Chevrolet Beretta Complaints (1988)

60 consumer complaints on file.

#10051168December 27, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, SEAT BELTS, STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
RECALL OF 1988 CHEVY BERETTA DOOR HINGES/SEAT BELTS/HOOD LATCHES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769857November 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745870May 24, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
FEMALE SIDE OF DRIVER SEAL BELT COVER BROKE OFF 1-2 YEAERS AGO, SO I HAVE BEEN BUCKLING DRIVER BELT INTO PASSENGER BELT. COVER ON FEMALE SIDE BROKE OFF SO ANY PRESSURE APPLIED TO FEMALE SIDE WITH A BELT BUCKLED INTO IT RELEASES THE BELT. THE DRIVER HARNESS BROKE TODAY WHERE THE SHOULDER HARNESS MEETS THE LAP BELT. BOTH PIECES THAT BROKE WERE PLASTIC. THE BELT MAY HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER CAMPAIGN 90C36. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723041May 22, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
ON THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2000, I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA REGARDING A RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED FOR 1988 CHEVROLETS BERETTAS. I TRIED TO TALK TO GMC AND THE CHEVROLET DEALER NEAR MY HOUSE ABOUT FIXING THE LATCH ON THE CAR, IT WAS BENT. I HAD NO LUCK AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN # WAS NOT ONE OF THE ONES THAT WERE RECALLED. I WAS GOING TO TAKE THE CAR INTO A SHOP THAT SATURDAY TO TRY TO GET THE LATCH FIXED. I HAD TO WORK THE NEXT DAY AND SINCE THE HOOD WOULDN'T CLOSE ALL THE WAY, I STRAPPED IT DOWN. THE LATCH AND THE STRAP DIDN'T HOLD AND THE HOOD FLEW UP AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD, BREAKING IT AND BENT THE HOOD IN THE MIDDLE. I WAS DRIVING SLOW AND THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MY PASSENGERS AND I WERE LUCKY. I KNOW MY CAR IS AN OLDER MODEL AND OLD CARS NEED REPAIRS BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS BROKE ON THE CAR WHEN IT LEFT THE PLANT. NOW I HAVE NO CAR TO DRIVE TO WORK AND STILL HAVE TO GET A NEW HOOD AND A NEW WINDSHIELD. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THIS. THANKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862141May 18, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
AFTER HOOD WAS JAMMED AND OPENED, COULD NOT CLOSE IT BECAUSE LATCH DID NOT WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711059September 8, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
MY HOOD FLEW UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND IT IS ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT AS THE TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING AHEAD OF ME I SLOWED DOWN AND THIS OCCURED. I HAD TWO PASSENGERS THAT WERE TOTALLY STARTLED BUT LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED. I DID NOT KNOW THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HOOD LATCH UNTIL I HAPPENED UPON THIS WEB SITE. THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING THE INTEREST OF THE CONSUMER. FINALLY I HAVE NOT DRIVEN MY CAR SINCE THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO THE HOOD AND WINDSHIELD. I JUST LAST WEEK HAD A COMPANY COME OUT AND REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD FOR ABOUT $135.00 I DO NOT HAVE ANY ESTIMATES FOR THE HOOD YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546476June 29, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
HOOD FLEW OFF AND DAMAGED WINDSHIELD. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840909June 23, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR BROKE AND CAME OFF THE FRAME BECAUSE ONE OR TWO OF THE HINGES BROKE. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706575May 17, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
STALLS GOING AROUND CORNERS, WHEN YOU PUT THE BRAKE ON IT STAHLS, BUT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME. ALSO DOES IT IN REVERSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705877April 22, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DOOR HINGES FAILED THIS GREATLY. THIS WOULD COMPROMISE THE STRUTURAL INTEGRETY OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT DURING A CRASH, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF LIFE AND OR LIMB DEALER HAS INFORMED MYSELF OF SAFTY BULLETIN ON THIES PARTS FAILING IN 1988 BERETTAS & CORSICAS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836954April 21, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHEN OPENING VEHICLE'S DOOR IT CAME COMPLETELY OFF DUE TO HINGES BREAKING. OFF. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703644February 23, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EITHER THE TEMPERTUR SENSOR OR THE GUAGE COULD BE A DEFECT ON A LOT THE SAME CARS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536808June 12, 1998
VISIBILITY: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
#536246June 3, 1998
STRUCTURE: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
#534906April 27, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL, SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
STRUT MOUNTS/TAIL PIPE/REAR SHOCKS/CLUTCH/EMERGENCY BRAKE AND BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820252January 5, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
RECALL # 89V225, REPLACED DRIVER'S DOOR HINGE BROKE OFF LESS THAN A YEAR LATER AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819642December 3, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS HAD THE ROTORS AND THE BRAKE PADS RELACED. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513824October 21, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEATS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING REAR END COLLISION, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. ALSO DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED, THROWING DRIVER INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#604487October 9, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812905June 9, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT (55-60) MPH ON THE TURNPIKE, THE HOOD FLEW BACK AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD AND DESTROYED THE SUNROOF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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