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1991 Volkswagen Corrado Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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.
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Latest Jan 18, 2017
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Apr 7, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1991 Volkswagen Corrado. 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.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–7 of 7

Engine
Filed Jan 18, 2017

FOUND VEHICLE HAS A BAD HEATER CORE. WHILE DOING RESEARCH I FOUND THE VEHICLE HAS A RECALL WITH RECALL ID IS 96V-115. THE VIN FALLS WITHIN THE COVERED RECALL PER THE DOCUMENT I'M ATTACHING AND VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA IS REFUSING TO COVER IT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10946196
Incident
Jan 13, 2017
Mileage
156,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Nov 27, 2013
Crash reported

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HOPE ROAD HEADING TO BEARINGS & SEALS TO GET SOME OIL WHILE PASSING JAMAICA COLLEGE IN THE DUAL PASSAGE LANE I WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD (WITH THE ISLAND TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR) WITH ME IN THE LEFT DRIVER SEAT AND MY FRIEND IN THE RIGHT SIDE A BIG SUV DROVE UP BESIDE US WITH A ELDER LADY DRIVING SHE WAS IN THE LEFT LANE WE WERE BOTH HEADING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE U.S EMBASSY SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A U TURN AND WHILE DOING SO HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF MY 1990 VOLKSWAGEN CORRODE THE REAR PANEL DOOR AND FENDER WAS AFFECTED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10554038
Incident
Jan 3, 2012
Body & structureFuel systemExterior lighting
Filed Aug 18, 1999

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID
710142
Electrical
Filed Dec 23, 1998

VEHICLE HAD BLOWN A FUSE FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER & POWER LOCK. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC NOTICED ELECTRICAL WIRES LOOKED LIKE SAWED. THE MAIN WIRE HARNESS HAD RUBBED AGAINST THE GROUND STRAPS ON THE OXYGEN SENSORS. *AK

NHTSA ID
832625
Incident
Jun 11, 1998
Visibility
Filed Feb 20, 1997

DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR IS HEATED, CAUSING SILVER TO ERODE FROM THE BACK OF THE GLASS, THE USABLE PART OF THE MIRROR GROWS SMALLER AND SMALLER/POOR VISIBILITY.

NHTSA ID
514926
Incident
Apr 1, 1992
Engine
Filed May 26, 1995

THERE IS OIL IN THE COOLING SYSTEM OIL AND WATER MIX. TT

NHTSA ID
965933
Brakes
Filed Apr 7, 1995
Crash reported

ABS: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PUMP FAILED; LOST ALL BRAKING POWER; CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT

NHTSA ID
963419
Incident
Jun 18, 1994

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.

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