1991 Chevrolet Beretta Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1991 Chevrolet Beretta keeps three engines in play — a 189-cubic-inch 3.1-liter overhead-valve V6, a 134-cubic-inch 2.2-liter overhead-valve four and a 140-cubic-inch 2.3-liter twin-cam four, each naturally aspirated and gasoline-fueled — across a convertible and a coupe sold as Base, GT and GTZ. That spread means the engine chapters are consulted by displacement and valvetrain, while the open body brings its own reinforcement, top mechanism and sealing procedures that the closed car never needs.
Engines covered
- 3.1L V6 (189 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 2.2L inline-four (134 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 2.3L inline-four (140 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 2-door convertible
- 2-door coupe
Trims covered
- Base
- GT
- GTZ
Known issues on the 1991 Beretta. One recall stands on the federal record, and it is a serious one: the nut holding the steering wheel to the column may not have been tightened properly at build, which can let the wheel separate from the column and take the driver's control of the car with it. Owner complaints total 71, concentrated in the electrical system with 23, then service brakes and exterior lighting with 11 apiece. Column fastener torque, brake hydraulic specifications and the lighting circuits behind those complaints are all documented here.
NUT ATTACHING STEERING WHEEL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED DURING INSTALLATION.
THIS COULD ALLOW STEERING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM STEERINGCOLUMN; LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL A
TIGHTEN THE NUT TO THE PROPER TORQUE AS NECESSARY.
SOME V6 ENGINES MAY, ON A VERY INFREQUENT BASIS, HAVE AN OIL ODOR CONDITION THAT IS GENERALLY ENCOUNTERED AFTER THE ENGINE'S OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED.TYPICALLY THE ODOR LASTS APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES AFTER THE CHANGE OF OIL AND THEN DOES NOT RE
COMPLAINTS THAT THE ABS INDICATOR LAMP IS "ON". *YC
CRUNCH NOISE FROM RIGHT SIDE DASH AREA WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. *TW
DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 25MPH, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT RETRACT, WHICH CAUSED INJURIES TO PASSENGER. PASSENGER SIDE
DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 25MPH, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT RETRACT, WHICH CAUSED INJURIES TO PASSENGER. PASSENGER SIDE
DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 25MPH, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT RETRACT, WHICH CAUSED INJURIES TO PASSENGER. PASSENGER SIDE
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH AND SHE APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN,VEHICLE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT, AND THEN THERE WERE A CHAIN REACTIO N,THREE OTHER CARS WERE HIT. THERE
Showing the 4 most serious of 72 complaints filed with NHTSA.
