Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Brakes 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.
17
Latest Sep 2, 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.
24%
of 72 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.
4
What this page shows
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Chevrolet Beretta submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 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 brake
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Brakes
Filed Sep 2, 2004
I HAVE A 1996 BERETTA Z26 3.1L V6 AND EVERY MORNING WHEN I GET UP AND GO TO WORK MY BACK BRAKES LOCKED UP ON ME UNTILL I GET THEM WARMED UP. AND MY ABS LIGHT STAYS ON IN THIS CAR ALL THE TIMES.ALSO SOMETIMES WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES I DONT HAVE ANY BRAKES THE FIRST TIME THEN I HIT THEM AGAIN AND THEY WORK I HAVE RECENTLY HAD BOTH FRONT AND BACK BRAKES REPLACED AND THIS DIDNT FIX THE PROBLEM THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM I FOUND OUT BY SURFING AND INVESTIGATING ON THE WEB. *AK
NHTSA ID
10089031
Incident
Sep 1, 2004
Mileage
125,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Aug 8, 2003
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB
NHTSA ID
10032493
Incident
Aug 8, 2003
Brakes
Filed Sep 26, 2001
THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE VECHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TTOLD THEY "LUBED THE ROTORS". THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND OFF RECENTLY. TODAY I WENT TO STOP AND THE BRAKES KEPT GOING I HAD TO PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.*AK
NHTSA ID
752606
Incident
Sep 26, 2001
Brakes
Filed Aug 22, 2001
Crash reported
HAD VEHICLE IN A GM REPAIR SHOP ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM DEALER COULD NO FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BECAUSE IT IS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THAT PROBLEM IS BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. (BRAKE FLUID IS FULL ) THIS SEAM TO HAPPEN AFTER VEH. HAS SET OVERNIGHT, OR DRIVING AT HIWAY SPEED ON A LONG TRIP. FINALLY INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AS LISTED ABOVE. FORTUNATLY NO ONE HURT THIS TIME.THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY SELF, MY WIFE AND MY SIXTTEEN YEAR OLD SON. THIS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG AND NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE OR REALLY LOOK INTO THIS UNTILL SOME IS KILLED. I HAVE CHECKED @ ASKJEEVES ? FOUND 1 ACCURANCE OF 1996 CHEV BERETTA BRAKE FAILURE .W/ONE INJURY. SO I KNOW THAT IS OUT THERE. YOUR HELP MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *AK
NHTSA ID
750949
Incident
Aug 17, 2001
BrakesEngine
Filed Oct 11, 2000
CONSUMER HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. BRAKES & ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 17,495 MILES. DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR. ON OCTOBER 5TH, THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A LUBE JOB, AND DEALER NEVER DETECTED THAT HEAD GASKET & FREEZE PLUG WERE LEAKING. CONSUMER TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO BE CHECKED. VEHICLE HAS NOW 19,000 MILES.*AK
NHTSA ID
872708
Incident
May 8, 2000
BrakesEngine
Filed Dec 14, 1999
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
716038
Incident
Dec 9, 1999
Brakes
Filed Oct 21, 1999
ABS SYSTEM IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND KEEPS FAILING. CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKE ROTORS AND T BRAKE DRUMS REPLACED FOUR TIMES BECAUSE THE BRAKE DRUMS AND THE BRAKE ROTORS KEPT WEARING OUT. *AK
NHTSA ID
851353
Incident
May 5, 1999
Brakes
Filed Jul 22, 1999
WHEN DRIVING ON WET ROADS ON A DECLINE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. ABS BRAKES LOCK UP. DEALER CANT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
NHTSA ID
842986
Brakes
Filed May 13, 1999
REAR FRONT WHEEL BEARING BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN SLOWING DOWN. CONSUMER HAD BRAKE'S REPLACED ABOUT FOUR TIMES, AND STILL DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ID
837893
Incident
Sep 4, 1998
Brakes
Filed Jan 22, 1999
CHEVROLET HAS ALSO REPLACED MY LEFT FRONT MOUNT ASSEMBLYWITH THE FRONT STRUT BEARING TWICE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND THEY SEEM TO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PERSISTANT PROBLEM IS.
NHTSA ID
702488
Incident
Apr 21, 1998
Brakes
Filed Mar 31, 1998
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL. CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. *AK
NHTSA ID
822179
Brakes
Filed Mar 26, 1998
PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKES TO GRB/GRIND. *AK
NHTSA ID
533348
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Jan 5, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING A COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURIES. ALSO, ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. *AK
NHTSA ID
522891
Incident
Jul 26, 1997
Brakes
Filed Sep 29, 1997
BRAKE ROTORS: WHEN DRIVING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BOUNCES. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. WHEN PUTTING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP DEALER SAYS THE ROTORS ARE WARPED. *AK
NHTSA ID
816725
Incident
Apr 29, 1997
Brakes
Filed Dec 16, 1996
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND ACCELERATES; THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE REMEDIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
NHTSA ID
806369
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Nov 13, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR; ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CAUSED BURNS AND INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. *AK *JB
NHTSA ID
804939
Incident
Sep 8, 1996
Brakes
Filed Oct 22, 1996
Crash reported2 injuries reported
EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED ACCIDENTALLY DUE TO LOCATION OF EMERGENCY BRAKE LEVER, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ROLLOVER.
NHTSA ID
510411
Incident
Oct 16, 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.
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