BRAKE FAILURE.
1992 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 1992 record →
WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE, REMOVED FOOT FROM BRAKE, VEHICLE SHOT BACKWARD, THROTTLE WIDE OPEN. HIT VEHICLELE BEHIND , VEHICLE THEN SHOT FORWARD WITH THROTTLE STILL OPEN . APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THEY WOULD NOT HOLD BECAUSE THROTTLE WAS STILL OPEN. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK WHICH SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN. PULLED ON EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH ALSO SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN AND MANAGED TO STOP. DEALER SAID THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE ENGINE CAUGHT OF FIRE, CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER REPLACED ABS SENSOR AND HARNESS, AND ALSO THE CODES WERE RESET. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHENEVER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT ANY SPEED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED IT GOES INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION AND THROTTLE CONTINUES TO BE STUCK WHILE DRIVING, AND THEN CHOKES IT SELF OUT. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES.
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN SHE APPLIES THE BRAKES ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THERE'S GRINDING NOISE, THE CAR ACCELERATES THEN THE BRAKES GRAB. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. BRAKE CALIPERS AND PADS REPLACED IN SPRING OF 96.
ABS BRAKE LET LOOSE AFTER APPLYING THEM, ALSO REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS TWICE. *AK
REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL ON THREE OSCASSION,S, THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COME ON, VING OTHER PROBLEMS, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED/UNDER 3 TO 5 MPH THE SYSTEM TRYS TO RESET THE BRAKES, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO UNLOCK/RELOCK. *SD
TIRE BLEW OUT ON HIGHWAY. *AK
WIFE DRIVING CAR, SMELLED & SAW SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, PULLED INTO SHOPPING CTR, CALLED HUSBAND WHO ARRIVED & DROVE HOME, STILL SMELL SMOKE. *AK
ABS BRAKES; UPON APPLICATION BRAKES FADE ON ONE OCCASION PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, V EHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTIN GIN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS, HAVE TO REPLACE PADS EACH TIME. *AK
DURING LEFT HAND TURNING MANEUVERS VEHICLE EXHIBITS A LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK
VALVE COVER LEAKS. *SD
ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF VEHICLE, THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS HIT DRIVER SIDE DOOR, ENDED AT SNOWBANK, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL COMES ON BY ITSELF AND WILL NOT RELEASE WITH BRAKES. *AK
AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL IMPACT; DRIVER'S SHOULDER STRAP FAILED TO LOCK UP; VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT STANDSTILL. *AK
FAILURE OF THE HOOD LATCH AND THE SAFETY LATCH, THE HOOD FLEW AND CAUSE DAMAGES THE VEHICLE AND BRAKING THE WINDSHIELD. *AK
INVOLVED IN RECALL 92V2185000, DEALER REPLACED STOP LIGHT SWITCH AND CORRECTED WIRING, ABS SENSOR HAS FAILED IN THE RIGHT HAND WHEEL CAUSED BY RECALL REPAIRS.
ABS AUTOMATICALLY RELEASE WHEN MAKING U-TURN AT 5 - 10 MPH OR WHEN PASSING OVER RIDGES ON ROAD. *DSH
STEERING COLUMN WILL SMOKE AT ANY TIME W/CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. TT
THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 4/11/95, AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
SMOKE WAS BEING EMITTED FROM STEERING COLUMN. TT
NO DEPLOYMENT DRIVER'S AIRBAG DURING ACCIDENT. *SD
ABS BRAKES; ON OCCASIONS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR W/DELAY IN RESPONSE. BRAKE SHOES/PADS REPLACED (3) SETS.TT ALSO POWER STEERING IS WHINING, SHIFT INDICATOR WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER STATES IT WAS DIFFICULT TAKING GEAR OUT OF PARK AND PUTTING IN REVERSE, FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED.*JB
THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY FROM A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND EXPERIENCED BRAKE PEDAL FADING, ONCE RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT
THE ABS SYSTEM AT LOW SPEEDS ACTIVATES AND GRABS AND LETS GO AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ANTI LOCK BRAKES GO OUT-HAVE PARTIAL BRAKING ABILITY. TT
PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. TT
AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. TT
RIGHT FRONT WHEEL STRUT SNAPPED, RESULTING IN CONTROL LOSS AND WHEEL FELL IN. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, ABS LIGHT CAME ON, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT
THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE CAR IS FAULTY. IT WILL START TO STOP THE CAR IT WILL RELEASE AND THERE WILL BE NO BRAKES PRESENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 50 MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
STEERING COLUMN SMOKES, WHILE DRIVING. TT
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, INTERMITTENTLY THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE GROUND. TT
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHEN VEHICLE IN REVERSE IMPACT 6:00 POSITION. TT
UNKNOWN CAUSE OF STALLING. DEALERSHIP HAD VEHICLE FOR (2) MONTHS WITH NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, SMELLED LIKE ELECTRICAL FIRE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS. *SLC
IGNITION MARGINAL WENT BAD CAUSING THE CONVERTER TO BURN. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE IT ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK
THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH BURNED. WHEN MAKING TURNS SMOKE CAME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS WARNING LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON/OFF. TT
THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH BURN OUT OF THE CAR START THE STEERING COLUNM ON FIRE. TT
WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE AND ODOR COMES FROM STEERING COLUMN; NO VISIBLE FIRE; CAUSE UNKNOWN. TT
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