Chevrolet Corsica Complaints

836 consumer complaints on file.

#711279April 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS IS NOT WORKING. GM DEALER SAID CANNOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE NO CODE APPEARS ON THEIR COMPUTER. WITHOUT CODE DEALER IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE PROBLEM. DEALER RELINED FRONT AND REAR BRAKES AT MY EXPENSE. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE A VEHICLE WHICH I FEEL IS NOT SAFE DUE TO LACK OF BRAKING POWER BECAUSE OF ABS NOT WORKING. DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH GM CARS BUT THEY CANNOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNTIL THEIR COMPUTER SHOWS THE REPAIR CODE INDICATING THE FAILED PART.. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551698April 4, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
ABS LIGHT GOES ON IRREGULARLY, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859644April 4, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ABS SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER HAS INFORMED OWNER THAT THE HYDRAULIC MODULE AND THE BRAKE PACK NEED TO BE REPLACED. A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859075March 23, 2000
SEATS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE SEAT. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720222March 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ABS LIGHT CAME ON, ANTI - LOCK BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE CAR. ACCELERATED FASTER , STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551244March 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857664February 29, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDER VEHICLE. WATER WAS COMING OUT OF EXHAUST PIPE & THE MUFFLER. VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO PICK UP SPEED. ALSO, FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT OF ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED HEAD GASKETS WERE GONE. CONSUMER WANTS REFUND FOR PURCHASE OF PARTS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719218February 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
THE COOLANT (GLYCOL+WATER) STARTED SPRAYING FROM A HOLE IN THE RUBBER HOSE (~1/4" DIA) WHICH RETURNS THE COOLANT TO THE TOP OF THE COOLANT TANK. THE GLYCOL THEN PARTLY DISSOLVED THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOSE. I HAD BEEN SMELLING GLYCOL FOR MANY MONTHS. THEN A LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME UP. I HAD THE HOSE REPLACED AT A MOBIL SERVICE STATION 2 TIMES, THIRD TIME AT A FIRESTONE STATION. AGAIN, YESTERDAY I FOUND ALMOST ALL THE COOLANT GONE, AND HOSE DAMAGED AGAIN. I REPLENISHED THE COOLANT, AND WILL TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER SOON. I THINK THAT I KNOW THE CAUSE: DEFECTIVE HOOD AND HOSE LOCATION: THE SPACE IS TOO TIGHT. SOME METAL PART OF THE HOOD COMPRESSES THE HOSE, AND THE HOT GLYCOL SOFTENS THE HOSE. THEN A HOLE DEVELOPES. IT PRESENTS 3 HAZARDS: 1) A FIRE/EXPLOSION CAN OCCUR BECAUSE FINE SPRAY OF GLYCOL CAN BURN. ALSO, THE LEAKING GLYCOL HAS SATURATED THE INSULATION UNDER THE HOOD, AND CAN BURN, 2) EXPOSURE TO CAR OCCUPANTS OF A CARCINOGEN, GLYCOL, 3) THE ENGINE CAN GET TOO HOT, AND CAN BE DAMAGED. I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT SOLUTION, BUT THINK THAT THE HOSE/TRUNK SPACE HAS TO BE ADJUSTED, AND A MORE COMPATIBLE HOSE MATERIAL HAS TO BE USED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550873February 10, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL WIRING FAILURE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718287February 3, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I HAVE NOTICED SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW,THAT WHILE TURNING ,UNABLE TO SWITCH HEADLIGHTS FROM LOW BEAMS TO HIGH BEAMS.I FEEL THIS CAN BE SOMEWHAT DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN GETTING OFF AN INTERSTATE EXIT RAMP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718215February 2, 2000
POWER TRAIN
LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD WON'T WORK WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER IS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550574January 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES DO NOT ACTIVATE PROPERLY, DELAYED AND THEN SLAM ON. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717874January 25, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855513January 24, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50-55 MPH, VEHICLE RAN OVER A PIECE OF TIRE TREAD FROM A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE TREAD CAUSED THE FUEL LINE TO BREAK, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK ON ROAD SIDE SIDE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717734January 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 2 YEARS THE FIRST TIME THIS FAILED IT WAS APPROXIMATELY AT 32000 MI. IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND IT NOW HAS 58000 MI ON AND HAS FAILED AGAIN WHICH I KNOW IT SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS FOR THAT FEW MILES ON A VEHICLE. I AM ALSO AWARE THAT GM HAS CHEAPEND THIS MODEL. I HAD A 1990 CORISCA AND HAD NONE OF THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS. THE DEALER WILL NOT SERVICE IT AND WANTS $650.00 IN REPAIR COSTS WHOSE TO SAY THAT WILL RESOLVE IT SINCE IT HAS FAILED 2 TIMES NOW. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) MENTIONED INSUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#783960January 21, 2000
SEATS
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE SEAT CAME OFF THE BOLTS AND TURNED SIDEWAYS. *SLC
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
#717345January 14, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
I WAS TOLD THE SOME LAW STATES THAT MY CAR CAN GET PAINTED WITH NO COST TO ME BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT IN THE PAINT. TONS OF CORSICAS HAVE IT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. MY CAR IS BEGINING TO LOOK HORRIBLE WITH MOST OF THE PAINT PEALED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854903January 12, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
THERE IS A SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA WHICH CAUSES THE LOW BEAMS NOT TO WORK, DRIVER HAS TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS WHEN DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854781January 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES GO TO FLOOR ONCE A MONTH DEALER SAYS. THEY CANT FIND A CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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