Geo Metro Complaints

629 consumer complaints on file.

#853694January 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STALL OUT AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855204January 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE IDLES HIGH AND THE VEHICLE CRUISES WITHOUT APPLYING GAS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550464January 18, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
RECALL REPAIR DENIED BY DEALERSHIP FOR UNKNOWN REASONS (93V-189001), HOWEVER LATCH HAS FAILED. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550388January 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
BRAKE VACUUM POWER BOOSTER FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT STOP INTERMITTENTLY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550356January 11, 2000
SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM EXPERIENCES NOISE AND VIBRATION/PULLING, ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH UNEVEN WEAR OF THE TIRES, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS, HOWEVER NO PROBLEM FOUND, DEFECTIVE STRUT AND MOUNT REPLACED ON TWO OCCASION HOWEVER DID NOT RECTIFY PROBLEMS. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716867January 4, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH REAR DOORS FAIL TO OPEN FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854396December 23, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CATALYTIC COVERTER RUSTED IN TWO PLACES. BELIEVED THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE PART. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854331December 22, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE . SPEED WAS UNDETERMINED AT THE TIME. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784366December 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
MAP SENSOR FAILED CAUSEING STALLING AND POOR PERFORMANCE IN COLD WEATHER. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851956November 22, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT A COLLISION OCCURRING ,THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM OR CAUSE. TRIANGLE CHEVROLET MADE NO ATTEMPT TO FURTHER CONTACT CONSUMER ABOUT REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853135November 19, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
BUMPER IS PEALING. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN REPAINTED, DEALER SAID IF CONSUMER HAD BOUGHT THE CAR FROM RICK HENDRICKS CHEVROLET SHE WOULDN'T WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR BUMPER REPAIRS. BUT, SINCE SHE BOUGHT IT SOME WHERE ELSE SHE WOULD TO HAVE TO PAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851969November 18, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
THERE IS A FUEL LEAK IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE LOCATION/POSITIONING OF THE FUEL FILLER NECK. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. RUBBER COATING ON THE FILLER TUBE FAILED, ALLOWING SALT FROM THE ROAD TO COME IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH METAL FILLER TUBE. TUBE IS LESS THAN 6 INCHES FROM LEFT REAR WHEEL IN PERFECT SPOT FOR ROAD SPRAY TO HIT IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714864November 16, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
TURN SIGNALS BEGAN TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY EVEN THOUGH I CLEANED SOCKETS AND REPLACED BULBS. THEN HEADLIGHTS FAILED AT 2AM 0N 11/15/99 AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THAT AFTERNOON. THEY FOUND THE HARNESS SHORTING OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND THEY REPLACED IT. LOOKING AT THE PLUG-INS ONE OF THEM LOOKED DISCOLORED FROM THE SHORTING OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714707November 13, 1999
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, POWER TRAIN
THE LOCAL DEALER DECLINED TO REPAIR THE SPEEDOMETER. ON RECORD REPORTED "NO PROBLEMS FOUND" OFF THE RECORD THEY TOLD ME NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. I FEEL THAT BY REPORTING INACCURATE SPEEDS BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FLUCTUATES EVEN WHEN GOING AT A CONSTANT (SAME) SPEED, THE DRIVER DOESN'T KNOW THE EXACT SPEED HE/SHE IS GOING. THE PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW FOR THE REAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES AND THE SEALANT (URATHANE) CONTINUES TO SEEP OUT BECAUSE OF OUTSIDE TEMPS. THE WINDSHIELD ALSO SHOWS EVIDENCE BUT NOT AS BAD AS THE REAR BACK WINDOW. MORE PROBLEMS ARE PRESENT WITH THE VEHICLE BUT THEY HAVE NOT YET CAUSE ANY SAFETY CONCERNS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714723November 13, 1999
TIRES, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW WAS REPORTED YESTERDAY 11/12/1999. I FORGOT TO ADD THAT IT MAY NOT CAUSE SAFETY PROBLEMS NOW BUT MONTHS DOWN THE LINE AND DEPENDING ON THE TEMPERATURES, THE SEEPAGE OF THE SEALANT CAN CAUSE THE SEAL AROUND THE WINDOW TO BE INEFFECTIVE AND ULTIMATELY CAUSE WATER TO ENTER THROUGH THE CABIN AREA. WHEN THAT HAPPENS IT COULD CAUSE SHORTAGE AND RISK TO MAJOR COMPONENTS. THE PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES ARE THAT THEY SHOWED PRE-MATURE UNEVEN WEARING ON THE OUTER TREADS OF ALL TIRES AT APPROXIMATELY 1,500 MILES. THIS WEARING CAN BE HAZARDOUS DURING WET DRIVING CONDITIONS AS THE GRIP OF THE TIRES TO ADHERED TO THE ROAD CAN BE LIMITED. I REPORTED 3 TIRES/FAILURES BECAUSE I HAD TO REPLACE ONE ORIGINAL BECAUSE OF A FLAT THAT WAS UNREPAIRABLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 284 TIRE SIZE: P15580R13 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714614November 10, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD BLEW COMPLETELY OFF GOING 55 MPH, BREAKING WINDSHIELD, AND DAMAGING TOP OF CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714128October 31, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
WE WERE NOT AWARE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO RECALL EARLIER AND OUR DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE LATCH OR OFFER TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD BROKEN DUE TO THE HOOD FLYING UP AS OF 10/30/1999
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852180October 29, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT VEHICLE COLLISION OCCURRING PASSENGER 'SAIR BAG DEPLOYED CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549473October 29, 1999
SEATS
SEAT BRACKET FAILED CAUSING THE DRIVERS SEAT TO COLLAPSE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851923October 27, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND DUE TO CRACKS WITHIN THE HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY, THE HOOD FLEW UP, CRACKING THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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