Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1989 Chevrolet Beretta submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
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
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAUSED A COLLISION TO OCCUR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE.
WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING TOLL PLAZA AT GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PICKUP TRUCK. DRIVER WAS INJURED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
WATER PUMP/TIMING BELT/COMPUTER/STARTER/TIRES/BRAKES AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
POWER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY FAILED. *AK
REAR BRAKES FAILED, REPLACED THE REAR DRUMS. TT
BRAKES FAILED AFTER SPRAYING PRODUCT CALLED "QUICKSILVER". PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
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.
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
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