1994 Geo Metro Complaint Log

SEVERE CORROSION OF BODY FRAME HARD POINT TO REAR OF LOWER CONTROL ARM OF FRONT SUSPENSION CAUSED BOTH FRONT WHEELS TO SPLAY OUT WITH UNCONTROLLABLE CAMBER AND STEERING. BOTH FRONT TIRES WORE ON INNER HALF OF TIRES ONLY AND VEHICLE REQUIRED HARD LEFT FORCE ON STEERING WHEEL TO CONTROL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 GEO METRO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE WHEN SHE DROVE OVER A BUMP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE FRAME WAS CORRODED, AND THE TIRE COULD FALL AT ANY MOMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OLD AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 159,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE FRAME BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE CONSUMER NOTED SHE WAS ALMOST KILLED BY THE DEFLECTING STEEL FROM THE DEFECTIVE FRAME. *PH *JB

WHEN CONSUMER UNLOCKED SEAT BELT IT FLEW OUT OF HER HAND AND SNATCHED BACK. SHE HEARD SOMETHING INSIDE OF THE LOCKING PART, SOUNDED AS IF IT BROKE. *AK

SEAT BELT USE FOR PEOPLE OVER SIX FEET TALL. I RECEIVED THROAT INJURIES FROM THE SEAT BELT JUST BY HITTING A BUMP. IF THIS OCCURRED DURING A MINOR ACCIDENT, I WOULD BE DEAD. THE CAR WAS A GEO METRO 1994. THIS ALSO HAPPEN DURING HARD BREAKING. I HAVE SOLD THE CAR BUT STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE SHOULDER BELT RAPPING AROUND MY NECK. I HAVE JUST RECEIVED A TICKET FOR WEARING THE SHOULDER STRAP UNDER MY ARM. THE SEAT BELT EXTENDER ARE A POOR DESIGN, AND WILL NOT WORK. I WOULD LIKE A LAW ALLOWING EVERYONE OVER SIX FEET TO BE ABLE TO WEAR A SEAT BELT UNDER THE ARM. DID YOU EVER DO A STUDY ON HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE KILLED BY BEING STRANGLED BY A SEAT BELT? *TR

HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT NO RECALL IS OPEN FOR THAT PROBLEM, FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HOOD RELEASED FROM LATCH AND FLEW UP AND SMASHED DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S FRONT WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS NOT FOUND A REMEDY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT AT ANY MPH WOULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL, BUT BRAKES WILL NOT ACTIVATE ON TIME. MOST OF TIMES THIS HAPPENED IN THE MORNING. HAD CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY SAID THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED OFTEN TO THIS MAKE AND MODEL.*AK

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

THE METAL ATTACHMENT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD THAT LOCKS INTO THE HOOD LATCH IS RIPPING LOOSE FROM THE HOOD. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF LIABILITY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD FLEW UP, CRACKING THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. NO ONE HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE YET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

CAR HAS GREAT GAS MILEAGE BUT HAS DEADLY STRUCTURAL,SAFETY AND COMFORT DESIGN FLAWS

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 15MPH, THE FRONT AXLE FELL OUT OF THE HOLE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLAM TO THE GROUND DUE TO A DEFECTIVE BOLT IN THE AXLE. THE MECHANIC SAID IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FALLEN OUT & DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED. *AK

MAP SENSOR FAILED CAUSEING STALLING AND POOR PERFORMANCE IN COLD WEATHER. *ET

SEAT BELT HARNESS FAILED TO LOCK AND RESTRAIN DURING COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURY.

THE RESTRAINTS WILL NOT LOCK UP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND THE RESTRAINTS WILL NOT RETRACT WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE ENGINE OF THE 1994 GEO METRO HAVE FAILED 3 TIMES AT A TOP SPEED OF 60MPH. EACH TIME THERE IS ENGINE FAILURE, IT LOOSES DECOMPRESSION. ONCE THE ENGINE LOOSES DECOMPRESSION, THE VALVES BURN AND/OR TWIST. THREE TIMES WE HAVE HAD THE BLOCK HEAD REMOVED, THE VALVES REDONE AND EACH TIME THE ENGINE FAILS AGAIN. THE LAST TIME THE ENGINE FAILED, TOP SPEED WAS 55MPH AFTER 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS OF THIS ENGINE OR MAKE/MODEL. EVEN THOUGH WE PURCHASED IT USED WITHOUT WARRANTIES, WE HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THIS VEHICLE THAT CONTINUOUSLY FAILS TO OPERATE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE UNIT AFTER OUR REPEATED REPORTING OF OTHER PROBLEMS PRIOR TO OUR EXPERIENCE WITH ENGINE FAILURE. CAN YOU HELP US?

WHEN ROTATING TIRES EVERY 6000 MILES SEVERAL OF THE LUG STUDS BREAK OFF -

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO PISTON, WHICH CAUSED THE PISTON TO BREAK THE SPARK PLUG AND MOTOR.

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

IN DRIVING THE CAR 30.000 MILES, I HAVE PUT ON FOUR SETS OF ROTORS, SOMETHING THAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR KEEPS MAKING THEM "RUT OUT"....A NEW SET OF ROTORS ONLY WORKS FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS....I KNOW THERE HAS TO BE SOME TYPE OF DEFECT WITH THE FRONT END BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT CHEVY REFUSED TO CHECK INTO IT FOR ME

WHEN DRIVING AT 55 MPH WIND WAS BLOWING HARD TRACKER TRAILER WENT BY WHEN THE HOOD LATCH BROKE OFF. THE LATCH BLEW OFF, CRACKING THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

SUPPORT BEAM FOR THE ROOF HAS SHARP EDGE THAT CAUSED INJURY.

ENGINE SEIZED UP DUE TO WATER CORROSION.

BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACED DISC ROTORS AND PADS ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, ROTORS HAD CRACKS. *AK

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

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S WINDOW ROLLED, INTERNAL ATTACHMENT HARDWARE THAT MOVES THE WINDOW UP AND DOWN IS BROKE. *AK

WHEEL STUDS/BOLTS BREAK OFF EVERY THREE MONTHS.. *SD

WHILE CHANGING ALL FOUR TIRES , (3) OUT OF (16) LUG NUTS BROKE. ALL ON THE BACK WHEELS.*AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, HEARD LOUD CLUNK, ONE OF BRAKES FELL OFF, NO WARNING. *AK *JB

DRIVER INJURED WHEN SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK IN PLACE DURING ACCIDENT. *DH

CONSUMER WA SINVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENTAND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE. *AK

MANIFOLD COMPRESSION SENSOR FAILED, RESULTING IN A STALL OUT. TT

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SHOULDER/LAP BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY; HAVE TO MANUALLY FEED INTO TRACK. TT

MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF 4 TIRES. *TT

ABS, BRAKE PULSATE WHILE DRIVING, REPLACE DISC PADS AND ROTORS, CONTINUE REPLACEMENT. TT

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED UPON BEING REAR ENDED. TT

APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, VEHICLE STARTED SPINNING, EVENTUALLY HIT DIVIDER; VEHICLE EXTREMELY LIGHT IN WEIGHT, DOES NOT HOLD TO ROAD. TT

HOOD LATCH BROKE OFF, WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY UP. TT

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP, VEHICLE HAS SENSATIVE SEAT BELTS. TT

THE BRAKES ROTORS DO NOT WORK. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

TAKATA SEAT BELTS FAILED. TT

REPLACED PASSENGER'S REAR HUB CAP.

ALL WINDOWS EXCEPT FRONT WINDSHIELD FOG UP WITH AN ICY GLAZE OVER THE WINDOWS, DRY OUT INTERIOR OF CAR AND MOISTURE SEALED HATCH DOOR TO NO AVAIL. TT

MAP SENSOR FAILS.

DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELTS FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER SECURE DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURY. *SKD

BRAKES FAILED, RRESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TT

DEFOGGER SYSTEM DOES NOT DEFOG THE WINDOW, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. TT

BOTH FRONT DOOR LATCHES LOCKED UP/JAMMED; DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN; EXCESSIVE EFFORT. TT