1992 Volkswagen Corrado problems
The 1992 Volkswagen Corrado has 72 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (50%) concerns wipers, windshield & visibility. After that come air conditioning & heating (40%) and cooling system (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 72 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 50% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 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: 7 injuries reported.
It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Heater core failed while car was in motion; driver and passenger received severe burns to feet and legs, and an accident was narrowly avoided.
While driving at 30MPH steam came out thru vents (no visivility) and hot coolant came in from behind the dashboard burning me and my wife's feet, impairing vehicle control, almost causing an accident due to hot water and lack of visibility. According to VW a recall was performed to prevent this from happening on july 30, 1999 and the vehicle had 63,376 miles on it at the time. Now the vehicle has 68,505 miles.
1) imperfection on front windshield, making drivers vision blurry. 2) headlights don't provide enough illumination. Please describe details.
The vehicle experienced the same defect with the engine cooling system as stated in recall 98 v 295 000, but the VIN number was not included. *nlm
Dt: consumer was driving and a cloud of smoke came from behind steering wheel. Prior to this vehilce had been running hot. Consumer took vehicle to dealer for a coolant flush, and had the belt replaced around the fan. Also, had a new radiator installed. Consumer was in the car 5-10 minutes and the vehicle overheated. The fire department came out when the steering wheel smoked.