Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 08/11/2004 | 1 | ||
| The paint is peeling off on my car. these spots are not small, but huge spots that have bubbled and come off for no apparent reason. i would like to know if there has been a recall on this since it appears to be a serious manufacturer defeat. please contact me as soon as possible. *jb | |||
| 12/15/1999 | 0 | ||
| We have had several problems with this car, including the heating and electical systems(alternator, radio, etc.)and the transmission. the main one at this point is the peeling paint. the car is a very nice medium blue, but it looks terrible due to the spots of gray where the paint just bubbled up and flaked off, very much like it got a sunburn. i took the car to the dealer in october 2000 for some work on the alignment and asked to have researched whether there was a policy on fixing the paint, which had already begun peeling off. he told me he would look into it and took the vin number. about a week later, the transmission broke and i became absorbed in fixing that problem, so the paint problem became secondary. since i never heard back from that dealer, i contacted another one and was told right off that there was no policy concerning my car, and suggested the paint was damaged by rain or bird droppings. the problem has continued to get worse. i have another blue chevy, a 1990 cavalier, which has been subjected to the same sun and rain as the corsica, and it has yet to flake its' paint. now i hear that gm had a 6/5 year policy, but now that i have found out about it, my car is too old. i am very frustrated and am looking for help. | |||
| 1 | 03/01/1998 | ||
| Water leaks inside th vehicle when it rains causing water in the floorboard and a bad odor. nlm | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 01/10/2007 | 1 | ||
| I own a 1996 chevrolet corsica. it looked much older that a 1996, because there were many spots of paint thatcame off. you could tell that the paint failed. it must not have bonded to the car because the areas werenow rusting even though i put wax on there trying to prevent the spread of the failed paint. i do many things to keep the car looking good ,but the paint just slowly kept coming off. i didn't use car washes anymore because the paint came off when it was hit with the pressurized water. i have seen many other corsica cars around town that seemed to have this same problem. i didn't know the exact date but it started rusting more recently. the paint failed from the hood to the trunk. there were 22 large spots that was down to metal or turned to rust now. *ak | |||
| 09/04/2003 | 1 | 10/01/1997 | |
| The paint is peeling off on my car. these spots are not small, but huge spots that have bubbled and come off for no apparent reason. i would like to know if there has been a recall on this since it appears to be a serious manufacturer defeat. please contact me as soon as possible. thanks jr. *ak | |||
| 07/06/2003 | 1 | 04/04/2000 | |
| The paint on my 1996 chevrolet corsica has been peeling off for over a year now. first i noticed little spots here and there, but now they are all over. the roof top is almost completely gone! i can't take it to a car wash because i 'm afraid i'll come out with a paintless car! *ak | |||
| 12/15/1997 | 1 | 12/01/1995 | |
| This problem was not brought to the attention to the owner since he was out of the country while in the army. when the chevrolet company was finally notified they stated nothing could be done since the car had more than 32,000 miles on it at the time of the report. since the report was filed with chevrolet, the author has noted many other corsicas with the same problem. nothing has been done about this and this isn't the first chevrolet vehicle i've owned within the last five years that had some problem with the paint. | |||
| 09/18/1999 | |||
| 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. *ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 05/03/1999 | 5 | 09/01/1997 | |
| Fuse #9 on the vehicle keeps repetedly blowing out rendering the anti-lock brakes, the airbag, the power locks,the power lights, the rear defogger, the a/c blower,andthe instrument panel inoperable. this vehicle has been in 5 separate times for repairs for the aformentioned problem. due to the fact that all safety features on the vehicle become disabled, i do not believe that this vehicle is safe to drive. the dealership has been unable to find the problem, and has also sublet the vehicle to 3 other chevrolet dealerships that have also been unable to correct this problem. i am a pregnant mom with 3 children....safety is definitely an issue!!!!!!! | |||
| 2 | 03/01/1996 | ||
| Weather stripping on doors of vehicle pulling off. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TRUNK LID | |||
| 10/06/1998 | 1 | ||
| The trunk is loose and is misaligned. nlm | |||
| 10/06/1998 | 1 | ||
| Trunk was out of alignment. *slc | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 04/01/2097 | |||
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 08/15/1999 | 08/01/1997 | ||
| We have spoken with dealer who quote it is typical gm paint peeling but refused to repair. also spoke with gm customer hot line to no avail. gm has refused to honor their own policy as shown in correspondence with cas.no safety defect listed in summary. *ak | |||
| 03/01/1997 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle makes noise while driving. | |||