Chevrolet Corsica problems

 

In 1987, Chevrolet Corsica was introduced in the car market. It once surged into success and became an aerodynamic car. But this car, together with its counterpart, the Beretta, were doomed and was later dropped by General Motors, 1996 being its last model year. There are numerous complaints about the car and only the 1989 model didn't made it the "Used Cars To Avoid" in Consumer Report's list of Car Auto Safety.

 

There are problems such as engine breakdown, seatbelts, stalling and/or hesitation, peeling paint, power steering loss and some automatic transmission failures encountered by Corsica owners.

 

Defects that includes piston knock and valve noise in the 4cyl engine and the many problems involving the Quad 4 engine on 87-91 vehicles forced the General Motors to extend the warranty to 6 years/60,000 miles and notified the owners of a recall involving defective head gaskets.

 

The problem in the door mounted 'automatic' belt system on pre-1995 models is that it cannot prevent the ejection it the door opens while driving or in a case of a crash. On the other hand, the "peeling paint" problem in the 1987-92 models was considered as the most expensive defect Corsica cars have. General Motors, with all these problems, were forced to extend the vehicles warranty years and paid post-warranty repairs.