This factory service and repair manual for the 1992 Chevrolet Corsica is built around a four-door sedan in LT and LTZ trim, with the naturally aspirated 2.2L overhead-valve inline-four of 134 cubic inches and the naturally aspirated 3.1L overhead-valve V6 of 189 cubic inches both documented in full. A four-cylinder car and a six-cylinder car share a shell but not a service routine, and the engine sections reflect that, while brake, steering, suspension and body wiring work is written once for the sedan.
Engines covered
- 2.2L inline-four (134 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 3.1L V6 (189 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door sedan
Trims covered
- LT
- LTZ
Known issues on the 1992 Corsica. The federal record carries one recall: a service brake stop lamp switch that stops working, so the brake lamps no longer light when the pedal is pressed and following drivers get no warning that the car is slowing. Owners logged 171 complaints, and the weight of them falls on the service brakes with 60, well ahead of the electrical system at 19 and air bags at 17. Brake hydraulics, switch and lamp circuits, and restraint diagnostics are all specified and diagrammed in these sections.
THE SERVICE BRAKE STOP LAMP SWITCH BECOMES INOPERATIVE.
THE INOPERATIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH WILL NOT ILLUMINATE THESTOP LAMPS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS
REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH AND CORRECT THE WIRING IN THE CONNECTOR OF THE STOP LAMP SWIT
VEHICLES MAY SET ANYONE OR A COMBINATION OF FRONT-WHEEL SPEED SENSOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CODES AS INTERMITTENT OR HARD FAILURES. GM VOICEMAIL EXPRESS. *TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) FRONT WHEEL SPEED CODES - JUMPER HARNESS. *TT
ABS FRONT WHEEL SPEED CODES - JUMPER HARNESS. *TT
OWNERS OF SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRA-MATIC 3T40, 4T60, 4T60-E OR 4T65-E TRANSAXLES MAY COMMENT ON A GRINDING AND / OR GROWLING NOISE THAT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN STANDING IN PARK ON A HILL OR SLOPE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE PARKING
SOME V6 ENGINES MAY, ON A VERY INFREQUENT BASIS, HAVE AN OIL ODOR CONDITION THAT IS GENERALLY ENCOUNTERED AFTER THE ENGINE'S OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED.TYPICALLY THE ODOR LASTS APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES AFTER THE CHANGE OF OIL AND THEN DOES NOT RE
SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRA-MATIC 3T40, 4T60 OR 4T60-E TRANSXALES MAY COMMENT ON A GRINDING AND / OR GROWLING NOISE THAT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN IN PARK ON INCLINE. *TT
VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CLATTERING NOISE AT IDLE SPEED ORIGINATING FROM THE TIMING CHAIN AND FRONT COVER AREA. *YC
COMMENT THAT THE ABS LIGHT IS ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC'S) 46 AND 86 SET AS CURRENT OR HISTORY. *YC
Showing the 8 most recent of 12 technical service bulletins on file with NHTSA.
DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE DURING ACCIDENT.
AIR BAG: PULLING INTO PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 10MPH AND ANOTHER CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT. THE FRONT OF CAR HIT RIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AN
AIR BAG: PULLING INTO PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 10MPH AND ANOTHER CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT. THE FRONT OF CAR HIT RIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AN
GOING 30MPH, LOST CONTROL OF STEERING WHEEL; VEHICLE JUMPED CURB & HIT TREE; DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. PASSENGER HAD HEAD INJURY & WENT TO EMERGENCY
Showing the 4 most serious of 184 complaints filed with NHTSA.
