Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. 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. 12 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 TURN SIGNAL/BLINKER OFTEN GOT STUCK BETWEEN BRIGHT AND DIM. WHEN THAT HAPPENED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD BE OFF. WHEN THE SWITCH GOT STUCK THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON WOULD BE TO PULL THE BRIGHT SWITCH AGAIN. TWICE WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE SIGNAL SWITCH BROKE (I HAD IT REPLACED ONCE), LEAVING ME STUCK ON THE ROAD WITH MY HEADLIGHTS OFF AT NIGHT. I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO FIX IT. *AK
WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS, SMOKE EMITTED FROM STEERING COLUMN; TURN SIGNAL WILL AUTOMATICALLY CANCEL, BUT FLASHER IS STILL CLICKING UNDER DASH. HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH ALSO VERY INTERMITTENT, AND HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE BRIGHT LIGHTS OR DIM THEM.
STEERING COLUMN, WHERE THE HAZARD LIGHTS ARE, WHITE SMOKE COMES UP WHILE DRIVING. CAN SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. SPEED DOESN'T MATTER WHEN INCIDENT OCCURS. ALSO, THE MORE TURN SIGNAL IS USED THE MORE BURNING, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN TURNING ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET THEM BACK ON, AFFECTS VISIBILITY. *AK
VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL COLUMN SMOKES ESPECIALLY FROM HAZARD LIGHT AREA. TT
TURN SIGNAL LIGHT SWITCH FAILED TWICE. *SKD
STEERING COLUMN SMOKE APPEARS WHILE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. TT
FOR ABOUT A YEAR THERE HAS BEEN SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN SMELLS LIKE BURNING WIRES. TT
SMOKE EMITTED FROM STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AS A RESULT OF A FIRE. TT
WHILE DRIVING, STEERING COLUMN EMITS SMOKE DUE TO SCREWS BEING SCREWED INTO WIRING, CAUSING REAR FLASHER'S TO SHORT OUT SINCE WIRES AND SCREW WERE TOUCHING. TT
VEHICLE HAD SMOKE COMING FROM TOP OF STEERING COLUMN DUE TO TURN SIGNAL SWITCH SHORTING OUT. TT
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN WHERE FLASHER SWITCH IS LOCATED, REPLACE TURN SIGNAL AND FLASHER SWITCH IN 92, PROBLEMS BACK. 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.
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