1990 Chevrolet Beretta: raw data

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vehicle1990 / chevrolet / beretta
known issues6 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-12)
complaints50 on file (1995-02-13 → 2001-11-07)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Hydraulic brake loss and pedal travelSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC4 complaints1995-03 → 2001-03beretta-1990-brake-system-failure
  • 818438 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
  • 884006 BRAKE LINE PUNCTURED, RESULTING IN AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE
  • 961079 BRAKE PEDAL IS BUILT TOO CLOSE TO THE FLOOR
Smoke from steering column or turn signal areaELECTRICAL SYSTEM7 complaints1995-03 → 1998-04beretta-1990-steering-column-smoke
  • 961848 WHEN PUTTING ON THE CRUISE CONTROL THERE IS SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND ODOR SMELL
  • 961948 SMOKE COMES OUT STEERING DURING LONG COMMUTING RELEASING AN ODOR
  • 822853 WHILE DRIVING SMOKE IS COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, POSSIBLY FROM TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS
Seat belt latch, buckle and restraint failuresSEAT BELTS8 complaints1995-06 → 2001-03beretta-1990-seat-belt-failure
  • 741723 CLIP ON SEAT BELT BROKE OFF,SEAT BELT VERY EASILY RELEASED UNINTENTIONALLY FROM CLASP
  • 741925 THE SEATBELTS WILL NOT STAY HOOKED IN PLACE, LATCH BROKEN
  • 504696 DOOR MOUNTED SHOULDER/LAP BELTS FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER/PASSENGER IN PLACE DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES
Sudden acceleration and stuck throttleVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4 complaints1995-02 → 1996-07beretta-1990-unintended-acceleration
  • 965623 VEHICLE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, FLIPPED OVER, HITTING A TREE
  • 980828 WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 5-10MPH SUDDENLY ENGIN ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING A POLE, NO PRIOR WARNING, EXPERIENCED PRIOR THROTTLE FAILURE
  • 986908 WITH CAUSE UNKNOWN, VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITH NO WARNING
Wheel separation from lug nut looseningWHEELS2 complaints1998-06 → 2000-09beretta-1990-wheel-separation
  • 823608 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 30MPH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OF DUE TO LUGS:NUTS:BOLTS LOOSENING
  • 554264 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S WHEEL FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE, DUE TO POSSIBLE LUG NUT FAILURE
Steering column coupling and bracket breakageSTEERING2 complaints1999-06 → 1999-09beretta-1990-steering-column-bracket
  • 839761 STEERING COLUMN COUPLING BROKE, CAUSING STEERING COLUMN TO FALL OFF
  • 847004 THE STEERING BRACKET AND BOLTS ATTACHED TO THE FIREWALL SHEARED OFF WHICH CAUSED STEERING DIFFICULTIES AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
501995-02-132001-11-0751ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:11; SEAT BELTS:9; SERVICE BRAKES:6; HYDRAULIC:6; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:5

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1990 Chevrolet Beretta vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1990/chevrolet/beretta
@misc{wrenchpro_1990_chevrolet_beretta_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1990 Chevrolet Beretta},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1990/chevrolet/beretta}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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