1990 Volkswagen Corrado: raw data

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vehicle1990 / volkswagen / corrado
known issues3 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-12)
complaints40 on file (1995-01-25 → 2010-12-07)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Heater core coolant leak with steam in cabinVISIBILITY12 complaints1998-10 → 2010-12corrado-1990-heater-core-leak
  • 10141520 DRIVING ALONG AN INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE HEATER CORE IN MY 1990 VW CORRADO DEVELOPED A MAJOR LEAK ALL OF A SUDDEN, CAUSING VERY HOT COOLANT TO POUR ON MY RIGHT LEG AND FOOT, AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO STEAM UP INSTANTLY
  • 745471 HEATER CORE FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN STEAM INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD, BLOCKING VISIBILITY
  • 879510 HEATER CORE FAILURE CAUSED WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP WHILE DRIVING
Motorized automatic seat belt failuresSEAT BELTS8 complaints1995-01 → 2002-10corrado-1990-motorized-seat-belts
  • 8020031 CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT STOP WORKING, IT STUCK IN THE OUT POSITION, WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO POSITION
  • 809518 LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT ON PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDES, IN FOR REPAIR, REPLACEMENT OF SLIDE ASSEMBLY, WILL PROVIDE REPAIR RECEIPT
  • 510503 TAB ONTO WHICH THE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT SYSTEM IS LATCHED ON BROKE OFF THE MOTORIZED TRANSORT SYSTEM
Fire and electrical system failureELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints1996-05 → 2000-06corrado-1990-engine-compartment-fire
  • 724244 $10,000 FIRE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CORRADO WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH
  • 984800 ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT, CAUSED A FIRE WITH THE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
401995-01-252010-12-0702ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:11; VISIBILITY:10; SEAT BELTS:9; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:4; FUEL SYSTEM:3

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1990 Volkswagen Corrado vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1990/volkswagen/corrado
@misc{wrenchpro_1990_volkswagen_corrado_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1990 Volkswagen Corrado},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1990/volkswagen/corrado}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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