1993 Chevrolet Corsica

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

• 12/30/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ROTORS AND DRUMS MALFUNCTION EVERY 10,000 MILES, NEED TO BE REPLACED . *AK

• 12/20/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  RIGHT REAR BRAKE SHOE/DRUM LOCKED UP. *AK

• 12/10/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE MISFIRES, OVERHEATS AND SMELLS HOT.

• 11/28/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT ON NOV. 20 AND THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 11/28/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BURNING PLASTIC SMELL/SMOKE FROM STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURN SIGNALS USED. *DSH

• 11/26/1998· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

• 11/25/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  REPLACED ENGINE HEAD GASKET THREE TIMES. *AK

• 11/06/2001· STRUCTURE

  FIREWALL WHERE STEERING RACK IS MOUNTED HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM VEHICLE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 11/06/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WITHIN 16 MONTHS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE LEFT REAR BRAKE DRUM 3 TIMES BECAUSE THE DRUM GETS WARPED OUT OF ROUND. THE MECHANIC HAS INDICATED THAT ON THAT PARTICULAR GM STYLE CAR, THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM, INDICATING THAT THE PARTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO WITHSTAND THE BRAKING. THE LAST OF THE 3 TIMES WAS ONLY 3 WEEKS AFTER THE PREVIOUS REPLACMENT.*AK

• 11/02/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TT BRAKES FEELS LIKE EMERGENCY BRAKES ARE COMING ON, CLUTCH JERKS AHEAD WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, VEHICLE LUNGES AHEAD, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT REAR BRAKE DRUMS AND SHOES NEED TO BE REPLACED.*JB

• 10/30/2003· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED.*AK

• 10/28/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  THE DEFECTIVE WIRING TO THE HEADLIGHTS SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE, RESULTING IN INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 10/24/1996· POWER TRAINCrash

  CAR WAS FULLY PARKED IN FIRST GEAR , PARKING BRAKE FULLY ON. CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND HIT SIDE OF BUILDING. *AK

• 10/20/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER CAN BE DRIVING AND LOSE BRAKE POWER. SO IN ORDER TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN, HAS TO PULL TO SIDE. EVENTUALLY VEHICLE WILL STOP WITHIN 1 MINUTE. PUSHWS BRAKES TO FLOOR. *AK

• 10/19/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  METAL FITTING IN INTAKE MANIFOLD RUSTED THROUGH, LEAKED OUT ONTO ENGINE COOLANT SYSTEM; COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING. TT

• 10/17/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 10/13/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THERE IS A VERY BAD VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, DEALER STATED THAT THE RUBBER ON THE MOTOR MOUNTS WAS WORN OUT WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO DROP ON THE CHASSIS. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

• 10/13/1998· STEERING

  THE POSITION OF THE STEERING WHEEL INTERFERES WITH HEADLIGHTS LOW/HIGH SWITCH,CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO BE INOPERABLE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM.*AK WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED CLOCKWISE, THE MULTIFUNCTION LEVER IMPACTS THE STEERING WHEEL MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE THE HEADLIGHT BEAM FROM HIGH TO LOW AND SPECIFICALLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON SWITCH ON THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER MAKES CONTACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL THE BEAM SWITCH CANNOT BE ACTIVATED. *YH

• 10/07/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TURN SIGNAL STEM LOCATED ON THE STEERING COLUMN WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HIGH BEAM FUNCTIONS LOCATED ON STEM, WHILE TURNING THE STEM HITS STEERING WHEEL PREVENTING ENGAGEMENT OF HIGH BEAMS AND THE STEM BROKE OFF.

• 10/02/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY ON WET PAVEMENT ABS SYSTEM FAILED TO ACTIVATE, CAUSING A COLLISION TO OCCUR. *AK THE ABS TEST WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED SHOWS THAT THE ABS IS WORKING BUT WHEN DRIVING, THE ABS FAILS. *YH

• 10/01/1996· SEAT BELTS

  CONSUMER STATES THAT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT AND LATCH ARE INOPERABLE. *AK

• 09/30/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DIFFICULTY ACCESSING HORN IN A TIMELY MANNER.

• 09/30/1996· EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITIONER LEAK ON PASSENGER'S SIDE.

• 09/29/2003· SEAT BELTSCrash

  WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AT 60 MPH. UPON IMPACT, PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT UNFASTENED, AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

• 09/19/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AT SLOW SPEED WITH LIGHT PEDAL, EXPERIENCING LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, REPLACE R/F CHANNEL SENSOR AND SENSOR HARNESS, ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. TT

• 09/12/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  SWITCH THAT TURNS LIGHTS FROM LIGHT TO BRIGHT SOMETIMES TURNS LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF. TT

• 09/09/1997· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN TURNING THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION SMOKE COMES FROM THE FLASHER SWITCH. PROBLEM IS WORSE AFTER THE ENGINE STARTS. THE RIGHT SIGNAL SIGNAL SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK

• 09/09/1997· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  OUTER BALL JOINTS, STRUTS AND TIE RODS FAILED.

• 09/08/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON & GOING AROUND CURVY ROAD, CANNOT SWITCH FROM HI-BEAM TO LOW BEAM. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS AT THAT TIME. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

• 09/08/1998· EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITIONING LEAKS AT HOSE CONNECTORS AND EVAPORATOR COIL.

• 09/03/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE AT APPROX. 100,000, CAUSING POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

• 09/03/1997· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MULTI-FUNCTION: TURN SIGNAL FORCES ALL REAR LIGHTS TO BLINK. *AK

• 08/26/1996· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

• 08/24/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONTINUOUS ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM REPAIRS/FAILURES. QCAW

• 08/22/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE SYSTEM IS VERY POOR, THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO ENGAGE.

• 08/21/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  PURCHASED CAR NEW, THE RIGHT SIDE MOTOR MOUNT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

• 08/17/2000· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NO SUMMARY

• 08/17/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO A FIRE. NO WARRANTY WAS DRIVING AT 10-15MPH. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 08/16/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  I DROVE THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES, I PULLED IN TO A PARKINGS SPOT, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. I WALKED ACROSS THE PARKING LOT (ABOUT 20 YARDS) WHEN I HEARD SOMEONE SAY "THAT CAR IS ON FIRE!!!!" I TURNED TO LOOK AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS MY CAR.ACCORDING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHEN THEY PUT THE FIRE OUT THE FIRST TIME, IT FLARED BACK UP DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP STILL PUMPING GAS OUT. (THE KEYS WERE IN MY POCKET). *AK

• 08/16/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DESIGN OF HIGH BEAM SWITCH CANNOT BE TURNED OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS MANUVERING A RIGHT TURN/CURVE BECAUSE A PART OF STEERING WHEEL BLOCKS IT FROM BEING TURNED OFF CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. NLM

• 08/16/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT.*AK *SLC

• 08/15/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM, CONSUMER STATES THAT IF THE BRAKES DRAG LONG ENOUGH THEY CAN GET HOT AND LOCK UP, HE BELIEVES THAT IF A SPRING IS INSTALLED INTO THE CALIPER THAT THIS WILL CEASE THE BRAKES FROM DRAGGING AND GETTING HOT WHICH THEN CAUSES THEM TO LOCK, CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS BRAKES DRAGGED, OVERHEATED AND THEN LOCKED UP, HE THEN INSTALLED A SPRING INTO THE CALIPERS WHICH PREVENTED THE BRAKES FROM DRAGGING AGAIN.*JB MANUFACTERER NOTIFIED BUT NEVER DID ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TT

• 08/14/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE DRIVING SMELLED SMOKE. PULLED UP HOOD AND VEHICLE WAS BURNING. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ELECTRICAL FIRE/SMOKE CAME OUT AT THE STEERING COLUMN IN THE HAZARDOUS WARNING LIGHT AREA. *SLC

• 08/13/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  CAR STARTING STALLING AND SMOKING. THEN ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. BLACK SMOKE STARTING COMING OUT, THEN FLAMES. CAR DESTROYED. FIREMEN AND POLICE SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL. *AK

• 08/13/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TWICE. *YC

• 08/07/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN VEHICLE SITS FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BETWEEN 45-50, THE BATTERY WILL DIE OUT DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 08/05/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT ABOUT 25 MPH . UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 08/02/1996· STEERING

  SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED.*AK *SLC

• 07/31/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS,TIRES,EQUIPMENTCrash

  SIDE IMPACT FAILURE, STEERING FAILURE, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. SEVERE RIGHT SIDE IMPACT ON FEBRUARY 28, 2005 MODERATE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE CAR. WHICH CAUSED THE CAR HARD TO STEER. A 2003 HONDA PILOT WRECKED HEAD-ON INTO THE SIDE OF A 1993 GEO PRIZM. THE PRIZM'S ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE WITH PASSENGERS WERE SEVERELY CRUSH. ALL 4 PASSENGERS IN THE PRIZM WERE SEVERELY INJURED. THE 2 PASSENGERS SITTING IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PRIZM DIED. YOU CAN REFER TO POLICE REPORT NUMBER 200502-00082 WHITE OAK, PA 15131, 2280 LINCOLN WAY, WHITE OAK POLICE DEPARTMENT. PHONE NO. 412-672-9727 OR FAX NO. 412-672-0833. ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON JACKS RUN RD 3000 BLOCK 4:00 P.M. FEB. 28, 2005.*JB

• 07/31/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  ENGINE FIRE.