1995 Chevrolet Corsica

THE CAR WAS SOLD TO SOMEONE WHO ROLLS BACK ODOMETERS AND FLIPS THE VEHICLES FOR A HIGHER PRICE. HTTP://BLOOMINGTON.CRAIGSLIST.ORG/CTO/4045221557.HTML HTTP://BLOOMINGTON.CRAIGSLIST.ORG/CTO/3990259911.HTML ## VIN PASSED ## CHEVY CORSICA 1995 ## *TR

WENT THROUGH 3 ALTERNATOR IN 8 MONTHS. SUSPECT ELECTRICAL ISSUES. AS THE PARTS STORE WARRANTED I DIDN'T PAY FOR ANY OF THOSE, BUT THE ALTERNATOR KEPT BURNING OUT UNTIL THEY REPLACED USING A MUCH BETTER MODEL THAN STANDARD. *JB

SEVERE PEELING OF THE PAINT JOB WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO MAJOR RUSTING OF THE BODY. PEELING HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR MANY YEARS SINCE CARS PURCHASE. *JB

O.K. FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WAS STRONG RADIATOR SMELL. REPLACED ADIATOR DUE TO CRACK, STILL HAD ODOR, THEN FILM ON WINDSHIELD, NO HEAT,JUST COLD AIR. PRECEPITATION ON INSIDE WINDOWS, WET FLOORBOARD. GUSHING LEAK FROM HEATER CORE. REPLACED WATER PUMP & HEATER CORE. STILL SMELLING VERY STRONG RADIATOR FLUID, GURGLING SOUND AT START UP AND TURN OFF. LOSING RADIATOR FLUID, BUT NO LEAKS. FLUID COMES FROM UNDER CAP (REPLACED 3 TIMES ALREADY) AT TIMES AND HAS OVERHEATED TWICE. THERMOSTAT HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED. RADIATOR SMELL IS ENOUGH TO CHOKE YOU.

WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. THE DEALER STATED THE ELECTRONIC MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WOULD COST $1000. *AK *PH *JB

ABS % CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. *AK

MY CAR WAS MADE IN 95 I BOUGHT IT IN 96. IN AUGUST OF 01 THE CAR ENGINE WAS ALL MESSED UP. ONE DAY IT STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE BODY SHOP SAID A LIST OF THINGS WERE WRONG. I HAVE JUST FINISHED PAYING FOR IT IN FEB. 2003. BUT HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVING IT SINCE AUG. 2001. CANT AFFORD TO FIX IT.*JB

THE RACK AND PINION FAILED, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. *JB

CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS, WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, IT WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAD RESURFACED, AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM ANY OTHER REPAIRS. TS *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR THREE MONTHS. WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

THE OWNER HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 15 MPH. ONCE DRIVEN FURTHER ABOUT 1/2 MILE, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE OWNER SUFFERED FACIAL AND CHEST INJURIES WHICH A STROKE FOLLOWED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. MR

CONSUMER STATE WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD WHEN THE ACCELARATOR WENT DOWN ON THE FLOOR BY IT SELF WITH OUT THE CONSUMER BEEN ABLE TO BRAKE CAUSING A ACCIDENT. NLM

WHILE DRIVING, THE HOOD LATCH DISENGAGED CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY OPEN AND STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD AND ROOF OF THE VEHICLE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

PARKING BRAKE TOTALLY DISENGAGES 1-2 MINUTES AFTER BEING SET. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON BALTIMORE WASHINGTON PARKWAY WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT ABS BRAKE AND AIRBAG LIGHTS CAME ON DASHBOARD. HER FIRST RESPOND WAS TO PULL OVER, BUT THAT WASN'T ADVISABLE. WHEN SHE GOT TO HER DESTINATION TURN OFF VEHICLE. AND CAME BACK OUT WITHIN MINUTES, AND VEHICLE WOULD START. ABOUT TWO HOURS LATER, VEHICLE STARTED UP, BUT, LATER CUT OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE GAS STATION, AND MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER STARTER WAS GONE. STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK

WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF, THE DOORS ALL UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY. NOT ONLY IS THIS A MAJOR THREAT TO OUR SAFETY, THIS IS THE THIRD OCCASION ON WHICH MY CHILD'S FINGER HAS BEEN BADLY PINCHED AS SHE WAS TRYING TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AT THE VERY SAME MOMENT WHEN THEY AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKED THEMSELVES. I HOPE THIS HAS STOPPED - VERY BAD IDEA!!!

THE HORN DOES NOT WORK. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BROKEN ENGINE HEAD. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

GM REFUSES TO OCOVER HEAD GASKET REPAIR FOR MORE THAN 12K MILES ON CORSICA, EVEN THOUGH CAVALIER WITH SAME ENGINE IS COVERED IN RECALL FOR 7 YEARS OR 100000 MILES, HEADGASKET HAD TO BE DONE 2X, GM FAILED TO CHANGE OIL AND FILTER AND FAILED TO MILL HEAD AS REQUIRED ON HEAD GASKET REPAIR, GM REFUSES TO FIX LEAKING WINDSHIELD AND TORN CARPET, GM REFUSES TO FIX LOOSE CALIPER BOLT PROBLEM, GM REFUSES TO FIX SEAT BELT PROBLEM

AT START UP, ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW THE BRAKE IS AT 1/2 POWER WITH THE PEDAL HARD AS A ROCK .*AK

WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AT VERY SLOW SPEED, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE, AND NO BRAKING ACTION. PEDAL FELT NORMAL. VEHICLE WAS IDLING FASTER, AND CONSUMER SMELLED RUBBER BURNING. DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY. ONE YEAR AGO, CONSUMER HAD THE VERY THING HAPPEN, AND THEN DEALER REPLACED CALIPERS. *AK

REGARDING FIRESTONE TIRES P195/70R14 DOT: 25301791204. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE ON 1995, CHEVROLET, CORSICA SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION WITH APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES ON IT. *AK

THIS PROBLEM HAS LED TO THE BRAKES (REAR) LOCKING UP AT ANY SPEED. *AK

WAS PULLING OUT OF GARAGE & NOTICED FLUID ON GROUND. LIFTED HOOD & NOTICED GREEN FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM FRONT ON LEFT SIDE AND RUNNING DOWN ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT HEAD GASKETS WERE GONE. HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED 3/15/99, BUT WARRANTY RAN OUT. MECHANIC INDICATED NOT FIXING THE GASKETS. *AK

TEMPERATURE GAUGE RISES, AND COOLANT SQUIRTS OUT ON OUTSIDE OF ENGINE. ALSO, WHEN BELTS GET WET THERE'S NO POWER STEERING. *AK THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO PARK POSITION DURING COLD WEATHER AND THE IGNITION KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED. NLM

I'VE OWNED MY CORSICA FOR A FEW MONTHS AND ONLY PUT 4000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE HEAD GASKET BLEW, AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO WORK OUT ANY COMPROMISE FOR REPAIRS. *AK

PAINT HAS BEEN COMING OFF ALL OVER THE CAR, CAUSING RUST SPOTS. BRAKES SOMETIMES DO NOT CATCH AND YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ALSO THE BRAKE AND BRAKE PADS HAVE TO BE CHANGED ONCE A MONTH BECAUSE THEY WEAR OUT TOO QUICKLY. THE POWER LOCKS STICK IN THE COLD WEATHER AND WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK UNTIL IT WARMS UP. WHEN I WAS IN A CRASH THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING ME TO HIT MY FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE UPPER MANIFOLD GASKET, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE START TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY AND SHIMMMY WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE MOUNTS BREAKING OFF, AND CAUSING ENGINE TO DROP, ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AT 3 MPH WITH ROUGH GRINDING SOUND. PUMPED BRAKES TWICE AND BRAKES WERE NORMAL. THE BRAKES PADS, ROTORS, REAR BRAKES ARE OK. NO ABS FAILURE OR HYDRAULIC FAILURE LIGHTS ON DURING FAILURE. THE ROUGHT GRINDING SOUND HAS OCCURED BEFORE AT LOW SPEED, BUT BRAKES WERE NORMAL. MANY SIMILAR COMPAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE. IT'S TIME TO ACT. IS THIS ANOTHER FIRESTONE TIRE?

ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS CRACKED, CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE/ SMOKING AND NOISE OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION IN OVERDRIVE, ENGINE RPM INCREASED, CAUSING CAR TO LURCH FORWARD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON WET SURFACE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKES WILL NOT WORK, AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. *AK

I HAD WASHED MY 1995 CHEVROLET CORSICA ON MAY 18TH 2000 AND HAD CLUMPS OF PAINT COMING OF THE CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERS. THEY HAD SAID THEY WILL NOT PAINT IT FOR FREE. I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE. I DO NOT THINK I SHOULD BECAUSE IT IS A FACTOR DEFECT. I HAD A FRIEND LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID THAT THE FACTOR PERSON DID NOT SAND IT DOWN BEFORE PAINTING IT. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT ABOUT ANY RECALLS ON THIS PARTICULAR CAR IF I MAY, PLEASE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN VEHICLE. *AK

WAS DRIVING DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL ABOUT 8 A.M FRIDAY(4/14/00), WHEN A LOUD BOOM NOISE FOLLOWED BY THICK BLACK SMOKE OCCURRED. CAR LOST POWER AND WE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I IMMEDIATELY GOT MY DAUGHTER OUT OF THE CAR AND CLEARED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. I COULD SEE SPARKS AND A TRAI8L OF OIL WHERE I HAD EXITED THE HIGHWAY. WHILE WALKING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL, I PHONED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND GAVE THEM THE INFORMATION ON WHERE THE CAR WAS. I WAS TOLD BY THE TOWING SERVICE AND THE SERVICE WRITER AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. YET MY GM EXTENDED WARRANTY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT. THEY INSTEAD DECIDED TO REBUILD THE ENGINE. WHEN TESTED THE REBUILT ENGINE HAD NO OIL PRESSURE. ANOTHER WEEK PASSED AND THEN UNDER THREAT, OF MY FILING A LAW SUIT, GM REPLACED THE ENGINE. I DIDN'T GET MY CAR BACK UNTIL MAY 15,00. ONE MONTH AFTER BOTH MY DEALER AND TOW TRUCK DRIVER SUBMITTED IN WRITING THAT THE ENGINE WITHOUT DOUBT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THOUGH I HAD A FULL WARRANTY AND COMPLETE CAR RENTAL FOR 15 DAYS, I HAD TO SHELL OUT OVER 300.00 DOLLARS BECAUSE GM DECIDED ARBITRARILY TO CUT THERE LOSSES BY DENYING ME EXTRA DAYS OF RENTAL WHICH MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERS IF THE REPAIRS ARE LONGER THAN THE PRESCRIBED COVERAGE TIME DUE TO NO FAULT OF THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THEIR ATTEMPT TO SAVE MONEY AFTER WASTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON AN UNRECOMMENDED, UNSUCCESSFUL REBUILD OF MY OLD ENGINE COST ME TIME, MONEY, AND LOSS OF WORK. AND TO MAKE IT EVEN WOR

I BELIEVE THAT OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE ARE RELIANT UPON THE PAINT STICKING TO THE BODY OF THE CAR AND MAY ALLOW ITEMS TO FALL OFF. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

THE ABS HAS GONE ON TWICE - DEALER FAILED TO REPAIR, CLAIMED IT WAS THE "BULB"-BRAKES WERE REPLACE 4 TIMES IN 1 YEAR; THEN THE FROM ROTORS "ROTTED" AND BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. THEN THE LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM BROKE - THE DAY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE RIGHT FROM CONTROL ARM BROKE. I HAD THE REPAIRS DONE AT A GARAGE OTHER THAN THE DEALER - I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE PARTS DEALER SAID CHEVROLET RE-DESIGNED THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THEY HAD "NO COMPLAINTS". WELL, IT'S A SERIOUS ENOUGH DEFECT THAT THE TIRES COULD HAVE COME OFF. I HAVE ASKED CHEVY FOR SOME TYPE OF RE-IMBURSMENT . I SPENT OVER $900.00 FOR REPAIRS. I'VE YET TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, TRAFFIC STOPPED BUT OUR CAR DID NOT. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED CORRECTLY AND WE HAD SPACE TO STOP BUT WE DID NOT AND REARENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED SUDDENLY. THE CAR JUST DID NOT STOP. MECHANICS CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. GM RECALLED SUVS WITH THIS PROBLEM. IS THERE A RECALL PENDING FOR OUR VEHICLE? OR HOW DO WE GET THIS FIXED? *AK

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

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

ABS LIGHT CAME ON, ANTI - LOCK BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE CAR. ACCELERATED FASTER , STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE SEAT CAME OFF THE BOLTS AND TURNED SIDEWAYS. *SLC

BRAKES GO TO FLOOR ONCE A MONTH DEALER SAYS. THEY CANT FIND A CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WASHED CAR AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON SATURDAY DEC 5, 1999; DROVE CAR HOME AND IT REMAINED PARKED UNTIL EVENING OF DEC 6, 1999. STATRED THE CAR, DROVE DOWN THE STREET, TURNED ON THE HEATER (KNOB WAS ON DEFROST) AND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS IMMEDIATELY COVERED WITH STEAM. CAUSED IMMEDIATE DRIVER IMPAIRMENT AND COLLISION RESULTED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENED. PLEASE REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.(D.EVERTSEN 970-568-3381)

SEVERAL TECHNICAL BULLETINS EXIST REGARDING MY COMPLAINTS

ENGINE NOISE AND ROUGH IDLE, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS, FAULTY SPARK PLUG , WIRES AND ALTERNATOR, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE NOISE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MJS

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF SOMEONE HAS HIT IT IN THE REAR,AND THERE IS A SCREECHING NOISE. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. ABS COMPLETELY IS NON-FUNCTIONAL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ACTS IF IT'S GOING TO STALL WHEN ACCELERATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PLUG WIRES HAD BURNT OUT THE COILS. THEY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED..