1993 CHEVROLET BERETTA Problems & Recalls

DT: ON THE FIREWALL, WHERE THE STEERING LINKAGE HOOKS UP AND IT BOLTS TO THE FIREWALL, CRACKED AROUND ALL OF THE BOLTS. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IT MOVES AROUND. *AK

Mileage: 138,000

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH CONSUMER BEING INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WHILE MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH FOR ADJUSTMENT CONSUMER NOTICED PLAY IN THE STEERING. THE STEERING RACK MOUNTING BRACKET PULLED FROM THE FIREWALL. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT. *AK THE STEERING BECAME S...

STEERING COLUMN SMOKES WHILE DRIVING CAUSING GAS FUMES TO SEEP THROUGH THE VENTS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 55MPH AND NO WARNING THE BACK LEFT TIRE TREAD STARTED TO SEPARATE WHICH CAUSE THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. DUNLOP MODEL SIZE# UNKNOWN. DOT# UNKNOWN. *TT

STEERING UNIT PULLED AWAY FROM FIREWALL CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE FIREWALL HAD RUSTED OUT AND ASKED ME IF THE CAR HAD BEEN IN A FLOOD, WHICH IT HAD NOT. HOWEVER, SHORTLY AFTER I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 1993 I HAD A PROBLEM WITH WATER LEAKING INTO THE CAR THROUGH THE DASH A...

Mileage: 97,000

NO SUMMARY. DT

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

DEES CHREVOLET CLAIMED THEY FIXED THE LEAKS. THEY WERE RUDE WILL NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH THEM AGAIN. WHEN IT RAINS I PUT A TARP OVER THE CAR. A BODY SHOP INFORMED ME THAT THE PAINT JOB WAS NOT ORIGINAL AND THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED OR REPAINTED SINCE I BOUGHT IT ON APRIL 1993. WHY DOES A CAR...

IT LEAKS INTO THE DRIVER SIDE FLOORBOARD. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE IT IS COMING FROM BUT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HAS PROBABLY BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR THREE MONTHS AGO. *AK

SMOKE IS COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, AND IT'S SO THICK THAT DRIVER CAN'T SEE WHERE TO GO. WHEN THIS PROBLEM IS ABOUT TO OCCUR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GOES HAYWIRE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

TURN SIGNAL SWITCH HAS SMOKE COMING FROM IT, CAUSING THE BLINKERS TO WORK SPORATICALLY. DEALER SAYS THE SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ,HIT A DEER HEAD-ON, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK

COMING TO AN INTERSECTION & STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES. HAD NO WARNING. HAD NO BRAKES. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION AND REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK

COMING TO AN INTERSECTION & STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES. HAD NO WARNING. HAD NO BRAKES. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION AND REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK

TRANSMISSION EXPLODED.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP INSTANTLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP INSTANTLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

BRAKE PROBLEMS.

ACCELERATOR STUCK RESULTING IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION/LOSS OF CONTROL.

ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP.

FRONT BRAKES AND ROTOR FAILURES.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 25-30 MPH BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR, FINALLY VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER 5-10 SECONDS. CONSUMER REPLACED ALL BRAKES PADS AND SHOES, CHANGED ROTORS. BELIEVES IT IS A HYDRAULIC PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 25-30 MPH BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR, FINALLY VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER 5-10 SECONDS. CONSUMER REPLACED ALL BRAKES PADS AND SHOES, CHANGED ROTORS. BELIEVES IT IS A HYDRAULIC PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

CRACKED ENGINE HEAD, CAUSING LOSS ANTI-FREEZE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AT 45 MPH WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO UNBOLT FROM THE FLOOR ANCHOR, CAUSING THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE TO THE REAR. ALSO THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AT 45 MPH WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO UNBOLT FROM THE FLOOR ANCHOR, CAUSING THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE TO THE REAR. ALSO THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE RELAY SWITCH. *AK

HOOD CAME UNLATCHED STRIKING WINDSHIELD/SUN ROOF. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

THE TEMPATURE WAS BELOW FREEZING AND THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE OUTSIDE CRACKED AND ONE CAN NO LONGER ENTER THE VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK

WHEN GOING AT SLOW SPEED THE ABS WILL NOT STOP, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL STOP THEN LOCK UP AT ABOUT (20) OR (30) FEET. THIS HAPPEN ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS CONDITION HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

WHEN GOING AT SLOW SPEED THE ABS WILL NOT STOP, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL STOP THEN LOCK UP AT ABOUT (20) OR (30) FEET. THIS HAPPEN ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS CONDITION HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

THE TURNING SIGNAL WIRING HAS STARTED SMOKING AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE MOTOR MOUNDS WERE NOT CORRECTLY TIGHTENED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MOVE AROUND EXCESSIVLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

AIR BAGS; THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

HI BEAM HEADLIGHTS CANNOT BE ACTIVATED OR DEACTIVATED UNLESS THE WHEELS ARE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. TT

ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS.TT WHEN PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, LEFT REAR WHEEL LOCKS UP, HAS EVEN DONE IT ON CONVRETE AS WELL AS GRAVEL, WHEN PUSHING ON BRAKES REALLY FAST THEY JUMP, CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*JB

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, FRONT ROTORS WARPED, VIBRATION IN THE FRONT, PULSATION OF BRAKE PEDAL. TT *SLC

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, FRONT ROTORS WARPED, VIBRATION IN THE FRONT, PULSATION OF BRAKE PEDAL. TT *SLC

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, FRONT ROTORS WARPED, VIBRATION IN THE FRONT, PULSATION OF BRAKE PEDAL. TT

ABS INDICATOR LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, REPLACED ROTORS, AND PADS. TT IN THE LAST YEAR CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS THREE TIMES, WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IT IS AS IF CONSUMER HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND A LOUD THUMP COMES FROM REAR...

ABS INDICATOR LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, REPLACED ROTORS, AND PADS. TT IN THE LAST YEAR CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS THREE TIMES, WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IT IS AS IF CONSUMER HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND A LOUD THUMP COMES FROM REAR...

ABS INDICATOR LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, REPLACED ROTORS, AND PADS. TT IN THE LAST YEAR CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS THREE TIMES, WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IT IS AS IF CONSUMER HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND A LOUD THUMP COMES FROM REAR...

ABS INDICATOR LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, REPLACED ROTORS, AND PADS. TT

ABS INDICATOR LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, REPLACED ROTORS, AND PADS. TT

WHEN DRIVING AND TURN OFF CAR THERE IS SMOKE COMING FROM THE HAZARD LIGHT . TT

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

UPON HEAD ON COLLISION SPEED OF IMPACT OVER 15 MPH, AIR BAG FAILED TO DELPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT ENGINE STALLING LOW TO HIGH SPEEDS, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, DEALER CAN'T CORRECT AFTER SEVEN ATTEMPTS. TT