Chevrolet Beretta Complaints

546 consumer complaints on file.

#835002February 18, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ,HIT A DEER HEAD-ON, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#835010February 18, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD LATCH RELEASED, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY UP WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *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
#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
#702488January 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
CHEVROLET HAS ALSO REPLACED MY LEFT FRONT MOUNT ASSEMBLYWITH THE FRONT STRUT BEARING TWICE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND THEY SEEM TO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PERSISTANT PROBLEM IS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701637December 28, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION,17M.P.G,INTERMITTEN STUDDER AT IDLE,NO FAST IDLE AT COLD ENGINE START UP..
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
#701504December 21, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION. NO HIGH IDLE AT COLD ENGINE START UP. INTERMITTEN ENGINE STUDDER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781619December 5, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE BLOCK MAKES LOUD NOISE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542591November 13, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
SCREWS FAILED CAUSING THE AIRBAG TO FALL OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830551November 10, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THREE 3 ENGINE CYLINDER HEADS ARE CRACKED AS PER A MECHANIC. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700150October 27, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
NONE
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
#828880October 13, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE CONSUMER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. NO AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES WOULD STOP VEHICLE. DRIVER TURNED THE IGNITION OFF TO STOP VEHICLE. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME, OWNER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE COMPUTER CHIP WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780999October 8, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS, SMOKE EMITTED FROM STEERING COLUMN; TURN SIGNAL WILL AUTOMATICALLY CANCEL, BUT FLASHER IS STILL CLICKING UNDER DASH. HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH ALSO VERY INTERMITTENT, AND HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE BRIGHT LIGHTS OR DIM THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828711October 8, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE THE HANDLE BROKE AND CAME OFF IN CONSUMER'S HAND. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION THAT THE HANDLE WAS LOOSE OR WOULD COME OFF. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, NO WARRANTY, THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, WILL REPAIR 50%*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828687October 7, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
COMING TO AN INTERSECTION & STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES. HAD NO WARNING. HAD NO BRAKES. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION AND REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539639October 7, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#541112September 29, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION EXPLODED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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