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1989 Chevrolet Beretta electrical system problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1989 Chevrolet Beretta22% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Electrical System complaints
22%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 3
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • On jan,9 2003 I bought a 1989 chevy beretta with 90000 miles on it for the sum of 2300.00 dollars. On march 31 2003 I was driving down the interstate when the vehicle burst into flames. The fire marshal told me that the fire was caused by a factory defect in the rear window defroster. *jb

    filed Apr 5, 2003

  • While driving the vehicle cuts off without any warning. The vehicle will cut off in the middle of traffic, could cause an accident. *ak

    filed Nov 7, 1996

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Electrical System problems in other Beretta years

YearReportsShare
1996 Beretta913%
1995 Beretta1011%
1994 Beretta1315%
1993 Beretta411%
1992 Beretta713%
1991 Beretta2041%
1990 Beretta1026%
1988 Beretta1017%
Beretta electrical system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.