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Chevrolet Beretta seat belt problems

38 of the 783 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Beretta are about the seat belts — 5% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1988.

38

Complaints

5%

Share of all complaints

7

Crashes

0

Fires

Seat Belts complaints by model year

1988 Beretta 9 23.7%

Median failure at 187,631 miles

1989 Beretta 9 23.7%
1990 Beretta 9 23.7%
1991 Beretta 1 2.6%
1993 Beretta 1 2.6%
1994 Beretta 3 7.9%
1995 Beretta 5 13.2%
1996 Beretta 1 2.6%

What owners said

1988 Chevrolet Beretta at 187,631 miles Maxwell, PA

SEAT BELTS

RECALL OF 1988 CHEVY BERETTA DOOR HINGES/SEAT BELTS/HOOD LATCHES.

NHTSA complaint #10051168 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Chevrolet Beretta Richford, VT Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SLID BACKWARDS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER TWICE AND LANDED ON A BIG BOULDER.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS THROWN OUT OF THE BACK WINDSHIELD AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT KEEP HER IN THE CAR. *CB

NHTSA complaint #10050379 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Chevrolet Beretta Bellingham, WA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

I'M GLAD I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I FOUND THAT I COULDN'T UN-BUCKLE MY SEATBELT. AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE INCONVEINIENT.

NHTSA complaint #767370 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Chevrolet Beretta Wash, DC

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #8005640 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Chevrolet Beretta Tulsa, OK

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

FEMALE SIDE OF DRIVER SEAL BELT COVER BROKE OFF 1-2 YEAERS AGO, SO I HAVE BEEN BUCKLING DRIVER BELT INTO PASSENGER BELT. COVER ON FEMALE SIDE BROKE OFF SO ANY PRESSURE APPLIED TO FEMALE SIDE WITH A BELT BUCKLED INTO IT RELEASES THE BELT. THE DRIVER HARNESS BROKE TODAY WHERE THE SHOULDER HARNESS MEETS THE LAP BELT. BOTH PIECES THAT BROKE WERE PLASTIC. THE BELT MAY HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER CAMPAIGN 90C36.

NHTSA complaint #745870 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1990 Chevrolet Beretta Goldsboro, NC

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

THE SEATBELTS WILL NOT STAY HOOKED IN PLACE, LATCH BROKEN.

NHTSA complaint #741925 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1990 Chevrolet Beretta Lake Charles, LA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

CLIP ON SEAT BELT BROKE OFF,SEAT BELT VERY EASILY RELEASED UNINTENTIONALLY FROM CLASP.

NHTSA complaint #741723 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Chevrolet Beretta Weschester, PA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE IT BECOMES STUCK IN LATCH HOUSING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT BE COVERED BY RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #881831 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Chevrolet Beretta Lapuente, CA 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

TO AVOID CRASH, CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES CAUSING A PASSENGER WHO WAS STRAPPED INTO A SEATBELT TO HIT THEIR HEAD ON DASHBOARD, SEAT BELT LATCH BUCKLE DETACHED AND SEPARATED, BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK OR FUNCTION PROPERLY. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #555361 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1995 Chevrolet Beretta Grass Lake, MI Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

WHILE TRAVELING AND STEERING VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING/CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND HIT A GUARDRAIL. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE SEAT BELTS SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT DRIVER ENOUGH AND DRIVER COULD HAVE AVOIDED HEAD INJURIES.

NHTSA complaint #873070 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Chevrolet Beretta Modesto, CA Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 25MPH, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT RETRACT, WHICH CAUSED INJURIES TO PASSENGER. PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BACK ALSO BROKE WHEN PASSENGER RECOILED INTO IT.

NHTSA complaint #718813 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1995 Chevrolet Beretta Sugar Hill, GA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY AT 60,000 MILES HAD TO BE REPLACED; BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ROTORS ONCE, AT 70,000 MILES MORE BRAKE PROBLEMS, SUNVISER FELL OFF AT 100 MILES, SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP AT 100 MILES. THIS CAR IS COMPLETELY UNREAL.

NHTSA complaint #716105 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1990 Chevrolet Beretta Hazel Park, MI

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS COME APART. ALSO, EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE BUTTON TO ACTIVATE HAS COME APART. CONTACTED DEALER.

NHTSA complaint #851441 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1996 Chevrolet Beretta Butler, PA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SEAT BELT DOES NOT FIT COMFORTABLY, POSITIONS AGAINST CONSUMERS NECK. MJS

NHTSA complaint #545934 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet Beretta Middletown, OH

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA complaint #703616 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet Beretta Shell Lake, WI

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SHOULDER SEATBELTS THAT ATTACH TO THE DOOR CRACKED AND CAME APART, THEY MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #823066 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1990 Chevrolet Beretta Buffalo, NY

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

REAR TRAILING ARM BROKE AT WELD. ALSO, LEFT FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY.

NHTSA complaint #519064 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1995 Chevrolet Beretta Lexington, KY Crash

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT SPEEDS OF 45MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK.

NHTSA complaint #811912 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1995 Chevrolet Beretta Lakewood, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SEAT BELT FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #602624 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Chevrolet Beretta Syosset, NY

SEAT BELTS

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS 91V-206.

NHTSA complaint #978235 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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