1993 Chevrolet Corsica

DT: CALLER WAS SOLD A CAR WITHOUT A CATALYTIC CONVERTER. DEALER SAID SHE WAS ON HER OWN. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

CAR STARTING STALLING AND SMOKING. THEN ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. BLACK SMOKE STARTING COMING OUT, THEN FLAMES. CAR DESTROYED. FIREMEN AND POLICE SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED.*AK

WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AT 60 MPH. UPON IMPACT, PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT UNFASTENED, AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

I DROVE THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES, I PULLED IN TO A PARKINGS SPOT, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. I WALKED ACROSS THE PARKING LOT (ABOUT 20 YARDS) WHEN I HEARD SOMEONE SAY "THAT CAR IS ON FIRE!!!!" I TURNED TO LOOK AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS MY CAR.ACCORDING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHEN THEY PUT THE FIRE OUT THE FIRST TIME, IT FLARED BACK UP DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP STILL PUMPING GAS OUT. (THE KEYS WERE IN MY POCKET). *AK

FIREWALL FRACTURED WHERE THE RACK AND PINION MOUNT , CAUSING SERIOUS STEERING DIFFICULTY. *AK

FIREWALL THAT STEERING IS MOUNTED TO HAD RUSTED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, PARTS COULD NOT BE REPLACED.*AK

MY CAR IS MODIFIED TO RUN ON GASOLINE AND NATURAL GAS. *AK

THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED WERE AS THE DIAPHRAM HAD A MAJOR LEAK CAUSING GAS TO BE PUMPED THROUGH THE DIAPHRAM DIRECTLY INTO THE THROTTLE BODY. GAS POURED OUT OF THE THROTTLE BODY AND FILLED THE AIR CLEANER HOUSING FULL OF GAS. GAS WAS DRIPPING FROM THE THROTTLE BODY WERE THE DUCT CONNECTED AND LEADS TO THE AIR CLEANER. THIS GAS LEAK WAS LEAKING ONTO THE CROSSOVER OVER EXHUAST PIPE. THE GAS STREAMED OUT OF THE VACUUM PORT OF THE REGULATOR AT A GOOD RATE ONLY WHEN THE IGNITION WAS SWITCHED ON AND THE PUMP CAME ON FOR APPROXIMATLY 5 SECONDS. THE CAR WAS REPEATEDLY TRIED TO START AND THE IGNITION WAS CYCLED OVER TEN TIMES. EACH CYCLING OF THE IGNITION PUMPED OVER A CUP OF GAS INTO THE AIRCLEANER. THE CAR DID NOT HAVE A HEAVY GAS SMELL UNTIL I LOSSENED THE SCREWS OF THE AIRCLEANER TOP AND GAS POURED OUT ALL OVER THE ELECRICAL COMPONENTS BELOW. THIS CAR SHOWED NO PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS HAPPEN. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN MY WIFE GOT OFF AND STOPPED AT THE INTERSECTION THE CAR QUIT. I FEEL THIS TYPE OF FAILURE WAS EXTREMLY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE.*AK

FIREWALL WHERE STEERING RACK IS MOUNTED HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM VEHICLE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND TURNING TO THE RIGHT, THE CONSUMER CAN NOT DIM THE LIGHTS WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE IS APPROACHING UNLESS THE WHEEL IS TURNED BACK TO STARTING POSITION, THE DIMMER ALSO HITS THE STEERING WHEEL. NLM

FOUR BOLTS ATTACHING REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY WERE LOOSE CAUSING BRAKE LINE TO FAIL AT BRAKE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND DIMINISHED BRAKING. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED PRIOR TO TOTAL DEPLETION OF BRAKE FLUID.

WITHIN 16 MONTHS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE LEFT REAR BRAKE DRUM 3 TIMES BECAUSE THE DRUM GETS WARPED OUT OF ROUND. THE MECHANIC HAS INDICATED THAT ON THAT PARTICULAR GM STYLE CAR, THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM, INDICATING THAT THE PARTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO WITHSTAND THE BRAKING. THE LAST OF THE 3 TIMES WAS ONLY 3 WEEKS AFTER THE PREVIOUS REPLACMENT.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY ON WET PAVEMENT ABS SYSTEM FAILED TO ACTIVATE, CAUSING A COLLISION TO OCCUR. *AK THE ABS TEST WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED SHOWS THAT THE ABS IS WORKING BUT WHEN DRIVING, THE ABS FAILS. *YH

NO SUMMARY

FIREWALL IS CORRODED AND CAUSES CRACKING AT THE FIREWALL WHICH IS CONNECTED TO RACK AND PINION STEERING. THIS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH. OWNER HAD PARTS OF THE FIREWALL REPLACED. *AK *ML

WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE & CAUSED VEHICLE TO SLIDE DOWN THE ROAD ONTO OTHER SIDE OF STREET. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER HIT HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. BOTH HAD ON SEAT BELTS. NO EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. *AK

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

WHILE DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON & GOING AROUND CURVY ROAD, CANNOT SWITCH FROM HI-BEAM TO LOW BEAM. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS AT THAT TIME. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE AT APPROX. 100,000, CAUSING POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

DESIGN OF HIGH BEAM SWITCH CANNOT BE TURNED OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS MANUVERING A RIGHT TURN/CURVE BECAUSE A PART OF STEERING WHEEL BLOCKS IT FROM BEING TURNED OFF CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. NLM

HEATER CORE LEAKING ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *YC

THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING ABS BRAKE FAILURE WHICH CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE AND SPARKS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AREA. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER STATED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WITHIN THE TURN SIGNAL , TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE SIGNAL LIGHT IS ON, SMOKE COMES FROM THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

TEMPERATURE GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE IDLES WITH OUT INDICATIONS, CAUSING ENGINE TO RUN OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO TURN ENGINE OFF TO STOP THE IDLING. PLEAS PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FRONT AXLE SPLIT IN HALF RESULTING IN ACCIDENT.

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

THE DEFECTIVE WIRING TO THE HEADLIGHTS SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE, RESULTING IN INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE POSITION OF THE STEERING WHEEL INTERFERES WITH HEADLIGHTS LOW/HIGH SWITCH,CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO BE INOPERABLE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM.*AK WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED CLOCKWISE, THE MULTIFUNCTION LEVER IMPACTS THE STEERING WHEEL MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE THE HEADLIGHT BEAM FROM HIGH TO LOW AND SPECIFICALLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON SWITCH ON THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER MAKES CONTACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL THE BEAM SWITCH CANNOT BE ACTIVATED. *YH

THERE IS A VERY BAD VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, DEALER STATED THAT THE RUBBER ON THE MOTOR MOUNTS WAS WORN OUT WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO DROP ON THE CHASSIS. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

TURN SIGNAL STEM LOCATED ON THE STEERING COLUMN WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HIGH BEAM FUNCTIONS LOCATED ON STEM, WHILE TURNING THE STEM HITS STEERING WHEEL PREVENTING ENGAGEMENT OF HIGH BEAMS AND THE STEM BROKE OFF.

AIR CONDITIONING LEAKS AT HOSE CONNECTORS AND EVAPORATOR COIL.

SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO A FIRE. NO WARRANTY WAS DRIVING AT 10-15MPH. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SMELLED SMOKE. PULLED UP HOOD AND VEHICLE WAS BURNING. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ELECTRICAL FIRE/SMOKE CAME OUT AT THE STEERING COLUMN IN THE HAZARDOUS WARNING LIGHT AREA. *SLC

WHEN VEHICLE SITS FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BETWEEN 45-50, THE BATTERY WILL DIE OUT DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT ABOUT 25 MPH . UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ENGINE FIRE.

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING THAT CONNECTS TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND ABS SYSTEMS, CAUSED WIRING TO SMOKE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN RAINY CONDITIONS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WITH OUT INDICATIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL SWITCH HAD A SHORT AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER REPLACED LEFT TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN SWITCH, THERE WAS NO FIRE PRESENT JUST SMOKE. ALSO THE WIRES MELTED, THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS OUT ON THIS INCIDENT. BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER 'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

ABS BRAKES FAILED.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETALIS. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION CAUSES THE FUSE CONTROLLING THE BLOWER FOR THE HVAC TO FAIL IF: BLOWER IS SET ON HIGH WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED OR OTHER DEMANDS ARE PLACED ON VEHICLE.

TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WILL NOT ALLOW DRIVER TO DIM HEADLIGHTS IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO DO SO, THE LEVER BROKE OFF CAUSING THE DIMMER TO BECOME INOPERABLE.

THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, ON STEERING COLUMN, BROKE OFF WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO DIM HEADLIGHTS WHILE COLUMN WAS IN A POSITION OTHER THAN STRAIGHT.

BOUGHT VEHICLE IN AUG OF 93. A YEAR LATER HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE THE GASKET BLEW, AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. SO AFTER THE GASKET BLEW OUT, TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK AND THEY STILL COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. BUT THE GASKET HAS BLOWEN OUT SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE FIRST TIME IN 96 OF JUNE. *AK