1993 Chevrolet BerettaProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 37 owner complaints about the 1993 Chevrolet Beretta, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through June 1, 2005. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1993 Chevrolet Beretta has problems

37 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, hydraulic111
Air bags55
Structure40
Electrical system41
Engine and engine cooling40
Exterior lighting31
Steering30
Vehicle speed control20
Seats11
4 other systems41

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1993 Chevrolet Beretta recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1993 vs. every other Beretta year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Beretta median. How we score

'87'88'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'02
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
NHTSA crash tests

1993 Chevrolet Beretta safety ratings

1993 Chevrolet Beretta 2-DR in NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program. Photos are from NHTSA's crash tests.

  • Stability control: No
  • Forward collision warning: No
  • Lane departure warning: No
1 investigation

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 1993 Chevrolet Beretta, and the recalls they led to.

  1. IMPROP. AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTPE94040 · closed Sep 27, 1994
    No recall
In owners' words

What Beretta owners report

Recent service brakes, hydraulic complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS.TT WHEN PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, LEFT REAR WHEEL LOCKS UP, HAS EVEN DONE IT ON CONVRETE AS WELL AS GRAVEL, WHEN PUSHING ON BRAKES REALLY FAST THEY JUMP, CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*JB
Complaint 975585 · Nov 28, 1995
ABS INDICATOR LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, REPLACED ROTORS, AND PADS. TT IN THE LAST YEAR CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS THREE TIMES, WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IT IS AS IF CONSUMER HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND A LOUD THUMP COMES FROM REAR…
Complaint 975338 · Nov 22, 1995
COMING TO AN INTERSECTION & STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES. HAD NO WARNING. HAD NO BRAKES. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION AND REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK
Complaint 828687 · Oct 7, 1998

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