1995 Geo Metro Complaint Log

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT HAS FAILED WHEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. TT

CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO FIRESTONE FOR AN ALIGNMENT THEN CALLED GEO ,THEY SAID THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ALIGNMEMT GEO DID NOT HELP HER. TT

THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT SPLIT AT THE RAIL. TT CONSUMER STATES ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT AND THAT VEHICLE DID NOT SEE HER AND THAT VEHICLE SPUN AROUND THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME CONSUMER TRIED TO AVOID THAT VEHICLE JUST GOT CLOSER TO HER VEHICLE AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE AND SPUN AROUND AND SLID BACKWARDS INTO GUARD RAIL, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIED, ALSO PASSENGER SEAT BELT BROKE FROM RAIL PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES IN WHICH THE SEAT BELT BROKE.*JB

PHONE EXT 5465: UPON IMPACT, FRONT PASSENGER BUCKET SEAT BACK REST COLLAPSED DOWN FLAT; VEHICLE SKIDDED IN CIRCLE; HIT GUARDRAIL. TT

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 35MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER DUAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN IN ACCIDENT. TT

CONSUMER HAD ACCIDENT AND DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN STREET SHE LOST CONTROL OF CAR,THE FRONT WHEELS WERE IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS ,CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH GEO. TT\

GAS TANK FILLER NECK FAILED. *DSH

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING ACCIDENT/HEADREST FAILED TO SECURE NECK, CAUSING INJURY. *SD

THE DOOR LATCHES WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. YOU HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR. CONSUMER STATES VENT WAS BROKEN, BROKEN STRUT ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE, VEHICLE STALLS BUT NOT ALL THE TIME WHEN AT A STOP AND TRYING TO TURN LEFTWAS ADVISED BY DEALER THAT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, AND ALSO BACK DOOR WILL NOT OPEN.*JB

CRUISE CONTROL STUCK, SET AT 60, ACCELERATED TO 75, DEALER SAID PEDAL STUCK. TT

PRESSED ON BRAKES, THEY DID NOT STOP VEHICLE, HAD AN ACCIDENT. *AK

CORRODED BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

DRIVER SIDE WHERE BALL JOINT SCREW IN THE KNUCKLE FELL OUT, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. TT

BOLT CAME OUT OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE BALL JOINT TO COME OUT. TT

REAR DOOR HANDLES CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. TT

THE PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES FORWARD IN AN ACCIDENT OCCURED JULY 22,1995. TT

THE ALTERNATOR BURNED OUT AFTER 37-40 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY. TT

THE CAR WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO REVERSE. 5SPEED TRANSMISSION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

OUTER TIE ROD BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE STEERING ARM. TT

BOTH REAR DOORS WILL FAIL TO OPEN WHEN VEHICLE IS EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE HEAT TEMPERATURES. DEALERS ARE TRYING TO CHANGE LOCK MECHANISM. TT

IN LESS THAN 30 DAYS THE DOORS HAVE LOCKED UP ON TWO OCASSIONS AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP. TT

REAR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT UNLATCH IF SHUT CAN NOT OPEN. TT

REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT DOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE FAILS TO OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. PROBLEM REOCCURED AFTER HERITAGE AUTO REPLACED LATCH. KT

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF 25 MPH OR 30 MPH REAR WHEEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FELL OFF AXLE. TT

RIGHT REAR SIDE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FOR ENTERING OR EXITING. REPAIRED 3 TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

DRIVING 20MPH BRAKES FAILED CAUSING FRONTEND COLLISION. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. INJURIES RECEIVED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN GOING AROUND CURVE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SKD

THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK AT ALL AND TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE LINKAGES. TT

REAR PASSENGER DOOR, THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. TT

BRAKES WENT OUT FIVE TIMES REPLACED SHOES, ROTORS, STRUTS AND OTHERS. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

NO INTERLOCK SYSTEM, IGNITION KEY IS REMOVABLE IN ALL GEARS. *AK

THE DESIGN FOR THE HORN AND STEERING CAUSE OF THE HORN BUTTON NOT VISIBLE. TT

BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, LAST INSTANCE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. TT

THE BOLT WHICH HOLDS STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN BACKED OUT, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN TO DETACH AND DROP INTO DRIVER'S LAP. TT

THE BOTH REAR BACK DOOR DON'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE CONSUMER WENT BACK TO DEALER ABOUT FIVE TIME WITH PROBLEM PURCHASE CAR TWO MONTH AGO . TT

THE BACK DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE DEALER REPLACED THE LOCK FOUR TIMES. TT

REAR SECOND SET OF DOORS FAIL TO OPEN CONTINUOUSLY. WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER PARTS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. PARTS USED FROM OTHER METRO FAILED ALSO. TT

REAR CHILD SAFETY LATCH, ONCE APPLIED WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, WHILE ENGINE'S ON OR OFF. TT

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 20MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DRIVER/PASS. SHOULDER/LAP BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT, RESULT DRIVER/PASS HIT WINDSHIELD.

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 20MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DRIVERS AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY. TT

THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM KEEPS SHORTING OUT DEALER REPLACED THE WIRE AND TRANSMISSION HAS NO POWER CAR KEEPS STALLING . TT

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 35MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER DUAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

PLATE UNDER DASH BOARD IS VERY SHARP AND HAS CAUSED INJURY TO CONSUMER SEVERAL TIMES.

DURING A REAR COLLISION, WAS FORCED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT, 40MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DUAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK*JB

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

DESIGN OF SEATBELT IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH SHORTER DRIVERS; DRIVER MUST CONTINUALLY READJUST SEATBELT ACROSS CHEST.

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