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My car was made in 95 I bought it in 96. In August of 01 the car engine was all messed up. One day it stopped running while driving down the interstate. The body shop said a list of things were wrong. I have just finished paying for it in Feb. 2003. But have not been driving it since Aug. 2001. Cant afford to fix it.
Engine check light came on while driving. Vehicle was taken to dealer, and informed consumer of a broken engine head. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
GM refuses to ocover head gasket repair for more than 12K miles on Corsica, even though cavalier with same engine is covered in recall for 7 years or 100000 miles, headgasket had to be done 2X, GM failed to change oil and filter and failed to mill head as required on head gasket repair, GM refuses to fix leaking windshield and torn carpet, GM refuses to fix loose caliper bolt problem, GM refuses to fix seat belt problem
Was pulling out of garage & noticed fluid on ground. Lifted hood & noticed green fluid was leaking from front on left side and running down engine. Took vehicle to dealer, and was informed by mechanic that head gaskets were gone. Head gaskets were replaced 3/15/99, but warranty ran out. Mechanic indicated not fixing the gaskets.
Temperature gauge rises, and coolant squirts out on outside of engine. Also, when belts get wet there's no power steering. The cylinder head gasket was leaking and was replaced.
- Perryville, MO, USA
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I've owned my Corsica for a few months and only put 4000 miles on it when the head gasket blew, and the dealer refuses to work out any compromise for repairs.
While driving vehicle start to shake vigorously and shimmmy which was caused by the engine mounts breaking off, and causing engine to drop, almost resulting in a crash.
Was driving daughter to school about 8 a.M Friday(4/14/00), when a loud boom noise followed by thick black smoke occurred. Car lost power and we coasted to the side of the highway. I immediately got my daughter out of the car and cleared away from the vehicle. I could see sparks and a trai8L of oil where I had exited the highway. While walking my daughter to school, I phoned Chevrolet customer roadside assistance and gave them the information on where the car was. I was told by the towing service and the service writer at the dealership that the engine needed to be replaced. Yet my GM extended warranty refused to replace it. They instead decided to rebuild the engine. When tested the rebuilt engine had no oil pressure. Another week passed and then under threat, of my filing a law suit, GM replaced the engine. I didn't get my car back until May 15,00. One month after both my dealer and tow truck driver submitted in writing that the engine without doubt had to be replaced. Though I had a full warranty and complete car rental for 15 days, I had to shell out over $300 dollars because GM decided arbitrarily to cut there losses by denying me extra days of rental which my extended warranty covers if the repairs are longer than the prescribed coverage time due to no fault of the owner of the vehicle. Their attempt to save money after wasting thousands of dollars on an unrecommended, unsuccessful rebuild of my old engine cost me time, money, and loss of work. And to make it even worse the loud growling and rattling noises from my transmission were not fixed. Now that I am out of warranty, I can only voice my distaste for how GM willingly troused over me and my rights. I've noticed several descriptions on the service bulletin pages that directly describe the engine (scorched crank and scarred cam and valves) and transmission (growling and grinding noise) that I have experienced.
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- Macon, GA, USA