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1994 Chevrolet Beretta Body & structure Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Body & structure 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.
10
Latest Dec 21, 2004
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.
12%
of 85 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.
0
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 the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Chevrolet Beretta submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 body or structure

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

Body & structureBrakesInterior & seats
Filed Dec 21, 2004

THE FRONT SEAT RELEASE LATCH DID NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. *JB THE BRAKE LIGHT MOUNTED ON THE WIND DEFLECTOR FAILED. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE MELTED AND CRACKED. *NM

NHTSA ID
10101573
Incident
Aug 12, 2004
Mileage
102,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Jan 18, 2002

PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL LIFT FRAME DOES NOT LINE UP PROPERLY WITH DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
8002470
Body & structureBrakesEngine+1 more
Filed Apr 9, 1999

DURING COLD TEMPERATURES AUTOMATIC LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK, AND INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON UNTIL CAR IS WARM. ENGINE KNOCKS WHEN FIRST STARTED, THEN LESSENS AS IT RUNS BUT NEVER GOES AWAY. BRAKE PADS ARE REPLACED EVERY 12 THOUSAND MILES AND ROTORS CUT. OIL PAN CRACK AT JOINT OF PLUG. WHEEL COATINGS PEEL AND CENTER CAPS FALL OFF DURING REPEATED BRAKE WORK. *AK

NHTSA ID
705470
Body & structure
Filed Oct 7, 1998

ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED.

NHTSA ID
539639
Incident
Feb 1, 1998
Body & structureDriver assistance
Filed Feb 11, 1998

ELECTRIC LOCKS WILL NOT WORK WHEN IT IS WET OUTSIDE. THEY WILL EVENTUALLY KICK IN, AND ALLOWING FOR THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS TO GO OFF. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND DRIVER NEVER KNOWS WHEN. ALSO, VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD AT SPEEDS OF 55-60 MPH. *AK

NHTSA ID
525188
Body & structureDriver assistanceEngine+4 more
Filed Nov 12, 1996

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM HAS TAKEN PLACE TWICE. *AK ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 10000 MILES DUE TO VEHICLE PULLED AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN. LOCK FAILED. DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT CORRECTLY. OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT REPLACED. SUNVISOR WAS REPLACED DUE TO IT BROKE. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OFF BY 5 MILES, WAS REPLACED TWICE. PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END ALIGNMENT. DEALER IS REPAIRING TRANSMISSION FOR LUNGING PROBLEMS. RIGHT TAIL LIGHT REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA ID
804845
Incident
Aug 18, 1996
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+4 more
Filed May 3, 1996

DOOR PANELS LEAK. *SD

NHTSA ID
504332
Incident
Apr 24, 1996
Body & structure
Filed Jan 3, 1996

DRIVERS SUNVISOR HANGS LOOSELY, HITTING DRIVER IN FOREHEAD/BLOCKING VISION, CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *DSH

NHTSA ID
500056
Incident
Dec 1, 1994
Body & structureSuspension
Filed Jan 30, 1995

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT.

NHTSA ID
480031
Incident
Jan 11, 1995
Body & structure
Filed Jan 17, 1995

WHEN TURNING OFF THE CAR THE POWER LOCK WOULDN'T OPEN THE DOOR AND THE PLASTIC PART AROUND THE HANDLE WAS PUT ON WRONG AND THE PANEL WAS PUT ON WRONG. TT

NHTSA ID
958865
Incident
Jan 16, 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

Brakes30Interior & seats12Electrical10Engine10Suspension8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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