Geo Metro Complaints

629 consumer complaints on file.

#526137December 23, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, HOOD LATCH FAILED, ALLOWING THE HOOD TO FLY UP AND STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819194December 15, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE POPPED OPEN, AND THE DRIVER WAS NOT RESTRAINED IN THE SEAT BECAUSE OF THE SEAT BELT CAME UNDONE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#819604December 2, 1997
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PRPOERLY. OWNER HAS CHECKED THE BULBS, WIRING AND THE FUSES . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525469November 25, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525104November 19, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
KEYS BREAK OFF IN THE IGNITION, DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN OF KEY BEING NARROW IN LOCATIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819183November 18, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CONSUMER BEGAN SMELLING EXHAUST FUMES WHENEVER RPM'S ARE UP OR AT SPEED OF (55MPH AND OVER ). DEALERSHIP HAD VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, WHENEVER DEALER HAD VEHICLE ON THE ROAD THEY WOULD FIND SMELL OF EXHAUST, BUT WHEN THEY TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO GARAGE THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. DEALER WILL NOT WORK ON VEHICLE AT THIS POINT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818958November 13, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE HOOD LATCH RELEASED, CAUSING THE HOOD TO GO IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION WHICH CAUSED NO VISIBILITY AND A BROKEN WINDSHIELD. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818336November 5, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATES THE CIRCUIT BOARD WITHIN THE FUSE BOX CORRODED, CAUSING VARIOUS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. HEAD LIGHT BECOME INOPERATIVE, VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO RUN WITH KEY OUT THE IGNITION. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE FUSE BOX IS HOT ALL THE TIME AND IT DESTOYED THE IGNITION BOX. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816859October 31, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#95V103007). CALLED DEALER & TOOK VEHICLE IN; DEALER NEVER DID REPAIRS. RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE & DID SAME THING. AGAIN DEALER FAILED TO REPAIR. GOT A 3RD NOTICE & AGAIN NO REPAIR FROM DEALER. WAS INFORMED DID NOT HAVE TIME TO REPAIR VEHICLE & DID NOT KNOW WHEN ABLE TO SO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817253October 20, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 25 MPH, APRROACHING RED LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH CONSUMER VEHICLE WHICH WAS RUNNING AT APPROX ABOVE 30 MPH. HIT HEAD ON, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT END. DROVE VEHICLE 15 FEET AFTER IMPACT , NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED,CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES IN CHEST AREA/NECK/RIGHT SHOULDER. HAD SEATBELT ON. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#816905October 6, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#95V103007). CALLED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT & TOOK VEHICLE. WAS INFORMED, AFTER ARRIVING, THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS. TOOK VEHICLE HOME. LEFT TOWN FOR A WHILE. RETURNED & CALLED DEALER TO SEE IF THEY HAVE PARTS AFTER 5 MONTHS, STILL NO PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524134October 4, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817479October 2, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
RECEIVED NOTICE (395V10300). CALLED DEALER & SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE IN. DEALER HAD VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 HOURS BEFORE INFORMING OWNER THEY HAD NO PARTS FOR VEHICLE. WOULD HAVE TO GET PARTS FROM ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, IF THEY HAVE ANY. NOT SATISFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#508798September 17, 1997
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, TIRES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY
SEAT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE ROCKS AND HAS GLOBS OF LUBRICANT UNDER THE SEAT. ALSO GEARS DO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY/MUFFLER IS RUSTED/SIDE DEFROSTERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND VEHICLE SLIDES IN RAIN WITH NO TRACTION ON TIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816038September 4, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK WILL JUST LOCK UP AS CONSUMER IS DRIVING. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR, NOT REALIZING THE DOOR IS LOCKED, THE HANDLE FALLS OFF. BOTH INSIDE HANDLES ARE OFF BOTH FRONT DOORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815691August 26, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE'S WINDOWS FOG UP UNTIL ONE CAN'T SEE OUT OF THEM. HAVE TO RUN THE AIR-CONDITIONER AND THE DEFOGGER AT THE SAME TIME IN ORDER TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDOWS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#520753August 20, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD LATCH BROKE ON VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING WINDSHIELD DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813604July 29, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL DUE TO THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKING UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE /BRAKES FADE AWAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FRONT CALIPERS. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#519403July 15, 1997
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SUNROOF CAME OFF AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, BREAKING WINDSHIELD. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#814101July 14, 1997
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THE DRIVER RECEIVED WHIP LASH FROM THE DRIVE'S SEAT DUE TO LACK OF NECK SUPPORT IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING HER SEA TBELT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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