1996 Chevrolet Corsica Engine Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET CORSICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TAKEN TO SERWE CHEVROLET. THEY REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET AT THE COST OF $500. LESS THAN TWO YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AGAIN AT THE COST OF $577. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS SEPARATING YET AGAIN. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED HAVING IT REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

NHTSA ID

10244745

Incident

Jul 10, 1999

Mileage

50,000 mi

OUR 96 CORSICA BEGAN TO LOSE POWER OFF AND ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. SOMETIMES IT WOULD STALL. WE HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT AND FOUND AN COOLANT LEAK. COOLANT WAS LEAKING ON THE GROUND AS WELL AS INTO THE HEAD GASKET. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND ENGINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10227937

Incident

Feb 1, 2008

Mileage

170,000 mi

1996 CHEVROLET CORSICA LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD DEFECT. CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE GASKET FAILURE ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. WHEN HIS FAILED IT CAUSED ENGINE COOLANT TO GET INTO THE OIL PAN. *KB

NHTSA ID

10212769

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE PAINT AND THE AIRCONDITIONING. THE PAINT BEGAN TO PEEL RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND I WAS NOT AWARE OF A RECALL AND COULDN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAINTED. IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS A DISEASE. THE AIR CONDITIONING QUIT LAST SUMMER AND I HAVE A HEART CONDITION. I HAD TO HAVE A BAG OF ICE WITH ME ALL THE TIME TO STAY COOL, BECAUSE, AGAIN I DID NOT HAVE THE FINANCES TO GET IT FIXED. THE POWER LOCKS AND MY HORN JUST QUIT WORKING AND THE FUSE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND, SO I'M REALLY JUST HOPING SOMEONE CAN TELL ME HOW TO CHANGE THAT. I CAN'T FIND IT AND I HAVE A CORSICA AUTO BOOK FROM AUTO ZONE. I APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GET MY CAR REPAINTED. I THINK I SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO THE RECALL.

NHTSA ID

10071084

Incident

Jun 15, 2002

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, INCLUDING THE HEATING AND ELECTICAL SYSTEMS(ALTERNATOR, RADIO, ETC.)AND THE TRANSMISSION. THE MAIN ONE AT THIS POINT IS THE PEELING PAINT. THE CAR IS A VERY NICE MEDIUM BLUE, BUT IT LOOKS TERRIBLE DUE TO THE SPOTS OF GRAY WHERE THE PAINT JUST BUBBLED UP AND FLAKED OFF, VERY MUCH LIKE IT GOT A SUNBURN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER IN OCTOBER 2000 FOR SOME WORK ON THE ALIGNMENT AND ASKED TO HAVE RESEARCHED WHETHER THERE WAS A POLICY ON FIXING THE PAINT, WHICH HAD ALREADY BEGUN PEELING OFF. HE TOLD ME HE WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND TOOK THE VIN NUMBER. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, THE TRANSMISSION BROKE AND I BECAME ABSORBED IN FIXING THAT PROBLEM, SO THE PAINT PROBLEM BECAME SECONDARY. SINCE I NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THAT DEALER, I CONTACTED ANOTHER ONE AND WAS TOLD RIGHT OFF THAT THERE WAS NO POLICY CONCERNING MY CAR, AND SUGGESTED THE PAINT WAS DAMAGED BY RAIN OR BIRD DROPPINGS. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. I HAVE ANOTHER BLUE CHEVY, A 1990 CAVALIER, WHICH HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO THE SAME SUN AND RAIN AS THE CORSICA, AND IT HAS YET TO FLAKE ITS' PAINT. NOW I HEAR THAT GM HAD A 6/5 YEAR POLICY, BUT NOW THAT I HAVE FOUND OUT ABOUT IT, MY CAR IS TOO OLD. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AND AM LOOKING FOR HELP.

NHTSA ID

10070594

Incident

Dec 15, 1999

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER REPLACED DIFFERENTIAL SENSOR , BUT PROBLEM STILL RECURRING. *AK

NHTSA ID

10050130

Incident

Dec 5, 2003

Mileage

123,000 mi

THE HEAD GASKET CRACKED/BROKE. I SMELT THE ANITFREEZE AND OPEN THE HOOD TO SEE IT DRIBBLE FROM THE HEAD GASKET. THE CAR DEALER IS FIXING IT FOR ~$800. THE CAR IS STILL YOUNG AT 95K MILES. PREVIOUSLY I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR 3-4 TIME TO CHECK THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, WHICH NEVER MOVES ABOE THE 1/8TH MARK. SO I NEVER GOT ANY INDICATION THAT THE ENGINE HEATED UP TO LEAD TO THE GASKET FAILURE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. THEY HAD A RECALL FOR 1995 CHEVY/PONTIAC SISTER CARS FOR THE SAME ISSUE, IS WHAT THE DEALER TOLD ME. SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE ALL RELATED.

NHTSA ID

10031060

Incident

Aug 1, 2003

Mileage

95,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT A USED CAR DEALERSHIP WITH 46,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE TRAVELING FLUID HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 800 MILES. ON 7/13/2003 THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. *AK

NHTSA ID

10027250

Incident

Jul 13, 2003

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

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE OF PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *YH

NHTSA ID

8005442

Incident

Feb 13, 2002

VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING AND DRIVER SMELLED COOLANT. THIS WAS DUE TO A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED TWICE.*AK

NHTSA ID

8004447

ANTIFREEZE LEAKS CAME THROUGH A/C HEAT VENT. ANYTIME AIR OR HEAT WAS BLOWING A ODOR GOT INSIDE VEHICLE. 7 TIMES CONSUMER HAS BEEN TOLD SOMETHING DIFFERENT. HEATER CORE/ INTAKE MANIFOLD, AND RADIATOR HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE PROBLEM. THIS TIME WATER PUMP WAS THE CAUSE. UNLES VEHICLE DUPLICATEF THE PROBLEM, DEALER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIND THE REMEDY.*AK

NHTSA ID

893233

Incident

Jul 11, 2001

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON VARIOUS MODELS WITH SAME ENGINE, HOWEVER ,THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK

NHTSA ID

888871

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

744639

Incident

Apr 15, 2001

THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. NLM

NHTSA ID

560900

Incident

Apr 27, 2000

I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 3 1/2 YEARS. IN PAST YEAR, ENCOUNTERED MANY EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS. HEAD GASKET BLEW AND WATER PUMP REPLACED AT APPROX 56,000 MILES. CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS NEED REPLACEMENT AT 60,000 MILES? I DRIVE THIS CAR TO AND FROM WORK EACH DAY, NO LONG TRIPS, AVG MILEAGE PER DAY = 10 MILES POSSIBLY. CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY 5 YEAR OLD CAR IS HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS W/LOW MILEAGE. MAINTAIN IT REGULARLY.*AK

NHTSA ID

743759

Incident

Nov 1, 2000

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

NHTSA ID

785370

INTAKE GASKET SET/HAS TO BE REPLACED TO STOP LEAKS ON MANY CORSICAS OF THAT YEAR. *AK

NHTSA ID

742318

Incident

Jan 20, 2001

THE VEHICLE CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START, IT TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS (2-20) TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MODULE, AIR FILTER AND IGNITION BUT HE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL. NLM

NHTSA ID

560051

Incident

Dec 18, 1998

TRUNK WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *SLC

NHTSA ID

559099

Incident

Oct 6, 1998

ENGINE NOISE AT STARTUP..LAST 3-5 MINUTES..SOUNDS LIKE PISTON OR ROD. *AK

NHTSA ID

738832

EVERY TIME YOU TURN THE TEMPERATURE BUTTON ON TO HOT OR TURN THE HEAT ON YOU CAN SMELL ANTIFREEZE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK MANY TIMES AND TO BE LOOKED AT AND I KEEP BEING TOLD THAT DEALER CAN NOT SMELL ANYTHING. FINALLY THEY SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED HEATER CORE, WATER PUMP AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS (TWICE).*AK

NHTSA ID

735454

Incident

Oct 1, 1997

MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE TAKEN OUR CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BACK AND FORTH SINCE 06/19/00. EVERY TIME WE TAKE IT BACK THEN HERE IS A NEW PROBLEM WITH OUR VEHICLE . AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED IT STILL WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND NOT RETAINING IT. THEY SAID WHEN I PICKED MY VEHICLE UP THEY SAID IT NEEDS A WATER PUMP. NOT ONLY HAVE WE SPENT 1129.86 IN THE MATTER OF 4 WEEKS BUT THEY WANTED AN ADDITIONAL 275 -300 MORE FOR THE WATER PUMP. I FEEL AS THOUGH THAT THE TRUE PROBLEM WAS THE WATER PUMP TO BEGIN WITH BUT THEY DECIDED THAT I'M NOT SMART ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH CARS. I'D GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE COULD INVESTIGATE THIS COMPANY OUT AND IF THEIR IS A WAY FOR THEM TO CORRECTLY FIX MY PROBLEMS OR REIMBURSE FOR MY SAME PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS STILL MAKING FUNNY NOISES AND STILL LEAKING COOLANT AFTER A 585.88 BILL . WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER ON 07/17/00 BUT ITS STILL DOING THE SAME THING . THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER.*AK

NHTSA ID

725609

Incident

Jul 14, 2000

VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING WHILE DRIVING. WOULD NEED TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER & MECHANIC PUT A NEW CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. PROBLEM REAPPEARED AGAIN & THIS TIME 2 HOURS WERE NEEDED TO RESTART. BEEN AT DEALERSHIP 2 MONTHS & PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

861454

Incident

Oct 1, 1999

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDER VEHICLE. WATER WAS COMING OUT OF EXHAUST PIPE & THE MUFFLER. VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO PICK UP SPEED. ALSO, FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT OF ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED HEAD GASKETS WERE GONE. CONSUMER WANTS REFUND FOR PURCHASE OF PARTS. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

857664

Incident

Jan 3, 2000