1991 Volkswagen Corrado

Routine

Owners filed 7 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports	Crashes
Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior	1	0
Structure › Body	1	1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	1	1
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System	1	0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System	1	0
Engine	1	0
Electrical System › Wiring	1	0

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings92V058000

Filed Apr 14, 1992358,000 vehiclesVolkswagen Of America,inc

Defect. THE FUEL HOSE ATTACHED TO THE FUEL DISTRIBUTION RAIL ON THE ENGINE MAY SHRINK BEYOND THE CLAMP FORCE OF THE FUEL HOSE CLAMPS, ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK.

Risk. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAN CAUSE AN UNDERHOOD FIRE IF THE FUEL COMES IN CONTACT WITH A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

Remedy. REPLACE THE FUEL HOSE ATTACHED TO THE FUEL RAIL AND INSTALL A NEW SPRING TYPE SELF-TIGHTENING CLAMP.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump91V068000

Filed Apr 22, 19918,500 vehiclesVolkswagen Of America,inc

Defect. THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING, WHICH SERVES AS THE BASE FOR THE FUEL PUMP (LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK) COULD DEFORM, RESULTING IN THE FUEL PUMP BECOMING LOOSE.

Risk. A LOOSE AND IMPROPERLY SEATED FUEL PUMP CAN CAUSEREDUCED FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE RESULTING IN POSSIBLE DRIVABILITY PROBLEMS ANDSTALLING OF THE VEHICLE.

Remedy. REPLACE FUEL FILTER.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Engine

Filed Jan 18, 2017156,000 milesWA

FOUND VEHICLE HAS A BAD HEATER CORE. WHILE DOING RESEARCH I FOUND THE VEHICLE HAS A RECALL WITH RECALL ID IS 96V-115. THE VIN FALLS WITHIN THE COVERED RECALL PER THE DOCUMENT I'M ATTACHING AND VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA IS REFUSING TO COVER IT. *TR

Structure › BodyCrash

Filed Nov 27, 2013CA

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HOPE ROAD HEADING TO BEARINGS & SEALS TO GET SOME OIL WHILE PASSING JAMAICA COLLEGE IN THE DUAL PASSAGE LANE I WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD (WITH THE ISLAND TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR) WITH ME IN THE LEFT DRIVER SEAT AND MY FRIEND IN THE RIGHT SIDE A BIG SUV DROVE UP BESIDE US WITH A ELDER LADY DRIVING SHE WAS IN THE LEFT LANE WE WERE BOTH HEADING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE U.S EMBASSY SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A U TURN AND WHILE DOING SO HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF MY 1990 VOLKSWAGEN CORRODE THE REAR PANEL DOOR AND FENDER WAS AFFECTED. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System

Filed Aug 18, 1999OH

NO SUMMARY

Electrical System › Wiring

Filed Dec 23, 1998PA

VEHICLE HAD BLOWN A FUSE FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER & POWER LOCK. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC NOTICED ELECTRICAL WIRES LOOKED LIKE SAWED. THE MAIN WIRE HARNESS HAD RUBBED AGAINST THE GROUND STRAPS ON THE OXYGEN SENSORS. *AK

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior

Filed Feb 20, 1997MA

DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR IS HEATED, CAUSING SILVER TO ERODE FROM THE BACK OF THE GLASS, THE USABLE PART OF THE MIRROR GROWS SMALLER AND SMALLER/POOR VISIBILITY.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System

Filed May 26, 1995SC

THERE IS OIL IN THE COOLING SYSTEM OIL AND WATER MIX. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash

Filed Apr 7, 199500

ABS: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PUMP FAILED; LOST ALL BRAKING POWER; CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT

7 of 7 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1992

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
1995	1	1	0	Routine
1994	4	2	0	Routine
1993	48	3	3	Routine
1992	50	3	0	Routine
1991 — this page	7	2	0	Routine
1990	39	3	2	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 14, 1992. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.