Faults:

The cooling fan doesn't come on, so overheats when sitting idle.

"Battery" light will flicker occasionally. Battery and alternator replaced, so likely a short in the light circuitry.

Steering is noisy, most likely some tie rod joints need replacing.

General Comments:

This has been a great car for me and my family. I just acquired it from my parents (included in the 'ownership' mileage) as a second car to keep the miles off my new Ranger.

The engine has lots of pep. Very powerful.

The seats seem a little low, but they are quite comfortable.

Faults:

Well, we blew a tire when we went over a railroad track.

Then a few years later, it overheated and we had to take to the local service place. That's about all that's gone wrong with it.

It's sat in our driveway for almost 4 years, but its tires are still full of air and we need to replace the battery, and it needs to be completely overhauled.

General Comments:

Great car, I mean this car is one of the best cars my family has owned since our 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier, which I think might be still out there. But this car is a great little economy car.

The only complaint is the stereo system isn't as good as it could be. Plus my biggest complaint is the seat-belts, they are mounted on the midpost, not the door, which bugs me because they aren't as safe as they could be.

Faults:

Had to get the alternator replaced 4 months after acquiring this car (70,000 miles). I've heard that this has been a major problem with these cars.

Common Problem: Transmission problem at (105,000 miles). The Corsica's Torque Convertor Control (TCC) went bad. The TCC controls the overdrive function on the car. It is a $20-$30 part. When the car warms up, & you decelerate, a bad TCC will lock up your car's gear, and thus cause the car to "stall out". Very frustrating. My TCC wasn't actually mechanically defective, but the coils got magnetized & it ceased to function properly.

Labor costs run about $200-$215 to replace part.

General Comments:

Car has surprisingly good acceleration, and pickup.

Car idles rough. Had spark plugs replaced. Helped reduce the rough idling a good bit. Still a bit of a rough ride though.

I don't feel safe driving this car. My car is in pretty good shape, but doesn't have good safety features, and is in the process of decline. Luckily, I have a relative who is a trained diesel engine mechanic, and handles most of my repairs for free.

A relative bought this car for me. I wouldn't have one personally, if it weren't for free. The car is poorly engineered. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

Don't buy this car if you have a choice (or a good cheap mechanic to rely on), your money will be more wisely spent buying a better engineered vehicle such as a: Nissan Maxima, Acura, Mitisubishi vehicle.

Faults:

Just about everything, except the transmission.

Usually repairs could be performed myself in the garage. Spent many weekends under that car!

The cooling system failed which resulted in a cracked engine block (not repairable in my dad's garage).

General Comments:

Cheap car to buy, but the small repairs will drive you nuts.