1994 chevy beretta caught fire under the hood. Consumer stated the vehicle would only drive 2 MPH. *kb (ohio traffic crash report)
Chevrolet Beretta fire or smoke problems
22 of the 431 owner complaints about the Chevrolet Beretta describe fire, smoke or burning smell, most of them for the 1991 model year.
- owner complaints
- 22
- worst model year
- 1991
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 19952
- 19943
- 19933
- 19924
- 19917
- 19903
Often reported together
What owners say
Entire interior of car went up in flames due to faulty wiring or a short in the dome light inside the car as per the fire inspectors report.
Vehicle burst into flames with no warning, the fire report stated electrical system fire.
Catalytic converter caught fire causing the console to be very hot and for the inside of the vehicle to become filled with smoke. Nlm
Turn signal switch has smoke coming from it, causing the blinkers to work sporatically. Dealer says the switch needs to be replaced.
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.
While driving vehicle caught on fire due to a defective relay switch.
Car was parked and it caught on fire .
While driving the vehicle caught on fire under the hood.
Consumer was driving and smoke came from the steering , please describe .
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Chevrolet Beretta fire or smoke
Which Chevrolet Beretta years have fire, smoke or burning smell problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1991 (7 complaints), 1992 (4 complaints) and 1990 (3 complaints).
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