1989 Chevrolet Beretta

Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1989-03-10 89V034000 SEAT BELTS 29,951 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2003-10-02 SEAT BELTS:FRONT Yes 1 CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SLID BACKWARDS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CAUSING THE DRIV…
2003-03-31 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 1 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 W…
2002-09-15 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 I'M GLAD I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I FOUND THAT I COULDN'T UN-BUCKLE MY SEATBELT. AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WOULD HAVE BE…
2001-08-09 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP, AND ENGINE TO STALL. THEN, AFTER TAKING VEHICLE…
2001-05-12 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A POP SOUND AND AFTER PULLING OVER, SAW SMOKE AND FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. OHIO TRAFFI…
2001-03-09 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 THIS PART FAILURE CAUSE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GAS TO FLOW ONTO A HOT ENGINE AND IT ALMOST CAUSED THE CAR TO CATCH FIRE…
1999-09-26 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS No 0 HEADLIGHTS WORK SOMETIMES. THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS ALSO OPERATE OCCASIONALLY. CONSUMER DOES NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT. …
1999-09-03 TIRES No 0 OUTER TREAD ON REAR RIGHT TIRE CAME LOOSE CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIGHT QUARTER PANEL AND CAUSED RUBBER HOSE TO GAS TANK TO C…
1999-09-01 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ANOTHER VECHICLE HIT HIM FROM THE SIDE WHILE GOING 45MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLO…
1998-07-05 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES No 0 SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON ITS OWN, EVEN WITH BRAKES ON. *AK
1997-06-30 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 1 WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING TOLL PLAZA AT GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. PEDAL WENT TO THE FL…
1997-03-18 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 5 MPH THE FRONT DOOR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE CAME LOOSE FROM THE HINGES AND FELL OFF. V…
1997-01-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 AFTER 6 DAYS OF HAVING THE CAR, VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE . *AK
1996-08-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK
1996-07-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 IGNITION SWITCH GOT SO HOT IT STARTED SMOKING AND FILLED THE CAR WITH SMOKE, STEERING COLUMN GOT SO HOT YOU COULD NOT T…
1996-06-30 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR JAMMED PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (91V-206). *AK
1996-05-31 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE No 0 ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT REPLACED.
1995-12-30 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Yes 2 1987 BERETTA WAS GOING 90 MPH (A DRUNK DRIVER) WHO CRASHED INTO A LINCOLN CONTINENTAL 1989, IN WHICH THE 1987 BERETTA C…
1995-12-02 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 PASSENGERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN IN CAR ACCIDENT HIT ON FRONT LEFT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
1995-11-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 THE CAR IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL WIRING SYSTEM.PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
1995-11-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, COULD CAUS…
1995-06-16 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM No 0 POWER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY FAILED. *AK
1995-05-15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM No 0 REAR BRAKES FAILED, REPLACED THE REAR DRUMS. TT
1995-05-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 ENGINE FAILURE, MOTOR CEASED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. TT
1995-04-04 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL COLUMN SMOKES WHILE DRIVING AND ESPECIALLY AFTER AIR CONDITIONER HAS BEEN ON. TT
1995-03-24 SEATS No 0 DRIVERS SIDE SEAT ANCHORS COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING. TT
1995-03-18 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS Yes 0 BRAKES FAILED AFTER SPRAYING PRODUCT CALLED "QUICKSILVER". PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
1995-03-11 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 CAR MAKE HALF CAUSE AND ACCIDENT IT IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION . TT
1995-02-26 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE TO PROCEED AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED. TT
1995-02-01 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER No 0 AIR CONDITIONER FAILS CONTINUOUSLY DUE TO HOSES VIBRATING OFF.
1995-02-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT UNLATCH, HAVE TO USE GREAT FORCE. TT
1995-01-24 STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK No 0 RACK IN THE STEERING BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO NOT BE TURNED OFF ONCE PLACED IN PARK. TT
1995-01-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING No 0 SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY SEPARATED. *DSH
1994-10-28 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH No 0 THE STEERING COLUMN SMOKES WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN DUE TO TURN SIGNAL SWITCH SHORTING OUT. *AK
1994-09-20 SEATS No 0 FRONT SEAT FRAME FAILED. *SD
1994-01-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 STEERING COLUMN EMITS SMOKE. *SKD
1990-07-31 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 WHEN APPLYING THE ABS, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAUSED A COLLISION TO OCCUR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER D…
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 WATER PUMP/TIMING BELT/COMPUTER/STARTER/TIRES/BRAKES AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE IT BECOMES STUCK IN LATCH HOUSING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. …
SEAT BELTS No 0 HAD FRONTAL SEAT BELT RETRACTOR RECALL WORK DONE, HAS BROKEN FIVE TIMES. TT
CHILD SEAT:SHELL:BOOSTER No 0 THE PLASTIC BELT GUIDE ON THE BOOSTER SEAT BROKE. THE SEAT BELT NOW WILL NOT STAY WITHIN THE BELT GUIDE, THUS MAKING T…
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 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 L…
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 THE POWER DOOR LOCK DON'T WORK .
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY No 0 IT SEEMS THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE TSB'S ON CLUTCH FAILURE BECAUSE OF GALLING BETWEEN THE THROWOUT BEARING AND INPUT SHAFT.…
STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 THE CAR IS FALLING APART, AND I BELIEVE THAT IT IS DUE TO THE MANUFACTURING. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS OF POOR QUALITY. AND …
SEATS No 0 DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO VIN (89V-087). *SKD
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 MAIN COMPUTER FAILS CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AT ANY SPEED. THIS IS THE 4TH COMPUTER REPLACEMENT.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 CAR KEEPS STALLING CAN'T FIND OUT WHY. *AK
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 DOORS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE COMING OFF AT THE HINGES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK