IllustrationWHILE DRIVING STEERING WILL MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND STEERING RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES MANUFACTURER HAS HAD A LONG TIME PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF FAILURE BUT THEY ARE NOT WILIING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB
1996 Chevrolet Corsica
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1996 Chevrolet Corsica do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 100.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 5 of 110 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.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 33 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
8 crash reports0 fire reports6 injury reports
Steering complaints
7 reportsBATTERY AND ALTERNATOR FAILURE DUE TO ELECRTICAL PROBLEMS, THREE TIMES PRIOR TO 50,000 MILES. *JB
THE DATES I HAVE GIVEN ARE NOT EXACT - THEY WERE A ESTIMATION. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT, AND THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM HAS GIVEN ME QUIT A BIT OF FLACK ABOUT FIXING THE PROBLEMS. EVEN WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY I STILL TO THIS DAY CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. AT THIS…
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THE DATES I HAVE GIVEN ARE NOT EXACT - THEY WERE A ESTIMATION. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT, AND THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM HAS GIVEN ME QUIT A BIT OF FLACK ABOUT FIXING THE PROBLEMS. EVEN WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY I STILL TO THIS DAY CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. AT THIS TIME THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT, THERE IS A BAFFLING LOSE IN THE CATYLITIC CONVERTER - THAT CONSTANTLY CLANKS WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, THE CARS PAINT IS PEELING AND CHIPPING. WHEN I HAD THIS CHECKED OUT BY SEVERAL AUTO BODY SHOPS THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A "FRIDAY CAR" AND A MANUFACTURES DEFECT. THE FRONT SUSPENTION CONTINUES TO SQUEEK LOUDLY WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS. AT THIS POINT I FEEL LIKE I RECEIVED A LEMON OF A DEAL WHEN PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE.
CAR IS INTERMITTENTLY STALLING/LACKS FOR GAS THEN ACCELERATES UNCONTROLLABLY, WHINING UPON TURNING STEERING WHEEL, PAINT CHIPPING ON DOOR FRAMES
THIS VEHICLE HAS A FRONT END STEERING VIBRATION, AT TIMES SEVERE, WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND INCREASES IN A CURVE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED AN THEY ADVISED ME IT WAS EITHER TIRE BLANCE, OUT OF ROUND TIRES, OR ALIGNMENT. I BOUGHT NEW TIRES WITH BALANCING AND ALIGNMENT. THIS HELPED A LITTLE, BUT THE VIBRATION IS STILL …
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THIS VEHICLE HAS A FRONT END STEERING VIBRATION, AT TIMES SEVERE, WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND INCREASES IN A CURVE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED AN THEY ADVISED ME IT WAS EITHER TIRE BLANCE, OUT OF ROUND TIRES, OR ALIGNMENT. I BOUGHT NEW TIRES WITH BALANCING AND ALIGNMENT. THIS HELPED A LITTLE, BUT THE VIBRATION IS STILL PRESENT. HOW CAN I GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF?
MISSING BOLT CAUSED POOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND EXCESSIVE WEAR OF TIRES.
WHINING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.