Safety Score
76
Safe
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-12-06 | 91V213000 |
WHEELS | 19,603 | — | Details |
| 1991-11-26 | 91V206000 |
SEAT BELTS | 722,884 | — | Details |
| 1989-05-22 | 89V087000 |
SEATS | 642 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-11 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 CHEVROLET CORSICA EQUIPPED WITH COOPER LIFELINER TOURING SLE TIRES, LINE SIZE 205/70/R14. T… |
| 2004-07-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED TO WORK 4 TIMES ON THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THIS FAILURE AT NIGHT THE DRIVER HAD TO HOLD THE BRI… |
| 2004-06-04 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45 -50 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BENT OUT. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE … |
| 2004-03-17 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SHOULDER BELT SEPARATED FROM THE LAP BELT WHERE A RIVET HAD BROKEN LOOSE. *NM |
| 2004-03-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | GRAY PAINT PEELING FROM FRONT FENDERS. *NM |
| 2001-09-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 1 | THE DRIVER PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL WHEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE ENGINE ROARED, THE BRAK… |
| 2001-04-24 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | SEAT BELT RESTRAINT DID NOT LOCK IN A CRASH, I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY CHEST AND RIGHT ARM, IT CRACKED MY STERNU… |
| 2001-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | 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 P… |
| 2000-01-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD. CAR FILLED UP WITH SMOKE. CONSUMER TURNED … |
| 1999-09-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | WHEN THE DIAPHRAM FAILS IT ALLOWS FUEL TO PUMP PAST THE THROTTLE VALVE INTO THE RUBBER AIR INTAKE HOSE ON THROUGH TO TH… |
| 1999-06-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE PAINT STARTED BUBBLING AND THEN COMING OFF IN SEVERAL PLACES ON THE CAR, BEGINNING WITH THE HOOD. I FEEL THERE SHOU… |
| 1999-05-14 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | Yes | 1 | THE LUGS: NUTS SNAPPED IN HALF. THE TIRE PUSHED INTO MY PASSANGER DOOR AND BUCKLED. THE TIRE THEN WENT UNDER MY CAR AND… |
| 1998-11-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME AND STAYED ON, AND VEHICLE CUT OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE B… |
| 1998-06-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS PARTIALLY DEMOLISHED. COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF FIRE. |
| 1998-05-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. |
| 1998-04-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 1997-10-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | PLASTIC THAT HOLDS SHOULDER BELT TO LAP BELT FELL OFF. *AK |
| 1997-10-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SHOULDER STRAP DOESN'T FULLY RETRACT. |
| 1996-06-28 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | SOMETIMES IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN; DRIVING VEHICLE, IT WOULD START TO SMOKE FROM STEERING COLUMN. SIGNAL LIGHTS … |
| 1996-06-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 1 | AUTO-TRAN: THROTTLE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, ACCELERATED WENT TO FLOOR WITH FOOT ON BRAKES, LURCHED FORWARD, HIT FENCE, … |
| 1996-06-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | DRIVING HOME, FOOT ON BRAKES, OTHER VEHICLE STARTED TURNING LEFT, THEN SUDDENLY VEHICLE ACCELERATED, REARENDED 2ND VEHI… |
| 1996-06-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK IS LEAKING. *AK WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS HALF FULL, THERE IS A FUME COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP AREA. *YH |
| 1996-04-04 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | RIGHT WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM HITS WINDSHIELD. |
| 1996-03-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED. *DSH |
| 1996-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, SOFT PEDAL, PULSATE, AND HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK |
| 1995-11-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TT |
| 1995-10-25 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, UNABLE TO LATCH OR UNLATCH SEATBELT BUCKLE. TT |
| 1995-09-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE BOTH FRONT AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT STRAP CAME APART PRIOR TO RECALL (91V-026). *AK |
| 1995-07-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND MY ADDRESS HAS ONLY CHANGED ONCE, NEVER HAVE I BEEN INFORMED OF THE RECALL … |
| 1995-07-03 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 1 | PIECE OF FOAM MATERIAL FROM AIR CONDITIONING DEFLECTOR ASSEMBLY BLEW OUT FROM A/C VENT INTO DRIVER'S EYE, CAUSING INJU… |
| 1995-05-31 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DOOR MOUNTED SEATBELT WOULD NOT RESTRAIN PASSENGER WHEN DOOR COMES OPEN. TT |
| 1995-05-24 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WENT TO GET OUT OFF CAR AND COULDN'T GET OUT DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT. TT |
| 1995-05-02 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, MERGING INTO EXPRESSWAY, HOOD CAME UNLATCHED; FLEW UP BLOCKING DRIVER'S VIEW; SPEED 55 MPH; NO WARNING. … |
| 1995-03-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DOOR MOUNTED SHOULDER SEAT BELTS FAILURE. TT |
| 1995-03-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | SMOKE COMES FROM STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING. TT |
| 1995-02-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | FAILURE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE, CONSUMER APPLIED GREAT FORCE TO THE DOOR TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED, EA92-00… |
| 1995-01-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | SMOKE COMES FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IN RANDOM INSTANCES. TT |
| 1995-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SOME SMOKE CAME FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. TT |
| 1994-05-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TWO PLASTIC COVERS ON SEATBELT LATCH FELL OFF MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO PUT SEATBELT ON. TT |
| 1994-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY, ALSO PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE STICKS. *AK |
| 1993-12-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE, CAUSING INSUFFICIENT HEATING. *SD |
| 1993-11-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AND TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE WILL STILL RUN, AND THE CONSUMER CAN'T GET THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNI… |
| 1993-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FAILED NOT ALLOWING IGNITION TO SHUT OFF. |
| 1993-05-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | HAVE PROBLEM WITH SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. TT |
| 1990-11-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | STARTER MALFUNCTIONED; ALSO, HOOD LATCH FAILED, CAUSING HOOD TO RAISE UP AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT . *AK |
| 1990-10-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD |
| 1989-01-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1989 CHEVEROLET CORSICA SILVER/GRAY PAINT IS PEELING AND CHIPPING OFF. I KNOW IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT I HAVE SEE… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE BUCKLE WON'T LOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE OVERHEATED, CAUSING THE ENGINE HEAS TO WARP. *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELT LOCK-UP, CAUSING FAILURE WHICH MAY RESULT IN POSSIBLE INJURY. *YC |