Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / BERETTA / 1989

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
2 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 995138313 Incident Date: Dec, 29 1995
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: BERETTA Model Year: 1989
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 15 1999 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 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. *ak *ml