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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

19 crash reports5 fire reports15 injury reports

What owners actually said

108 reports

Mileage unknown · Jul 1, 1997

Steering

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE EMERGENCY FLASHER ON TOP OF THE STEERING COLUMN, RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT WORK AND THEN BLINKERS STARTED BLINKING ON AND OFF WITHOUT TURNING ON. PARKED VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED. INSURANCE FELT THAT IT WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT. WAS TOLD O…

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NHTSA ODI #813691

Mileage unknown · Jun 30, 1997

Air BagsCrashInjury

AIR BAG: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH ,FELL ASLEEP AT WHEEL AND STRUCK A PARKED CAR HEAD-ON AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE PARKED VEHICLE THAT WAS STRUCK WAS ALSO A CHEVY CORSICA 1995 AND THE AIR BAG IN THAT VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY. *YH

NHTSA ODI #813631

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 · May 15, 1997

Air BagsCrashInjury

WHILE DRIVING, AIRBAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, DRIVER WAS TEMPORARILY KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS, WHEN DRIVER RECOVERED VEHICLE WAS ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF ROAD AND BROADSIDED ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE, THE FIRST VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. NOT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #812279

Mileage unknown · Apr 21, 1997

Air BagsCrashFire

AIR BAGS: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20MPH AND REARENED VEHICLE IN FRONT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FORCE. STRONG FUMES ENGULFED VEHICLE, MUCH SMOKE WAS EVIDENT, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #811395

Mileage unknown · Mar 6, 1997

Exterior Lighting

OWNER STATES THAT LIGHTS AND TURNING SIGNAL WHICH ALSO CONTROLS THE HIGH/LOW HEADLIGHT BEAMS AND OTHER LIGHTS FAILED. WHEN LEVER IS PULLED HEADLIGHTS MAY GO OUT COMPLETELY, CAUSING LOSS OF LIGHTING. *AK

NHTSA ODI #808203

Mileage unknown · Dec 27, 1996

Steering

PAINT IS PEELING OFF THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE AT AN INCREDIBLE RATE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #513185

Mileage unknown · Oct 22, 1996

Seat Belts

FAILURE ON THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS BROKEN.*AK

NHTSA ODI #802809

Mileage unknown · Aug 22, 1996

Exterior Lighting

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY, AN ODOR WAS PRESENT IN THE ENGINE COMPARMENT DUE TO SMOKE WHICH CAME FROM THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH/REPLACED TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. *AK

NHTSA ODI #507774

Mileage unknown · Jun 3, 1996

Steering

PE94-062, STEERING COLUMN SMOKES WHILE DRIVING TURN SIGNAL BY FOUR WAY FLASHERS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #985125

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.