Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Mar 25, 1996AL
WIRING HARNESS UNDER DASH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. *DH
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1991 Chevrolet Corsica complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1991 record →
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Mar 22, 1996IA
FREON LEAKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE'S AIR CONDITIONER DUE TO THE HOSES RUBBING AGAINST RADIATOR FAN *AK
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Feb 13, 1996NJ
INFLATABLE RESTRAINT INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENLY. TT
Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Dec 21, 1995NY
WHEN TURNED ON REAR DEFROSTER, AT APPROX. 30 DEGREES REAR FROST WAS CLEARED RIGHT AWAY, THEN SUDDENLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON, REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. TT
Exterior Lighting › Headlights › High/Low Beam Dimmer Switch
Filed Nov 6, 1995AR
WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 1/4 TURN TO THE RIGHT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH CLEARANCE FOR DIMMER SWITCH TO WORK PROPERLY. *SD
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed Nov 4, 1995NY
SMOKE CAME OUT OF TOP OF STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURN SIGNALS USED, DUE TO FAULTY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. *DSH
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 3, 1995PA
FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 45 MPH, DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 19, 1995MA
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONTAL COLLISION AT 35 MPH. TT
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed Oct 18, 1995NY
SMOKE/BURNING ODOR FROM STEERING COLUMN DUE TO TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILURE. *DSH
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Oct 12, 1995WI
WHEN DIMMING THE LIGHTS AND THE TURN SIGNAL WAS ON THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD SMOKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Oct 10, 1995PA
WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING LEFT STEERING COLUMN BEGAN SMOKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal
Filed Sep 27, 1995NY
STEERING COLUMN SMOKE, TURN SIGNAL SMOKE FROM UNDER DASH BOARD. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 25, 1995MI
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT
Power Train › Axle Assembly
Filed Sep 19, 1995AR
AXLES OR BEARINGS GENERATED SUFFICIENT HEAT TO MELT HUB CAPS. *TW
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Aug 17, 1995OH
FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED (6) TIMES W/REAR BRAKES SHOWING NO SIGN OF USE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 14, 1995MO
TRANSMISSION WENT FOR THE SECOND TIME PURCHASE AS PROGRAM CAR . TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Aug 11, 1995VA
AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION; REARENDED ANOTHER SLOWING MOVING VEHICLE MAKING A PANIC STOP. TT
Exterior Lighting › Hazard Flashing Warning Lights
Filed Aug 11, 199500
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THERE SMOKE CAME FROM HAZARD FLASHER THERE WAS NO FIRE STEERING WAS HOT . TT
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Aug 11, 1995AR
DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG PROBLEMS. TT
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed Aug 10, 1995MD
TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED. *AW
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle AssemblyCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 8, 1995GA
VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, SEAT BELT HOLDING CHILD SAFETY SEAT RELEASED. TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 13, 1995MO
FRONTAL COLLISION, VEHICLE IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 40 MPH, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed Jul 11, 1995TX
DURING NORMAL DRIVING THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN AS A RESULT OF TURN SIGNAL WIRES SHORTING TOGETHER *AK
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal
Filed Jun 22, 1995IN
WIRING PROBLEM WITH TURN SIGNAL ACTUATOR; GETS HOT; STARTS SMOKING; INOPERATIVE; COMPANY CAR. TT
Exterior Lighting › Hazard Flashing Warning Lights
Filed Jun 15, 1995PA
THE SMOKE CAME FROM THE HAZARD LIGHT AREA AND SMELL OF WIRES BURNING AND NO TURNING SIGNAL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Jun 12, 1995NJ
CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. TT
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal
Filed Apr 27, 1995NC
NOTICE SMOKE COMING STEERING COLUMN, NOW WHEN GOING FROM LOW TO HIGH BEAM LIGHT GO OFF. TT
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Apr 24, 1995NY
VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN IS SMOKING. TT
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Apr 15, 1995PA
WHITE SMOKE EMITTING FROM STEERING COLUMN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *SKD
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Apr 10, 1995WI
SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. TT
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Flasher Unit
Filed Apr 4, 1995MA
SMOKE UNDER DASHBOARD WITH BURNING ODOR IN CONJUNCTION WITH TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND FLASHER ASSEMBLY. TT
Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Mar 30, 1995GA
PARKING BRAKE LEVER BUTTON HAS FAILED. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Mar 29, 1995PA
TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT TO STOP VEHICLE BECAUSE OF BRAKES. TT
Air Bags
Filed Mar 24, 1995WI
HAS HAD VEHICLE IN FOR REPLACEMENT OF AIR BAG IMPACT SENSOR 11 TIME. "DUP: SEE 953711". TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 24, 1995OH
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, APPROX. 35-40MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. TT
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Mar 24, 1995OH
WHILE DRIVING IN WET WEATHER, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS, NO PRIOR WARNING. TT
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Mar 16, 1995NY
SMOKE CAME OUT OF STEERING COLUMN. TT
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Mar 15, 1995NY
SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. TT
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Mar 14, 1995NJ
STEERING COLUMN SMOKE. TT
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashCrash
Filed Mar 13, 1995VA
1) HITTING TREE HEAD ON @ 35 MPH DIDN'T TRIGGER AIR BAGS. 2) STEERING SMOKED SO BAD AFTERWARDS DUE TO BURNT WIRES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed Mar 10, 1995VA
STEERING COLUMN SMOKE APPEARS WHEN TURNING SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Mar 9, 1995NJ
STEERING COLUMN SMOKE, WHEN DRIVING EXPERIENCE SMOKING COMING STEERING COLUMN INTERMITTENTLY HAPPENS. TT
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed Mar 8, 1995MA
USING TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR AND MAKING A TURN STEERING STARTS TO SMOKE. TT
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Mar 7, 1995OK
WHILE DRIVING, HAD SMOKE COME OUT OF STEERING COLUMN. TT
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Mar 7, 1995NJ
TILT STEERING COLUMN SMOKES AND HAS A SMELL LIKE ELECTRICAL WIRES BURNING WHEN SPEED IS UP TO 55 MPH AND OVER. TT
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Mar 7, 1995VA
NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM SEAM OF THE STEERING COLUMN, PROBLEM REPAIRED, WILL SEND WORK ORDER. TT
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Mar 7, 1995TX
DRIVING AT 60 MPH SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING. TT
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Mar 7, 1995NH
SMOKE COMES OUT OF STEERING POSSIBLY A WIRING PROBLEM. TT
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Mar 6, 1995VA
WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE CAME OUT OF STEERING COLUMN. (SEND EXTRA FORM). TT
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed Mar 6, 1995VA
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENTLY SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN FOR NO APPARENT REASON, TURN SIGNAL SWITCH LOOSE, ARCING AT TILT WHEEL. TT
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