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1992 Chevrolet Corsica

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1992 Chevrolet Corsica do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 100.

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125Owner complaints

Model-year median: 100

1Recall campaigns

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2Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
64
198955
1990108
1991125
1992100
1993123
1994102
1995
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
52Electrical System
18Exterior Lighting
17Air Bags
16Steering
13
All reported categories
Engine And Engine Cooling
6Vehicle Speed Control
6Power Train
5Visibility
4Seat Belts
3Structure
3Suspension
3Service Brakes, Air
2Tires
2Unknown Or Other
2Equipment
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Seats
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 1 of 125 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 52 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Exterior Lighting. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

25 crash reports7 fire reports16 injury reports

What owners actually said

125 reports
Mileage unknown · Jun 17, 1996
Tires

TIRE BLEW OUT ON HIGHWAY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #985731

Mileage unknown · Jun 11, 1996
Steering

WIFE DRIVING CAR, SMELLED & SAW SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, PULLED INTO SHOPPING CTR, CALLED HUSBAND WHO ARRIVED & DROVE HOME, STILL SMELL SMOKE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #985523

Mileage unknown · Jun 6, 1996
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash

ABS BRAKES; UPON APPLICATION BRAKES FADE ON ONE OCCASION PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, V EHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTIN GIN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #985349

Mileage unknown · May 23, 1996
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS, HAVE TO REPLACE PADS EACH TIME. *AK

NHTSA ODI #984804

Mileage unknown · May 16, 1996
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

DURING LEFT HAND TURNING MANEUVERS VEHICLE EXHIBITS A LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ODI #984562

Mileage unknown · May 15, 1996
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingSteering

VALVE COVER LEAKS. *SD

NHTSA ODI #504512

Mileage unknown · Apr 30, 1996
Air BagsCrashInjury

ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF VEHICLE, THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS HIT DRIVER SIDE DOOR, ENDED AT SNOWBANK, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #983785

Mileage unknown · Apr 25, 1996
Vehicle Speed ControlCrashInjury

CRUISE CONTROL COMES ON BY ITSELF AND WILL NOT RELEASE WITH BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ODI #983537

Mileage unknown · Mar 15, 1996
Air BagsCrashInjury

AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL IMPACT; DRIVER'S SHOULDER STRAP FAILED TO LOCK UP; VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT STANDSTILL. *AK

NHTSA ODI #980789

Mileage unknown · Feb 23, 1996
Latches/locks/linkages

FAILURE OF THE HOOD LATCH AND THE SAFETY LATCH, THE HOOD FLEW AND CAUSE DAMAGES THE VEHICLE AND BRAKING THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

NHTSA ODI #979668

Official recalls

1

92V185000 · Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch

Dec 24, 1992

THE SERVICE BRAKE STOP LAMP SWITCH BECOMES INOPERATIVE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE INOPERATIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH WILL NOT ILLUMINATE THESTOP LAMPS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THIS WOULD NOT ADEQUATELY INFORMOTHER DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLE OPERATOR'S INTENT TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN.

Remedy: REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH AND CORRECT THE WIRING IN THE CONNECTOR OF THE STOP LAMP SWITCH WIRING HARNESS.

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

2

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.

PE94062 · Steering Column Smk/flames

Opened Aug 4, 1994 · Closed Dec 30, 1994

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering

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