Chevrolet Beretta Complaints (1989)

51 consumer complaints on file.

#10050379January 8, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SLID BACKWARDS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER TWICE AND LANDED ON A BIG BOULDER.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS THROWN OUT OF THE BACK WINDSHIELD AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT KEEP HER IN THE CAR. *CB *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10014004April 5, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ON JAN,9 2003 I BOUGHT A 1989 CHEVY BERETTA WITH 90000 MILES ON IT FOR THE SUM OF 2300.00 DOLLARS. ON MARCH 31 2003 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE MARSHAL TOLD ME THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A FACTORY DEFECT IN THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#767370September 18, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
I'M GLAD I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I FOUND THAT I COULDN'T UN-BUCKLE MY SEATBELT. AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE INCONVEINIENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894215August 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP, AND ENGINE TO STALL. THEN, AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY SAID THAT DEFECT WAS WITH TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562172July 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A POP SOUND AND AFTER PULLING OVER, SAW SMOKE AND FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742859March 22, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THIS PART FAILURE CAUSE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GAS TO FLOW ONTO A HOT ENGINE AND IT ALMOST CAUSED THE CAR TO CATCH FIRE. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE GASOLINE COVERED THE PARKING LOT WHEN I TRIED TO CRANK THE CAR BEFORE I SAW SMOKE. I WAS JUST LUCKY THAT IT DID NOT START A FIRE THAT DAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881831March 1, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE IT BECOMES STUCK IN LATCH HOUSING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT BE COVERED BY RECALL. *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
#723628June 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR KEEPS STALLING CAN'T FIND OUT WHY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721852April 23, 2000
CHILD SEAT:SHELL:BOOSTER
THE PLASTIC BELT GUIDE ON THE BOOSTER SEAT BROKE. THE SEAT BELT NOW WILL NOT STAY WITHIN THE BELT GUIDE, THUS MAKING THE BOOSTER SEAT UNSAFE AND UNUSABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549328November 1, 1999
TIRES
OUTER TREAD ON REAR RIGHT TIRE CAME LOOSE CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIGHT QUARTER PANEL AND CAUSED RUBBER HOSE TO GAS TANK TO COME OFF. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851828October 26, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS WORK SOMETIMES. THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS ALSO OPERATE OCCASIONALLY. CONSUMER DOES NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT. NOT HAVING LIGHTS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849026September 28, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ANOTHER VECHICLE HIT HIM FROM THE SIDE WHILE GOING 45MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843689July 29, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON ITS OWN, EVEN WITH BRAKES ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841814July 7, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DOORS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE COMING OFF AT THE HINGES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839422June 11, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE OPENING THE DOOR OF IT FELT AS IF THE HINGES FELL ONTO THE GROUND. IT WAS TO THE POINT THAT IF SOMEONE WAS TO LEAN ON THE DOOR WHILE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING HE WOULD HAVE FALLEN OUT OF VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705402April 8, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE CAR IS FALLING APART, AND I BELIEVE THAT IT IS DUE TO THE MANUFACTURING. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS OF POOR QUALITY. AND I NEVER RECEIVED AN OWNERS MANUAL FOR MY CAR, IT ALSO HAS AN ALARM IN IT, AND THE DEALER NEVER GAVE ME BOTH REMOTES FOR THE ALARM.I AM ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH A LEAK IN MY CAR, AND I CAN'T FIND WHERE IT IS COMING FROM. THE BRAKES ARE ACTING UP ALSO, AND WE CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834877February 16, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, STEERING
1987 BERETTA WAS GOING 90 MPH (A DRUNK DRIVER) WHO CRASHED INTO A LINCOLN CONTINENTAL 1989, IN WHICH THE 1987 BERETTA CRACKED IN HALF, EJECTING THE DRIVER WHO PASSED AWAY. WHILE THE FIRST PART OF THE VEHICLE DROVE OFF, THE SECOND PART OF THE BERETTA SLAMMED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF CONTINENTAL IN WHICH THE PASSENGER'S FOOT GOT STUCK, AND THE FUEL TANK LEAKED AND EXPLODED, CAUSING A FIRE. PASSENGERS DID NOT MAKE IT OUT OF VEHICLE. MOTHER OF DRIVER WANTS TO KNOWIF SOME SORT OF MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT OCCURRED IN THIS INCIDENT, SUCH AS THE CAR SPLITTING IN HALF. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
2
#780733October 6, 1998
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
IT SEEMS THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE TSB'S ON CLUTCH FAILURE BECAUSE OF GALLING BETWEEN THE THROWOUT BEARING AND INPUT SHAFT. I JUST WANTED TO ADD MINE TO YOUR DATABASE BECAUSE IT COST NEARLY 1,000.00 TO FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531338February 23, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
MAIN COMPUTER FAILS CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AT ANY SPEED. THIS IS THE 4TH COMPUTER REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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