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19 crash reports5 fire reports15 injury reports

Electrical System complaints

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Mileage unknown · Mar 22, 2003

Air BagsElectrical System

1991 CORSICA IGNITION WILL NOT TURN BACK SO I CAN GET KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, I HAD MY CAR WORKED ON IN A DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND IT COST ME OVER $300.00, IT IS DOING THE SAME AGAIN AND ALSO IN 2002 ON A SNOWY ROAD I WENT INTO A DITCH AND MY AIR BAG NEVER CAME OUT.*JB

NHTSA ODI #10010886

Mileage unknown · Jan 9, 2001

Electrical System

VEHICLE IS STALLING AT SLOW SPEEDS OF NO MORE THAN 20 MPH. AS SOON AS CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES VEHICLE STALLS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #877760

Mileage unknown · Feb 10, 2000

Electrical SystemFire

FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL WIRING FAILURE. NLM

NHTSA ODI #550873

Mileage unknown · Jun 29, 1999

Electrical System

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #708010

Mileage unknown · May 16, 1997

Electrical System

WIRING HARNESS INSIDE STEERING WHEEL HAS BURNT DUE TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORT CIRCUIT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #812320

Mileage unknown · Mar 25, 1996

Electrical SystemFire

WIRING HARNESS UNDER DASH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. *DH

NHTSA ODI #502989

Mileage unknown · Oct 10, 1995

Electrical System

WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING LEFT STEERING COLUMN BEGAN SMOKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ODI #973282

Mileage unknown · Jul 11, 1995

Electrical System

DURING NORMAL DRIVING THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN AS A RESULT OF TURN SIGNAL WIRES SHORTING TOGETHER *AK

NHTSA ODI #968592

Mileage unknown · Jun 12, 1995

Electrical System

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. TT

NHTSA ODI #966630

Mileage unknown · Apr 15, 1995

Electrical System

WHITE SMOKE EMITTING FROM STEERING COLUMN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *SKD

NHTSA ODI #489251

Official recalls

91V083000 · Steering: Steering Wheel/handle Bar

Jun 10, 1991

NUT ATTACHING STEERING WHEEL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED DURING INSTALLATION.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS COULD ALLOW STEERING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM STEERINGCOLUMN; LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy: TIGHTEN THE NUT TO THE PROPER TORQUE AS NECESSARY.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

DP96014 · Defective Air Bag Crash Sensor

Opened Nov 14, 1996 · No close date supplied

Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE

CFAS SENT A FOLLOW-UP LETTER ON DECEMBER 12, 1996, TO CHANGE THE INTENT OF THE PETITION TO AIRBAG AGGRESSIVITY AND DEPLOYMENT VARIABILITY.NHTSA RECEIVED THE LETTER ON 12/12/96; ACCORDINGLY, THE PETITION DUE DAY WAS CHANGED TO APRIL 12, 1997.CFAS PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE AIRBAG CRASH SENSOR AND/OR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS FOR THE 1991-92 CHEVROLET CORSICA/BERETTA, 1990-92 FORD TAURUS, AND 1994-96 CHRYSLER MINIVANS ARE DEFECTIVE.CFAS ALLEGE THAT INFORMATION ON LOW SPEED CRASHES HERE OCCUPANTS HAVE SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES SUGGESTS [THAT THE ABOVE VEHICLES] HAVE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG CRASH SENSOR AND/OR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS.