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1996 Chevrolet Corsica Electrical Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA

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Electrical reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Aug 20, 2002
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
8%
of 110 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Chevrolet Corsica submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming electrical

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

ElectricalEngine
Filed Aug 20, 2002

WHILE GOING UP A HILL IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED. THERE WAS NO WARNING. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED BATTERY/ALTERNATOR AND THE TIMING BELT. *AK THE LIGHT HAD COME ON FOR COOLANT, BUT THE THERMOMETER NEVER GAVE WARNING, THE MECHANIC BLED THE LINES TO THE COOLANT AND THE LIGHT STILL REMAINED ON. CONSUMER FELT THAT SOMETHING WAS ELECTRICALLY WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND WANTED CHEVY TO OFFER A BUY BACK IN WHICH THEY REFUSED. *SCC

NHTSA ID
8016733
BrakesElectricalEngine+4 more
Filed Mar 29, 2001

BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR FAILURE DUE TO ELECRTICAL PROBLEMS, THREE TIMES PRIOR TO 50,000 MILES. *JB

NHTSA ID
785370
Electrical
Filed Dec 26, 2000

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, FORCING CONSUMER TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. THEN, WAITING FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND VEHICLE STARTED. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT START, THEN NEXT DAY IT WILL START LIKE ALWAYS. *AK THE CAUSE FOR THE VEHICLE STALLING WAS DETERMIND TO BE COMPUTER FAILURE. *YH

NHTSA ID
876997
Incident
Dec 20, 2000
Electrical
Filed Nov 3, 2000

CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING AN ALTERNATOR PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. AIR CONDITIONER & HEATER KILL THE ALTERNATOR. ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES. CONSUMER FELT THAT ALTERNATOR MAY BE DEFECTIVE OR THE WIRING NEEDED TO BE CHECKED. CONSUMER WILL GO TO A CHEVROLET DEALER.*AK

NHTSA ID
874381
Incident
Nov 2, 2000
Electrical
Filed Sep 19, 2000

ALTERNATOR HAS FAILED 2 TIME WITHIN 67125 MILES ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR DIED

NHTSA ID
731909
Incident
Sep 18, 2000
Electrical
Filed Sep 7, 2000

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID
730596
ElectricalEngineExterior lighting
Filed Jan 5, 2000

CAR WILL SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY WHEN DRIVING, WILL NOT RESTART, HAPPENED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. HAVE TAKEN CAR TO MECHANICS 5 TIMES AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE WHOLE COMPUTER, THE EGR VALVE, AND REPLACED A GROUND WIRE TO TRY AND REMEDY MY CARS PROBLEM. ALSO DID NOT START UP ONCE, TRIED FOR 45 MINUTES TO GET TO START AND THEN IT FINALLY STARTED LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. ALSO HAS DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND WHEN LIGHT KNOB IS NOT TURNED ON, LIGHTS WILL JUST COME ON BY THEMSELVES AND THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN BY THEMSELVES USUALLY ABOUT 4 OR 5 TIMES WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ALONG. *AK

NHTSA ID
716925
Incident
Oct 10, 1999
BrakesElectrical
Filed Sep 1, 1999

ABS LIGHT COMES ON THEN THE ALTERNATOR IS DEAD, REPLACED ALTERNATOR THREE TIMES, CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN THE ALTERNATOR *AK

NHTSA ID
710821
Electrical
Filed Mar 26, 1998

ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

NHTSA ID
533343
Incident
Jan 19, 1998

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Engine33Brakes21Body & structure15Fuel system10

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