1996 Chevrolet Corsica problems
The 1996 Chevrolet Corsica has 169 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (20%) concerns engine. Next are brakes (15%) and body & structure (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 169 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 8 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1996 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Chevrolet Corsica with enough data (91 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Vehicle was in park on an incline and it took off, causing it to collide into another vehicle. The vehicle has been repaired.
Consumer was involved in a head-on collision traveling 35MPH in which the driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy upon impact, causing injuries to the driver side occupant. Consumer has contacted the dealer.
Was hit from behind by another vehicle travelling 70MPH while consumer was at a complete stop, and the glove box drawer dislodged and hit son who broke his nose. The vehicle was totalled.
The paint on my 1996 chevy corsica is peeling for no reason. May be the primer or paint defect most of the peeling is on the hood, roof, trunck lid, upper parts of all fenders. Some the areas are large. The problem started about 1 year ago. The paint color is green gray.
Our 96 corsica began to lose power off and on for several months. Sometimes it would stall. We had the car looked at and found an coolant leak. Coolant was leaking on the ground as well as into the head gasket. The mechanic said that this seems to be a common problem with this car and engine.