1995 Chevrolet Corsica Engine Problems

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.

NHTSA ID

10070214

Incident

Oct 15, 2002

Mileage

119,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10014161

Incident

Aug 1, 2001

Mileage

314,492 mi

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

NHTSA ID

895164

Incident

Nov 1, 2000

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

NHTSA ID

749801

Incident

Jul 27, 2001

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

NHTSA ID

878266

TEMPERATURE GAUGE RISES, AND COOLANT SQUIRTS OUT ON OUTSIDE OF ENGINE. ALSO, WHEN BELTS GET WET THERE'S NO POWER STEERING. *AK THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

NHTSA ID

878091

Incident

Jan 1, 2001

I'VE OWNED MY CORSICA FOR A FEW MONTHS AND ONLY PUT 4000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE HEAD GASKET BLEW, AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO WORK OUT ANY COMPROMISE FOR REPAIRS. *AK

NHTSA ID

737303

Incident

Dec 1, 2000

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE UPPER MANIFOLD GASKET, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

873470

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE START TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY AND SHIMMMY WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE MOUNTS BREAKING OFF, AND CAUSING ENGINE TO DROP, ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

870753

Incident

Sep 15, 2000

ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS CRACKED, CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE/ SMOKING AND NOISE OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

867550

Incident

Nov 1, 1999

WAS DRIVING DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL ABOUT 8 A.M FRIDAY(4/14/00), WHEN A LOUD BOOM NOISE FOLLOWED BY THICK BLACK SMOKE OCCURRED. CAR LOST POWER AND WE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I IMMEDIATELY GOT MY DAUGHTER OUT OF THE CAR AND CLEARED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. I COULD SEE SPARKS AND A TRAI8L OF OIL WHERE I HAD EXITED THE HIGHWAY. WHILE WALKING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL, I PHONED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND GAVE THEM THE INFORMATION ON WHERE THE CAR WAS. I WAS TOLD BY THE TOWING SERVICE AND THE SERVICE WRITER AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. YET MY GM EXTENDED WARRANTY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT. THEY INSTEAD DECIDED TO REBUILD THE ENGINE. WHEN TESTED THE REBUILT ENGINE HAD NO OIL PRESSURE. ANOTHER WEEK PASSED AND THEN UNDER THREAT, OF MY FILING A LAW SUIT, GM REPLACED THE ENGINE. I DIDN'T GET MY CAR BACK UNTIL MAY 15,00. ONE MONTH AFTER BOTH MY DEALER AND TOW TRUCK DRIVER SUBMITTED IN WRITING THAT THE ENGINE WITHOUT DOUBT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THOUGH I HAD A FULL WARRANTY AND COMPLETE CAR RENTAL FOR 15 DAYS, I HAD TO SHELL OUT OVER 300.00 DOLLARS BECAUSE GM DECIDED ARBITRARILY TO CUT THERE LOSSES BY DENYING ME EXTRA DAYS OF RENTAL WHICH MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERS IF THE REPAIRS ARE LONGER THAN THE PRESCRIBED COVERAGE TIME DUE TO NO FAULT OF THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THEIR ATTEMPT TO SAVE MONEY AFTER WASTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON AN UNRECOMMENDED, UNSUCCESSFUL REBUILD OF MY OLD ENGINE COST ME TIME, MONEY, AND LOSS OF WORK. AND TO MAKE IT EVEN WORSE THE LOUD GROWLING AND RATTLING NOISES FROM MY TRANSMISSION WERE NOT FIXED. NOW THAT I AM OUT OF WARRANTY, I CAN ONLY VOICE MY DISTASTE FOR HOW GM WILLINGLY TROUSED OVER ME AND MY RIGHTS. I'VE NOTICED SEVERAL DESCRIPTIONS ON THE SERVICE BULLETIN PAGES THAT DIRECTLY DESCRIBE THE ENGINE (SCORCHED CRANK AND SCARRED CAM AND VALVES) AND TRANSMISSION (GROWLING AND GRINDING NOISE) THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. *AK

NHTSA ID

724544

Incident

Apr 14, 2000

ENGINE NOISE AND ROUGH IDLE, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS, FAULTY SPARK PLUG , WIRES AND ALTERNATOR, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE NOISE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MJS

NHTSA ID

549235

Incident

May 1, 1998

WINDOW WILL NOT RAISE. BURNING SMELL FROM AIR CONDITIONER WHEN ON.

NHTSA ID

707699

Incident

Jun 20, 1999

WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS 85 DEGREES AND ABOVE VEHICLE WILL STALL. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCUR. , DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

838828

CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH CAR SINCE PURCHASE. BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS W/SERPENTINE BELT-HAD CAR TO DEALER 6-7 TIMES BEFORE THEY WOULD REPLACE IT. CAR DRIVES ROUGH/SLUGGISH. DEALER CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM. HAD STARTER, ALTERNATOR, HEAD GASKET AND BATTERY ALL; REPLACED W/IN 2-3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. C AR STILL HAS ROUGH START-DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHY...SEEKING HELP, DEALER IS UNWILLING TO COOPERATE AND CORRECT PROBLEMS. CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY TIL 60,000 MILES. *AK

NHTSA ID

705903

Incident

Feb 1, 1999

AIR BAG LIGHTS KEEP COMMING ON AND THEN GOING OFF. THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES SHAKES ON START AND WHILE DRIVING. WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY AT IDLE, THE SMELL OF GAS FILLS THE VEHICLE. ALSO, BRAKES PULSATE, SIGNALS RARELY WORK.

NHTSA ID

541626

Incident

Aug 1, 1998

ENGINE STILL MISSES EVEN AFTER 3 TUNE UPS. THE MISSING USED TO OCCUR AT 55 MPH OR ABOVE.

NHTSA ID

535080

Incident

Apr 28, 1998

ENGINE FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

529634

Incident

Jan 20, 1998

SPARK PLUGS FAILED.

NHTSA ID

517405

ENGINE NOISE IN COLD WEATHER.

NHTSA ID

514401

Incident

Jan 25, 1997