1992 Chevrolet Beretta problems
The 1992 Chevrolet Beretta has 71 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (49%) concerns brakes. Next are electrical system (10%) and steering (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 71 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 49% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
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: 3 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 6 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Chevrolet Beretta with enough data (42 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
Catalytic converter caught fire causing the console to be very hot and for the inside of the vehicle to become filled with smoke. Nlm
ABS brakes knocked, pulsates and locked up on several occasion, dealer replaced several brake components but brakes failed resulting in accident.
While driving a column of smoke developed from the top of the steering column, directly in front of the driver. This occurred approximately one mile after noticing that the turn signal did not seem to operate properly during a turn. The smoke was also accompanied by the smell of an electrical fire. Immediately stopping the car and turning off the ignition stopped the smoke. The car was then driven approximately 5-10 miles to the dealer with no further smoke.
The lever used to engage the high and low beam broke three times without excessive force being applied. When the lever broke it disengaged the cruise control and the light remained on.