1994 Chevrolet Beretta: raw data

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vehicle1994 / chevrolet / beretta
known issues8 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints108 on file (1994-12-01 → 2013-09-11)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Premature front and rear brake wearSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC5 complaints1995-01 → 2002-10beretta-1994-brake-pad-rotor-wear
  • 769155 PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR AND ROTOR DISTORTION NEEDS REPLACING AT APPOX EVERY 11000MI
  • 810791 CONSUMER HAS NOTICE EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE SHOES PADS AND ROTORS
  • 973726 HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND SHOES EVERY 14,000 MILES
Front lower control arm and bushing wear or separationSUSPENSION5 complaints1997-09 → 2006-05beretta-1994-lower-control-arm
  • 10156699 THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM SEPARATED FROM THE SUSPENSION
  • 740067 CAR VIBRATES VERY BADLY ON APPLYING BRAKE
  • 863591 WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A RATTLING SOUND. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE DUE TO LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING MALFUNCTIONING
Power door lock failureSTRUCTURE5 complaints1995-01 → 1999-04beretta-1994-power-door-locks
  • 525188 ELECTRIC LOCKS WILL NOT WORK WHEN IT IS WET OUTSIDE
  • 480031 POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED, CAUSING DOOR TO REMAIN LOCKED WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED OFF, TRAPPING PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE
  • 958865 WHEN TURNING OFF THE CAR THE POWER LOCK WOULDN'T OPEN THE DOOR AND THE PLASTIC PART AROUND THE HANDLE WAS PUT ON WRONG AND THE PANEL WAS PUT ON WRONG
Coolant leak and head gasket failureENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3 complaints2000-02 → 2001-01beretta-1994-coolant-head-gasket
  • 856139 CAR IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE BECAUSE OF A BAD ENGINE HEAD GASKET. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET, AND IT BROKE AGAIN
  • 877823 WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD LEAK ANIT-FREEZE. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ANTI-FREEZE ONCE A WEEK TO KEEP COOLENT DOWN
  • 858074 WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HAS TO KEEP FILLING CAR UP WITH ANTI-FREEZE BECAUSE IT KEEPS LEAKING OUT
Brake pedal to floor and ABS brake failureSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC19 complaints1995-06 → 2005-06beretta-1994-abs-brake-failure
  • 807191 IN DRY WEATHER IN AN EMERGENCY APPLIED THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND THEY FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR ON TWO DIFFERENT OCASSIONS WHICH CAUSED ACCIDENTS, REARENDED THE CARS IN FRONT BOTH TIMES
  • 818542 INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES LOCK UP
  • 10023308 BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE CONTINUES ON BEFORE COMING TO A VERY JERKY STOP
Turn signal and dimmer switch malfunctionEXTERIOR LIGHTING6 complaints1995-07 → 2001-01beretta-1994-turn-signal-switch
  • 968779 THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH SMOKES AND IT BURNS UP. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME
  • 522484 A SHORT OCCURS WITHIN TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, LEADING TO THE FLASHER UNIT CYCLING RAPIDLY, WITH NO TURNN SIGNAL OPERATION
  • 739118 HIGH/LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT SELECTOR ON TURN SIGNAL SWITCH INOPERATIVE
Vehicle fireELECTRICAL SYSTEM5 complaints1996-11 → 2007-11beretta-1994-vehicle-fire
  • 845587 AFTER VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN TURNED OFF AND PARKED A FIRE TOOK PLACE INSIDE OF THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT UNDER THE DASH. THIS WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE
  • 742128 ENTIRE INTERIOR OF CAR WENT UP IN FLAMES DUE TO FAULTY WIRING OR A SHORT IN THE DOME LIGHT INSIDE THE CAR AS PER THE FIRE INSPECTORS REPORT
  • 804020 CAR WAS PARKED AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE
Driver air bag did not deploy in collisionAIR BAGS3 complaints1996-04 → 2000-02beretta-1994-driver-air-bag-no-deploy
  • 983192 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
  • 803424 VEHICLE RAN INTO THE BACK OF OTHER VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY
  • 856788 CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 45 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY , ALSO THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK ,CAUSE UNKNOWN

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
1081994-12-012013-09-11107SERVICE BRAKES:30; HYDRAULIC:30; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:15; STRUCTURE:11; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:10

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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Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1994 Chevrolet Beretta vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/chevrolet/beretta
@misc{wrenchpro_1994_chevrolet_beretta_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1994 Chevrolet Beretta},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/chevrolet/beretta}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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