1996 Chevrolet Corsica

Defect. CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, P/NOS. FP10020-11B1, FP10026-11B1, AND FP10027-11B1, SOLD AFTER JANUARY 9, 2007, AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE UNIVERSAL PRESSURE REGULATORS (UPR) WERE PRODUCED WITHOUT AN O'RING AND RETAINER.

Risk. FUEL MAY LEAK, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.

Remedy. DELPHI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE UPR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT DELPHI AT 877-411-8770.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET CORSICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET CORSICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TAKEN TO SERWE CHEVROLET. THEY REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET AT THE COST OF $500. LESS THAN TWO YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AGAIN AT THE COST OF $577. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS SEPARATING YET AGAIN. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED HAVING IT REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

OUR 96 CORSICA BEGAN TO LOSE POWER OFF AND ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. SOMETIMES IT WOULD STALL. WE HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT AND FOUND AN COOLANT LEAK. COOLANT WAS LEAKING ON THE GROUND AS WELL AS INTO THE HEAD GASKET. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND ENGINE. *TR

1996 CHEVROLET CORSICA LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD DEFECT. CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE GASKET FAILURE ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. WHEN HIS FAILED IT CAUSED ENGINE COOLANT TO GET INTO THE OIL PAN. *KB

I OWN A 1996 CHEVROLET CORSICA. IT LOOKED MUCH OLDER THAT A 1996, BECAUSE THERE WERE MANY SPOTS OF PAINT THATCAME OFF. YOU COULD TELL THAT THE PAINT FAILED. IT MUST NOT HAVE BONDED TO THE CAR BECAUSE THE AREAS WERENOW RUSTING EVEN THOUGH I PUT WAX ON THERE TRYING TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE FAILED PAINT. I DO MANY THINGS TO KEEP THE CAR LOOKING GOOD ,BUT THE PAINT JUST SLOWLY KEPT COMING OFF. I DIDN'T USE CAR WASHES ANYMORE BECAUSE THE PAINT CAME OFF WHEN IT WAS HIT WITH THE PRESSURIZED WATER. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER CORSICA CARS AROUND TOWN THAT SEEMED TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. I DIDN'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE BUT IT STARTED RUSTING MORE RECENTLY. THE PAINT FAILED FROM THE HOOD TO THE TRUNK. THERE WERE 22 LARGE SPOTS THAT WAS DOWN TO METAL OR TURNED TO RUST NOW. *AK

CONSUMER WOULD LIKE INFORMATION FOR RECALLS REGARDING 1996 CHEVROLET CORSICA. *KB *JB

THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF ON MY CAR. THESE SPOTS ARE NOT SMALL, BUT HUGE SPOTS THAT HAVE BUBBLED AND COME OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS SINCE IT APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFEAT. PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *JB

(1) FOR OVER A YEAR NOW MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON 1998 CHEVROLET CORSICA HAVE FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN RAINY WET CONDITIONS. I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHEN RAINY OR WET. THE BRAKES CATCH AND RELEASE REPEATEDLY EVENTUALLY CAUSING THE CAR TO SLIDE (THIS EVEN HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING 10 MPH). AFTER THE FIRST 15 STOPS IT WILL EVENTUALLY BEGIN TO STOP WITHOUT DOING THIS. BUT IN THE CASE OF THE ACCIDENT I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES AND THE CAR FAILED TO STOP. (2) I WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WITH 3-4 CAR LENGTHS BETWEEN MYSELF AND CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP IN TIME. I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. (3) I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER ON 3 OCCASSIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THEY SAY THAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT. IF THAT WERE THE CASE, WE WOULD ALL BE DEAD. THE FIRST 3 YEARS THAT I HAD THE VEHICLE IT DID NOT DO THIS, SO OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO DO. I EVEN HAD THE DEALERSHIP SIGN A PAPER STATING THAT HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, SO THAT I WILL HAVE WHEN I DO HAVE TO HANDLE THIS IN A LEGAL MANNER. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCING THE BRAKE FAILURE, MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE BRAKES ARE DANGEROUS BUT THAT HE CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THEM WHEN HE TAKES THEM APART. THEREFORE HE CANNOT FIX IT.*AK

PAINT PEELING OFF HOOD,LOCAL DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED IN 2001 SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE DEALERSHIP (NEW OWNERS) CONTACTED SAID THE CAR WAS OUTSIDE OF THE "RECALL". CONTACT MADE WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECORD OF ANY PAINT PROBLEMS FOR THE 1996 CORSICA NOR ARE THERE ANY RECALLS ON THAT VEHICLE.

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, INCLUDING THE HEATING AND ELECTICAL SYSTEMS(ALTERNATOR, RADIO, ETC.)AND THE TRANSMISSION. THE MAIN ONE AT THIS POINT IS THE PEELING PAINT. THE CAR IS A VERY NICE MEDIUM BLUE, BUT IT LOOKS TERRIBLE DUE TO THE SPOTS OF GRAY WHERE THE PAINT JUST BUBBLED UP AND FLAKED OFF, VERY MUCH LIKE IT GOT A SUNBURN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER IN OCTOBER 2000 FOR SOME WORK ON THE ALIGNMENT AND ASKED TO HAVE RESEARCHED WHETHER THERE WAS A POLICY ON FIXING THE PAINT, WHICH HAD ALREADY BEGUN PEELING OFF. HE TOLD ME HE WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND TOOK THE VIN NUMBER. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, THE TRANSMISSION BROKE AND I BECAME ABSORBED IN FIXING THAT PROBLEM, SO THE PAINT PROBLEM BECAME SECONDARY. SINCE I NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THAT DEALER, I CONTACTED ANOTHER ONE AND WAS TOLD RIGHT OFF THAT THERE WAS NO POLICY CONCERNING MY CAR, AND SUGGESTED THE PAINT WAS DAMAGED BY RAIN OR BIRD DROPPINGS. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. I HAVE ANOTHER BLUE CHEVY, A 1990 CAVALIER, WHICH HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO THE SAME SUN AND RAIN AS THE CORSICA, AND IT HAS YET TO FLAKE ITS' PAINT. NOW I HEAR THAT GM HAD A 6/5 YEAR POLICY, BUT NOW THAT I HAVE FOUND OUT ABOUT IT, MY CAR IS TOO OLD. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AND AM LOOKING FOR HELP.

MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE PAINT AND THE AIRCONDITIONING. THE PAINT BEGAN TO PEEL RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND I WAS NOT AWARE OF A RECALL AND COULDN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAINTED. IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS A DISEASE. THE AIR CONDITIONING QUIT LAST SUMMER AND I HAVE A HEART CONDITION. I HAD TO HAVE A BAG OF ICE WITH ME ALL THE TIME TO STAY COOL, BECAUSE, AGAIN I DID NOT HAVE THE FINANCES TO GET IT FIXED. THE POWER LOCKS AND MY HORN JUST QUIT WORKING AND THE FUSE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND, SO I'M REALLY JUST HOPING SOMEONE CAN TELL ME HOW TO CHANGE THAT. I CAN'T FIND IT AND I HAVE A CORSICA AUTO BOOK FROM AUTO ZONE. I APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GET MY CAR REPAINTED. I THINK I SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO THE RECALL.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER REPLACED DIFFERENTIAL SENSOR , BUT PROBLEM STILL RECURRING. *AK

THE PAINT ON MY 1996 CHEVY CORSICA IS PEELING FOR NO REASON. MAY BE THE PRIMER OR PAINT DEFECT MOST OF THE PEELING IS ON THE HOOD, ROOF, TRUNCK LID, UPPER PARTS OF ALL FENDERS. SOME THE AREAS ARE LARGE. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. THE PAINT COLOR IS GREEN GRAY.

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC.*MR THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR BUMPER, TAIL LIGHT, QUARTER PANEL AND TRUNK. THE VEHICLE THAT IMPACTED THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE COMPLAINED OF BRAKE FAILURE. *PH *NLM

THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF ON MY CAR. THESE SPOTS ARE NOT SMALL, BUT HUGE SPOTS THAT HAVE BUBBLED AND COME OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS SINCE IT APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFEAT. PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANKS JR. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET CRACKED/BROKE. I SMELT THE ANITFREEZE AND OPEN THE HOOD TO SEE IT DRIBBLE FROM THE HEAD GASKET. THE CAR DEALER IS FIXING IT FOR ~$800. THE CAR IS STILL YOUNG AT 95K MILES. PREVIOUSLY I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR 3-4 TIME TO CHECK THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, WHICH NEVER MOVES ABOE THE 1/8TH MARK. SO I NEVER GOT ANY INDICATION THAT THE ENGINE HEATED UP TO LEAD TO THE GASKET FAILURE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. THEY HAD A RECALL FOR 1995 CHEVY/PONTIAC SISTER CARS FOR THE SAME ISSUE, IS WHAT THE DEALER TOLD ME. SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE ALL RELATED.

THE PAINT ON MY 1996 CHEVROLET CORSICA HAS BEEN PEELING OFF FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. FIRST I NOTICED LITTLE SPOTS HERE AND THERE, BUT NOW THEY ARE ALL OVER. THE ROOF TOP IS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE! I CAN'T TAKE IT TO A CAR WASH BECAUSE I 'M AFRAID I'LL COME OUT WITH A PAINTLESS CAR! *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT A USED CAR DEALERSHIP WITH 46,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE TRAVELING FLUID HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 800 MILES. ON 7/13/2003 THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. *AK

THE PAINT WAS PEELING OFF OF THE VEHICLE.*JB

WHILE GOING UP A HILL IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED. THERE WAS NO WARNING. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED BATTERY/ALTERNATOR AND THE TIMING BELT. *AK THE LIGHT HAD COME ON FOR COOLANT, BUT THE THERMOMETER NEVER GAVE WARNING, THE MECHANIC BLED THE LINES TO THE COOLANT AND THE LIGHT STILL REMAINED ON. CONSUMER FELT THAT SOMETHING WAS ELECTRICALLY WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND WANTED CHEVY TO OFFER A BUY BACK IN WHICH THEY REFUSED. *SCC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE OF PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *YH

VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING AND DRIVER SMELLED COOLANT. THIS WAS DUE TO A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED TWICE.*AK

WAS TOLD THIS WAS A BULLETIN AND RECALL ITEM/ PLEASE CONFIRM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

ALL 4 BRAKES WENT OUT, NO PEDDLE, GARAGE FOUND DIRTY SENSORS ONLY, REST ALL GOOD. MASTER CLY. FULL, PULLED ABS FUSE, GOOD, REPLACED, THEN HAD PEDDLE BUT HAD GARAGE CHECK IT AS THATS WERE I STOPPED WITH NO BRAKES. SIMILAR PROB. 2 YEARS EARLIER ON FORD EXPLORER. FORMER US GOVT. CAR. *AK

ANTIFREEZE LEAKS CAME THROUGH A/C HEAT VENT. ANYTIME AIR OR HEAT WAS BLOWING A ODOR GOT INSIDE VEHICLE. 7 TIMES CONSUMER HAS BEEN TOLD SOMETHING DIFFERENT. HEATER CORE/ INTAKE MANIFOLD, AND RADIATOR HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE PROBLEM. THIS TIME WATER PUMP WAS THE CAUSE. UNLES VEHICLE DUPLICATEF THE PROBLEM, DEALER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIND THE REMEDY.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THEY PULSATE, THEN THERE IS A SKIPPING SOUND. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED.*AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON VARIOUS MODELS WITH SAME ENGINE, HOWEVER ,THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WILL MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND STEERING RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES MANUFACTURER HAS HAD A LONG TIME PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF FAILURE BUT THEY ARE NOT WILIING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. NLM

WATER WAS GETTING INTO VEHICLE AT BOTTOM OF FRONT WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE BEEN INTO DEALER SHOP AND AT AN INDEPENDENT GLASS REPAIR SHOP. BOTH COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 3 1/2 YEARS. IN PAST YEAR, ENCOUNTERED MANY EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS. HEAD GASKET BLEW AND WATER PUMP REPLACED AT APPROX 56,000 MILES. CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS NEED REPLACEMENT AT 60,000 MILES? I DRIVE THIS CAR TO AND FROM WORK EACH DAY, NO LONG TRIPS, AVG MILEAGE PER DAY = 10 MILES POSSIBLY. CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY 5 YEAR OLD CAR IS HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS W/LOW MILEAGE. MAINTAIN IT REGULARLY.*AK

BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR FAILURE DUE TO ELECRTICAL PROBLEMS, THREE TIMES PRIOR TO 50,000 MILES. *JB

FUSE #9 ON THE VEHICLE KEEPS REPETEDLY BLOWING OUT RENDERING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, THE AIRBAG, THE POWER LOCKS,THE POWER LIGHTS, THE REAR DEFOGGER, THE A/C BLOWER,ANDTHE INSTRUMENT PANEL INOPERABLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 5 SEPARATE TIMES FOR REPAIRS FOR THE AFORMENTIONED PROBLEM. DUE TO THE FACT THAT ALL SAFETY FEATURES ON THE VEHICLE BECOME DISABLED, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM, AND HAS ALSO SUBLET THE VEHICLE TO 3 OTHER CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS THAT HAVE ALSO BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I AM A PREGNANT MOM WITH 3 CHILDREN....SAFETY IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE!!!!!!!

CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN DRIVING REAR OF VEHICLE WAS SWAYING ON ROAD. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTICED LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS OUT OF POSITION, CAUSING THE PROBLEM. DEALER REPLACED LOWER CONTROL ARM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK CONSUMER STATES SHE DID CONTACT DEALER, CONSUMER WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP TO HAVE WORK PERFORMED.CONSUMER ALSO HAD FRONT BRAKES REPLACED.*JB

DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT STAY LATCHED IN BUCKLE HOUSING MECHANISM, BELT POPS OUT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS ORDERED A NEW BUCKLE HOUSING MECHANISM. *AK

INTAKE GASKET SET/HAS TO BE REPLACED TO STOP LEAKS ON MANY CORSICAS OF THAT YEAR. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 35MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

THE VEHICLE CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START, IT TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS (2-20) TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MODULE, AIR FILTER AND IGNITION BUT HE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL. NLM

TRUNK WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *SLC

ENGINE NOISE AT STARTUP..LAST 3-5 MINUTES..SOUNDS LIKE PISTON OR ROD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, FORCING CONSUMER TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. THEN, WAITING FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND VEHICLE STARTED. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT START, THEN NEXT DAY IT WILL START LIKE ALWAYS. *AK THE CAUSE FOR THE VEHICLE STALLING WAS DETERMIND TO BE COMPUTER FAILURE. *YH

WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH DEALER WHO QUOTE "IT IS TYPICAL GM PAINT PEELING" BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR. ALSO SPOKE WITH GM CUSTOMER HOT LINE TO NO AVAIL. GM HAS REFUSED TO HONOR THEIR OWN POLICY AS SHOWN IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH CAS.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING AN ALTERNATOR PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. AIR CONDITIONER & HEATER KILL THE ALTERNATOR. ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES. CONSUMER FELT THAT ALTERNATOR MAY BE DEFECTIVE OR THE WIRING NEEDED TO BE CHECKED. CONSUMER WILL GO TO A CHEVROLET DEALER.*AK

EVERY TIME YOU TURN THE TEMPERATURE BUTTON ON TO HOT OR TURN THE HEAT ON YOU CAN SMELL ANTIFREEZE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK MANY TIMES AND TO BE LOOKED AT AND I KEEP BEING TOLD THAT DEALER CAN NOT SMELL ANYTHING. FINALLY THEY SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED HEATER CORE, WATER PUMP AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS (TWICE).*AK

VERY NOTICABLE TREAD SEPARATION WITHIN THE GROOVES OF THE TIRE, CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALLS. (DOT NUMBER: HYJ957A367 TIRESIZE: 195/70R14)

THE PAINT IS PEALING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR UBOVE THE WINDOW ON THE DOOR. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

ALTERNATOR HAS FAILED 2 TIME WITHIN 67125 MILES ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR DIED

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