Chevrolet Corsica Complaints (1989)

64 consumer complaints on file.

#10395438April 11, 2011
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 CHEVROLET CORSICA EQUIPPED WITH COOPER LIFELINER TOURING SLE TIRES, LINE SIZE 205/70/R14. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES BLEW. THE CONTACT INSTALLED THE SPARE TIRE ABD PROCEEDED DRIVING 65 MPH. MOMENTS LATER, THE SECOND FRONT TIRE BLEW AND ANOTHER SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082258July 20, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED TO WORK 4 TIMES ON THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THIS FAILURE AT NIGHT THE DRIVER HAD TO HOLD THE BRIGHTEST ON WHILE DRIVING UNTIL THEY ALSO FAILED WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO FIND SOMEWHERE SAFE TO PULL OVER. THE DIMMER SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND I AM TOLD BY THE PREVIOUS ORIGINAL OWNER THAT IT HAD BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST ONE OTHER TIME WHILE IN THEIR POSSESSION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM THAT RENDERS THE VEHICLE EITHER INOPERABLE AT NIGHT OR UNSAFE TO DRIVE FOR RISK OF THE PART FAILURE AGAIN. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076065June 10, 2004
WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45 -50 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BENT OUT. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE WHEEL RECALL 91V2130000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062441March 17, 2004
SEAT BELTS
SHOULDER BELT SEPARATED FROM THE LAP BELT WHERE A RIVET HAD BROKEN LOOSE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062447March 17, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GRAY PAINT PEELING FROM FRONT FENDERS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071093January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PAINT STARTED BUBBLING AND THEN COMING OFF IN SEVERAL PLACES ON THE CAR, BEGINNING WITH THE HOOD. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION AGAINST GM BECAUSE I SEE MANY CORCICAS WITH THE PEELING PAINT. I WONDER WHAT KIND OF CHEAP OR DEFECTIVE PAINT THEY USED ON THESE CARS? THEY ALL HAVE THE PEELING PAINT FROM 1989 THRU 1996.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038700September 11, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1989 CHEVEROLET CORSICA SILVER/GRAY PAINT IS PEELING AND CHIPPING OFF. I KNOW IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT I HAVE SEEN OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAD INFORMATION REGARDING ANY SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752062September 11, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SEATS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785578September 8, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE DRIVER PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL WHEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE ENGINE ROARED, THE BRAKE WERE USELESS AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE LEVER BACK INTO PARK, THE CAR RACED 40 FEET OVER A CURB INTO A RETAINING WALL, THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, THE DRIVER WAS THROWN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL ALTHOUGH SHOULDER AND LAP BELT WERE IN USE, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#748191July 10, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT RESTRAINT DID NOT LOCK IN A CRASH, I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY CHEST AND RIGHT ARM, IT CRACKED MY STERNUM AND BADLY BRUSED MY RIGHT FOREARM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#739445January 16, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
I HAVE REPLACED ALTENATOR IN MY CAR 3 TIMES WITH IN 30,000 MILES. I HAVE NO SIGNIFICANT DRAIN ON MY CAR EXCEPT A CD PLAYER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877985January 11, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FUEL TANK IS LEAKING. *AK WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS HALF FULL, THERE IS A FUME COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP AREA. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738097December 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NONE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784932October 9, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE TIRE SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING, PART OF THE TREAD WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLES AND GAS LINE, RIPPING IT FROM THE BODY AND AROUND THE AXLE, THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW.(YOKOHAMA MODEL 372 ALL SEASON P195 70R 14)*ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724965July 5, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND MY ADDRESS HAS ONLY CHANGED ONCE, NEVER HAVE I BEEN INFORMED OF THE RECALL ON THE FUEL TANK AND AM HAVING NO SUCESS FROM GMC IN GETTING THE OTHER 2 PROBLEMS RESOLVED FROM THE RECALLS OF THE WINDOW OR SEAT BELTS. DUE TO THE DEFECT IN THE SEAT BELT, I CANNOT LATCH THE SEAT BELT WHICH HAS BECOME A CHARGEABLE LAW, WHICH I HAVE RECEIVED A TICKET FOR NON CONMPLIANCE AND A WARNING TO REPAIR BEFORE MY COURT DATE ON JULY 14, 2000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723569June 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855048January 18, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD. CAR FILLED UP WITH SMOKE. CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE CAR AND HEADLIGHTS, AND CAR KEPT SMOKING. CONSUMER SAW A TRICKLE OF FIRE UNER THER DASHBOARD. THEN DROPS OF FIRE DROPPED DOWN INTO THE VEHICLE, AND ENTIRE CAR WAS UP IN FLAMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850858October 15, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
PLASTIC THAT HOLDS SHOULDER BELT TO LAP BELT FELL OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713306October 14, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I KNOW THIS IS NOT A SAFETY DEFECT, BUT MAYBE YOU CAN HELP OR LEAD ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. MY CAR IS GRAY AND IT IS PEELING BAD. I THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY CHEVROLET PAINTED GRAY THAT I'VE SEEN WAS PEELING. IT'S REALLY BAD ON TOP OF MY CAR WHERE THE DEW OF THE MORNING TIME MAKES GO DOWN MY BACK WINDSHIELD MAKING HARD TO SEE OUT OF. ANY HELP ON THIS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS, MELISSA ANN GULLETT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712464September 29, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
WHEN THE DIAPHRAM FAILS IT ALLOWS FUEL TO PUMP PAST THE THROTTLE VALVE INTO THE RUBBER AIR INTAKE HOSE ON THROUGH TO THE AIR CLEANER HOUSING AND THEN ON TO THE GROUND. AT ANY ONE OF THESE IT CAN IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE AS DID MINE. THIS REGULATOR AND ANOTHER SIMILAR ONE ARE USED ON SEVERAL GM VEHICLES. I KNOW OF TWO OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THIS PART FAIL, LUCKILY WITHOUT A FIRE. I AM SURE I AM NOT THE FIRST TO LOSE A VEHICLE TO THIS COMPONANTS' FAILURE RESULTING IN A FIRE. I ALSO AM CONCERNED OF THE GREAT POTENTIAL FOR PERSONAL INJURY. I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLL IN CORRECTING THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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