1996 Chevrolet Beretta service brakes, hydraulic problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 1996 Chevrolet Beretta — 22% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I have a 1996 beretta z26 3.1l v6 and every morning when I get up and go to work my back brakes locked up on me untill I get them warmed up. And my abs light stays on in this car all the times.also sometimes when I hit my brakes I dont have any brakes the first time then I hit them again and they…”
filed Sep 2, 2004
“This has been an ongoing problem since I purchased the vechicle. I took the car back to the dealer and was ttold they "lubed the rotors". The abs light has been coming on and off recently. Today I went to stop and the brakes kept going I had to put on the emergency brake.*ak”
filed Oct 2, 2001
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Beretta years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 Beretta | 25 | 27% |
| 1994 Beretta | 28 | 33% |
| 1993 Beretta | 11 | 30% |
| 1992 Beretta | 27 | 52% |
| 1991 Beretta | 6 | 12% |
| 1990 Beretta | 5 | 13% |
| 1989 Beretta | 8 | 16% |
| 1988 Beretta | 7 | 12% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1996 Chevrolet Beretta
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.