEN THE OWNER OF THE LOCAL SMALL TOWN REPAIR SHOP HERE SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND UPWARDS OF $500 TO GET THIS FIXED, THAT MAY NOT BE MUCH FOR A GOVERNMENT AGENCY SUCH AS YOURSELVES, BUT IT IS FOR MY FAMILY. MY HOPE IS THAT YOU TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION FROM WHAT I HAVE WRITTEN TO YOU, AND THE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AND MAKE GM DO A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM, AND A VERY COMMON ONE TO SAY THE LEAST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ERIC GENGLER. *AK

NHTSA ID

10052789

Incident

Jan 5, 2004

Mileage

100,000 mi

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 5 MPH DRIVER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END. THE WELD BROKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, SEPARATING THE FRONT CONTROL ARM FROM THE SUSPENSION. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT PER MANUFACTURER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10044391

Incident

Oct 15, 2003

SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION OF MY DAUGHTER'S 1994 CHEVROLET CORSICA RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF CORSICA, DAMAGE AND INJURY TO MY DAUGHTER AND (2) DRIVERS OF OTHER VEHICLES STRUCK BY THE CORSICA. *LA

NHTSA ID

10041729

Incident

Oct 12, 2003

Mileage

147,000 mi

FRONT PASSANGER SEATBELT SPRING BROKE FRONT DRIVER SEATBELT SOMTIMES COMES UNDONE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10036669

Incident

Jul 14, 2003

LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE. *BF THE CONSUMER IS QUESTIONING WHEATHER OR NOT HIS VEHICLE WAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THE RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS VEHICLE DID NOT PERTAIN TO THE PROBLEM CONSUMER WAS HAVING WITH HIS VEHICLE. *TC

NHTSA ID

10095189

Incident

May 1, 2003

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10015842

Incident

Mar 31, 2003

OIL PAN LEAKED OIL, ROOF BRACE INSIDE BENT, AND THE SEAL OUTSIDE COWL BELOW FRONT WINDSHIELD LEAKED WATER FROM OUTSIDE. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

10009448

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS BROKE, THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. AS WE SPOKE JUST ONE RECALL NHTSA#6818-93-V-157-3000 SEP-16-1993 THE SUSPENSION SUPORT ASSEMBLIES. THE AFECTED TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAN MOVE SUSTANTIALLY FROM ITS DESIGNED POSITION AND STEERING CONTROL CAN BE SEVERELY IMPARED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

NHTSA ID

8024036

Incident

Dec 9, 2002

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY LET GO, AND VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

NHTSA ID

8015582

Incident

Jul 6, 1994

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AREA, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, AND THE BLINKER SWITCH WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTINOUS SMOKE WAS POSSIBILY DUE TO FRESH OIL ON NEW WIRES.*JB

NHTSA ID

785936

Incident

Sep 1, 2001

HAD STARTED TO TURN A CORNER, AND WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND BURST INTO FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. POSSIBLE INDICATION WAS FIRE IN STEERING. DRIVER DIED. POLICE REPORT.*AK

NHTSA ID

8004993

Incident

Jun 23, 1999

I HAVE NOT EVEN HAD THIS CAR FOR A WEEK AND THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE AND I AM STRANDED WAY IN MILWAUKEE AND THE CAR IS STRANDED IN MT. VERNON, IL AT A CAR PLACE CALLED "THE CAR DOCTOR".*AK

NHTSA ID

758372

Incident

Feb 16, 2002

LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO FIREWALL AROUND STEERING GEAR BOX RUSTING. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *TT

NHTSA ID

8000902

Incident

Dec 12, 2001

TURN SIGNALS ACTIVATED, SMOKE CAME FROM STEERING COLUMN. TURN SIGNAL ERRATIC, NOT SHUTTING OFF. THEN ON NEXT SLIGHT TURN OF WHEEL, TURN SIGNALS ACTIVATED THEMSELVES IN DIRECTION OF TURN. ODOR OF BURNING FROM STEERING COLUMN.

NHTSA ID

9003552

Incident

Jun 6, 2001

BALL JOINTS WORN OUT AND BECAME LOOSE, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL AND MAKING WHEELS WOBBLE. REPLACED BALL JOINTS. *AK THE BALL JOINTS WERE SEALED AT FACTORY, CAUSING THEM TO NOT BE LUBRICATED AND CAUSING THEM TO FAIL. *YH *TC

NHTSA ID

885880

Incident

Apr 2, 2001

WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK CAN TURN ON IGNITION SWITCH AND VEHICLE WILL JUMP FOWARD. PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN EVERY OTHER DAY.*AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

882942

Incident

Mar 13, 2001

SMOKE WAS COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING, BATTERY WILL NOT KEEP CHARGE. DEALER FOUND ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. *AK

NHTSA ID

882393

Incident

Nov 15, 2000