Engine
Filed Nov 15, 2007
Fire reported
1994 CHEVY BERETTA CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY DRIVE 2 MPH. *KB (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT)*JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10209420
- Incident
- Oct 13, 2007
1994 Chevrolet Beretta Engine Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Engine 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 Nov 15, 2007
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.
3
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 engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. 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 engine
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Engine
Filed Jan 10, 2001
WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD LEAK ANIT-FREEZE. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ANTI-FREEZE ONCE A WEEK TO KEEP COOLENT DOWN. TECHNICIAN STATED HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 877823
Engine
Filed Mar 7, 2000
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HAS TO KEEP FILLING CAR UP WITH ANTI-FREEZE BECAUSE IT KEEPS LEAKING OUT. THIS COULD START A FIRE. *AK *ML
- NHTSA ID
- 858074
- Incident
- Mar 7, 1997
Engine
Filed Feb 3, 2000
CAR IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE BECAUSE OF A BAD ENGINE HEAD GASKET. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET, AND IT BROKE AGAIN. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED 3 HEAD GASKETS FROM 12-26-96 THROUGH 01-27-00. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 856139
- Incident
- Feb 27, 1997
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
Engine
Filed Dec 31, 1996
Fire reported
VEHICLE FIRE.
- NHTSA ID
- 513351
- Incident
- Dec 17, 1996
Engine
Filed Nov 27, 1996
Fire reported
CAR WAS PARKED AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE . *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 804020
- Incident
- Nov 22, 1996
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
Engine
Filed Aug 15, 1996
ENGINE BELT/TENSIONER FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, ALSO WIRE BROKEN IN ECM, CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON/TURN SIGNAL/DIMMER INOPERATIVE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 507546
- Incident
- Feb 1, 1996
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+4 more
Filed May 3, 1996
DOOR PANELS LEAK. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 504332
- Incident
- Apr 24, 1996
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
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .