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1991 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 Feb 16, 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.
29%
of 49 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.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 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

AirbagsInterior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Feb 16, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported

DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 25MPH, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT RETRACT, WHICH CAUSED INJURIES TO PASSENGER. PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BACK ALSO BROKE WHEN PASSENGER RECOILED INTO IT. *AK

NHTSA ID
718813
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 4, 1999
Fire reported

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE DASHBOARD DUE TO TWO POSITIVE WIRES CONNECTING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
849818
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 30, 1996
1 injury reported

DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BROKE DURING REAR END COLLISION.

NHTSA ID
509279
Incident
Mar 1, 1992
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 14, 1996

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING COLUMN SMOKES AND THE CONSUMER CAN SMELL A VERY BAD ODOR. TT

NHTSA ID
979212
Incident
Jan 14, 1996
Interior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Apr 14, 1995

VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL COLUMN SMOKES ESPECIALLY FROM HAZARD LIGHT AREA. TT

NHTSA ID
963808
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 22, 1995

STEERING COLUMN SMOKED TWICE WITH CAUSE UNKNOWN. TT

NHTSA ID
962360
Incident
Mar 22, 1995
Driver assistanceInterior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Mar 21, 1995

STEERING COLUMN SMOKE APPEARS WHILE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. TT

NHTSA ID
962423
Incident
Jul 1, 1994
Interior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Mar 13, 1995

FOR ABOUT A YEAR THERE HAS BEEN SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN SMELLS LIKE BURNING WIRES. TT

NHTSA ID
961783
Incident
Oct 10, 1993
Interior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Mar 10, 1995
Fire reported

SMOKE EMITTED FROM STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AS A RESULT OF A FIRE. TT

NHTSA ID
961735
Incident
Jun 1, 1993
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 10, 1995

WHILE DRIVING A LONG A PUFF OF SMOKE ORIGINATED FROM STEERING COLUMN. TT

NHTSA ID
961706
Incident
Mar 10, 1994
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 9, 1995
Crash reported

STEERING COLUMN SMOKE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TT

NHTSA ID
961746
Incident
Mar 7, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 9, 1995

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. TT

NHTSA ID
961599
Interior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Feb 28, 1995

VEHICLE HAD SMOKE COMING FROM TOP OF STEERING COLUMN DUE TO TURN SIGNAL SWITCH SHORTING OUT. TT

NHTSA ID
960740
Incident
Feb 10, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 27, 1995

WIRING HARNESS IN STEERING COLUMN FAILED FILLING COMPARTMENT WITH SMOKE. TT

NHTSA ID
960812
Incident
Jul 6, 1993

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

Exterior lighting12Electrical8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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