Chevrolet Corsica Complaints (1994)

123 consumer complaints on file.

#8000902December 18, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY
LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO FIREWALL AROUND STEERING GEAR BOX RUSTING. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9003552August 16, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TURN SIGNALS ACTIVATED, SMOKE CAME FROM STEERING COLUMN. TURN SIGNAL ERRATIC, NOT SHUTTING OFF. THEN ON NEXT SLIGHT TURN OF WHEEL, TURN SIGNALS ACTIVATED THEMSELVES IN DIRECTION OF TURN. ODOR OF BURNING FROM STEERING COLUMN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885880April 13, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
BALL JOINTS WORN OUT AND BECAME LOOSE, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL AND MAKING WHEELS WOBBLE. REPLACED BALL JOINTS. *AK THE BALL JOINTS WERE SEALED AT FACTORY, CAUSING THEM TO NOT BE LUBRICATED AND CAUSING THEM TO FAIL. *YH *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882942March 13, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK CAN TURN ON IGNITION SWITCH AND VEHICLE WILL JUMP FOWARD. PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN EVERY OTHER DAY.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882393March 7, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SMOKE WAS COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING, BATTERY WILL NOT KEEP CHARGE. DEALER FOUND ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880240February 9, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH CONSUMER HIT A TREE HEAD-ON, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559398February 2, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
BRAKES BEGAN MAKING NOISES, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER THAT MADE A BRAKE ADJUSTMENT, BRAKES CONTINUED TO MAKE NOISE, 11000 MILES LATER, BOTH ROTORS WERE WORN AND REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738390December 28, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737152December 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872530October 8, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554608September 14, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FRONT RIGHT FIRESTONE TIRE TREAD CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMERS TIRES ARE NOT APART OF THE VOLUNTARY RECALL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10006348September 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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869678September 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724383June 22, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING (REAR) CAME OUT OF THE CONTROL ARM CAUSING EXCESSIVE SHAKING AND PULLING OF THE STEERING WHEEL ALONG WITH A BANGING NOISE IS HEARD WHILE DRIVING AND BREAKING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722326May 5, 2000
SEATS
UPON FRONTAL IMPACT, RIGHT REAR OF DRIVER'S SEAT CAME OUT OF TRACK. THIS ALLOWED THE SEAT TO SHIFT FORWARD. THIS FORWARD SHIFT OF THE SEAT ALLOWED THE KNEES TO MOVE FORWARD AND IMPACT BOTTOM OF LOWER DASH PANEL, BREAKING IT. GM HAS BEEN CONTACTED BUT DOES NOT SEEM INTERESTED IN PURSUING ANY INVESTIGATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IN THE SEAT COMPONENT. GM FILE NUMBER FOR THIS INCIDENT IS 000175282. CONTACT PERSON IS AMY DRURY, CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGER, PRODUCT ALLEGATION RESOLUTIONS TEAM, GENERAL MOTORS, PONTIAC, MI. 1-800-231-1841 EXT. 58242. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#717874January 25, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716548December 28, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714441November 7, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNAL WAS REPLACED ABOUGHT A YEAR AGO DONT KNOW IF IT IS THE SAME PART
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713868October 25, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712783October 4, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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