1992 Chevrolet Corsica

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/07/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SMOKE WAS BEING EMITTED FROM STEERING COLUMN. TT

• 12/06/1994· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DRIVER INJURED DUE TO EXCESSIVE PHYSICAL EFFORT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PRESS HORN DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, DUE TO LOCATION OF HORN BUTTON. *SKD

• 12/02/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO THE BRAKES PULSATE UPON APPLICATION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/02/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES.

• 11/29/2002· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LOCK. DT

• 11/26/2003· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED LARGE CHUNKS OF PAINT FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE. BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP WERE CONTACTED. *NLM

• 11/24/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHILE IN REVERSE. VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH TREE, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. PREVIOUS TO COLLISION, BRAKES EXHIBITED INTERMITTENT FADING DURING NORMAL USE. *AK

• 11/14/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. WHEN THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON VEHICLE MUST BE CUT OFF, AND RESTARTED TO RESET ABS BRAKES. ALSO VEHICLE FAILS TO SLOW DOWN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALERS FINDS NO FAULT WITH ABS BRAKES. *AK CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM, PEDAL GIVES WAY AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP VEHICLE. *SLC

• 11/13/2001· VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT

  BLOWER FOR DEFROSTER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN USING AIR CONDITIONER IT IS NOT BLOWING OUT AIR. ALSO, WHEN TRYING TO CLEAR WINDOWS HAS TO ROLL DOWN WINDOWS BECAUSE DEFROSTER WILL NOT CLEAR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED HAD TO TAKE DASHBOARD OFF TO FIX BLOWER. *AK

• 11/10/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  FAULTY TURN SIGNAL AND DIMMER STALK SWITCH FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO BURN.

• 11/06/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 5-10 MPH ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON, USUALLY HAPPENS IN THE MORNING. WILL GO TO APPLY BRAKES , BRAKES WILL NOT RESPOND. VEHICLE THAN WILL BEGIN TO SLIDE, TAKES ABOUT COUPLE SECONDS FOR BRAKES TO GRAB. *AK

• 11/06/1995· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER DURING ABOVE ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *SD

• 11/02/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKES; ON OCCASIONS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR W/DELAY IN RESPONSE. BRAKE SHOES/PADS REPLACED (3) SETS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 10/28/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,TIRES

  AFTER STARTING THE CAR, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WILL STAY ON. THEY WON'T GO OFF UNTIL RESTARTING THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES./ WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP THE CAR WILL JUMP FORWARD AND A LOUD BANG CAN BE FELT AND HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR./ WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ON OR WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE HIGH BEAMS CAN N0T BE TURNED ON OR OFF./ THE CAR WILL NOT STAY IN ALIGNMENT. I HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL SETS OF TIRES DUE TO THIS. THE RIDE IS EXTREMELY ROUGH!/ THE PAINT IS JUST PEELING RIGHT OFF THE CAR. ANY TIME ANY MOISTURE GETS ON THE CAR, THE PAINT JUST COMES RIGHT OFF./ THE GAS GUAGE IS WAY OFF. WHEN IT READS HALF A TANK IT IS REALLY AT JUST ABOUT 2 GALLONS. NOTE: IT IS A 12.5 GALLON TANK.

• 10/27/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  UPON MAKING A GRADUAL STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOORBOARD THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

• 10/26/1997· VISIBILITY

  REAR DEFOGGER SWITCH FAILED.

• 10/24/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY FROM A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 10/19/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ABS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND EXPERIENCED BRAKE PEDAL FADING, ONCE RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT

• 10/18/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ABS SYSTEM AT LOW SPEEDS ACTIVATES AND GRABS AND LETS GO AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 10/09/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER BECAUSE THE SHE HEARD A GRINDING AND SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE . THE MECHANIC SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK AT TTHAT TIME. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 10/08/97 . THE BRAKES PADS AND THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE LEFT FRONT.

• 10/02/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  AIR BAG: PULLING INTO PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 10MPH AND ANOTHER CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT. THE FRONT OF CAR HIT RIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND CAR WAS TOTALED. *AK 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

• 09/29/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#92V18500) & CALLED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE IN. AFTER ARRIVING, WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

• 09/23/1999· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY

• 09/22/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS LIGHT COMES ON UNTIL AFTER VEHICLE IS RE-STARTED, ALSO BRAKES LOCK UP AND BRAKE PEDAL FADES. *SKD

• 09/20/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTI LOCK BRAKES GO OUT-HAVE PARTIAL BRAKING ABILITY. TT

• 09/19/1995· POWER TRAIN

  PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. TT

• 09/18/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN SHE APPLIES THE BRAKES ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THERE'S GRINDING NOISE, THE CAR ACCELERATES THEN THE BRAKES GRAB. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. BRAKE CALIPERS AND PADS REPLACED IN SPRING OF 96.

• 09/16/1994· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE MISFIRING.

• 09/13/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. TT

• 09/10/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WIRING IN THE BLINKER SWITCH FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE.

• 09/08/1995· WHEELS

  RIGHT FRONT WHEEL STRUT SNAPPED, RESULTING IN CONTROL LOSS AND WHEEL FELL IN. TT

• 09/05/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, ABS LIGHT CAME ON, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT

• 09/04/1996· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FLUID DRIED OUT CAUSING TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH TO FAIL.

• 08/31/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REAR ABS BRAKES LOCKING UP WHENEVER THE WEATHER IS WET OR DAMP. VEHICLE BEEN IN /OUT OF DEALER SHOP, AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER.*AK

• 08/26/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ON 8/10/99 FUSE BLEW THAT CONTROLLED SIGNAL LIGHTS/BACK UP LIGHTS.REPLACED FUSE AND IT WORKED FOR A FEW DAYS. THEN FUSE BLEW EACH TIME CAR WAS BACKED UP.TOOK TO PEP BOYS AND WAS TOLD CAR WAS FIXED BUT FUSE #5 KEPT BLOWING AND THEN SMOKE CAME OUT OF STERRING WHEEL COLUMN.SMELL OF BURNING WIRES BUT NOT FLAME.AFRAID OF AIR BAG(DOES NOT DEPLOY) AND SMOKE. NEED CAR REPAIRED AS IT IS MY SOLE SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. I AM RENTING CAR AT THE MOMENT AND CANNOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE. TAKING CAR TO DOBLES CHEVROLET TOMORROW HOPING PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED AT MINIMAL COST AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT THE FIRST COMPLAINT OF SAME TYPE PROBLEM.

• 08/24/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT MY 1992 CORSICAS INOPERATIVE BRAKE STOP LAMP SWITCH. I WAS CONTACTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE. HE ASKED ME FOR THE VEHICLE VIN AND THEN TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL INFO IN THE FIRST PLACE AND HAVE NOT SEEN A RECALL FOR THE SWITCH THAT ONLY INCLUDED CERTAIN CARS. MY CARS BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE LIKE THAT DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. SHOULD I NOT BE INCLUDED. KENNETH J. STARR KJAJMCSTARR@COMCAST.NET. *AK

• 08/22/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 50 MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

• 08/22/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE CAR IS FAULTY. IT WILL START TO STOP THE CAR IT WILL RELEASE AND THERE WILL BE NO BRAKES PRESENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 08/17/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH, SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE 4- WAY FLASHER SWITCH ON STEERING COLUMN. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE BEING CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP.*AK

• 08/15/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  UPON STEPPING ON THE BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP; A GRINDING NOISE WOULD COME FROM THE BRAKES AND FINALLY VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A SUDDEN STOP. *AK

• 08/14/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  STEERING COLUMN SMOKES, WHILE DRIVING. TT

• 08/12/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ABS BRAKE LET LOOSE AFTER APPLYING THEM, ALSO REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS TWICE. *AK

• 08/11/1998· STEERING

  STEERING COLUMN SMOKES, NEAR THE EMERGENCY FLASHER SWITCH, WHEN TURN SIGNALS ARE USED. THE SMELL OF SMOKE IS ALSO PRESENT.

• 08/11/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, INTERMITTENTLY THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE GROUND. TT

• 08/07/1997· STEERING,AIR BAGSCrash

  GOING 30MPH, LOST CONTROL OF STEERING WHEEL; VEHICLE JUMPED CURB & HIT TREE; DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. PASSENGER HAD HEAD INJURY & WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM. NO SEAT BELTS ON. NOT AT DEALER. *AK

• 08/07/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHEN VEHICLE IN REVERSE IMPACT 6:00 POSITION. TT

• 08/05/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN ALLOWING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHCLE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE, CAUSING EXETENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

• 08/04/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *AW

• 08/02/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  UNKNOWN CAUSE OF STALLING. DEALERSHIP HAD VEHICLE FOR (2) MONTHS WITH NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 08/01/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20-30 MPH AND HIT A SLICK SPOT IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO TREE HEAD-ON AND THE DRIVER' S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALLED.