IllustrationHAD STARTED TO TURN A CORNER, AND WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND BURST INTO FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. POSSIBLE INDICATION WAS FIRE IN STEERING. DRIVER DIED. POLICE REPORT.*AK
1994 Chevrolet Corsica
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1994 Chevrolet Corsica do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 100.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 8 of 123 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 31 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 →
- Exterior Lighting. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
13 crash reports8 fire reports8 injury reports
Electrical System complaints
17 reportsTURN SIGNALS ACTIVATED, SMOKE CAME FROM STEERING COLUMN. TURN SIGNAL ERRATIC, NOT SHUTTING OFF. THEN ON NEXT SLIGHT TURN OF WHEEL, TURN SIGNALS ACTIVATED THEMSELVES IN DIRECTION OF TURN. ODOR OF BURNING FROM STEERING COLUMN.
WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK CAN TURN ON IGNITION SWITCH AND VEHICLE WILL JUMP FOWARD. PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN EVERY OTHER DAY.*AK *SLC
SMOKE WAS COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING, BATTERY WILL NOT KEEP CHARGE. DEALER FOUND ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. *AK
WHEN PUSH ON BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND THEN COMES BACK UP HAVE HAD TO FIVE MECHANICS AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT PROBLEM!PLEASE HELP!! ALSO HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEM UNDER HOOD WHICH CAUGHT THE CHIME BOX ON FIRE AND BURNED MAY WIRES. HAS BEEN FIXED SINCE. *AK
SERVICE BULLETINS ON IGNITION/SIGNAL SWITCH MALFUNCTION - SEVERAL ON FILE. REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP. ALSO DISC BREAKS CONTINUOUSLY NEED REPLACING AROUND 12,000 MILES. MANUFACTURER DISC AND ROTORS. NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN RESULTING IN BURNING/SMOKE. MJS
ON THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH PROBLEM-WHEN USING THE SWITCH TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT IT STARTS TO SMOKE AT THE STEERING COLUMN, ON THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED ON TO START CAR, ALL THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS COME ON NORMALLY ,BUT THE CAR DOES NOT START. IT IS NOT A STARTER PROBLEM. BACK TRUNK LATCH SWITCH DOES NOT OP…
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ON THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH PROBLEM-WHEN USING THE SWITCH TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT IT STARTS TO SMOKE AT THE STEERING COLUMN, ON THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED ON TO START CAR, ALL THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS COME ON NORMALLY ,BUT THE CAR DOES NOT START. IT IS NOT A STARTER PROBLEM. BACK TRUNK LATCH SWITCH DOES NOT OPERATE, ON THE DOOR LOCK PROBLEM WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF THE ELECTRIC DOORS INTERMITTENTLY DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK. *AK
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE IN 1994, HAS REPLACED THREE ALTERNATORS, ALONG WITH THREE BATTERIES. IN ADDITION, WATER LEAKS FROM THE RADIATOR. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AUTO IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED THE WIRING SYSTEM. IT ALSO MELTED THE HOSES. *AK
Official recalls
193V157000 · Suspension:front
Sep 24, 1993
THE SUSPENSION SUPPORT ASSEMBLIES DO NOT MEET GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION'S SPECIFICATION FOR WELD INTEGRITY AND THE AFFECTED WELD CAN FAIL CAUSING THE FRONT OF THE CONTROL ARM TO SEPARATE FROM THE SUSPENSION SUPPORT ASSEMBLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURS, THE AFFECTED TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAN MOVESUBSTANTIALLY FROM ITS DESIGNED POSITION AND STEERING CONTROL CAN BE SEVERELYIMPAIRED WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy: INSTALL REVISED SUSPENSION SUPPORTS WITH ADEQUATE WELD INTEGRITY.
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
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.