The 1991 Chevrolet Corsica has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 36,364 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 119 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
NUT ATTACHING STEERING WHEEL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED DURING INSTALLATION.
THIS COULD ALLOW STEERING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM STEERINGCOLUMN; LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
TIGHTEN THE NUT TO THE PROPER TORQUE AS NECESSARY.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Headlight switch which engages the high/low beam failed. Dealer notified. *ak”
“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”
“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”
“Steering is very difficult, it turns very hard. Also, car makes a lot of loud noises. *ak dealer stated problem was with the steering rack. *jb”
“1 tire was detected early with a bubble 2 weeks after I bought them. I returned it and was replaced at no cost. Anothern tire blewout and was described as ( separated from the inside and had bubble after it was filled with air ). I called uniroyal consumer relation at [REDACTED] , they said they…”
“My son was entering the highway from an on-ramp, accelerating to the speed of traffic. The hood latch on the vehicle failed and the hood popped open suddenly. It swung back and hit the windshield, cracking the windshield in several places. It also pulled the driver's side fender back into the…”
“At cold temps,when shift hi/lo beams 2nd x lever broke off column. *ak”
“Vehicle is stalling at slow speeds of no more than 20 mph. As soon as consumer applies brakes vehicle stalls. *ak”
CFAS SENT A FOLLOW-UP LETTER ON DECEMBER 12, 1996, TO CHANGE THE INTENT OF THE PETITION TO AIRBAG AGGRESSIVITY AND DEPLOYMENT VARIABILITY.NHTSA RECEIVED THE LETTER ON 12/12/96; ACCORDINGLY, THE PETITION DUE DAY WAS CHANGED TO APRIL 12, 1997.CFAS PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER…
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1991 Chevrolet Corsica as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.