Safety Score
78
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Chevrolet Corsica.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET CORSICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS… |
| 2008-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OUR 96 CORSICA BEGAN TO LOSE POWER OFF AND ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. SOMETIMES IT WOULD STALL. WE HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT … |
| 2007-01-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I OWN A 1996 CHEVROLET CORSICA. IT LOOKED MUCH OLDER THAT A 1996, BECAUSE THERE WERE MANY SPOTS OF PAINT THATCAME OF… |
| 2004-08-11 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF ON MY CAR. THESE SPOTS ARE NOT SMALL, BUT HUGE SPOTS THAT HAVE BUBBLED AND COME OFF FOR NO APP… |
| 2004-02-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | Yes | 0 | (1) FOR OVER A YEAR NOW MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON 1998 CHEVROLET CORSICA HAVE FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN RAINY WET CON… |
| 2003-12-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER REPLACED DIFFERENTIAL SENSOR , BUT PROBLEM STILL … |
| 2003-11-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE PAINT ON MY 1996 CHEVY CORSICA IS PEELING FOR NO REASON. MAY BE THE PRIMER OR PAINT DEFECT MOST OF THE PEELING IS … |
| 2003-09-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF ON MY CAR. THESE SPOTS ARE NOT SMALL, BUT HUGE SPOTS THAT HAVE BUBBLED AND COME OFF FOR NO AP… |
| 2003-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET CRACKED/BROKE. I SMELT THE ANITFREEZE AND OPEN THE HOOD TO SEE IT DRIBBLE FROM THE HEAD GASKET. THE CA… |
| 2003-07-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT A USED CAR DEALERSHIP WITH 46,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE TRAVELING FLUID HAD TO BE REPLACED E… |
| 2003-07-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE PAINT ON MY 1996 CHEVROLET CORSICA HAS BEEN PEELING OFF FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. FIRST I NOTICED LITTLE SPOTS HERE AND … |
| 2003-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC.*MR THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE… |
| 2002-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE PAINT WAS PEELING OFF OF THE VEHICLE.*JB |
| 2002-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE PAINT AND THE AIRCONDITIONING. THE PAINT BEGAN TO PEEL RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND I WAS NOT AW… |
| 2002-02-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 1 | WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE OF PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK THERE WAS ONE … |
| 2001-08-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PAINT PEELING OFF HOOD,LOCAL DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED IN 2001 SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE DEALERSHIP (NEW OWNERS) … |
| 2001-07-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ALL 4 BRAKES WENT OUT, NO PEDDLE, GARAGE FOUND DIRTY SENSORS ONLY, REST ALL GOOD. MASTER CLY. FULL, PULLED ABS FUSE, GO… |
| 2001-07-11 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | ANTIFREEZE LEAKS CAME THROUGH A/C HEAT VENT. ANYTIME AIR OR HEAT WAS BLOWING A ODOR GOT INSIDE VEHICLE. 7 TIMES CONSU… |
| 2001-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-03-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN DRIVING REAR OF VEHICLE WAS SWAYING ON ROAD. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTICED LOWER CONTROL AR… |
| 2001-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | INTAKE GASKET SET/HAS TO BE REPLACED TO STOP LEAKS ON MANY CORSICAS OF THAT YEAR. *AK |
| 2001-01-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THEY PULSATE, THEN THERE IS A SKIPPING SOUND. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED.*AK |
| 2001-01-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WATER WAS GETTING INTO VEHICLE AT BOTTOM OF FRONT WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE BEEN INTO DEALER SHOP AND AT AN INDEPENDENT G… |
| 2000-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, FORCING CONSUMER TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. THEN, WAITING FOR A FEW MINUTES, AN… |
| 2000-11-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE TRAVELING 35MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK |
| 2000-11-10 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING STEERING WILL MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND STEERING RACK AND PINION HAD TO … |
| 2000-11-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING AN ALTERNATOR PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. AIR CONDITIONER & HEATER KILL THE ALTERNATOR… |
| 2000-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 3 1/2 YEARS. IN PAST YEAR, ENCOUNTERED MANY EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS. HEAD GASKET BLEW AND WATER PU… |
| 2000-10-06 | TIRES | No | 0 | VERY NOTICABLE TREAD SEPARATION WITHIN THE GROOVES OF THE TIRE, CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALLS. (DOT NUMBER: HYJ957A367 TIRES… |
| 2000-09-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR HAS FAILED 2 TIME WITHIN 67125 MILES ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR DIED |
| 2000-07-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE TAKEN OUR CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BACK AND FORTH SINCE 06/19/00. EVERY TIME WE TAKE IT BAC… |
| 2000-07-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING FUEL NECK CAME APART. HOSE HAD RAPPED AROUND REAR AXLE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP REPLA… |
| 2000-04-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. NLM |
| 2000-02-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE PAINT IS PEALING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR UBOVE THE WINDOW ON THE DOOR. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK |
| 2000-01-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDER VEHICLE. WATER WAS COMING OUT OF EXHAUST PIP… |
| 1999-12-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 2 YEARS THE FIRST TIME THIS FAILED IT WAS APPROXIMATELY AT 32000 MI. IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY A… |
| 1999-12-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, INCLUDING THE HEATING AND ELECTICAL SYSTEMS(ALTERNATOR, RADIO, ETC.)AND THE… |
| 1999-12-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50-55 MPH, VEHICLE RAN OVER A PIECE OF TIRE TREAD FROM A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE TREAD C… |
| 1999-10-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAR WILL SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY WHEN DRIVING, WILL NOT RESTART, HAPPENED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. HAVE TAKEN CAR TO MECHAN… |
| 1999-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING WHILE DRIVING. WOULD NEED TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR BEFORE IT WOULD RE… |
| 1999-09-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 1 | WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELLING 70MPH WHILE CONSUMER WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, AND THE GLOVE BOX DRAWER… |
| 1999-08-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH DEALER WHO QUOTE "IT IS TYPICAL GM PAINT PEELING" BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR. ALSO SPOKE WITH GM CUSTOM… |
| 1999-08-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKES STUTTER AND PULSATE WITH EXTENDING STOPPING TIME.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK |
| 1999-07-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON THREE OCCASIONS THE FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO DECELERATE FROM 60 MPH TO 25 MPH RESULTING IN LOSS… |
| 1999-07-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET CORSICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE TO NO AV… |
| 1999-06-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AIR FLOW SENSOR TO ENGINE WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED WHEN AIR FILTERS WERE CHANGED BY MECHANICS COSTING 365.00 TO R… |
| 1999-05-22 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | CAR IS INTERMITTENTLY STALLING/LACKS FOR GAS THEN ACCELERATES UNCONTROLLABLY, WHINING UPON TURNING STEERING WHEEL, PAIN… |
| 1999-05-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | FUSE #9 ON THE VEHICLE KEEPS REPETEDLY BLOWING OUT RENDERING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, THE AIRBAG, THE POWER LOCKS,THE POWE… |
| 1998-12-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START, IT TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS (2-20) TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLS O… |
| 1998-11-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT AT 52,000 MILE OF NORMAL WEAR. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS CONDITION WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PAR… |