1990 Chevrolet Beretta problems
The 1990 Chevrolet Beretta has 54 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (20%) concerns electrical system. Next are seat belts (17%) and brakes (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 54 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 10 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1990 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Chevrolet Beretta with enough data (18 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Brakes: driving approximately 30MPH, approaching a red light put foot on brake pedal went completely to the floor, and the car would not stop, ran into another car. 2 people were injured in accident. *slc
While driving at approx. 5-10MPH suddenly engin accelerated out of control, hitting a pole, no prior warning, experienced prior throttle failure.
After recall repairs were performed the plastic component that holds the the seat belt shoulder strap to common buckle which the waist strap attaches to, broke in half.