Chevrolet Beretta Complaints

546 consumer complaints on file.

#737536December 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
I'M SORRY THAT I CAN'T BE MORE DESCRIPTIVE ABOUT THIS, BUT I AM A WOMAN WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? ANYWAYS, I HAVE HAD MY FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED ABOUT 3 TIMES NOW! I JUST HAD ALL NEW BRAKES AND THE ROTORS TURNED 4 MONTHS AGO AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID ON MY LAST BRAKE INSPECTION, 12/4 /00, THAT I ONLY HAVE 40% LEFT ON THE FRONT AND 70% ON THE BACK! HOW CAN THIS BE? I COULD UNDERSTAND THIS IF I HAD A GIZILLION MILES ON MY CAR AND I RAN THE HELL OUT OF IT BUT 35,000 MILES AND 3 BRAKE JOBS?! WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? WELL I GUESS THAT IT WILL BE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AT THE DEALERSHIP SEEINGS HOW THEY HAVE RIPPED ME OFF FOR HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736501November 18, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
FRONT END BANGS LOUDLY, REPLACED SPROCKET, FAILED AGAIN, PAINT IS COMING OF IN HUGE PATCHES, ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557261November 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
SERPENTINE BELT FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735429October 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CAVALIERS/SUNFIRES AND S-10 PICKUPS ARE COVERED BY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES FOR THIS COMMON FAILURE. I AM TOLD THAT THE BERETTA IS NOT *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734764October 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED AT AUCTION($8000) FINANCING-AFTER FIRE/CO AUCTIONED FOR $250 YET THEY ARE STILL DEMANDING PAYMENT ON THIS BROKEN-DOWN/BURNED UP CAR THAT I NO LONGER OWN AND THAT THE COMPANY AUCTIONED. THIS IS A "RIP-OFF"/FRAUD/BECAUSE THEY SOLD BE A ROTTEN CAR TO START WITH.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873070October 16, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE TRAVELING AND STEERING VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING/CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND HIT A GUARDRAIL. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE SEAT BELTS SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT DRIVER ENOUGH AND DRIVER COULD HAVE AVOIDED HEAD INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#872708October 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. BRAKES & ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 17,495 MILES. DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR. ON OCTOBER 5TH, THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A LUBE JOB, AND DEALER NEVER DETECTED THAT HEAD GASKET & FREEZE PLUG WERE LEAKING. CONSUMER TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO BE CHECKED. VEHICLE HAS NOW 19,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555361October 4, 2000
SEATS
FRONT SEAT HAS A BROKEN WELD ON THE SEAT FRAME CAUSING NO BACK SUPPORT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871393September 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHEELS:RIM
BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE FRONT AND REAR/ HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED CONTINUOUSLY. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 4 TIMES. DEFECT KEPT OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870031September 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
LOCATION OF EXHASUT PIPE HAS CAUSED FUEL TANK TO MELT AND LEAK. EXHAUST PIPE BRACKETS WERE BROKEN. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS SUBJECT, 912656F. OWNER VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY WHEN STARTING THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554264September 1, 2000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S WHEEL FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE, DUE TO POSSIBLE LUG NUT FAILURE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869344September 1, 2000
SEATS
DRIVER SEAT CAME WITH VEHICLE CROOKED FROM FACTORY. BRACKET OR BRACE THAT THE SEAT FRAME SITS ON BROKE.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727645August 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS INTERMITENT LOSS OF POWER WHICH CAN OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FIVE TIMES; YET, THE PROBLEM IS RECURRING. THE ENGINE MAKES A TICKING NOISE, AND POWER DROPS TO ABOUT 35 MPH. DEALER REPLACED FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP, FUEL GUAGE, O2 SENSOR. THIS TIME, THE DEALER INSISTS THAT IT MUST BE A CLOGGED CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IT IS DANGEROUS TO LOSE VEHICLE POWER ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, AND IT IS AGGRAVATING TO BE TOLD BY A DEALER THAT THE "PROBLEM" HAS BEEN "FIXED" FOR THE FIFTH TIME."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726864August 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING UPON SHIFTING GEARS WHILE IN MOTION. THE CODE # INDICATION IS 1870. MY LOCAL SERVICE CENTER ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS THE THIRD HE HAS SEEN RECENTLY W/ THE SAME CODE. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP WHO ALSO ADVISED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN RECEIVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER CHEVROLET VEHILCES. IT WOULD SEEM THESE ARE NOT ISOLATED INCIDENTS AS MY SERVICE STATION IS ON THE FAR NORTHSIDE OF INDIANAPOLIS AND THE DEALERSHIP IS ON THE FAR SOUTHSIDE AND ALL HAVING THE SAME CODE #1870 AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE INDICATION. I HAVE OWNED 2 BLAZERS PREVIOUSLY AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS ARE APPARENT. WE CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANMISSION AT OVER $2000 WHEN THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN INTERNAL PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET ENGINE THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726431August 2, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY
CLUNKING NOISE UNDER DRIVER'S FLOORBOARD TURNING (USUALLY RT AND 5-25 MPH), THROUGH A DIP. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE, SO NOT FIXED. DEEP, SOLID, METAL SOUND; COULD IT BE TORSION BAR HITTING CROSS-MEMBER ON FRAME? I'VE HAD THIS TRUCK IN FOR STEERING SHAFT (EVENTUALLY REPLACED W/UPDATED COMPLETE SHAFT AFTER 6 VISITS!), IN FOR CLUNKING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP (FLUSHED TRANSFER CASE 2X AND NOW IS FINE), IN FOR NEW BELT AND TENSIONER, IN FOR NEW STEERING PUMP, IN FOR NEW REGULATOR IN PASSENGER WINDOW, IN FOR NEW REAR-END U-JOINT AND CREAKING REAR LEAF SPRINGS/BUSHINGS, IN FOR 4WD SERVICE LIGHT (MODE SWITCH REPLACED), IN FOR STICKY THROTTLE BODY, IN FOR ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS, IN FOR WIND NOISE ON DRIVER'S SIDE AROUND WINDSHIELD (NEVER FIXED!), IN FOR NOISY A/C (FOAM FROM FACTORY STUCK IN SYSTEM), FUEL GAGE SENSOR REPLACED BEFORE TAKING DELIVERY. TIRED OF THIS TRUCK, BUT CAN'T AFFORD TO GET A DIFFERENT ONE DUE TO DEPRECIATION FACTOR!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866587August 2, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. VEHICLE JUMPS FURTHER WHEN IN LOWER GEAR. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK PLASTIC RETAINER ON THE CLUTCH LINKAGE DISINTEGRATED AND LINKAGE SEPARATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE IN MOTION AND REMAIN IN MOTION. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866252July 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING . PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725655July 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FALIURE. ENGINE DAMAGE SEVERE. DEALER AND GM CONTACTED WITH NO RESULTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724663June 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
AFTER A LENGTH DISCUSSION WITH SERVICE MANAGER, BRYAN RADIN, TODAY I WAS TOLD THE WORK WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO THE SPACE IN THE REPAIR DATES AND I WOULD BE CHARGE THE FULL RATES. ONLY AFTER I POINTED OUT THAT MY IGNITION COILS HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AND HAVE A LIFE TIME WARRANTY A DEDUCTION IN THE BILL WAS MADE. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN EXCUSE UPON EXCUSE OF WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE BUT I STILL FIND MYSELF TOWING MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WEEKS LATER WITH THE SAME RECURRING PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863591June 14, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A RATTLING SOUND. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE DUE TO LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING MALFUNCTIONING. PARTS WERE REPLACED AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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