1991 Chevrolet Beretta

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1991 Chevrolet Beretta do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 39.

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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49Owner complaints

Model-year median: 39

1Recall campaigns

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6Investigations

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Inspection summary

1991 Chevrolet Beretta

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 49 owner complaints · 1 recall campaigns · 6 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

Electrical System: 20 reports
Exterior Lighting: 12 reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 6 reports
Steering: 6 reports
Engine And Engine Cooling: 4 reports

Full reported-category list and vehicle report

Recall links

91V083000 — Steering: Steering Wheel/handle Bar

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How this year compares

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What owners reported most

Electrical System

20 Exterior Lighting

12 Service Brakes, Hydraulic

6 Steering

6 Engine And Engine Cooling

All reported categories

Vehicle Speed Control

3 Air Bags

2 Fuel System, Gasoline

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 2 of 49 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

Electrical System. Review the 20 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Exterior Lighting. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

7 crash reports3 fire reports2 injury reports

What owners actually said

49 reports

Mileage unknown · Sep 8, 1998

Exterior LightingSteering

STEERING COLUMN, WHERE THE HAZARD LIGHTS ARE, WHITE SMOKE COMES UP WHILE DRIVING. CAN SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. SPEED DOESN'T MATTER WHEN INCIDENT OCCURS. ALSO, THE MORE TURN SIGNAL IS USED THE MORE BURNING, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #827647

Mileage unknown · Aug 4, 1998

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

BRAKE PEDAL TOUCHES FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. NEW BRAKES INSTALLED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. VEHICLE ALSO STALLS DURING BRAKING AND DURING WET WEATHER.

NHTSA ODI #538806

Mileage unknown · Oct 24, 1997

Fuel System, Gasoline

Y FUEL INJECTORS FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO DIE.

NHTSA ODI #523815

Mileage unknown · Sep 17, 1997

Tires

LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

NHTSA ODI #522186

Mileage unknown · Jan 30, 1997

Air BagsCrash

DRIVER WAS HIT BROADSIDE AND PUSHED INTO A POLE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY . *AK

NHTSA ODI #808390

Mileage unknown · Nov 27, 1996

Exterior Lighting

WHEN TURNING ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET THEM BACK ON, AFFECTS VISIBILITY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #511813

Mileage unknown · Sep 30, 1996

SeatsInjury

DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BROKE DURING REAR END COLLISION.

NHTSA ODI #509279

Mileage unknown · Aug 5, 1996

Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash

CONSUMER WAS DRIVNIG ON A OFF RAM WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE ANDTHERE WERE NO BRAKES, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

NHTSA ODI #800458

Mileage unknown · May 20, 1996

EquipmentFire

DRIVING VEHICLE, PUT ON AIR CONDITIONER, BLACK SMOKE POURED OUT, PULLED OVER, POPPED HOOD, FLAMES SHOT OUT, FIRE DEPT. PUT OUT FLAMES, *AK

NHTSA ODI #984624

Mileage unknown · Feb 14, 1996

Electrical System

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING COLUMN SMOKES AND THE CONSUMER CAN SMELL A VERY BAD ODOR. TT

NHTSA ODI #979212

Recall campaigns

91V083000 · Steering: Steering Wheel/handle Bar

Jun 10, 1991

NUT ATTACHING STEERING WHEEL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED DURING INSTALLATION.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS COULD ALLOW STEERING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM STEERINGCOLUMN; LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy: TIGHTEN THE NUT TO THE PROPER TORQUE AS NECESSARY.

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Defect investigations

DP96014 · Defective Air Bag Crash Sensor

Opened Nov 14, 1996 · No close date supplied

Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE

CFAS SENT A FOLLOW-UP LETTER ON DECEMBER 12, 1996, TO CHANGE THE INTENT OF THE PETITION TO AIRBAG AGGRESSIVITY AND DEPLOYMENT VARIABILITY.NHTSA RECEIVED THE LETTER ON 12/12/96; ACCORDINGLY, THE PETITION DUE DAY WAS CHANGED TO APRIL 12, 1997.CFAS PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE AIRBAG CRASH SENSOR AND/OR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS FOR THE 1991-92 CHEVROLET CORSICA/BERETTA, 1990-92 FORD TAURUS, AND 1994-96 CHRYSLER MINIVANS ARE DEFECTIVE.CFAS ALLEGE THAT INFORMATION ON LOW SPEED CRASHES HERE OCCUPANTS HAVE SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES SUGGESTS [THAT THE ABOVE VEHICLES] HAVE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG CRASH SENSOR AND/OR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS.