1994 CHEVROLET CORSICA

157 complaints filed with NHTSA.

157
Complaints
15
Crashes
9
Fires
22
Injuries
3
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP19
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL7
SEATS6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS6
STRUCTURE:BODY6
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR6
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE4
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR4
SEAT BELTS4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER4
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS3

Recent Complaints

20081024CrashSEAT BELTS

TL*THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET CORSICA. INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD DETACH. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER, THE SPOUSE WAS IN A ONE CAR CRASH AND SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. HIS SON SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TWELVE TIMES WHILE ACCELERATING OR DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

Mileage: 168,000

20040429CrashFatalSUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT COLLIDED WITH TWO OTHER VEHICLES. TEN PEOPLE WERE INJURED, AND TWO PEOPLE DIED IN THIS COLLISION. ENGINEERS FOUND A STRUCTURAL FAILURE IN THE REAR AXLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTROL ARM TO SEPARATE. CONSUMER WAS INCARCERATED DUE TO THE FATALITIES. *AK

Mileage: 127,490

20031013CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION OF MY DAUGHTER'S 1994 CHEVROLET CORSICA RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF CORSICA, DAMAGE AND INJURY TO MY DAUGHTER AND (2) DRIVERS OF OTHER VEHICLES STRUCK BY THE CORSICA. *LA

Mileage: 147,000

20030414CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

20020305CrashFireFatalELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

HAD STARTED TO TURN A CORNER, AND WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND BURST INTO FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. POSSIBLE INDICATION WAS FIRE IN STEERING. DRIVER DIED. POLICE REPORT.*AK

20010920FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TURN SIGNALS ACTIVATED, SMOKE CAME FROM STEERING COLUMN. TURN SIGNAL ERRATIC, NOT SHUTTING OFF. THEN ON NEXT SLIGHT TURN OF WHEEL, TURN SIGNALS ACTIVATED THEMSELVES IN DIRECTION OF TURN. ODOR OF BURNING FROM STEERING COLUMN.

20010209CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH CONSUMER HIT A TREE HEAD-ON, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

20001213FireSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHEN PUSH ON BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND THEN COMES BACK UP HAVE HAD TO FIVE MECHANICS AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT PROBLEM!PLEASE HELP!! ALSO HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEM UNDER HOOD WHICH CAUGHT THE CHIME BOX ON FIRE AND BURNED MAY WIRES. HAS BEEN FIXED SINCE. *AK

20001213FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

WHEN PUSH ON BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND THEN COMES BACK UP HAVE HAD TO FIVE MECHANICS AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT PROBLEM!PLEASE HELP!! ALSO HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEM UNDER HOOD WHICH CAUGHT THE CHIME BOX ON FIRE AND BURNED MAY WIRES. HAS BEEN FIXED SINCE. *AK

20001003TIRES:TREAD/BELT

FRONT RIGHT FIRESTONE TIRE TREAD CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMERS TIRES ARE NOT APART OF THE VOLUNTARY RECALL. NLM

20000519CrashSEATS

UPON FRONTAL IMPACT, RIGHT REAR OF DRIVER'S SEAT CAME OUT OF TRACK. THIS ALLOWED THE SEAT TO SHIFT FORWARD. THIS FORWARD SHIFT OF THE SEAT ALLOWED THE KNEES TO MOVE FORWARD AND IMPACT BOTTOM OF LOWER DASH PANEL, BREAKING IT. GM HAS BEEN CONTACTED BUT DOES NOT SEEM INTERESTED IN PURSUING ANY INVESTIGATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IN THE SEAT COMPONENT. GM FILE NUMBER FOR THIS INCIDENT IS 000175282. CONTACT PERSON IS AMY DRURY, CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGER, PRODUCT ALLEGATION RESOLUTIO

19971204SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED TWICE, CAUSING COLLISIONS.

19971112FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

WHILE DRIVING AUTO IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED THE WIRING SYSTEM. IT ALSO MELTED THE HOSES. *AK

19970701CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHILE DRIVING AT OR ABOUT 25MPH BRAKES WERE JAMMED, CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO BECOME STIFF. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED . THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. *AK

19970701CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS

WHILE DRIVING AT OR ABOUT 25MPH BRAKES WERE JAMMED, CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO BECOME STIFF. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED . THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. *AK

19970324CrashSEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

CONSUMEER WAS HIT IN THE REAR AT 35 MPH, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO COLLAPSE FROM THE UPRIGHT POSITION. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT BODY WEIGHT AND THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT WAS THE REASON THAT THE SEAT COLLAPSED. PLEASE ADD ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

19970102CrashSEAT BELTS

INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT FAILED TO WORK. *AK

19970102CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT FAILED TO WORK. *AK

19961231SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

DOOR OPENED WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CAUSING PASSENGER TO FALL OUT OF VEHICLE WITH SEAT BELT FASTENED DUE TO BELTS BEING MOUNTED TO DOOR.

19961231LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

DOOR OPENED WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CAUSING PASSENGER TO FALL OUT OF VEHICLE WITH SEAT BELT FASTENED DUE TO BELTS BEING MOUNTED TO DOOR.