1991 CHEVROLET CORSICA Air Bags Problems

21 complaints about Air Bags

21
Complaints
15
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Deaths

High Severity Issue

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All Air Bags Complaints (21)

Mar 22, 2003

1991 CORSICA IGNITION WILL NOT TURN BACK SO I CAN GET KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, I HAD MY CAR WORKED ON IN A DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND IT COST ME OVER $300.00, IT IS DOING THE SAME AGAIN AND ALSO IN 2002 ON A SNOWY ROAD I WENT INTO A DITCH AND MY AIR BAG NEVER CAME OUT.*JB

Aug 17, 1998

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTERWARDS NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT WAS ON. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Feb 9, 1998 Crash

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG UPON IMPACT DUE TO DRIVER BEING INCAPACITATED EITHER UNCONSCIOUS OR STUNED. VEHICLE LANDED UP IN STEEP DITCH. DRIVER SUFFERED ABRASIONS TO NECK/FACE AND UPPER THIGHS. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DUP 817362, POSTED ON 03-NOV-98. *AK

Dec 12, 1997 Crash

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL/LAND UP IN STEEP DITCH. DRIVER SUFFERED ABRASIONS TO FACE/NECK AND UPPER THIGH. ALSO, SEVERE DAMAGE TO LEFT HAND SID EOF VEHICLE. *AK

Oct 21, 1997 Crash

OWNER'S SON WAS DRIVING CAR. WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, CAUSING CAR TO FALL INTO A DITCH (TOTALLING THE WHOLE CAR.) *AK

Sep 8, 1997 Crash

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY.

Jul 21, 1997

WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. OWNER HAS MADE APPOINTMENT TO GO TO DEALER. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK

Jun 30, 1997 Crash

AIR BAG: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH ,FELL ASLEEP AT WHEEL AND STRUCK A PARKED CAR HEAD-ON AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE PARKED VEHICLE THAT WAS STRUCK WAS ALSO A CHEVY CORSICA 1995 AND THE AIR BAG IN THAT VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY. *YH

May 15, 1997 Crash

WHILE DRIVING, AIRBAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, DRIVER WAS TEMPORARILY KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS, WHEN DRIVER RECOVERED VEHICLE WAS ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF ROAD AND BROADSIDED ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE, THE FIRST VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. NOT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

Apr 21, 1997 Crash Fire

AIR BAGS: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20MPH AND REARENED VEHICLE IN FRONT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FORCE. STRONG FUMES ENGULFED VEHICLE, MUCH SMOKE WAS EVIDENT, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. *AK

Feb 13, 1996

INFLATABLE RESTRAINT INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENLY. TT

Nov 3, 1995 Crash

FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 45 MPH, DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Oct 19, 1995 Crash

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONTAL COLLISION AT 35 MPH. TT

Aug 11, 1995 Crash

AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION; REARENDED ANOTHER SLOWING MOVING VEHICLE MAKING A PANIC STOP. TT

Aug 11, 1995

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG PROBLEMS. TT

Jul 13, 1995 Crash

FRONTAL COLLISION, VEHICLE IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 40 MPH, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Mar 24, 1995

HAS HAD VEHICLE IN FOR REPLACEMENT OF AIR BAG IMPACT SENSOR 11 TIME. "DUP: SEE 953711". TT

Mar 24, 1995 Crash

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, APPROX. 35-40MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. TT

Mar 13, 1995 Crash

1) HITTING TREE HEAD ON @ 35 MPH DIDN'T TRIGGER DRIVERS AIR BAGS. TT

Mar 13, 1995 Crash

1) HITTING TREE HEAD ON @ 35 MPH DIDN'T TRIGGER PASSENGERS AIR BAGS. TT

Jan 6, 1995 Crash

FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 35MPH, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT