Geo Metro Complaints

629 consumer complaints on file.

#808967April 3, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT (50-55) MPH THE HOOD POPPED OPEN FROM THE FRONT AND FLEW BACK AND BROKE THE HINGES. PRIOR TO RECALL, VEHICLE NOT REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. (93V-189.001). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515925March 25, 1997
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS ARE UNSAFE FOR SHORT DRIVER'S.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515815March 21, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE BACKING OUT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CAUSED ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515328March 21, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEATBELTS DESIGNED FOR TALL PEOPLE ONLY. SEATBELT GOES ACROSS NECK AND RIGHT BREAST OF DRIVER AND LEFT BREAST OF PASSENGER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810247March 20, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
RECALL #93V189, STRUCTURE HOOD ASSEMBLY: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH AND HOOD FLEW UP ON VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. GM WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL,SAYING THE SAFETY CATCH HAD RUSTED ON IT AND THAT'S WHY IT DID NOT CATCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809953March 13, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808760March 12, 1997
SEATS
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END CRASH IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED FROM THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND FELL INTO REAR ON TOP OF TODDLER'S SAFETY SEAT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524288March 10, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
MAP SENSOR FAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515522March 10, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, SUSPENSION:FRONT
WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR BROKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809598March 3, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACED DISC ROTORS AND PADS ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, ROTORS HAD CRACKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809494February 28, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
STRUCTURE OF THE HOOD ASSEMBLY LATCH RECALL NUMBER 93V189001, CONSUMER HAD THE WORK CORRECTED IN APRILOF 95 AND ON FEB 27, 1997 WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE HOOD FLEW UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546875February 27, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
INSIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809333February 25, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 25 MPH FRONTAL CRASH IN WHICH A GUARDRAIL WAS HIT. THE DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE ADD ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809285February 24, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING 50 TO 70 MPH AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#809103February 19, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
CONVERTIBLE TOP LATCH CRACKED, WILL LOCK ON DRIVER'S SIDE BUT NOT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546667February 9, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
DESIGN OF SEATBELT IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH SHORTER DRIVERS; DRIVER MUST CONTINUALLY READJUST SEATBELT ACROSS CHEST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807113January 28, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
FAILURE OF THE FUEL MAP SENSOR, FUEL SENSOR REGULATOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DEACCELERATE, CONSUMER HAS HAD THE PART REPLACED ON FIVE OCCASIONS, PART # 91171596. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603331January 27, 1997
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805042January 22, 1997
SEAT BELTS
OWNER STATES UPON SHIFTING GEARS THE PASSENGER 'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SAFETY BELT BECOMES TOO TIGHT, SOMETIMES CHOKING OCCUPANTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808002January 22, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
LOSS OF POWER EXPERIANCE BETWWEEN 35-55 MPH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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