1992 Chevrolet Corsica problems
Owners have filed 184 complaints about the 1992 Chevrolet Corsica with NHTSA. Service brakes, hydraulic account for 33.7% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of electrical system at 12%.
Complaints184
Crashes35
Fires8
Injuries34
Deaths2
What owners report breaking
Service brakes, hydraulic 33.7% · 62
Electrical system 12.0% · 22
Air bags 11.4% · 21
Exterior lighting 10.9% · 20
Steering 8.2% · 15
Engine and engine cooling 3.8% · 7
Vehicle speed control 3.3% · 6
Power train 2.7% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 35 describe a crash, 8 describe a fire, 34 report an injury and 2 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 6 model years of the Chevrolet Corsica in this data, 1992 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 16 in the last three years against 41 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 15,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The abs has been faulty since the day I purchased the vehicle. I have presented the vehicle to different maintenance/dealers on different occasions, to no avail. Finally, I had an accident at an intersection, whereby I had made a complete stop, but upon proceeding, my brakes were not operating and I was cited for "failure to yield". The results were three automobiles damaged for over $6,000. Service brakes, hydraulic
Owner has abs brakes. When the abs brake light comes on vehicle must be cut off, and restarted to reset abs brakes. Also vehicle fails to slow down when brakes are applied. Dealers finds no fault with abs brakes. *Ak consumer states this has been an ongoing problem, pedal gives way and it is difficult to stop vehicle. *Slc Service brakes, hydraulic
Consumer states that she took the vehicle to dealer because the she heard a grinding and squeaking noise coming from the left front of the vehicle . The mechanic said that everything was ok at tthat time. Owner took vehicle to dealer on 10/08/97 . The brakes pads and the rotors had to be replaced on the left front. Service brakes, hydraulic
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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