1994 Chevrolet Corsica

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

• 12/31/1998· STEERING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN AROUND A CURB THE BAR ACROSS THE STEERING WHEEL, BULGE IN BACK OF THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE, MAKING THE DIMMER SWITCH DIFFICULT TO ENGANGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/28/2000· SUSPENSION

  WHEN VEHICLE IS MAKING A TURN TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT THERE IS A POPPING SOUND AS IF THE SUSPENSION IS LOOSE. WHEELS & BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND THEY ARE ALRIGHT. *AK

• 12/28/1999· STRUCTURE

  PAINT PEELING FROM THE HOOD AND TOP OF THE CAR, MUCH LIKE THAT OF THE 88 AND 89 PICKUPS THAT WERE RECALLED FOR THE PAINT PEELING A FEW YEARS AGO. *AK

• 12/28/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  SMOKE IS EMITTING FROM THE AREA AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN. TT

• 12/24/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. HAS BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR BRAKE PROBLEM. ONE COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE BRAKE PROBLEM. THE OTHER IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT FIX IT. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER & HAD IT REPAIRED, BUT BRAKE PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED. *AK

• 12/18/2001· STRUCTURE

  LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO FIREWALL AROUND STEERING GEAR BOX RUSTING. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *TT

• 12/09/2002· STEERING

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS BROKE, THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. AS WE SPOKE JUST ONE RECALL NHTSA#6818-93-V-157-3000 SEP-16-1993 THE SUSPENSION SUPORT ASSEMBLIES. THE AFECTED TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAN MOVE SUSTANTIALLY FROM ITS DESIGNED POSITION AND STEERING CONTROL CAN BE SEVERELY IMPARED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

• 12/04/1996· SEAT BELTS,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DOOR OPENED WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CAUSING PASSENGER TO FALL OUT OF VEHICLE WITH SEAT BELT FASTENED DUE TO BELTS BEING MOUNTED TO DOOR.

• 12/01/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHEN PUSH ON BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND THEN COMES BACK UP HAVE HAD TO FIVE MECHANICS AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT PROBLEM!PLEASE HELP!! ALSO HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEM UNDER HOOD WHICH CAUGHT THE CHIME BOX ON FIRE AND BURNED MAY WIRES. HAS BEEN FIXED SINCE. *AK

• 11/26/1996· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  OWNER STATES WHEN TURNING SIGNAL IS USED RIGHT OR LEFT IT PRODUCES SMOKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL, HE ALSO NOTES THAT DEALER SAID IT WAS SIGNAL SWITCH. *AK

• 11/24/1997· INTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE LIGHT IN THE TRUNK DOESN'T GO OUT WHEN CLOSING THE TRUNK, AND IT WILL GET HOT ENOUGH TO BURN THROUGH CLOTHING. THAT'S IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR. *AK

• 11/24/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE LEAKING OIL OVER THE MANIFOLD, POSSIBLE COULD CAUSE A FIRE. TT

• 11/24/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHT DIMMER LEVER COMES IN CONTACT WITH UNDERSIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN ON/OFF HIGH BEAMS. *SD

• 11/13/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  AT SLOW SPEED THE CAR STALLS AND SOMETIMES AT HIGH SPEED IT ALSO STALLS. *AK

• 11/12/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE DRIVING AUTO IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED THE WIRING SYSTEM. IT ALSO MELTED THE HOSES. *AK

• 11/12/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENEDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 11/07/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TURN SIGNAL WAS REPLACED ABOUGHT A YEAR AGO DONT KNOW IF IT IS THE SAME PART

• 10/31/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER STATES THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED SMOKE COMES FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC

• 10/29/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

• 10/28/1994· SEAT BELTS

  SHOULDER BELT RUBS AGAINST CHIN AND NECK/DRIVER COULD NOT SIT IN UPRIGHT POSITION BUT LEANED TOWARD CENTER, RESULTING IN NERVE COMPRESSION/PAIN IN RIGHT ARM.*AK

• 10/25/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HIGH BEAM FAILED TO TURN ON 10/11, INCREASED PRESSURE/EFFORT TO LIFT TURN SIGNAL LEVER UP AND DOWN. TURN SIGNALS, LOW BEAMS AND CRUISE CONTROL STILL FUNCTIONAL UNTIL 10/13 WHEN TURN SIGNAL LEVEL BROKE OFF IN MY HAND WHILE FLIPPING LEVER DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. LEVER BROKE ABOUT 1.5" FROM POINT WHERE BASE OF LEVER INSERTS INTO WHEEL COLUMN. NO PROBLEMS WERE EXPERIENCED PREVIOUSLY WITH THE LEVER, HIGH/LOW BEAMS OR CRUISE CONTROL.

• 10/24/2008· SEAT BELTSCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET CORSICA. INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD DETACH. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER, THE SPOUSE WAS IN A ONE CAR CRASH AND SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. HIS SON SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TWELVE TIMES WHILE ACCELERATING OR DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

• 10/23/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKING SYSTEM PREMATURELY WEARS OUT.IT SMOKES AND HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.DEALER HAS REPLACED MANY PARTS AND NOTHING IS CORRECTING THE PROBLEMS.

• 10/21/2003· SUSPENSION

  WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 5 MPH DRIVER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END. THE WELD BROKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, SEPARATING THE FRONT CONTROL ARM FROM THE SUSPENSION. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT PER MANUFACTURER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED.*AK

• 10/19/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSIOM FAILURE WITH ONLY 42,000 MILES OF WEAR; CONDITION MAYBE PERMATURE AND NOT CONSIDERED TO BE NORMAL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

• 10/19/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH TURN SIGNAL/HIGH/LOW BEAM SWITCH; SWITCH WAS UNABLE TO BE USED WHENEVER CONSUMER WAS MAKING A TURN, CAUSUNG SWITCH TO HIT AGAINT STEERING WHEEL. NOW THE SWITCH KONB IS BROKEN, AND UNABLE TO SWITCH HIGH/LOW BEAM LIGHTING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

• 10/15/1996· VISIBILITY

  HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. *AK

• 10/14/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT)*SD

• 10/13/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION OF MY DAUGHTER'S 1994 CHEVROLET CORSICA RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF CORSICA, DAMAGE AND INJURY TO MY DAUGHTER AND (2) DRIVERS OF OTHER VEHICLES STRUCK BY THE CORSICA. *LA

• 10/09/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, SUDDENLY HOT LIGHT CAME ON, PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, WENT FOR HELP, RETURNED/VEHICLE ENGULFED WITH FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERHOOD, NO WARNING, CAUSE UNKOWN, ENTIRE FRONT COMPLETELY BURNT. *AK

• 10/08/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  UNABLE TO USE DIMMER SWITCH WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED THE SWITCH ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 10/06/2005· SEAT BELTS

  DT: THE CONSUMER STATED SHOULDER AND LAP BELTS ARE CONNECTED TO THE DOOR, NOT TO THE FLOOR. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF HER CAR WITH THE SEAT BELT ON. THE CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL SHE SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT WITH THE SEAT BELT ON. SHE FEELS THIS IS A DEFECT IN DESIGN ONLY.*AK *JB

• 10/04/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SERVICE BULLETINS ON IGNITION/SIGNAL SWITCH MALFUNCTION - SEVERAL ON FILE. REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP. ALSO DISC BREAKS CONTINUOUSLY NEED REPLACING AROUND 12,000 MILES. MANUFACTURER DISC AND ROTORS. NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.

• 10/02/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. TT

• 10/01/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ROTORS, CAUSING A LOSS IN BRAKING ABILITY AND NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. *AK

• 09/25/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

• 09/21/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  FUEL GAUGE CONTINUOUSLY SURGES TO PAST FULL MARK AND COMES BACK TO NORMAL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SEEMS TO OCCUR WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND THEN RETURNS TO NORMAL WHEN GAS IS GIVEN AGAIN.

• 09/15/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

• 09/14/2000· TIRES

  FRONT RIGHT FIRESTONE TIRE TREAD CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMERS TIRES ARE NOT APART OF THE VOLUNTARY RECALL. NLM

• 09/13/2000· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THIS TYPE OF MAJOR EXPENSIVE FAILURE SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING WITH A VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET (GM REQUEST # G01479570). THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I AM NOT UNHAPPY WITH QUALITY OF THIS AUTOMOBILE, BUT NOT HAPPY WITH THE SERVICE AND RESPONSE FROM CHEVROLET FOR NOT WILLING TO HELP. IS THIS HAPPENING WITH OTHER VEHICLES MAKE AND TYPE.**** DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****731233. *AK *JB

• 09/12/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED TWICE, CAUSING COLLISIONS.

• 09/12/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE WHILE APPLYING BRAKE, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, LATER PEDAL COMES BACK UP. TT

• 09/11/1996· SUSPENSION

  BALL JOINT FAILED.

• 09/07/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ABS LIGHT IS ON, AND THE ABS BRAKES ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP SEVEN TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 09/06/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK THE OWNER BELIEVES THE OLD MASTER CYLINDER IS A POSSIBLE CAUSE FOR BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR. *YH

• 08/31/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE CAR. THE VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 08/27/2003· SEAT BELTS

  FRONT PASSANGER SEATBELT SPRING BROKE FRONT DRIVER SEATBELT SOMTIMES COMES UNDONE. *AK

• 08/25/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THERE IS A HOLE WITHIN THE GAS TANK, CAUSING FUMES WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS RESULTING IN DISCOMFORT. *AK *YC

• 08/25/1998· SEAT BELTS

  POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. QCAW

• 08/20/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE ALTERNATOR CHANGED, AND THE TENSIONER , WHICH WAS RUSTED , FELL OFF. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK