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1988 Chevrolet Beretta Interior & seats Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Interior & seats reportsComplaints 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.
14
Latest May 22, 2000
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
23%
of 60 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1988 Chevrolet Beretta submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming interior

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

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
EngineInterior & seats
Filed Jun 29, 1999

HOOD FLEW OFF AND DAMAGED WINDSHIELD. MJS

NHTSA ID
546476
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
Interior & seats
Filed May 13, 1996

UPON ACCELERATION, BRACKET THAT HOLDS SEAT TO TRACK BROKE, CAUSED SEAT BACK TO FALL BACKWARDS. *AK

NHTSA ID
984358
Incident
May 4, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 27, 1995

HOOD LATCH FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING HOOD FLEW UP HITTING THE WINDSHEILD BENT THE HOOD. TT

NHTSA ID
975401
Incident
Nov 19, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed May 23, 1995

DEFECTIVE HOOD LATCH, CAUSING HOOD TO OPEN/FLY BACKWARDS AND WRAP AROUND THE ROOF. *AK

NHTSA ID
486386
Incident
May 23, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 30, 1995

STEERING COLUMN HAS SMOKED TWICE WITH CAUSE UNDETERMINED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
962855
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 23, 1995

WHILE DRIVING, TURNING SMOKE EMITTS FROM STEERING COLUMN, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, DEALER CAN'T CORRECT. TT

NHTSA ID
962478
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 11, 1995

STEERING COLUMN SMOKES, CAUSING LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND COOLANT LIGHT TO MALFUNCTION. *SKD

NHTSA ID
482828
Incident
Mar 11, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 13, 1995
Fire reported

FAINT SMELL OF SMOKE GROWING STRONGER BETWEEN THE SEATS NEAR POWER WINDOW CONTROLS. FIRE STARTED IN CONSOLE. TT

NHTSA ID
959962
Incident
Feb 6, 1994
Interior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Jan 6, 1995

SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO A SHORT. TT

NHTSA ID
958376
Incident
Nov 11, 1994

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Body & structure15Seat belts9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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