25 of the
145 complaints about the 1995 Chevrolet Corsica are about the
engine — 17% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
216,746 miles.
C
25
Complaints
0
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Engine
936.0%
Gasoline
728.0%
Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
28.0%
Cooling System
28.0%
Engine AND Engine Cooling
28.0%
Exhaust System
14.0%
Belts AND Associated Pulleys
14.0%
FAN
14.0%
Engine & Cooling across every Chevrolet Corsica year
O.K. FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WAS STRONG RADIATOR SMELL. REPLACED ADIATOR DUE TO CRACK, STILL HAD ODOR, THEN FILM ON WINDSHIELD, NO HEAT,JUST COLD AIR. PRECEPITATION ON INSIDE WINDOWS, WET FLOORBOARD. GUSHING LEAK FROM HEATER CORE. REPLACED WATER PUMP & HEATER CORE. STILL SMELLING VERY STRONG RADIATOR FLUID, GURGLING SOUND AT START UP AND TURN OFF. LOSING RADIATOR FLUID, BUT NO LEAKS. FLUID COMES FROM UNDER CAP (REPLACED 3 TIMES ALREADY) AT TIMES AND HAS OVERHEATED TWICE. THERMOSTAT HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED. RADIATOR SMELL IS ENOUGH TO CHOKE YOU.
NHTSA complaint #10070214 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 314,492 milesMacon, GA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY CAR WAS MADE IN 95 I BOUGHT IT IN 96. IN AUGUST OF 01 THE CAR ENGINE WAS ALL MESSED UP. ONE DAY IT STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE BODY SHOP SAID A LIST OF THINGS WERE WRONG. I HAVE JUST FINISHED PAYING FOR IT IN FEB. 2003. BUT HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVING IT SINCE AUG. 2001. CANT AFFORD TO FIX IT.
NHTSA complaint #10014161 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Townsville, NC
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BROKEN ENGINE HEAD. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.
NHTSA complaint #895164 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Commack, NY
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
GM REFUSES TO OCOVER HEAD GASKET REPAIR FOR MORE THAN 12K MILES ON CORSICA, EVEN THOUGH CAVALIER WITH SAME ENGINE IS COVERED IN RECALL FOR 7 YEARS OR 100000 MILES, HEADGASKET HAD TO BE DONE 2X, GM FAILED TO CHANGE OIL AND FILTER AND FAILED TO MILL HEAD AS REQUIRED ON HEAD GASKET REPAIR, GM REFUSES TO FIX LEAKING WINDSHIELD AND TORN CARPET, GM REFUSES TO FIX LOOSE CALIPER BOLT PROBLEM, GM REFUSES TO FIX SEAT BELT PROBLEM
NHTSA complaint #749801 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Saginaw, MI
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WAS PULLING OUT OF GARAGE & NOTICED FLUID ON GROUND. LIFTED HOOD & NOTICED GREEN FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM FRONT ON LEFT SIDE AND RUNNING DOWN ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT HEAD GASKETS WERE GONE. HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED 3/15/99, BUT WARRANTY RAN OUT. MECHANIC INDICATED NOT FIXING THE GASKETS.
NHTSA complaint #878266 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Perryville, MO
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
TEMPERATURE GAUGE RISES, AND COOLANT SQUIRTS OUT ON OUTSIDE OF ENGINE. ALSO, WHEN BELTS GET WET THERE'S NO POWER STEERING. *AK THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #878091 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Perryville, MO
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TEMPERATURE GAUGE RISES, AND COOLANT SQUIRTS OUT ON OUTSIDE OF ENGINE. ALSO, WHEN BELTS GET WET THERE'S NO POWER STEERING. *AK THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #878091 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Perryville, MO
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TEMPERATURE GAUGE RISES, AND COOLANT SQUIRTS OUT ON OUTSIDE OF ENGINE. ALSO, WHEN BELTS GET WET THERE'S NO POWER STEERING. *AK THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #878091 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Vicksburgq, MI
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I'VE OWNED MY CORSICA FOR A FEW MONTHS AND ONLY PUT 4000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE HEAD GASKET BLEW, AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO WORK OUT ANY COMPROMISE FOR REPAIRS.
NHTSA complaint #737303 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Brooklyn, NY
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE UPPER MANIFOLD GASKET, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #873470 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Columbia Heights, MN
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE START TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY AND SHIMMMY WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE MOUNTS BREAKING OFF, AND CAUSING ENGINE TO DROP, ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #870753 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Normal, IL
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS CRACKED, CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE/ SMOKING AND NOISE OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #867550 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NEW Orleans, LAFire
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WAS DRIVING DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL ABOUT 8 A.M FRIDAY(4/14/00), WHEN A LOUD BOOM NOISE FOLLOWED BY THICK BLACK SMOKE OCCURRED. CAR LOST POWER AND WE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I IMMEDIATELY GOT MY DAUGHTER OUT OF THE CAR AND CLEARED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. I COULD SEE SPARKS AND A TRAI8L OF OIL WHERE I HAD EXITED THE HIGHWAY. WHILE WALKING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL, I PHONED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND GAVE THEM THE INFORMATION ON WHERE THE CAR WAS. I WAS TOLD BY THE TOWING SERVICE AND THE SERVICE WRITER AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. YET MY GM EXTENDED WARRANTY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT. THEY INSTEAD DECIDED TO REBUILD THE ENGINE. WHEN TESTED THE REBUILT ENGINE HAD NO OIL PRESSURE. ANOTHER WEEK PASSED AND THEN UNDER THREAT, OF MY FILING A LAW SUIT, GM REPLACED THE ENGINE. I DIDN'T GET MY CAR BACK UNTIL MAY 15,00. ONE MONTH AFTER BOTH MY DEALER AND TOW TRUCK DRIVER SUBMITTED IN WRITING THAT THE ENGINE WITHOUT DOUBT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THOUGH I HAD A FULL WARRANTY AND COMPLETE CAR RENTAL FOR 15 DAYS, I HAD TO SHELL OUT OVER 300.00 DOLLARS BECAUSE GM DECIDED ARBITRARILY TO CUT THERE LOSSES BY DENYING ME EXTRA DAYS OF RENTAL WHICH MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERS IF THE REPAIRS ARE LONGER THAN THE PRESCRIBED COVERAGE TIME DUE TO NO FAULT OF THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THEIR ATTEMPT TO SAVE MONEY AFTER WASTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON AN UNRECOMMENDED, UNSUCCESSFUL REBUILD OF MY OLD ENGINE COST ME TIME, MONEY, AND LOSS OF WORK. AND TO MAKE IT EVEN WORSE THE LOUD GROWLING AND RATTLING NOISES FROM MY TRANSMISSION WERE NOT FIXED. NOW THAT I AM OUT OF WARRANTY, I CAN ONLY VOICE MY DISTASTE FOR HOW GM WILLINGLY TROUSED OVER ME AND MY RIGHTS. I'VE NOTICED SEVERAL DESCRIPTIONS ON THE SERVICE BULLETIN PAGES THAT DIRECTLY DESCRIBE THE ENGINE (SCORCHED CRANK AND SCARRED CAM AND VALVES) AND TRANSMISSION (GROWLING AND GRINDING NOISE) THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED.
NHTSA complaint #724544 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Pembine, WI
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
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.
Pembine, WI
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
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.
Pembine, WI
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
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.
Bossier City, LA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WINDOW WILL NOT RAISE. BURNING SMELL FROM AIR CONDITIONER WHEN ON.
NHTSA complaint #707699 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Holbrook, AZ
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS 85 DEGREES AND ABOVE VEHICLE WILL STALL. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCUR. , DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #838828 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Harrisburg, PA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
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.
THE Colony, TXFire
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #529634 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Magnolia, TX
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
AIR BAG LIGHTS KEEP COMMING ON AND THEN GOING OFF. THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES SHAKES ON START AND WHILE DRIVING. WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY AT IDLE, THE SMELL OF GAS FILLS THE VEHICLE. ALSO, BRAKES PULSATE, SIGNALS RARELY WORK.
NHTSA complaint #541626 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NEW Orlean, LA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STILL MISSES EVEN AFTER 3 TUNE UPS. THE MISSING USED TO OCCUR AT 55 MPH OR ABOVE.
NHTSA complaint #535080 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Glen Burni, MD
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #517405 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Little Canada, MN
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE NOISE IN COLD WEATHER.
NHTSA complaint #514401 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Little Canada, MN
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
HEATER FAN FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #514401 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.