158 of the 1,163 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Corsica are about the electrical system — 14% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1991.
158
Complaints
14%
Share of all complaints
2
Crashes
26
Fires
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:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
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.
NHTSA complaint #10086760 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
1991 CORSICA IGNITION WILL NOT TURN BACK SO I CAN GET KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, I HAD MY CAR WORKED ON IN A DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND IT COST ME OVER $300.00, IT IS DOING THE SAME AGAIN AND ALSO IN 2002 ON A SNOWY ROAD I WENT INTO A DITCH AND MY AIR BAG NEVER CAME OUT.
NHTSA complaint #10010886 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE GOING UP A HILL IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED. THERE WAS NO WARNING. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED BATTERY/ALTERNATOR AND THE TIMING BELT. *AK THE LIGHT HAD COME ON FOR COOLANT, BUT THE THERMOMETER NEVER GAVE WARNING, THE MECHANIC BLED THE LINES TO THE COOLANT AND THE LIGHT STILL REMAINED ON. CONSUMER FELT THAT SOMETHING WAS ELECTRICALLY WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND WANTED CHEVY TO OFFER A BUY BACK IN WHICH THEY REFUSED. *SCC
NHTSA complaint #8016733 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, ROTORS, POWER STEERING PUMP AND WHEN IT RAINS THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BECAME WET. *SLC *NLM
NHTSA complaint #566571 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #566571 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
STEERING COLUMN BROKE. WHILE VEHICLE WAS STARTED TRIED TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WHEN TURNING KEY. HAD TO REMOVE SPARK PLUGS TO TURN OFF VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #8008242 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL 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.
NHTSA complaint #8004993 — 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
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.
NHTSA complaint #9003552 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND JERKS, THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN HITTING BUMPS AND CRACKS IN THE ROAD, THE DEALER HAS MADE SOME REPAIRS BUT THEY HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM, THIS STALLING PROBLEM OCCURS LESS WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION. NLM
NHTSA complaint #785524 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND JERKS, THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN HITTING BUMPS AND CRACKS IN THE ROAD, THE DEALER HAS MADE SOME REPAIRS BUT THEY HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM, THIS STALLING PROBLEM OCCURS LESS WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION. NLM
NHTSA complaint #785524 — 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:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR FAILURE DUE TO ELECRTICAL PROBLEMS, THREE TIMES PRIOR TO 50,000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #785370 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR FAILURE DUE TO ELECRTICAL PROBLEMS, THREE TIMES PRIOR TO 50,000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #785370 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK CAN TURN ON IGNITION SWITCH AND VEHICLE WILL JUMP FOWARD. PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN EVERY OTHER DAY.*AK *SLC
NHTSA complaint #882942 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SMOKE WAS COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING, BATTERY WILL NOT KEEP CHARGE. DEALER FOUND ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION.
NHTSA complaint #882393 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
I HAVE REPLACED ALTENATOR IN MY CAR 3 TIMES WITH IN 30,000 MILES. I HAVE NO SIGNIFICANT DRAIN ON MY CAR EXCEPT A CD PLAYER.
NHTSA complaint #739445 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE IS STALLING AT SLOW SPEEDS OF NO MORE THAN 20 MPH. AS SOON AS CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES VEHICLE STALLS.
NHTSA complaint #877760 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.