The temperature gauge flashed. The consumer heard a noise, and at that point the vehicle's cabin became filled with steam and hot radiator fluid was on the floor board. It was determined the heater core failed.
1992 Volkswagen Corrado visibility problems
32 complaints (67% of all complaints for this car).
- owner complaints
- 32
- of this car's complaints
- 67%
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Defroster/defogger/HVAC system: heater core26
- Defroster/defogger/HVAC system3
- Rearview mirrors/devices: exterior2
- Windshield1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Volkswagen Corrado visibility problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Heater core repture
Heater core allegedly ruptures and releases hot coolant into the vehicle interior, resulting in impaired visibility and potential burn injuries to occupants.
EA98012
Heater core rupture
Heater core allegedly ruptures and releases hot coolant into the vehicle interior, resulting in impaired visibility and potential burn injuries to occupants.
PE98006
What 1992 Volkswagen Corrado owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Heater core recall repairs done. 1 year later it broke, causing radiator fluid to leak and front windshield to steam up.
Recall work performed and failure immediately occurred. Ruptured heater core repaired, but car is unsafe to drive due to coolant fumes. Dealer refuses to fix recall 98v295000.
My heater core failed spilling radiator fluid into the passenger compartment and vapor through the HVAC system.. I have been told this is a part that consistantly failed in my type of vehicle and am hoping that the manufacturer of the vehicle will be responsable and replace the part as a recall issue.
Fog lights overheat. Vwoa has refused hella oem fog light replacement design. Heated outside rear view mirror delaminates.
Heater core located behind ventilation system blew up, hot coolant hit vent and white smoke and coolant entered into vehicle, chemicals were very strong. Took vehicle to dealer ,and they will replace heater core, consumer indicated that he could have been injuried, because liquid was hot,consumer was temporarily blinded by white smoke.*ak consumer stated the dealer finally replaced the heater core after numerous complaints.
Ignition switch and the heater were repair with used parts and still failed.
Heater core has malfunctioned, causing hot fluids to enter into passenger's compartment from vent which caused windows to steam up. Also, consumer mentioned recall 98v295000. Consumer not sure if this vehicle was subject to recall. Please provide any further details.
While driving at 30mph steam came out thru vents (no visivility) and hot coolant came in from behind the dashboard burning me and my wife's feet, impairing vehicle control, almost causing an accident due to hot water and lack of visibility. According to vw a recall was performed to prevent this from happening on july 30, 1999 and the vehicle had 63,376 miles on it at the time. Now the vehicle has 68,505 miles.
Heater core leaked into passenger's compartment and steamed up the interior of the car. This caused the consumer to nearly be burned even after recall repairs were done. Took to dealer in response to a recall letter to install coolant pressure throttle unit, and did a check on coolant system. This was suppose to prevent the problem from happening.
Questions about the 1992 Volkswagen Corrado visibility
Does the 1992 Volkswagen Corrado have visibility problems?
Owners have filed 32 complaints about the visibility of the 1992 Volkswagen Corrado, 67% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 1992 Volkswagen Corrado visibility problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1992 Volkswagen Corrado visibility?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Volkswagen Corrado have the most visibility problems?
The Volkswagen Corrado model years with the most visibility complaints are 1992 (32 complaints), 1993 (20 complaints) and 1990 (10 complaints).
Other 1992 Volkswagen Corrado problems
Engine 12Electrical 4Transmission 3Brakes 2Lights 2Acceleration 1Body 1Fuel system 1Steering 1Tires 1
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