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1988 Chevrolet Beretta Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Dec 27, 2003
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
7
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jan 6, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 60 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Chevrolet Beretta. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

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Body & structureSeat belts
Filed Dec 27, 2003

RECALL OF 1988 CHEVY BERETTA DOOR HINGES/SEAT BELTS/HOOD LATCHES.*AK

NHTSA ID
10051168
Incident
Dec 27, 2003
Mileage
187,631 mi
Engine
Filed Nov 18, 2002

NO SUMMARY. DT

NHTSA ID
769857
Seat belts
Filed May 24, 2001

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

NHTSA ID
745870
Incident
May 24, 2001
Interior & seats
Filed May 22, 2000

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

NHTSA ID
723041
Incident
May 19, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed May 18, 2000

AFTER HOOD WAS JAMMED AND OPENED, COULD NOT CLOSE IT BECAUSE LATCH DID NOT WORK. *AK

NHTSA ID
862141
Incident
May 18, 2000
Body & structure
Filed Sep 8, 1999

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.

NHTSA ID
711059
Incident
Jun 10, 1999
EngineInterior & seats
Filed Jun 29, 1999

HOOD FLEW OFF AND DAMAGED WINDSHIELD. MJS

NHTSA ID
546476
Body & structure
Filed Jun 23, 1999

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

NHTSA ID
840909
Incident
Jun 21, 1999
Engine
Filed May 17, 1999

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.

NHTSA ID
706575
Body & structure
Filed Apr 22, 1999

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

NHTSA ID
705877
Incident
Apr 20, 1999
Body & structure
Filed Apr 21, 1999

WHEN OPENING VEHICLE'S DOOR IT CAME COMPLETELY OFF DUE TO HINGES BREAKING. OFF. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

NHTSA ID
836954
Engine
Filed Feb 23, 1999

EITHER THE TEMPERTUR SENSOR OR THE GUAGE COULD BE A DEFECT ON A LOT THE SAME CARS

NHTSA ID
703644
Incident
Feb 1, 1996
Visibility
Filed Jun 12, 1998

THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER'S SID ECAME OUT OF THE TRACK. IT WILL GO UP/DOWN.

NHTSA ID
536808
Incident
May 27, 1998
Body & structure
Filed Jun 3, 1998

WELD ON RIGHT DOOR HINGE BROKE, CAUSING THE FENDER TO BUCKLE IN WHEN THE DOOR OPENED.

NHTSA ID
536246
Incident
Jul 16, 1997
BrakesEngineSuspension+1 more
Filed Apr 27, 1998

STRUT MOUNTS/TAIL PIPE/REAR SHOCKS/CLUTCH/EMERGENCY BRAKE AND BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED.

NHTSA ID
534906
Body & structure
Filed Jan 5, 1998

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

NHTSA ID
820252
Incident
Jan 4, 1998
Brakes
Filed Dec 3, 1997

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

NHTSA ID
819642
Electrical
Filed Oct 9, 1997

ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED.

NHTSA ID
604487
Incident
Jan 1, 1992
Body & structure
Filed Jun 9, 1997

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

NHTSA ID
812905
Incident
Jun 6, 1997
Steering
Filed Apr 14, 1997

DIFFICULT TO CONTROL POWER STEERING WHEN WEATHER IS COOL.

NHTSA ID
516393
Other / unspecified
Filed Jan 14, 1997

THE WHEEL RIMS ARE CRACKED, THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED. *AK

NHTSA ID
806423
Steering
Filed Dec 24, 1996

AFTER TURNING KEY TO OFF POSITION, VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID
806699
Incident
Dec 20, 1996
AirbagsBody & structureInterior & seats+1 more
Filed Dec 24, 1996

POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW OF TRUNK DOOR FAILED CAUSING WATER TO LEAK INSIDE TRUNK. HOWEVER, VEHICLE STILL LEAKS AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE. *YC

NHTSA ID
513824
Incident
Dec 12, 1996
Interior & seatsVisibility
Filed Sep 18, 1996

BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S LOCKS BROKE, DOORS WILL NOT STAY OPEN/RATTLE, ALSO DRIVEWR'S SIDE WINDOW FELL OFF THE TRACK. *AK

NHTSA ID
508802
Incident
Jul 1, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 30, 1996

WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD FLEW UP AND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

NHTSA ID
801692
Incident
Aug 14, 1996

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