Chevrolet Beretta Complaints (1995)

93 consumer complaints on file.

#858274March 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON THE BRAKES FADE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858297March 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 20MPH CAR DIED, CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED. DEALER SAID COOLANT LEAKED INTO ENGINE, CAUSING IT TO FREEZE UP AND LOCK. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856030February 2, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH FRONT OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717662January 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRST TIME MECHANIC REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER THAT HE SAYS WAS LEAKING. THE NEXT DAY BRAKES FAILED AGAIN & COMPUTER BOX NEXT TO MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. BRAKES WORKED FOR ONE MONTH & WITHOUT WARNING, WENT DOWN TO FLOOR AGAIN. COMPUTER HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN & WE ARE IN FEAR OF DRIVING IT SINCE THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN BRAKES FAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855212January 20, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN WII LL NOT STEER AT ALL. WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AROUND 35 TO 45 MILES, THE STEERING COLUMN IS WEAK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558823January 9, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES WITH NO WARNING, THE FIRE REPORT STATED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716105December 16, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY AT 60,000 MILES HAD TO BE REPLACED; BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ROTORS ONCE, AT 70,000 MILES MORE BRAKE PROBLEMS, SUNVISER FELL OFF AT 100 MILES, SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP AT 100 MILES. THIS CAR IS COMPLETELY UNREAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714290November 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IT HAS HAPPENDED 2 TIMES. WHEN IT IS RAINING, AND I GO TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT, I HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKE, AND WHEN I DO, THE REAR WHEELS LOCK UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851291October 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN DRIVING DOWN A HILL, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES ,AND THE ABS SYSTEM GAVE OUT. BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD, AND THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. CONSUMER HAD TO KEEP PUMPING THE BRAKES TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713621October 20, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY
ORIGINAL PAINT IS FALLING OFF THE ROOF OF THE CAR, REST OF VEHICLE PAINT IS FINE / CHILDREN ARE PLAYING WITH THE CHUNKS OF PAINT FALLING ON THE GROUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849849October 4, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN ACCELERATING CAR STARTS TO HESITATE AS IF IT IS GOING TO CUT OFF. TOOK TO VEHICLEMECHANIC AND MECHANIC DOES NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848113September 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710759August 31, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
ALTHOUGH THIS DEFECT/FAILURE DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT, IT COULD HAVE ENDED DISASTROUSLY. THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE BECAME BINDED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. AS I WAS GOING TO WORK, I REALIZED THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING LIKE IT SHOULD. FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT HIT ANY STOPLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE RUNNING SMOOTHLY; THE IDLE WAS NOT EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH. HOWEVER, ONCE I GOT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND BEGAN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE HIGHER AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE REGULAR BRAKES, I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR TO ONLY 50 MILES PER HOUR. I GOT OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND COASTED TO SAFE PLACE. BY THIS TIME, I HAD LITTLE IF ANY BRAKES LEFT. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP BY HITTING A CURB. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE HAD BECOME BINDED AND STUCK ON THE ACCELERATE POSITION. I DID NOT HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND I RARELY USE THIS FUNCTION WHEN DRIVING. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HAVE JUST SENT A LETTER TO CHEVROLET DETAILING THIS EVENT. I LISTED PROPERTY DAMAGE ON THIS FORM BECAUSE I HAVE BRAKE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE DUE TO MY EFFORTS TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. THERE IS ALSO BUMPER DAMAGE WHEN I RAN INTO THE CURB. THESE ARE MY APPROXIMATIONS. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT CITY CHEVROLET BEING REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843552July 27, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO TURN THE LOW OR HIGH BEAMS ON, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SWITCH, WHICH IS HARD TO PULL OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708424July 9, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
AIR CONDITIONER HOSE IS IN A BAD PLACE, RIGHT NEXT TO AIR COMPRESSOR PULLY.PULLY WORE A HOLE IN AIR CONDITIONER HOSE. DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF, TALKED TO MECHANIC, SAID THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE BERRETA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838353May 24, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAD TAKEN VEHICLE IN AT 36,000 DUE TO DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. MANUFACTURER DID THE REPAIRS UNDER GOODWILL POLICY. AT 10,000 MILES LATER, ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN AGAIN & MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO REPAIR THEM. NOT UNDER RECALL OR TSB. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706400May 10, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I HAVE A FRIEND WHO ALSO OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET BERETTA W/ THE SAME ENGINE SIZE, WH ALSO HAS THE PROBLEM W/ THIS "A FRAME BUSHING"..SAME SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE SAME BANGING AND CLUNKING NOISES..SOUNDS LIKE THE WHOLE TIRES GOING TO FALL OFF. SHE ASLO BOUGHT THE VEHICLE @ THE SAME DEALERSHIP AS I DID. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702617January 26, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
THE RUBBER HOSE BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION COOLER CAME OFF TWICE WITHOUT ANY OBVIOUS CAUSE. THIS CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO LOSE TRANSMISSION FLUID VERY RAPIDLY, CAUSING A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THE MECHANIC THAT MADE THE FIRST REPAIR TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THIS CAR. HE TOLD ME THIS WHEN I CALLED HIM AND TOLD HIM THAT I HAD LOST ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701502December 21, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THE CAR WON'T TURNOVER, IT ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO BUT WON'T. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED MULTIPLE TIMES, THIS ONLY OCCURS IN COLD WEATHER. ALL THREE WINTERS I HAVE HAD THE CAR THIS HAS HAPPENED. LAST WINTER SAM LEMAN IN EUREKA,IL HAD TO REPLACE THE PLUGS AND SAID THEY HAD BEEN FOWLED FROM TOO MUCH GAS, THESE SUPPOSEDLY HAD BEEN REPLACED BY CENTURY CHEV IN BLOOMINGTON,IL BUT I WAS TOLD BY SAM LEMAN THE PLUGS HAD NEVER BEEN REPLACED. TO DAY IT WON'T TURNOVER AND I AM LUCKY THAT I AM AT HOME, HOWEVER I HAVE BEEN STRANDED BEFORE. I KNOW HOW TO START MY CAR, I T ISN'T THAT I AM FLOODING IT. I HAVE HAD THE BOOK OUT MULTIPLE TIMES WITH THESE INCIDENTS. I AM TIRED OF SPENDING MONEY ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS A RECURRING PROBLEM AND ONE THAT COULD BE HAZARDOUS JUST BY BEING STRANDED IN THER BITTER COLD, WHICH IS THE ONLY TIME THIS OCCURS. THANK YOU, CHERYL BOWMAN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829297October 21, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, AND HIS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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