1989 Chevrolet Beretta Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 4%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 2 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 1989 Chevrolet Beretta, 4% of the 51 complaints for this model year.
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.
“While driving engine will overheat, causing transmission to lock up, and engine to stall. Then, after taking vehicle to dealer, they said that defect was with torque converter clutch. Please provide more information .”
NHTSA complaint #894215, filed 2001-08“It seems that you already have TSB's on clutch failure because of galling between the throwout bearing and input shaft. I just wanted to add mine to your database because it cost nearly 1,000.00 to fix.”
NHTSA complaint #780733, filed 1998-10Transmission and drivetrain: 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 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsTires
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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