Car starting stalling and smoking. Then accelerator went to the floor of the car. Black smoke starting coming out, then flames. Car destroyed. Firemen and police said it was electrical.
1993 Chevrolet Corsica: fire, smoke or burning smell
8 of the 100 complaints about the 1993 Chevrolet Corsica describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
I drove the car approximately 3 miles, I pulled in to a parkings spot, turned off the engine, and exited the vehicle. I walked across the parking lot (about 20 yards) when I heard someone say "that car is on fire!!!!" I turned to look and noticed that it was my car.according to the fire department, when they put the fire out the first time, it flared back up due to the fuel pump still pumping gas out. (the keys were in my pocket).
The defective wiring to the headlights switch caught on fire, resulting in injuries. Please provide further details.
While driving smelled smoke. Pulled up hood and vehicle was burning. *ak consumer states that the electrical fire/smoke came out at the steering column in the hazardous warning light area.
While driving smoke came from under the steering column switch, there was no fire present just smoke. Also the wires melted, the dealer was contacted, and stated that a service bulletin was out on this incident. But the dealer could not duplicate the problem.
Smoke came out of the steering column when the right turn signal was engaged.*ak
While parking, was told by passerby vehicle was on fire, failed all attempts to distinguish fire with water, caused electrical short; put out by fire dept.
Electrical system; while parked, vehicle caught fire due to an electrical short or shock. Please describe.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1993 Chevrolet Corsica fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1993 Chevrolet Corsica?
8 of 100 owner complaints about the 1993 Chevrolet Corsica (8%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 1991.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1993 Chevrolet Corsica?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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