1993 Volkswagen Corrado: raw data

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vehicle1993 / volkswagen / corrado
known issues3 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints48 on file (1997-02-15 → 2022-10-20)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Heater core failure with steam and coolant in cabinVISIBILITY21 complaints1998-02 → 2022-10corrado-1993-heater-core-coolant-leak
  • 821447 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE HEATER CORE BLEW UP, WHICH CAUSED WINDOWS TO STEAM UP AND SPRAYED HOT ENGINE COOLANT OVER THE FLOOR AND DRIVER'S FEET
  • 781160 HEATER CORE FAILED, CAUSING HOT COOLANT TO POUR ONTO FLOOR, WINDOWS BECAME STEAMED UP, AND DRIVER COULDN'T SEE OUT OF WINDOW
  • 10001427 WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD "POP" NOISE AND VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH STEAM ELIMINATING CONSUMER'S VISIBILITY
Engine cooling fan and fan motor failureENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING9 complaints1997-02 → 2001-08corrado-1993-cooling-fan-failure
  • 893412 WHILE DRIVING COOLING FAN BROKE, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND VEHICLE TO STALL OUT
  • 823098 HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#95V178000), ENGINE COOLING FAN. THE RECALL WAS DONE OVER A YEAR AGO, BUT THE PART HAD FAILED
  • 543083 FAN MOTOR DEFECTIVE CAUSING WIRING TO OVERHEAT AND CATCH FIRE WHEN MOTOR SHORTED OUT
Power distribution module failure and fireELECTRICAL SYSTEM2 complaints1997-12 → 1998-01corrado-1993-power-distribution-module
  • 527452 A SHORT IN EITHER THE POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE NEAR THE ENGINE OR THE COOLING FAN CIRCUIT WHICH IS POWERED THROUGH THE POWER DISTRUBUTION MODULE CAUGHT FIRE
  • 527965 MAIN POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE FAILURE

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
481997-02-152022-10-2003ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:23; VISIBILITY:20; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:6; FUEL SYSTEM:1; GASOLINE:1

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). 1993 Volkswagen Corrado vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/volkswagen/corrado
@misc{wrenchpro_1993_volkswagen_corrado_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1993 Volkswagen Corrado},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/volkswagen/corrado}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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