1989 Chevrolet Beretta Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 6%of 51 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the fuel system of the 1989 Chevrolet Beretta, 6% of the 51 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“This part failure cause a tremendous amount of gas to flow onto a hot engine and it almost caused the car to catch fire. There was smoke coming from under the hood. The gasoline covered the parking lot when I tried to crank the car before I saw smoke. I was just lucky that it did not start a fire that day.”
NHTSA complaint #742859, filed 2001-03“1987 Beretta was going 90 MPH (a drunk driver) who crashed into a lincoln continental 1989, in which the 1987 Beretta cracked in half, ejecting the driver who passed away. While the first part of the vehicle drove off, the second part of the Beretta slammed into the passenger side of continental in which the passenger's foot got stuck, and the fuel tank leaked and exploded, causing a fire. Passengers did not make it out of vehicle. Mother of driver wants to knowif some sort of malfunction or defect occurred in this incident, such as the car splitting in half.”
NHTSA complaint #834877, filed 1999-02Related recalls
- 88V189000Dec 6, 1988A fuel tank leak could occur due to small creases on the tank underside cracking during pressure cycling which occurs during normal operation.Covers: Chevrolet Beretta 1989, Pontiac Sunbird 1989, Chevrolet Cavalier 1989 +2 more
Fuel system: other model years
Other parts of the 1989 Chevrolet Beretta
11 complaintsBrakes
8 complaintsSeat belts
8 complaintsEngine cooling
6 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsSeats
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1989 Chevrolet Beretta
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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