1995 Chevrolet Corsica

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

• 12/30/1994· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO DISENGAGE AND INSTEAD INCREASES WHEN BUTTON IS DEPRESSED. *SKD

• 12/26/2000· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO PARK POSITION DURING COLD WEATHER AND THE IGNITION KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED. NLM

• 12/23/1997· SEATS

  WHEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING THE DRIVER'S SEAT SLIDES BACK AND FORWARD. THE DEALER HAS NOTIFIED THE OWNER THAT THE SEAT AND THE TRACKS HAVE RUSTED. *AK

• 12/12/1995· STRUCTURE

  SOMETIMES THE POWER DOOR DON'T LOCK OR UNLOCK . TT

• 12/08/1999· VISIBILITYCrash

  WASHED CAR AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON SATURDAY DEC 5, 1999; DROVE CAR HOME AND IT REMAINED PARKED UNTIL EVENING OF DEC 6, 1999. STATRED THE CAR, DROVE DOWN THE STREET, TURNED ON THE HEATER (KNOB WAS ON DEFROST) AND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS IMMEDIATELY COVERED WITH STEAM. CAUSED IMMEDIATE DRIVER IMPAIRMENT AND COLLISION RESULTED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENED. PLEASE REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.(D.EVERTSEN 970-568-3381)

• 12/06/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

• 12/04/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS, WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, IT WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAD RESURFACED, AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM ANY OTHER REPAIRS. TS *JB

• 12/04/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I'VE OWNED MY CORSICA FOR A FEW MONTHS AND ONLY PUT 4000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE HEAD GASKET BLEW, AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO WORK OUT ANY COMPROMISE FOR REPAIRS. *AK

• 11/28/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS,STRUCTURECrash

  PAINT HAS BEEN COMING OFF ALL OVER THE CAR, CAUSING RUST SPOTS. BRAKES SOMETIMES DO NOT CATCH AND YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ALSO THE BRAKE AND BRAKE PADS HAVE TO BE CHANGED ONCE A MONTH BECAUSE THEY WEAR OUT TOO QUICKLY. THE POWER LOCKS STICK IN THE COLD WEATHER AND WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK UNTIL IT WARMS UP. WHEN I WAS IN A CRASH THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING ME TO HIT MY FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

• 11/19/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON BALTIMORE WASHINGTON PARKWAY WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT ABS BRAKE AND AIRBAG LIGHTS CAME ON DASHBOARD. HER FIRST RESPOND WAS TO PULL OVER, BUT THAT WASN'T ADVISABLE. WHEN SHE GOT TO HER DESTINATION TURN OFF VEHICLE. AND CAME BACK OUT WITHIN MINUTES, AND VEHICLE WOULD START. ABOUT TWO HOURS LATER, VEHICLE STARTED UP, BUT, LATER CUT OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE GAS STATION, AND MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER STARTER WAS GONE. STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK

• 11/14/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE AND MAKES LOUD NOISE, DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM.

• 11/14/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED WHILE AT A COMPLETE AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 11/13/1998· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT/MODULE FAILED.

• 11/12/1997· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY

  STEERING WHEEL MADE POPPING NOISES WHILE TURNING LEFT/RIGHT. WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAKE NOISE. HAD TRANSMISSION CHANGED. HAD PROBLEMS WITH REAR AXLE AND NEEDED REPLACING. *AK

• 11/05/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE BLINKER ASSEMBLY INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN (THAT TURNS THE BLINKERS ON/OFF) BROKE OFF WHILE ENGAGED. YOU CANNOT DIM/ENGAGE YOUR HIGHBEAMS WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN BECAUSE THE SWITCH (THE BLIKER ARM) HITS THE STEERING WHEEL.

• 10/31/1999· POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY

  SEVERAL TECHNICAL BULLETINS EXIST REGARDING MY COMPLAINTS

• 10/31/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE COLLISION . DEALER HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 10/30/1995· SEAT BELTS

  CONSUMER STATES LAP/SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT PREVENT EJECTION FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER RENTED VEHICLE AND FEELS THAT SINCE BOTH SECTIONS OF THE SEAT BELT WERE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR, THEY WERE NOT SAFE DUE TO POSSIBLE DOOR EJECTION, WHEN DOOR IS OPENED, BOTH SEAT BELTS OPEN LEAVING NO PROTECTION FOR CONSUMER. *SCL

• 10/25/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ENGINE NOISE AND ROUGH IDLE, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS, FAULTY SPARK PLUG , WIRES AND ALTERNATOR, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE NOISE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MJS

• 10/22/2002· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER STATES THAT AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR THREE MONTHS. WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

• 10/21/1998· SUSPENSION

  LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ATTACHMENT NUT LOOSE, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE HOWEVER RECALL WORK NOT PERFORMED CORRECTLY AND STILL EXPERIENCES LOOSENESS.

• 10/20/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE UPPER MANIFOLD GASKET, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 10/20/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF SOMEONE HAS HIT IT IN THE REAR,AND THERE IS A SCREECHING NOISE. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. ABS COMPLETELY IS NON-FUNCTIONAL. *AK

• 10/15/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ACTS IF IT'S GOING TO STALL WHEN ACCELERATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PLUG WIRES HAD BURNT OUT THE COILS. THEY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED..

• 10/12/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ABS WARNING LIGHT WILL ACTIVATE, SETTING CODES 14, 36, AND 86. WHILE ABS LIGHT IS ON, SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT BE ACCURATE - FOR EXAMPLE, WILL SHOW 70 MPH WHILE GOING 30 MPH, HOWEVER, THE COMPUTER WILL SHOW THE CORRECT SPEED. SPEEDOMETER WILL ALSO EXHIBIT INACCURACIES WHEN ROLLING UP THE POWER WINDOWS. HAVE BEEN TO GM DEALER FOR REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM.

• 10/11/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  MASTER CYLINDER FAILED.

• 10/10/2002· AIR BAGS

  THE OWNER HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 15 MPH. ONCE DRIVEN FURTHER ABOUT 1/2 MILE, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE OWNER SUFFERED FACIAL AND CHEST INJURIES WHICH A STROKE FOLLOWED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. MR

• 10/05/2001· STRUCTURE

  WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF, THE DOORS ALL UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY. NOT ONLY IS THIS A MAJOR THREAT TO OUR SAFETY, THIS IS THE THIRD OCCASION ON WHICH MY CHILD'S FINGER HAS BEEN BADLY PINCHED AS SHE WAS TRYING TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AT THE VERY SAME MOMENT WHEN THEY AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKED THEMSELVES. I HOPE THIS HAS STOPPED - VERY BAD IDEA!!!

• 09/26/1997· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD LATCH RELEASED, CAUSING THE HOOD TO RISE, SHATTERING CONSUMER WINDSHIELD. *AK *JB

• 09/25/2002· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  CONSUMER STATE WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD WHEN THE ACCELARATOR WENT DOWN ON THE FLOOR BY IT SELF WITH OUT THE CONSUMER BEEN ABLE TO BRAKE CAUSING A ACCIDENT. NLM

• 09/25/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONTAL COLLISION AT 35 MPH. TT

• 09/23/1998· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHTS KEEP COMMING ON AND THEN GOING OFF. THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES SHAKES ON START AND WHILE DRIVING. WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY AT IDLE, THE SMELL OF GAS FILLS THE VEHICLE. ALSO, BRAKES PULSATE, SIGNALS RARELY WORK.

• 09/21/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  REAR BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

• 09/18/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE START TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY AND SHIMMMY WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE MOUNTS BREAKING OFF, AND CAUSING ENGINE TO DROP, ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 09/16/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AT 3 MPH WITH ROUGH GRINDING SOUND. PUMPED BRAKES TWICE AND BRAKES WERE NORMAL. THE BRAKES PADS, ROTORS, REAR BRAKES ARE OK. NO ABS FAILURE OR HYDRAULIC FAILURE LIGHTS ON DURING FAILURE. THE ROUGHT GRINDING SOUND HAS OCCURED BEFORE AT LOW SPEED, BUT BRAKES WERE NORMAL. MANY SIMILAR COMPAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE. IT'S TIME TO ACT. IS THIS ANOTHER FIRESTONE TIRE?

• 09/15/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. THE DEALER STATED THE ELECTRONIC MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WOULD COST $1000. *AK *PH *JB

• 09/12/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CAR WAS SOLD TO SOMEONE WHO ROLLS BACK ODOMETERS AND FLIPS THE VEHICLES FOR A HIGHER PRICE. HTTP://BLOOMINGTON.CRAIGSLIST.ORG/CTO/4045221557.HTML HTTP://BLOOMINGTON.CRAIGSLIST.ORG/CTO/3990259911.HTML ## VIN PASSED ## CHEVY CORSICA 1995 ## *TR

• 09/05/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WIRE HARNESS BROKE.

• 09/02/2002· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WHILE DRIVING, THE HOOD LATCH DISENGAGED CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY OPEN AND STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD AND ROOF OF THE VEHICLE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

• 08/30/1995· SEAT BELTS

  THE SEATBELT IS DESIGNED SO THAT WHEN THE DOOR OPENS YOU CAN GET OUT WITHOUT UNHOOKING THE SEATBELT. UNSAFE. TT

• 08/27/1997· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT CAN'T CUT THE HIGH BEAMS ON OR OFF, THE SWITCH JUST CLICKS. *AK

• 08/25/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE HORN DOES NOT WORK. *AK

• 08/25/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  POSSIBLE ABS FAILURE IS CAUSING ABS LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND BRAKES TO GRIND, GRAB OR GO TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. NLM

• 08/24/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BROKEN ENGINE HEAD. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

• 08/12/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS % CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. *AK

• 08/11/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS CRACKED, CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE/ SMOKING AND NOISE OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 08/06/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES FAILED. *DH

• 08/04/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY,SEAT BELTS

  GM REFUSES TO OCOVER HEAD GASKET REPAIR FOR MORE THAN 12K MILES ON CORSICA, EVEN THOUGH CAVALIER WITH SAME ENGINE IS COVERED IN RECALL FOR 7 YEARS OR 100000 MILES, HEADGASKET HAD TO BE DONE 2X, GM FAILED TO CHANGE OIL AND FILTER AND FAILED TO MILL HEAD AS REQUIRED ON HEAD GASKET REPAIR, GM REFUSES TO FIX LEAKING WINDSHIELD AND TORN CARPET, GM REFUSES TO FIX LOOSE CALIPER BOLT PROBLEM, GM REFUSES TO FIX SEAT BELT PROBLEM

• 08/04/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION IN OVERDRIVE, ENGINE RPM INCREASED, CAUSING CAR TO LURCH FORWARD. *AK

• 08/01/2005· STRUCTURE

  SEVERE PEELING OF THE PAINT JOB WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO MAJOR RUSTING OF THE BODY. PEELING HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR MANY YEARS SINCE CARS PURCHASE. *JB