39 of the
1,163 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Corsica
are about the transmission —
3% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1996.
39
Complaints
3%
Share of all complaints
3
Crashes
1
Fires
Transmission & Drivetrain complaints by model year
WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, INCLUDING THE HEATING AND ELECTICAL SYSTEMS(ALTERNATOR, RADIO, ETC.)AND THE TRANSMISSION. THE MAIN ONE AT THIS POINT IS THE PEELING PAINT. THE CAR IS A VERY NICE MEDIUM BLUE, BUT IT LOOKS TERRIBLE DUE TO THE SPOTS OF GRAY WHERE THE PAINT JUST BUBBLED UP AND FLAKED OFF, VERY MUCH LIKE IT GOT A SUNBURN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER IN OCTOBER 2000 FOR SOME WORK ON THE ALIGNMENT AND ASKED TO HAVE RESEARCHED WHETHER THERE WAS A POLICY ON FIXING THE PAINT, WHICH HAD ALREADY BEGUN PEELING OFF. HE TOLD ME HE WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND TOOK THE VIN NUMBER. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, THE TRANSMISSION BROKE AND I BECAME ABSORBED IN FIXING THAT PROBLEM, SO THE PAINT PROBLEM BECAME SECONDARY. SINCE I NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THAT DEALER, I CONTACTED ANOTHER ONE AND WAS TOLD RIGHT OFF THAT THERE WAS NO POLICY CONCERNING MY CAR, AND SUGGESTED THE PAINT WAS DAMAGED BY RAIN OR BIRD DROPPINGS. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. I HAVE ANOTHER BLUE CHEVY, A 1990 CAVALIER, WHICH HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO THE SAME SUN AND RAIN AS THE CORSICA, AND IT HAS YET TO FLAKE ITS' PAINT. NOW I HEAR THAT GM HAD A 6/5 YEAR POLICY, BUT NOW THAT I HAVE FOUND OUT ABOUT IT, MY CAR IS TOO OLD. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AND AM LOOKING FOR HELP.
NHTSA complaint #10070594 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #739495 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE ENTIRE RECALL HISTORY OF THIS CAR, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT I HAVE IT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A DRIVER'S ED CAR WITH MANY STUDENTS JUST STARTING HOW TO DRIVE. I ORIGINALLY FOUND OUT THAT THRER WERE A LARGE NUMBER OF RECALLS FROM MIDAS MUFFLER WHEN I WENT IN TO HAVE THE CAR SERVICES. I HAD THE BRAKES DONE COMPLETELY, THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED (BOTH SIDES). THE BACK WHEEL BEARNINGS NEED TO BE DONE VERY SOON. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THESE ARE PART OF THE RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #711221 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEN TRAVELING ON AN INCLINE AT 30 MPH TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL ACCELERATION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #852637 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 55 MPH FELT VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER WHEN CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL. BUT VEHICLE DIDN'T RESPOND, AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A GAS STATION WHERE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS A TRANSMISSION MATTER.
NHTSA complaint #836355 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.