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1994 Volkswagen Corrado Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 15, 2003
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1994 Volkswagen Corrado, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Visibility250.0%
  • Brakes125.0%
  • Engine125.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Visibility

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

CONSUMER STATES THAT HEATER CORE "EXPLODED" WHILE DRIVING AND STEAM CLOUDED ALL INTERIOR WINDOWS RESULTING IN NO VISIBILITY. THE HEATER CORE EXPLOSION ALSO CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK FROM UNDER DASHBOARD INTO VEHICLE'S INTERIOR. TS

NHTSA ID 10003907 · filed Jan 15, 2003

IN OCTOBER 1999 VEHICLE HAD RECALL REMEDY DONE. BUT WITHIN 2,000, ENGINE COOLANT PUMP, WHICH WAS REPLACED DURING RECALL REPAIRS, WAS NOT DESIGED FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT CAUSED PRESSURE IN THE PUMP, CAUSING THE SEALS TO EXPLODE AND WATER TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT, RESULTED TIN VEHICLE STALLING WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER STATED IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, AND THE CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE RECALL. THE HEATER CORE RECALL DID NOT REPLACE THE HEATER CORE. A PRESSURE REDUCING VALVE AND A RELAY TO RUN THE COOLING FANS AND AUXILLARY WATER PUMP LONGER. *AK

NHTSA ID 852869 · filed Nov 15, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

ATTEMPTED TO STEP ON BRAKES AND THE BRAKES WENT TOO FAR DOWN TO THE FLOOR, ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO APPLY THE BRAKES THEY LOCKED UP. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID 803938 · filed Oct 23, 1996

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

CONSUMER HAD WORK DONE FROM RECALL 98V295000/ COOLANT SYSTEM. FROM PRIOR WORK DONE THE AUXILIARY ELECTRIC COOLANT PUMP BROKE. OWNER PURCHASED A NEW, REDESIGNED PUMP AND INSTALLED IT HIMSELF. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID 860005 · filed Apr 10, 2000

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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