Chevrolet Beauville problems

General information about Chevrolet Beauville
Chevrolet Beauville years list
Overview of popular issues
Analysis of common problems
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The Chevrolet Beauville was originally a station wagon option for the 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air. The name was later resurrected as a full-size van option for the Chevrolet Van in 1970. Both were related to the lower trim level Chevrolet Townsman.

1954

In 1954 Chevrolet introduced the 4-door Beauville Wagon as an option for the Bel Air Line. It came standard with a 6-cylinder engine and featured woodgrain trim around the side windows.

1956

In 1956 the Beauville became a wagon option for the Chevrolet 210 as well.

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Common Chevrolet Beauville problems

Based on complaints from owners, common problems with Chevrolet Beauville cars include:

Passlock System Failure: The Passlock system in Chevrolet cars sometimes malfunctions, preventing the car from starting and causing a warning light to illuminate. This issue can leave drivers stranded and locked out of their vehicles.

Engine Problems: Some owners have complained about rapid oil consumption, leading to serious engine damage. This issue can be costly to repair and poses safety risks if not addressed promptly.

Interior Component Issues: Certain Chevrolet models have interior components that are not well-suited for cold weather conditions, resulting in various problems. These issues can affect the overall driving experience and may require repairs at a Chevrolet repair center.

Water Leakage: Water leakage is a common issue in Chevrolet cars, particularly affecting models like the Equinox. Owners have reported leaks around windows, leading to moisture buildup and mistiness inside the vehicle. Additionally, broken and leaking sunroofs can cause water accumulation in the vehicle's interior.

Fuel Pump Failure: The Chevrolet Blazer model is prone to fuel pump failure, along with issues like faulty distributor, ABS failure, and gas cap problems. This can result in the car not starting or facing dangerous transmission issues, especially in certain model years like 2000.

Air Conditioning Problems: Many Chevrolet models experience air conditioning issues, ranging from compressor failures to broken condensers and electrical issues. Addressing these problems requires professional diagnosis and repair to restore the air conditioning system's functionality.

Delayed Genuine Parts Availability: Chevrolet owners often face delays in obtaining genuine parts for necessary repairs, leading to extended waiting periods for repairs. This can inconvenience owners and increase repair costs, affecting the overall driving experience.

These common problems with Chevrolet Beauville cars highlight the importance of regular maintenance, prompt repairs, and seeking professional assistance to address these issues effectively.

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Brake system problems, including squealing brakes, soft brake pedals, or brake fluid leaks, are common in Chevrolet vehicles. It's important to keep a close eye on your brakes to ensure they're functioning properly.

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However, there are a few issues that have come up in recent models you might want to be aware of before you buy a Chevrolet. For example, some Chevrolet drivers have reported transmission problems, leaks, brake and electrical issues, steering problems, and excessive oil consumption.

Percentage distribution of complaints by Chevrolet Beauville years

We have researched Chevrolet problems and analysed all the complaints filed against Chevrolet Beauville cars and compiled the top 5 most problematic Chevrolet Beauville model years:

Below you can see the percentage distribution of known problems by Chevrolet Beauville model years.

Distribution of the number of complaints by Chevrolet Beauville years

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Chevrolet Beauville car problems categorized by type of issue

After analysing all complaints related to Chevrolet Beauville , it was concluded that the most common issues with these cars are:

Service brakes problems
Hydraulic problems
Seat belts problems
Suspension problems
Fuel system problems

The graph below shows statistics for all Chevrolet Beauville vehicle components and the number of complaints received.

Distribution of the number of complaints where the accident occurred by Beauville model years

A total of 1 complaints were registered in which the accident occurred. In the graph you can see the distribution of the number of complaints by model year.

Distribution of the number of complaints with fire by Beauville model years

There were a total of 3 complaints that resulted in a fire. In the graph you can see the distribution of the number of complaints by model year.

Distribution of the number of complaints with injuries by Beauville model years

There were a total of 2 complaints that resulted in a injuries. In the graph you can see the distribution of the number of complaints by model year.

The NHTSA has received 52 complaints about various vehicle components related to the Chevrolet Beauville . Below are the 25 most recent complaints reported for Chevrolet Beauville vehicles.

Latest 25 complaints

Chevrolet Beauville 1995

Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
Date Complaint: 2003-02-04
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Summary: VEHICLE DIDN'T START THREE TIMES. *AK

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Chevrolet Beauville 1989

Date Of Incident: 2001-04-08
Date Complaint: 2001-06-11
Fire: 1
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Summary: FAILED RADIATOR HOSE LEAKED CAUSING ENGINE FIRE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS

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Chevrolet Beauville 1989

Date Of Incident: 1998-07-20
Date Complaint: 2000-09-13
VIN: 1GNEG25K9K7
Components: TIRES
Summary: MY SON AND I WERE RETURNING HOME TO NEW ORLEANS, LA FROM A DOG SHOW IN HOUSTON, TX ON JULY 20, 1998. I HAD SOME MINOR PROBLEMS WITH MY ENGINE AND HAD STOPPED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I LEFT THAT PLACE OF BUSINESS ABOUT 10 AM AND WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 10 FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS WHEN IT FELT LIKE MY VAN HAD BEEN REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING HORRIBLY AND IT TOOK ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO HOLD THE WHEEL STRAIGHT. I REALIZED THAT ONE OF MY BACK TIRES HAD BLOWN OUT, OR SO I THOUGHT. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND EXAMINE MY TIRE, I SAW THAT THE STEEL BELT HAD COME OFF OF THE TIRE AND I STILL HAD PRESSURE IN MY TIRE TUBE. I THEN DROVE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE WITH THAT BAD TIRE FOR ABOUT 5 MILES TO THE NEXT EXIT. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS A TIRE SERVICE CENTER THERE AND I WAS ABLE TO HAVE MY TIRE CHANGED OUT. I KEPT THE DEFECTIVE TIRE, SINCE I HAD MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE REAR END OF MY VAN. THE BELT HIT THE UNDERSIDE AND REAR PANEL OF MY VAN SO HARD THAT IT BENT IT UNDER ABOUT 8 INCHES. I SENT THE ENTIRE TIRE TO MICHELIN EXPLAINING WHAT HAD HAPPENED, AND THEY CLAIMED THAT MY TIRE HAD EVIDENCE OF BEING UNDERINFLATED. WHAT THEY DID NOT BOTHER TO ASK ME, WAS IF I HAD EVER BOTHERED TO CHECK MY AIR PRESSURE OR ROTATE MY TIRES. I HAVE RECORDS FROM MY TIRE CENTER, THAT WILL STATE THAT I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED QUITE FREQUENTLY, AND I KEEP UP WITH ALL THE MAINTENANCE ON MY VAN. I PUT A LOT OF HIGHWAY MILES ON THIS VAN WHEN I TRAVEL TO DOG SHOWS, AND I ALWAYS CHECK MY OIL, WATER, TRANSMISSION & POWER STEERING FLUID, AND MY TIRE PRESSURE BEFORE EVERY TRIP. AND I HAD JUST RECENTLY LEFT A MECHANIC'S SHOP WHERE 3 MECHANICS WOULD HAVE NOTICED IF MY AIR PRESSURE WAS NOTICEABLY LOW. THE AIR TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS ABOUT 98 DEGREES, AND MY VAN WAS LOADED DOWN WITH ABOUT 6 SIBERIAN HUSKIES AND ALL MY EQUIPMENT I TAKE TO THE SHOW. AND THAT IS PROBABLY WHAT KEPT ME FROM ROLLING MY VAN.

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Chevrolet Beauville 2000

Date Of Incident: 2000-07-15
Date Complaint: 2000-08-02
VIN: 2CNBE18C1Y6
Components: POWER TRAIN
Summary: THIS VEHICLE HAS A MAJOR DRIVETRAIN VIBRATION PROBLEM @55MPH/2200RPM. THIS MPH/RPM WAS THE INITIAL INDICATOR OF A PROBLEM. OVER THE LAST 700+ MILES THE PROBLEM HAS INCREASED AND IS NOW ALMOST CONTINUALLY PRESENT. ALSO, AT CONSTANT RATES OF SPEED, GENERALLY ABOVE 35MPH, IF YOU ARE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE FOR OVER ~ A QUATER MILE OR MORE, THE DRIVE TRAIN FEELS LIKE IT IS SHIFTING LATERALLY AND WILL THEN PULL THE VEHICLE SIDEWAYS WHILE YOU CONTINUE TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT. AS YOU MAKE A STEERING CORRECTION IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE PULL, THE VEHICLE TENDS TO OVER-CORRECT IN THAT DIRECTION. AFTER MANY COMPLAINTS TO THE SHOP FOREMAN, DEALER CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER, AND THE SERVICE MANAGER, THE CHEVROLET DEALER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS CALLING THEM "ROAD & TIRE NOISE". THIS LAST TIME (7/25/00) THE SHOP FORMAN DISMISSED THE PROBLEM AGAIN AS "HEARD ROAD NOISE AND TIRE VIBRATION" EVEN THOUGH THE REPAIR INVOICE REFLECTED NO CHANGE IN MILAGE DRIVEN (MILAGE IN 1184/MILAGE OUT 1184). THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO ATTEMPTED TO DISMISS THE PROBLEMS AS "A BAD TIRE" BUT HAS NEVER EXAMINED THE TIRES FOR BALENCE, ETC. (EACH WHEEL HAS ONE NUT CONTAINING TORQUE-SEAL & NONE OF THE TORQUE-SEAL HAS BEEN DISTURBED). I HAVE ALREADY SENT AN E-MAIL TO THE DEALERS CORPORATE OWNERS (BILL HEARD ENTERPRISES) WITH NO RESPONSE AT ALL. IF THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT CORRECTED IN THIS VEHICLE IT WILL CERTAINLY RESULT IN A WRECK AND PERSONAL INJURY, IF NOT DEATH. HAS THIS PROBLEM BEEN PRESENTED BY ANY OTHER OWNERS OR DEALERS? *AK

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Chevrolet Beauville 1991

Date Of Incident: 1997-05-01
Date Complaint: 2000-04-24
VIN: 2GNGG35N3M4
Components: SEAT BELTS
Summary: RECENTLY THE ANCHOR CLIP ON THE SEAT BELT NO LONGER HOLDS THE BELT . DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY NO LONGER MAKE A REPLACEMENT. HOW CAN MANUFACTURURES GET AWAY WITH NOT MAKING VITAL SAFETY EQUIPEMENT ? NAPA AUTO PARTS STORES DO NOT CARRY ANY AFTER MARKET BELT ASSEMBLY THAT CAN REPLACE IT. THERE ARE NO SALVAGE YARDS IN MY AREA THAT HAVE THE BELTS, BESIDES I DO NOT FEEL SAFE USING A USED BELT. ALL MANUFACTURES SHOULD MAKE VITAL COMPONENTS ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VAN IS NOT EVEN TEN YEARS OLD. THE BELT PROMPTED MY REPORT, BUT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM HAS NOT WORKED FOR THREE YEARS NOW. I HAVE HAD MACHANICS LOOK AT IT BUT TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE LOCKED TIRES IN BRAKING THREE TIMES SINCE THEN, TWICE IN THE RAIN. THE SEAT BELT REALLY CONCERNS ME. *AK

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Chevrolet Beauville 1995

Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
Date Complaint: 2000-03-18
VIN: 2G1WL52M3S9
Components: SUSPENSION
Summary: NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

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Chevrolet Beauville 1995

Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
Date Complaint: 1999-09-28
VIN: 1GNEG25K4SF
Components: SEAT BELTS
Summary: DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BINDS UP/ BECOMES TWISTED AND JAMMED. DEALER CANT FIND SOLUTION, AND SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK

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Chevrolet Beauville 1991

Date Of Incident: 1996-01-01
Date Complaint: 1999-08-09
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Summary: WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO TRAVEL, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER. *AK

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Chevrolet Beauville 1994

Date Of Incident: 1999-06-04
Date Complaint: 1999-07-14
VIN: 1GBKP37NXR3
Components: PARKING BRAKE
Summary: AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE EXPERIENCED FAILURE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. *YC

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Chevrolet Beauville 1995

Date Of Incident: 1998-04-12
Date Complaint: 1998-10-21
Components: SUSPENSION
Summary: LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ATTACHMENT NUT LOOSE, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE HOWEVER RECALL WORK NOT PERFORMED CORRECTLY AND STILL EXPERIENCES LOOSENESS.

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Chevrolet Beauville 1994

Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
Date Complaint: 1998-08-25
VIN: 1G1LD5543RY
Components: SEAT BELTS
Summary: POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. QCAW

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Chevrolet Beauville 1989

Date Of Incident: 1998-08-14
Date Complaint: 1998-08-18
VIN: 1GNEG25K6K7
Components: SUSPENSION
Summary: FRONT BOLT TO THE PIVOT SHAFT ON THE UPPER CONTROL ARM, ON THE RIGHT SIDE SHEARED OFF. OWNER HAD JUST PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, HEARD A LOUD CLUNK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE VAN IS BEING REPAIRED AT A DEALERSHIP.

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Chevrolet Beauville 1993

Date Of Incident: 1997-02-21
Date Complaint: 1998-05-25
Number Of Injuries: 2
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Summary: ABS BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION/INJURIES. ALSO VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

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