This factory service and repair manual for the 1987 Chevrolet Beretta covers a single two-door coupe in Base form, built around two very different engines: a 2.8-liter overhead-valve V6 of 173 cubic inches and a 2.0-liter overhead-valve inline-four of 122 cubic inches, both naturally aspirated and both burning gasoline. The choice matters at the bench, because fuel delivery, ignition timing, accessory drive and cooling capacity all follow the engine rather than the trim, and the manual keeps separate specifications for each while sharing the chassis and body sections.
Engines covered
- 2.8L V6 (173 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 2.0L inline-four (122 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 2-door coupe
Trims covered
- Base
Known issues on the 1987 Beretta. Six recalls stand on the federal record, most converging on the hood: a secondary latch that can be misadjusted and bend, leaving the primary latch short of full engagement, so the hood can lift against the windshield and blank the driver's view. Another concerns a door hinge that can break and weaken the side of the car in an impact; a third covers a replacement fuel filter that seals badly and can leak fuel. Only three complaints were logged, one each on seats, engine and cooling, and structure — latch adjustment, hinge work and fuel testing are all specified here.
SECONDARY HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY ADJUSTED RESULTING IN LATCH BECOMING BENT.
A BENT SECONDARY HOOD LATCH COULD CAUSE THE PRIMARYLATCH TO MALFUNCTION. IF THIS OCCURED
INSPECT AND REPLACE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLIES AS REQUIRED.
A DOOR HINGE (UPPER OR LOWER) MAY BREAK WHILE OPENING OR CLOSING THE DOOR MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO REPOSITION AND CLOSE PROPERLY.
HINGE SEPARATION MAY REDUCE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OFTHE SIDE OF THE CAR AND INCREASE RI
REPLACE DOOR HINGES ON BOTH DOORS.
SECONDARY HOOD LATCH MAY NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE DUE TO CONTACT WITH SUPPORT BRACKET AND/OR THE PRIMARY LATCH RETURN SPRING.
INSTALL SECONDARY LATCH SKID PLATE ON CORSICA AND BERETTA MODELS. ALSO, INSTALL A REV
THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED AT AUCTION($8000) FINANCING-AFTER FIRE/CO AUCTIONED FOR $250 YET THEY ARE STILL DEMANDING PAYMENT ON THIS BROKEN-DOWN/BURNED UP CAR THAT I NO LONGER OWN AND
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH DOWN A STREET IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A CURB, AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BUCKET SEAT FELL BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING.
FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE PIN, THE DOOR HINGE PIN IS BROKEN, CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE IN THE OPEN POSITION, THE DOOR WILL NOT FULLY CLOSE. *AK *JB
