1992 CHEVROLET CORSICA Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

I CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT MY 1992 CORSICAS INOPERATIVE BRAKE STOP LAMP SWITCH. I WAS CONTACTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE. HE ASKED ME FOR THE VEHICLE VIN AND THEN TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL INFO IN THE FIRST PLACE AND HAVE NOT SEEN A RECALL FOR THE SWITCH THAT ONLY INCLUDED CERTAIN CARS. MY CARS BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE LIKE THAT DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. SHOULD I NOT BE INCLUDED. KENNETH J. STARR [email protected]. *AK

Mileage: 15,000

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB

THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, ROTORS, POWER STEERING PUMP AND WHEN IT RAINS THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BECAME WET. *SLC *NLM

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ABS SENSOR LIGHT REMAINING ON. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. BUT, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, EXCEPT THE ABS LIGHT STAYING ON. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

THE ABS HAS BEEN FAULTY SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE PRESENTED THE VEHICLE TO DIFFERENT MAINTENANCE/DEALERS ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, TO NO AVAIL. FINALLY, I HAD AN ACCIDENT AT AN INTERSECTION, WHEREBY I HAD MADE A COMPLETE STOP, BUT UPON PROCEEDING, MY BRAKES WERE NOT OPERATING AND I WAS CITED FOR "FAILURE TO YIELD". THE RESULTS WERE THREE AUTOMOBILES DAMAGED FOR OVER $6,000. *AK

ABS LIGHT GOES ON IRREGULARLY, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. YH

ABS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *MJS

ANTI LOCK BRAKES DO NOT ACTIVATE PROPERLY, DELAYED AND THEN SLAM ON. *MJS

REAR ABS BRAKES LOCKING UP WHENEVER THE WEATHER IS WET OR DAMP. VEHICLE BEEN IN /OUT OF DEALER SHOP, AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY ARE GOING STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON THIS VEHICLE THE VEHICLE WILL COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND SUDDENLY RELEASE AND LOCK BACK UP ALL WHILE THE PEDAL IS STILL BEING APPLIED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

BRAKES FAILED.

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO THE BRAKES PULSATE UPON APPLICATION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AFTER STARTING THE CAR, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WILL STAY ON. THEY WON'T GO OFF UNTIL RESTARTING THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES./ WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP THE CAR WILL JUMP FORWARD AND A LOUD BANG CAN BE FELT AND HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR./ WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ON OR WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE HIGH BEAMS CAN N0T BE TURNED ON OR OFF./ THE CAR WILL NOT STAY IN ALIGNMENT. I HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL SETS OF TIRES DUE TO THIS. THE RIDE IS EXTREMELY ROUGH!/ THE PAINT IS JUST PEELING RIGHT OFF THE CAR. ANY TIME ANY MOISTURE GETS ON THE CAR, THE PAINT JUST COMES RIGHT OFF./ THE GAS GUAGE IS WAY OFF. WHEN IT READS HALF A TANK IT IS REALLY AT JUST ABOUT 2 GALLONS. NOTE: IT IS A 12.5 GALLON TANK.

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES PEDAL TRAVELS CLOSE TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOCK UPS. THIS HAPPENS ON REGULAR ROAD CONDITIONS. THE ABS WARNINNG LIGHT COMES ON FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES THEN GOES OFF. MECHANIC NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROLBEM. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT.

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHILE IN REVERSE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH A TREE. PREVIOUS TO ACCIDENT, BRAKES EXHIBITED INTERMITTENT FADING DURING NORMAL USE. *AK'

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. WHEN THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON VEHICLE MUST BE CUT OFF, AND RESTARTED TO RESET ABS BRAKES. ALSO VEHICLE FAILS TO SLOW DOWN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALERS FINDS NO FAULT WITH ABS BRAKES. *AK CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM, PEDAL GIVES WAY AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP VEHICLE. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 5-10 MPH ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON, USUALLY HAPPENS IN THE MORNING. WILL GO TO APPLY BRAKES , BRAKES WILL NOT RESPOND. VEHICLE THAN WILL BEGIN TO SLIDE, TAKES ABOUT COUPLE SECONDS FOR BRAKES TO GRAB. *AK

UPON MAKING A GRADUAL STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOORBOARD THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER BECAUSE THE SHE HEARD A GRINDING AND SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE . THE MECHANIC SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK AT TTHAT TIME. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 10/08/97 . THE BRAKES PADS AND THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE LEFT FRONT.

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#92V18500) & CALLED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE IN. AFTER ARRIVING, WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHILE IN REVERSE. VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH TREE, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. PREVIOUS TO COLLISION, BRAKES EXHIBITED INTERMITTENT FADING DURING NORMAL USE. *AK

UPON STEPPING ON THE BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP; A GRINDING NOISE WOULD COME FROM THE BRAKES AND FINALLY VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A SUDDEN STOP. *AK

WHEN ALLOWING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHCLE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE, CAUSING EXETENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE, REMOVED FOOT FROM BRAKE, VEHICLE SHOT BACKWARD, THROTTLE WIDE OPEN. HIT VEHICLELE BEHIND , VEHICLE THEN SHOT FORWARD WITH THROTTLE STILL OPEN . APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THEY WOULD NOT HOLD BECAUSE THROTTLE WAS STILL OPEN. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK WHICH SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN. PULLED ON EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH ALSO SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN AND MANAGED TO STOP. DEALER SAID THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER REPLACED ABS SENSOR AND HARNESS, AND ALSO THE CODES WERE RESET. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHENEVER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT ANY SPEED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES.

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN SHE APPLIES THE BRAKES ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THERE'S GRINDING NOISE, THE CAR ACCELERATES THEN THE BRAKES GRAB. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. BRAKE CALIPERS AND PADS REPLACED IN SPRING OF 96.

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN SHE APPLIES THE BRAKES ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THERE'S GRINDING NOISE, THE CAR ACCELERATES THEN THE BRAKES GRAB. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. BRAKE CALIPERS AND PADS REPLACED IN SPRING OF 96.

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN SHE APPLIES THE BRAKES ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THERE'S GRINDING NOISE, THE CAR ACCELERATES THEN THE BRAKES GRAB. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. BRAKE CALIPERS AND PADS REPLACED IN SPRING OF 96.

ABS BRAKE LET LOOSE AFTER APPLYING THEM, ALSO REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS TWICE. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED/UNDER 3 TO 5 MPH THE SYSTEM TRYS TO RESET THE BRAKES, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO UNLOCK/RELOCK. *SD

ABS BRAKES; UPON APPLICATION BRAKES FADE ON ONE OCCASION PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, V EHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTIN GIN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS, HAVE TO REPLACE PADS EACH TIME. *AK

DURING LEFT HAND TURNING MANEUVERS VEHICLE EXHIBITS A LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK

INVOLVED IN RECALL 92V2185000, DEALER REPLACED STOP LIGHT SWITCH AND CORRECTED WIRING, ABS SENSOR HAS FAILED IN THE RIGHT HAND WHEEL CAUSED BY RECALL REPAIRS.

INVOLVED IN RECALL 92V2185000, DEALER REPLACED STOP LIGHT SWITCH AND CORRECTED WIRING, ABS SENSOR HAS FAILED IN THE RIGHT HAND WHEEL CAUSED BY RECALL REPAIRS.

ABS AUTOMATICALLY RELEASE WHEN MAKING U-TURN AT 5 - 10 MPH OR WHEN PASSING OVER RIDGES ON ROAD. *DSH

ABS AUTOMATICALLY RELEASE WHEN MAKING U-TURN AT 5 - 10 MPH OR WHEN PASSING OVER RIDGES ON ROAD. *DSH

ABS BRAKES; ON OCCASIONS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR W/DELAY IN RESPONSE. BRAKE SHOES/PADS REPLACED (3) SETS.TT ALSO POWER STEERING IS WHINING, SHIFT INDICATOR WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER STATES IT WAS DIFFICULT TAKING GEAR OUT OF PARK AND PUTTING IN REVERSE, FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED.*JB

ABS BRAKES; ON OCCASIONS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR W/DELAY IN RESPONSE. BRAKE SHOES/PADS REPLACED (3) SETS.TT ALSO POWER STEERING IS WHINING, SHIFT INDICATOR WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER STATES IT WAS DIFFICULT TAKING GEAR OUT OF PARK AND PUTTING IN REVERSE, FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED.*JB

ABS BRAKES; ON OCCASIONS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR W/DELAY IN RESPONSE. BRAKE SHOES/PADS REPLACED (3) SETS.TT ALSO POWER STEERING IS WHINING, SHIFT INDICATOR WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER STATES IT WAS DIFFICULT TAKING GEAR OUT OF PARK AND PUTTING IN REVERSE, FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED.*JB

ABS BRAKES; ON OCCASIONS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR W/DELAY IN RESPONSE. BRAKE SHOES/PADS REPLACED (3) SETS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

ABS BRAKES; ON OCCASIONS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR W/DELAY IN RESPONSE. BRAKE SHOES/PADS REPLACED (3) SETS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

ABS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND EXPERIENCED BRAKE PEDAL FADING, ONCE RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT

THE ABS SYSTEM AT LOW SPEEDS ACTIVATES AND GRABS AND LETS GO AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

ANTI LOCK BRAKES GO OUT-HAVE PARTIAL BRAKING ABILITY. TT

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, ABS LIGHT CAME ON, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT

THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE CAR IS FAULTY. IT WILL START TO STOP THE CAR IT WILL RELEASE AND THERE WILL BE NO BRAKES PRESENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, INTERMITTENTLY THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE GROUND. TT

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHEN VEHICLE IN REVERSE IMPACT 6:00 POSITION. TT

ABS WARNING LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON/OFF. TT

ABS ,BRAKE FAILURE LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, AND LOCKUP. TT

THE BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IT GOES TO THE FLOOR, UNTIL YOU PUMP THEM, THEN YOU REGAIN BRAKING CAPABILITY. TT

ABS BRAKE INTERMITTENTLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING, PEDAL HARD ALL THE TIME AND THEN GO SOFT, THEN THE BRAKE WILL LOCKUP, NEED VALVE. TT

REPEATED BRAKE FAILURES. *AW

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, REPLACED SYSTEM TWICE. TT

BRAKE PADS ON FRONT REPLACED 6 TIMES. TT

BRAKE ROTOR REPLACED ONCE. TT

BRAKE SHOES ARE CRYSTALIZED, NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT. TT