Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 102 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1995 Chevrolet Corsica. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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THE CAR WAS SOLD TO SOMEONE WHO ROLLS BACK ODOMETERS AND FLIPS THE VEHICLES FOR A HIGHER PRICE. HTTP://BLOOMINGTON.CRAIGSLIST.ORG/CTO/4045221557.HTML HTTP://BLOOMINGTON.CRAIGSLIST.ORG/CTO/3990259911.HTML ## VIN PASSED ## CHEVY CORSICA 1995 ## *TR
WENT THROUGH 3 ALTERNATOR IN 8 MONTHS. SUSPECT ELECTRICAL ISSUES. AS THE PARTS STORE WARRANTED I DIDN'T PAY FOR ANY OF THOSE, BUT THE ALTERNATOR KEPT BURNING OUT UNTIL THEY REPLACED USING A MUCH BETTER MODEL THAN STANDARD. *JB
SEVERE PEELING OF THE PAINT JOB WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO MAJOR RUSTING OF THE BODY. PEELING HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR MANY YEARS SINCE CARS PURCHASE. *JB
O.K. FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WAS STRONG RADIATOR SMELL. REPLACED ADIATOR DUE TO CRACK, STILL HAD ODOR, THEN FILM ON WINDSHIELD, NO HEAT,JUST COLD AIR. PRECEPITATION ON INSIDE WINDOWS, WET FLOORBOARD. GUSHING LEAK FROM HEATER CORE. REPLACED WATER PUMP & HEATER CORE. STILL SMELLING VERY STRONG RADIATOR FLUID, GURGLING SOUND AT START UP AND TURN OFF. LOSING RADIATOR FLUID, BUT NO LEAKS. FLUID COMES FROM UNDER CAP (REPLACED 3 TIMES ALREADY) AT TIMES AND HAS OVERHEATED TWICE. THERMOSTAT HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED. RADIATOR SMELL IS ENOUGH TO CHOKE YOU.
WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. THE DEALER STATED THE ELECTRONIC MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WOULD COST $1000. *AK *PH *JB
ABS % CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. *AK
MY CAR WAS MADE IN 95 I BOUGHT IT IN 96. IN AUGUST OF 01 THE CAR ENGINE WAS ALL MESSED UP. ONE DAY IT STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE BODY SHOP SAID A LIST OF THINGS WERE WRONG. I HAVE JUST FINISHED PAYING FOR IT IN FEB. 2003. BUT HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVING IT SINCE AUG. 2001. CANT AFFORD TO FIX IT.*JB
THE RACK AND PINION FAILED, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. *JB
CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MANUFACTURER DEFECT.
THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS, WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, IT WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAD RESURFACED, AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM ANY OTHER REPAIRS. TS *JB
CONSUMER STATES THAT AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR THREE MONTHS. WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
THE OWNER HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 15 MPH. ONCE DRIVEN FURTHER ABOUT 1/2 MILE, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE OWNER SUFFERED FACIAL AND CHEST INJURIES WHICH A STROKE FOLLOWED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. MR
CONSUMER STATE WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD WHEN THE ACCELARATOR WENT DOWN ON THE FLOOR BY IT SELF WITH OUT THE CONSUMER BEEN ABLE TO BRAKE CAUSING A ACCIDENT. NLM
WHILE DRIVING, THE HOOD LATCH DISENGAGED CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY OPEN AND STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD AND ROOF OF THE VEHICLE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM
PARKING BRAKE TOTALLY DISENGAGES 1-2 MINUTES AFTER BEING SET. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON BALTIMORE WASHINGTON PARKWAY WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT ABS BRAKE AND AIRBAG LIGHTS CAME ON DASHBOARD. HER FIRST RESPOND WAS TO PULL OVER, BUT THAT WASN'T ADVISABLE. WHEN SHE GOT TO HER DESTINATION TURN OFF VEHICLE. AND CAME BACK OUT WITHIN MINUTES, AND VEHICLE WOULD START. ABOUT TWO HOURS LATER, VEHICLE STARTED UP, BUT, LATER CUT OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE GAS STATION, AND MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER STARTER WAS GONE. STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK
WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF, THE DOORS ALL UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY. NOT ONLY IS THIS A MAJOR THREAT TO OUR SAFETY, THIS IS THE THIRD OCCASION ON WHICH MY CHILD'S FINGER HAS BEEN BADLY PINCHED AS SHE WAS TRYING TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AT THE VERY SAME MOMENT WHEN THEY AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKED THEMSELVES. I HOPE THIS HAS STOPPED - VERY BAD IDEA!!!
THE HORN DOES NOT WORK. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BROKEN ENGINE HEAD. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK
GM REFUSES TO OCOVER HEAD GASKET REPAIR FOR MORE THAN 12K MILES ON CORSICA, EVEN THOUGH CAVALIER WITH SAME ENGINE IS COVERED IN RECALL FOR 7 YEARS OR 100000 MILES, HEADGASKET HAD TO BE DONE 2X, GM FAILED TO CHANGE OIL AND FILTER AND FAILED TO MILL HEAD AS REQUIRED ON HEAD GASKET REPAIR, GM REFUSES TO FIX LEAKING WINDSHIELD AND TORN CARPET, GM REFUSES TO FIX LOOSE CALIPER BOLT PROBLEM, GM REFUSES TO FIX SEAT BELT PROBLEM
AT START UP, ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW THE BRAKE IS AT 1/2 POWER WITH THE PEDAL HARD AS A ROCK .*AK
WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AT VERY SLOW SPEED, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE, AND NO BRAKING ACTION. PEDAL FELT NORMAL. VEHICLE WAS IDLING FASTER, AND CONSUMER SMELLED RUBBER BURNING. DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY. ONE YEAR AGO, CONSUMER HAD THE VERY THING HAPPEN, AND THEN DEALER REPLACED CALIPERS. *AK
REGARDING FIRESTONE TIRES P195/70R14 DOT: 25301791204. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE ON 1995, CHEVROLET, CORSICA SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION WITH APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES ON IT. *AK
THIS PROBLEM HAS LED TO THE BRAKES (REAR) LOCKING UP AT ANY SPEED. *AK
WAS PULLING OUT OF GARAGE & NOTICED FLUID ON GROUND. LIFTED HOOD & NOTICED GREEN FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM FRONT ON LEFT SIDE AND RUNNING DOWN ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT HEAD GASKETS WERE GONE. HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED 3/15/99, BUT WARRANTY RAN OUT. MECHANIC INDICATED NOT FIXING THE GASKETS. *AK
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