1990 Volkswagen Corrado
Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
39
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-04-22 | 91V068000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 8,500 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH WITH THE DEFROSTER ACTI… |
| 2009-12-14 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO. THE HEATER CORE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. HE NOTICED STEAM EMITTING FROM TH… |
| 2006-02-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEATER CORE LEAKS. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 96V115000, REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE … |
| 2005-10-20 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 1 | DRIVING ALONG AN INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE HEATER CORE IN MY 1990 VW CORRADO DEVELOPED A MAJOR LEAK ALL O… |
| 2002-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES COOLIANT IS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. PROBLEM IS DUE TO A HEATER COIL FAILURE, DEALER AND… |
| 2001-11-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | VOLKSWAGEN REFUSES TO PAY FOR SEATBELT DUE TO "AGE AND MILES" AND "OUTSIDE INFLUENCES." THERE ARE SEVERAL CORRADO OWNE… |
| 2001-10-02 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT STOP WORKING, IT STUCK IN THE OUT POSITION, WILL NOT RETRAC… |
| 2001-01-20 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE FAILURE CAUSED WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP WHILE DRIVING. EVEN WITH VENTS CLOSED IT STILL CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY… |
| 2001-01-17 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN STEAM INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD, BLOCK… |
| 2000-07-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH, ALL OF SUDDEN THERE WAS SMOKE IN VEHICLE. VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE HEATER C… |
| 2000-06-07 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE BLEW OUT, CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'… |
| 2000-03-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS CAR 3 YEARS AGO AT A MILEAGE OF 109,000. ALL IN ALL I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR FOR MORE THAN 2 AND A HA… |
| 2000-01-06 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 2 | ON JAN. 13, 2000 I CALLED A 1-8OO# TO VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA TO ASK FOR AN INVESTIGATOR TO COME AND INVESTIGATE[AS A CO… |
| 1999-12-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR HAS UNCONTROLLED IDLE SPEED. COULD CAUSE UNINTENDED ACCELLERATION. *AK |
| 1999-11-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED (96V-115 AND 92V-058001), SEVERAL FAILURES DUE TO REPAIR PROBLEMS (FUEL SYSTEM,WIRING, S… |
| 1999-07-07 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT DOESN'T WORK DUE A SHORTAGE IN MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT. *AK |
| 1999-05-14 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | POOR DESIGN OF REAR PANEL HOLDS LICENSE PLATE AS WELL,FALLS OFF WHILE DRIVING, LEAVING YOU WITHOUT A LICENSE PLATE IN T… |
| 1999-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | G60 ALUMINUM HOUSING WHERE REAR BRAKE OUTLET LINE FROM ABS UNIT LEAKS HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE ABS UNIT |
| 1998-10-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECALL 96V- 115 000/ ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH HOT COOLANT LEAKING INTO VEHICLE, MAY CAUS… |
| 1998-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 96V115000. HAD NOTIFIED THE DEALER. WAS INFORMED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR COOLING S… |
| 1998-08-17 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S WIPER DOESN'T WIPE 2/3RDS OF WINDSHIELD . NOTICED MANY OTHER CORRADO'S HAVING SAME PROBLEM IN CLUBS ON IN… |
| 1998-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN TO THE HERITAGE VW/SUBARU DEALER IN OWINGS MILLS, MD TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES AND HAD TO PAY FOR VARI… |
| 1998-05-16 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE FAILED. |
| 1998-04-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | RADIATOR FAN MOTOR IS WORN AND HAS BECOME NOISY AND SEIZING. |
| 1998-02-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | STARTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE RESULTING IN TRYING TO START CAR THREE TIME AND IT STILL WOULD NOT START, IGNITION SWITCH FAIL… |
| 1996-10-09 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TAB ONTO WHICH THE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT SYSTEM IS LATCHED ON BROKE OFF THE MOTORIZED TRANSORT SYSTEM. *AK |
| 1996-09-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | HOLE IN EXHAUST TAIL PIPE IS CREATING VERY LOUD EXHAUST NOISE. *AK |
| 1996-07-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT ON PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDES, IN FOR REPAIR, REPLACEMENT OF SLIDE ASSEMBLY, WI… |
| 1996-06-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | LEFT REAR CALIPER LOCKE DUP WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A BURNING SMELL. *AK |
| 1996-06-08 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WHEELS BENT DUE TO BEING TOO SOFT, CAUSING A LEAK. *AK |
| 1996-05-10 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT, CAUSED A FIRE WITH THE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT. *AK |
| 1995-12-04 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT MOTOR WENT OUT AND THE SEATBELT NO LONGER WORKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-01-25 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER/PASSENGER'S SHOULDER BELT JAMMED DUE TO WEAR ON SHOULDER BELT TRACK AND ASSEMBLY, CAUSING BATTERY TO SHORT OUT/F… |
| 1994-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE MOTOR BELTS RETRACT WHEN ENGINE IS SWITCHED OFF, RATHER THAN RETRACTING WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION S… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| — | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | GEAR SYNCHRO FAILS CAUSING SECOND GEAR FAILURE. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED DASHBOARD COOLANT INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING ENGINE OVERHEATED. WINDOWS BE… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | $10,000 FIRE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CORRADO WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. NO BRAKES, NO SEATBELT OR HARNESS RELEASE. MY SON A… |
| — | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FACTORY INSTALLED SUN ROOF WOULD NOT RETRACT. *AK |