Chevrolet Beretta Complaints
546 consumer complaints on file.
- #828314September 29, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHENEVER ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY WOULD FAIL TO WORK. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD BRAKE PADS & ROTORS REPAIRED OR REPLACED. PROBLEM WITH MODULE & NEW BRAKES SYTEM REAPPEARED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 7 TIMES. AT EACH TIME THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM WITH ABS LIGHT. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #541514September 16, 1998UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE SHAKES AND TRIMBLES WHEN DRIVEN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #827726September 9, 1998SUSPENSION:FRONT
DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO ONE DIRECTION, CAUSING A COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #825835September 8, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
THE DEFECTIVE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY WITHOUT WARNING WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #827647September 8, 1998STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
STEERING COLUMN, WHERE THE HAZARD LIGHTS ARE, WHITE SMOKE COMES UP WHILE DRIVING. CAN SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. SPEED DOESN'T MATTER WHEN INCIDENT OCCURS. ALSO, THE MORE TURN SIGNAL IS USED THE MORE BURNING, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #540614September 5, 1998SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. UPON IMPACT, SEATBACK FAILED TO PROVIDE PROPER SUPPORT. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SEATS ROCKED BACK AND FORTH. DRIVER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH INJURY. VEHICLE SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #827115August 24, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKING THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THERE IS NO CONTROL. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED ABS MOTOR TWICE, AND NOW REPAIRS ARE NEEDED FOR THIRD TIME. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #538806August 4, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
BRAKE PEDAL TOUCHES FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. NEW BRAKES INSTALLED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. VEHICLE ALSO STALLS DURING BRAKING AND DURING WET WEATHER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #825124August 4, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WHEN SHE IS DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP AND MAKE NOISE. CONSUMER REPLIED THAT SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES SHOES ALMOST EVERY MONTH. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #825632July 20, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
CONSUMER IS COMPLAIING OF FOUR SETS OF BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED WITHIN 58000 MILES OF WEAR,EVEN THOUGH DEALER REPLACED & REPAIRED THEM WITHOUT COST TO THE CONSUMER BECAUSE WARRANTY STILL BEING INEFFECT. BUT THIS CONDITION STILL NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE IT IS NOT A NORMAL CONDITION. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #538432July 17, 1998EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
SEVERAL EPISODES OF SMOKING FROM STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING, AND SEVERAL TIMES UPON STRATING VEHICLE DUE TO TURN SIGNAL SWITCH SHORTING OUT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #537810June 27, 1998SEATS
DRIVER SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORTH WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPING OR ACCELERATING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #824626June 24, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR, AND NO BRAKING ABILITY UNDER NO CERTAIN CONDITIONS. HAS BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #536808June 12, 1998VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER'S SID ECAME OUT OF THE TRACK. IT WILL GO UP/DOWN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #536577June 11, 1998POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #823608June 9, 1998WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 30MPH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OF DUE TO LUGS:NUTS:BOLTS LOOSENING. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #536246June 3, 1998STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WELD ON RIGHT DOOR HINGE BROKE, CAUSING THE FENDER TO BUCKLE IN WHEN THE DOOR OPENED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #823157May 8, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP INSTANTLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #823066May 5, 1998SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SHOULDER SEATBELTS THAT ATTACH TO THE DOOR CRACKED AND CAME APART, THEY MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #822853April 28, 1998ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHILE DRIVING SMOKE IS COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, POSSIBLY FROM TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0