IllustrationCAR STARTING STALLING AND SMOKING. THEN ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. BLACK SMOKE STARTING COMING OUT, THEN FLAMES. CAR DESTROYED. FIREMEN AND POLICE SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL. *AK
1993 Chevrolet Corsica
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1993 Chevrolet Corsica do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 100.
Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.
About this comparison →100Owner complaints
Model-year median: 100
0Recall campaignsView recall details →
1InvestigationsView investigation details →
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Inspection summary
1993 Chevrolet Corsica
NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 100 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 1 investigations.
Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.
Top reported categories (up to 5)
- Exterior Lighting: 19 reports
- Electrical System: 17 reports
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 17 reports
- Engine And Engine Cooling: 15 reports
- Steering: 11 reports
Full reported-category list and vehicle report
Recall links
No recall campaigns in this snapshot.
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How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Corsica years →Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 5 of 100 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.
- Exterior Lighting. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. 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.
11 crash reports8 fire reports6 injury reports
Electrical System complaints
17 reportsTHE DEFECTIVE WIRING TO THE HEADLIGHTS SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE, RESULTING IN INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO A FIRE. NO WARRANTY WAS DRIVING AT 10-15MPH. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING SMELLED SMOKE. PULLED UP HOOD AND VEHICLE WAS BURNING. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ELECTRICAL FIRE/SMOKE CAME OUT AT THE STEERING COLUMN IN THE HAZARDOUS WARNING LIGHT AREA. *SLC
WHEN VEHICLE SITS FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BETWEEN 45-50, THE BATTERY WILL DIE OUT DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING THAT CONNECTS TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND ABS SYSTEMS, CAUSED WIRING TO SMOKE. *AK
THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL SWITCH HAD A SHORT AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER REPLACED LEFT TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. *AK
WHILE DRIVING SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN SWITCH, THERE WAS NO FIRE PRESENT JUST SMOKE. ALSO THE WIRES MELTED, THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS OUT ON THIS INCIDENT. BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION CAUSES THE FUSE CONTROLLING THE BLOWER FOR THE HVAC TO FAIL IF: BLOWER IS SET ON HIGH WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED OR OTHER DEMANDS ARE PLACED ON VEHICLE.
STEERING COLUMN FIRE.
Recall campaigns
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
Defect investigations
1PE94040 · Improp. Air Bag Deployment
Opened May 6, 1994 · Closed Sep 27, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags
There is no summary currently available
An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.