1994 Chevrolet Beretta problems
The 1994 Chevrolet Beretta has 129 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (26%) concerns brakes. Next are electrical system (12%) and engine (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 129 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 7
- 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: 11 complaints mention a crash; 7 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 1994 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Chevrolet Beretta with enough data (79 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.
Dt: totaled vehicle, the brakes locked up, and after hitting the brakes the steering wheel would not move keep going straight and hit an embankment. Not sure if something was wrong with the ABS system.
Air bag; failure on the driver side air bag, consumer was involved in a head in a collision and the driver side air bag did not deploy.
Upon rear and then forward impact , my driver seat broke at the base and I travelled part way into the back seat. My doctor believes that my neck injury would not be so severe if the seat had not broken.
The front seat release latch did not lock into place. The brake light mounted on the wind deflector failed. The underside of the vehicle melted and cracked.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 25 MPH the right front control arm separated from the suspension. There is a NHTSA recall, # 93v157000, regarding the suspension front. The VIN was not included in the recall.