1993 Chevrolet Corsica

No recalls on record for this model year.

• Service brakes, hydraulic, air bags, tires, equipmentCrash2 injured2 deathsFiled Jul 31, 2005

  SIDE IMPACT FAILURE, STEERING FAILURE, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. SEVERE RIGHT SIDE IMPACT ON FEBRUARY 28, 2005 MODERATE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE CAR. WHICH CAUSED THE CAR HARD TO STEER. A 2003 HONDA PILOT WRECKED HEAD-ON INTO THE SIDE OF A 1993 GEO PRIZM. THE PRIZM'S ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE WITH PASSENGERS WERE SEVERELY CRUSH. ALL 4 PASSENGERS IN THE PRIZM WERE SEVERELY INJURED. THE 2 PASSENGERS SITTING IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PRIZM DIED. YOU CAN REFER TO POLICE REPORT NUMBER 200502-00082 WHITE OAK, PA 15131, 2280 LINCOLN WAY, WHITE OAK POLICE DEPARTMENT. PHONE NO. 412-672-9727 OR FAX NO. 412-672-0833. ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON JACKS RUN RD 3000 BLOCK 4:00 P.M. FEB. 28, 2005.*JB

  Incident Feb 28, 2005

• Engine and engine coolingFiled Jul 26, 2005

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

  Incident Jul 18, 2005

• Electrical systemFireFiled Aug 13, 2004

  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

  Incident Jul 13, 2004

• Power trainFiled Oct 30, 2003

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

  Incident Oct 20, 2003

• Seat beltsCrash1 injuredFiled Sep 29, 2003

  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

• Fuel system, gasolineFire1 injuredFiled Aug 16, 2003

  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

  Incident Aug 16, 2003

• StructureFiled Apr 21, 2002

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

  Incident Mar 19, 2002

• StructureFiled Apr 8, 2002

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

  Incident Feb 8, 2002

• Fuel system, gasolineFiled Mar 17, 2002

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

  Incident Jan 15, 2002

• Fuel system, gasolineFiled Jan 29, 2002

  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

  Incident Jan 15, 2002

• Show the 50 most recentShow fewer

  • StructureFiled Nov 6, 2001

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

  • Service brakes, hydraulicFiled Aug 15, 2001

    CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM, CONSUMER STATES THAT IF THE BRAKES DRAG LONG ENOUGH THEY CAN GET HOT AND LOCK UP, HE BELIEVES THAT IF A SPRING IS INSTALLED INTO THE CALIPER THAT THIS WAS CEASE THE BRAKES FROM DRAGGING AND GETTING HOT WHICH THEN CAUSES THEM TO LOCK, CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS BRAKES DRAGGED, OVERHEATED AND THEN LOCKED UP, HE THEN INSTALLED A SPRING INTO THE CALIPERS WHICH PREVENTED THE BRAKES FROM DRAGGING AGAIN.*JB

  • Service brakes, hydraulicFiled Aug 15, 2001

    CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM, CONSUMER STATES THAT IF THE BRAKES DRAG LONG ENOUGH THEY CAN GET HOT AND LOCK UP, HE BELIEVES THAT IF A SPRING IS INSTALLED INTO THE CALIPER THAT THIS WILL CEASE THE BRAKES FROM DRAGGING AND GETTING HOT WHICH THEN CAUSES THEM TO LOCK, CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS BRAKES DRAGGED, OVERHEATED AND THEN LOCKED UP, HE THEN INSTALLED A SPRING INTO THE CALIPERS WHICH PREVENTED THE BRAKES FROM DRAGGING AGAIN.*JB MANUFACTERER NOTIFIED BUT NEVER DID ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TT

  • Exterior lightingFiled Apr 9, 2001

    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

    Incident Mar 2, 2001

  • Service brakes, hydraulic, power trainFiled Jan 16, 2001

    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.

  • Service brakes, hydraulicFiled Nov 6, 2000

    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

    Incident Nov 6, 2000

  • Service brakes, hydraulicCrashFiled Oct 2, 2000

    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

    Incident Sep 26, 2000

  • Unknown or otherFiled Aug 17, 2000

    NO SUMMARY

  • StructureFiled Jun 26, 2000

    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

    Incident Jun 14, 2000

  • Air bagsCrash1 injuredFiled Apr 21, 2000

    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

    Incident Mar 12, 2000

  • Exterior lightingFiled Feb 3, 2000

    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

  • Exterior lightingFiled Sep 8, 1999

    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

    Incident Jan 4, 1995

  • Engine and engine coolingFiled Sep 3, 1999

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

  • Exterior lightingFiled Aug 16, 1999

    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

  • VisibilityFiled Aug 13, 1999

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

  • Service brakes, hydraulicFiled Aug 13, 1999

    ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TWICE. *YC

  • Service brakes, hydraulicFiled Jul 29, 1999

    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

    Incident Jan 1, 1993

  • Exterior lightingFiled May 27, 1999

    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

    Incident May 1, 1999

  • Exterior lightingFiled May 11, 1999

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

  • Engine and engine coolingFiled Apr 28, 1999

    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

    Incident Jan 1, 1994

  • Engine and engine coolingFiled Feb 10, 1999

    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

    Incident Feb 5, 1999

  • SuspensionFiled Jan 5, 1999

    FRONT AXLE SPLIT IN HALF RESULTING IN ACCIDENT.

    Incident Jul 31, 1998

  • Power trainFiled Nov 26, 1998

    NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

    Incident Nov 26, 1998

  • Electrical systemFireFiled Oct 28, 1998

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

    Incident May 19, 1998

  • SteeringFiled Oct 13, 1998

    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

    Incident Oct 2, 1998

  • Engine and engine coolingFiled Oct 13, 1998

    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

    Incident Jan 1, 1998

  • Exterior lightingFiled Oct 7, 1998

    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.

  • EquipmentFiled Sep 8, 1998

    AIR CONDITIONING LEAKS AT HOSE CONNECTORS AND EVAPORATOR COIL.

    Incident Jun 1, 1998

  • Service brakes, hydraulicFiled Aug 24, 1998

    CONTINUOUS ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM REPAIRS/FAILURES. QCAW

    Incident Aug 1, 1998

  • Electrical systemFireFiled Aug 17, 1998

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

    Incident Aug 14, 1998

  • Electrical systemFireFiled Aug 14, 1998

    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

    Incident Aug 14, 1998

  • Electrical systemFiled Aug 7, 1998

    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

    Incident Sep 1, 1996

  • Air bagsCrashFiled Aug 5, 1998

    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

    Incident Jul 29, 1998

  • Engine and engine coolingFireFiled Jul 31, 1998

    ENGINE FIRE.

    Incident Jun 17, 1998

  • Electrical systemFiled Jul 6, 1998

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

  • SteeringFiled Jul 1, 1998

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

  • Electrical systemFiled Jun 23, 1998

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

  • Electrical systemFiled Jun 17, 1998

    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

    Incident May 21, 1998

  • Air bagsCrash1 injuredFiled May 14, 1998

    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

    Incident May 7, 1998

  • Service brakes, hydraulicFiled Apr 29, 1998

    ABS BRAKES FAILED.