1995 Chevrolet Beretta Engine Problems

I PURCHASED A 95 BARRETTE. I DID NOT START HAVING PROBLEMS UNTIL 2000. IT WAS A BRAKE RELATED PROBLEM. MY BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP AND THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT KNEW I HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED BEFORE IT CAUSED A ACCIDENT FROM BRAKE LOCK UP DURING HARD BRAKING. I ULTIMATELY BOUGHT A CD VERSION OF A AUTO REPAIR MANUAL. POPULAR MECHANICS REPAIR SOFTWARE. STILL NO ANSWERS UNTIL I WENT TO THE TSB AND SAFETY RECALL PORTION. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND MY PROBLEM IN THERE. IT WAS HOW THE WIRING WAS ROUTED IT AND WOULD RUB ON THE GAS LINE AND WEAR THE WIRES DOWN TO CAUSE A SHORT IN RESPECT CAUSE THE ABS SYSTEM TO SHUT DOWN AND NOT OPERATE. I ALSO FOUND A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE ON MINE. BELOW LIST THE RECALLS BULLETINS FOR 1995 CHEVROLET BERETTA V6-3100 3.1L VIN M SFI SAFETY RECALLS TSB NUMBER ISSUE DATE TSB TITLE 95C03 SEP 94 RECALL - SUPPORT PANEL OMITTED FROM ROCKER PANEL GENERAL RECALLS TSB NUMBER ISSUE DATE TSB TITLE 95C08 OCT 94 CAMPAIGN - A/T DEFECTIVE 2ND CLUTCH REACTION PLATE 410103 SEP 94 CAMPAIGN - PRODUCT BULLETIN NUMBERING SYSTEM I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE ENGINE THAT INVOLVES THE SERVICE BULLETINS. I AM OUTRAGED BECAUSE OF 2 REASONS. I PAID A LOT OF HARD EARNED MONEY FOR A VEHICLE WITH THE FAITH THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT.. WELL I CALLED THEM TO FIND OUT WHAT I COULD DO TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS CORRECTED. THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO..IT WAS MY PROBLEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM ONE VERY UPSET CUSTOMER. I NEED TO KNOW WHO I CAN CONTACT ABOUT THIS AND WRITE TO. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. I NEVER GOT A RECALL NOTICE ON MY CAR ABOUT ANY OF THE INVOLVED PROBLEMS. SO NOW I FIND OUT MY CAR COULD BE A DEATH TRAP. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THE ROCKER PANEL INVOLVES SIDE IMPACTS AND COULD CAUSE SOMEONE SERIOUS INJURY FOR WHOEVER IS DRIVING THIS TYPE OF CAR. TS

NHTSA ID

10000950

Incident

Jan 23, 2001

Mileage

85,000 mi

WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. SECOND TIME VEHICLE WAS DOING SAME THING AND IDLING FUNNY. COOLANT WAS SHOOTING OUT. THIRD TIME SAME PROBLEM. SPARK PLUGS CHANGED. STILL RAN FUNNY.*AK

NHTSA ID

884391

SMALL COOLANT LEAK ON RIGHT SIDE OF CYLINDER HEAD GASKET, DURING THE FALL LEAK WORSENED, GASKET REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE, OWNER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR CHARGES, OWNER BELIEVES THAT VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED IN MAY FOR CAVALIER'S AND S10'S, SAME ENGINE MODEL. CJ

NHTSA ID

559593

Incident

Apr 1, 2000

35000 MILES AND I NEED A NEW WATER PUMP? IT COST ME ALMOST $350.00 TO HAVE A NEW ONE PUT ON! ACCORDING TO MY UNCLE, WHO IS A MECANIC, THE WATER PUMP DID NOT NEED REPLACING! THE PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE FOR THE COOLANT HAD A LEAK UNDERNEATH THE BOLT. I TOLD THE MECHANIC THIS AND THEY STILL PUT A WATER PUMP ON IT! DO THESE DEALERSHIPS GET OFF WHEN A WOMAN COMES IN AND THEY CAN TAKE HER FOR ALL THAT SHE IS WORTH?! HAVE YOU HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE COOLANT LEAKING OUT FROM THE PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE?VALVE?*AK

NHTSA ID

737531

Incident

Dec 6, 2000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING . PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

866252

AN OIL LEAK IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. ALSO, THERE'S A TICKING NOISE.*AK

NHTSA ID

862958

Incident

Jan 1, 2000

IN JULY 1999, I HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED @ 60,000 - LESS THAN A YEAR LATER THE TRANSMISSION WENT - I HAVE HAD TO PUT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY IN A 4/5 YEAR OLD CAR.

NHTSA ID

723180

Incident

May 12, 2000

VEHICLE WILL LOSE 2 QUARTS OF OIL ABOUT EVERY 1000 MILES. MECHANIC HAS PUT BLACK DYE IN ENGINE, BUT INDICTATED NO LEAK. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

NHTSA ID

859070

COOLANT LEAK CAUSED HEAD GASKET TO CRACK. HENNA CHEV CLAIMED FOR A WEEK NOT TO KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG, THEN SAID IT WOULD COST ME $250 JUST TO TAKE APART THE ENGINE TO DISCOVER PROBLEM. HAD TO TAKE CAR TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP. REPAIRS COST ME OVER $900. CHEVROLET REFUSES RESPONSIBILITY. *AK

NHTSA ID

720049

Incident

Dec 31, 1998

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 20MPH CAR DIED, CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED. DEALER SAID COOLANT LEAKED INTO ENGINE, CAUSING IT TO FREEZE UP AND LOCK. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

858297

Incident

Jul 10, 1999

WHEN ACCELERATING CAR STARTS TO HESITATE AS IF IT IS GOING TO CUT OFF. TOOK TO VEHICLEMECHANIC AND MECHANIC DOES NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

849849

Incident

Oct 4, 1999

HAD TAKEN VEHICLE IN AT 36,000 DUE TO DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. MANUFACTURER DID THE REPAIRS UNDER GOODWILL POLICY. AT 10,000 MILES LATER, ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN AGAIN & MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO REPAIR THEM. NOT UNDER RECALL OR TSB. *AK

NHTSA ID

838353

Incident

Mar 22, 1999

VEHICLE SURGED PRIOR TO STALLING, DUE TO FAILED MAP SENSOR, FUEL PUMP, AND BROKEN OFF OXYGEN SENSOR, ALSO MANIFOLD THREADS STRIPPED AT FACTORY WIRES MELTED AT E.G.R. FEED PIPE.

NHTSA ID

504897

Incident

Dec 1, 1995