13 of the 145 complaints about the 1995 Chevrolet Corsica are about the electrical system — 9% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 173,628 miles.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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 ##
NHTSA complaint #10543225 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
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.
NHTSA complaint #10158845 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
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.
NHTSA complaint #899268 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN DOES NOT WORK.
NHTSA complaint #751108 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ENGINE NOISE AND ROUGH IDLE, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS, FAULTY SPARK PLUG , WIRES AND ALTERNATOR, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE NOISE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MJS
NHTSA complaint #549235 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
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..
NHTSA complaint #850808 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABS WARNING LIGHT WILL ACTIVATE, SETTING CODES 14, 36, AND 86. WHILE ABS LIGHT IS ON, SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT BE ACCURATE - FOR EXAMPLE, WILL SHOW 70 MPH WHILE GOING 30 MPH, HOWEVER, THE COMPUTER WILL SHOW THE CORRECT SPEED. SPEEDOMETER WILL ALSO EXHIBIT INACCURACIES WHEN ROLLING UP THE POWER WINDOWS. HAVE BEEN TO GM DEALER FOR REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #713215 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH CAR SINCE PURCHASE. BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS W/SERPENTINE BELT-HAD CAR TO DEALER 6-7 TIMES BEFORE THEY WOULD REPLACE IT. CAR DRIVES ROUGH/SLUGGISH. DEALER CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM. HAD STARTER, ALTERNATOR, HEAD GASKET AND BATTERY ALL; REPLACED W/IN 2-3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. C AR STILL HAS ROUGH START-DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHY...SEEKING HELP, DEALER IS UNWILLING TO COOPERATE AND CORRECT PROBLEMS. CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY TIL 60,000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #705903 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH CAR SINCE PURCHASE. BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS W/SERPENTINE BELT-HAD CAR TO DEALER 6-7 TIMES BEFORE THEY WOULD REPLACE IT. CAR DRIVES ROUGH/SLUGGISH. DEALER CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM. HAD STARTER, ALTERNATOR, HEAD GASKET AND BATTERY ALL; REPLACED W/IN 2-3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. C AR STILL HAS ROUGH START-DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHY...SEEKING HELP, DEALER IS UNWILLING TO COOPERATE AND CORRECT PROBLEMS. CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY TIL 60,000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #705903 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH CAR SINCE PURCHASE. BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS W/SERPENTINE BELT-HAD CAR TO DEALER 6-7 TIMES BEFORE THEY WOULD REPLACE IT. CAR DRIVES ROUGH/SLUGGISH. DEALER CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM. HAD STARTER, ALTERNATOR, HEAD GASKET AND BATTERY ALL; REPLACED W/IN 2-3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. C AR STILL HAS ROUGH START-DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHY...SEEKING HELP, DEALER IS UNWILLING TO COOPERATE AND CORRECT PROBLEMS. CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY TIL 60,000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #705903 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WIRE HARNESS BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #521749 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SPARK PLUGS FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #517405 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION, CAUSING TURN SIGNAL TO BLINK SLOWLY/CLOCK ILLUMINATION REDUCED.
NHTSA complaint #514401 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.