1995 Geo Metro

Defect. THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE NOT CORRECTLY MACHINED. AS THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, LOSS OF WHEEL CLAMP LOAD CAN RESULT FROM THIS CONDITION. ONCE CLAMP LOAD IS LOST, ALL TIRE LOADS ARE DIRECTLY TAKEN BY THE WHEEL STUDS. THIS LOADING CAN CAUSE FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE WHEEL STUDS.

Risk. IF THIS OCCURS, A WHEEL COULD SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy. REPLACE REAR BRAKE DRUMS.

REAR DOORS ON MY GEO METRO (1995) WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE! IT STARTED WITH REAR LEFT AND NOW BOTH ARE EFFECTED. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 GEO METRO WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 108000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HAD PITTING IN WINDSHIELD WHICH CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO HAVE A GLARE AND VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHEN THE SUN SHINEDE ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW HOW THE WINDSHIELD BECAME PITTED.*AK

I HAD 95 GEO METRO, THE DAY I WRECKED IT WAS RAINING. I WAS COMING UPON A CURVE, AND I HIT MY BRAKES. IT HAD ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THEY LOCKED UP, AND THE CAR STARTED SPINNING AROUND. I COULDN'T GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE CAR HAD TURNED ON ITS TOP IN A COVERT. MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN WITH ME, AND NEITHER AIR BAG HAD CAME OUT LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSE TO. THE WHOLE FRONT GRILL CAME TO REST ACROSS THE ROAD FROM WHERE THE CAR WAS. I LOST THE USE OF THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE FIXED. THE TOP WAS PUSHED IN, THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED, AND THE FRONT GRILL WAS OFF. THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE IS PUSHED TOWARD THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE LAW HAD CAME OUT, AND I DON'T KNOW IF HE FILED A REPORT. HE HAD ASKED IF I WAS GOING TO REPORT IT TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND I REPLIED NO. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED, AND AS FOR US WE SEEMED ALRIGHT JUST BRUISED AND SORE ALL OVER. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE, BUT IT IS CLOSE TO IT. *JB

BACK DOORS W/CHILD SECURITY LOCKS FAIL TO UNLOCK ONCE PLACED INTO CHILD PROTECTION MODE. DOORS TAKEN APART AND "REPAIRED" HOWEVER CHEVY DEALER ONLY SPRAYED WD-40 INTO LOCKS. DOORS OPENED ONCE AND HAVE NOT OPENED FOR THE LAST 4 MONTHES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, AND AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

MY GEO METRO WENT DOWN A HILL FLIPPED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND HIT A TREE. NEITHER AIR BAG EVER CAME OUT.

THE DASH IN MY 1995 GEO METRO IS DISINTEGRATING IN SMALL PARTICLES THAT BLOW INTO MY FACE WHILE DRIVING AND IS PARTICULARLY AGGRAVATING WHEN THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITION ARE ON. I COMPLAINED AS EARLY AS 1998 TO NO AVAIL. I CAN FURNISH PICTURES SHOWING HOW SERIOUS THIS IS. EVERYONE SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. CAN YOU HELP! DATES ARE APPROXIMATE.*JB

IN A REAR COLLISION NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

DURING BRAKE REPAIR MECHANIC NOTICED THAT FRAME WAS RUSTING BEHIND FRONT WHEELS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH, ALL STEERING WAS LOST. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FRONT AXLE HAD DISCONNECTED FROM LEFT SIDE OF TRANSMISSION. *AK THIS WAS DUE TO LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT FAILURE. *JB

HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON TURNSIGNAL ARM GOES OFF CAUSING LIGHTS TO GO OUT. BAD SWICTH AND BRIGHT LIGHT SWITCH CAUSE BLACKOUT WHILE DRIVING.*AK

ALL FOUR DOORS ARE UNABLE TO OPEN FROM BOTH SIDES, INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT STAY ON TRACK. BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK DUE TO A SHORT IN THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. *JB

WHERE WIRING HARNESS FOR HEADLIGHT SWITCH PLUGS INTO FUSE BOX BURNT CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO STOP WORKING. MECHANIC TOLD ME HE HAS HAD NUMBER OF THESE AT A COST OF $550 TO REPAIR. I SAY IF THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM THEY NEED TO RECALL THEM. HEADLIGHT FAILURE AT ANY SPEED I FEEL IS VERY DANGEROUS.

THE BRAKES START TO MAKE A NOISE ALL AROUND THE CAR. *AK

WHILE ROLLING UP DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW GLASS WILL COME OUT OF TRACK. ALSO, INSIDE HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN THE DOOR. *AK BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE BACK DOOR HANDLES ARE DEFECTIVE. *YH

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. WIRING HARNESS FOR HEADLIGHTS PLUGGED IN THE HEAD DUE TO PIN CONNECTORS BEING TOO SMALL TO HANDLE THE CONNECTION AND STARTED BURNING. COMBINATION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND WAS HIT IN THE SIDE, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE FRONT END. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED . *AK *ML

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL BECOMES SOFT AND GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. *AK

VEHICLE WANDERED ONTO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE EXPRESS WAY AND HIT A GUARDRAIL HEAD-ON AT 60MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO USE THE DAYTIME RUNNING TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A AUTO REPAIRED SHOP. THE LIGHTS WORKED FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK AND THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN. OWNER DOES NOT DRIVE VEHICLE AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THIS REASON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

BOTH REAR DOORS FAIL TO OPEN FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. *AK

CATALYTIC COVERTER RUSTED IN TWO PLACES. BELIEVED THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE PART. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

REAR DOOR LATCHES DON'T WORK AT ALL. PASSENGER HAS TO CLIMB OVER INTO THE FRONT SEATS TO GET OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

REAR DOOR LATCHES DON'T WORK. PASSENGER HAS TO CLIMB OVER INTO THE FRONT SEAT TO GET OUT THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. *AK

I WAS STOPED AT A RED LIGHT AND STRUCK FROM BEHIND. THE SEAT BROKE BACKWARDS UPON IMPACT VIOLENTLY AND CONTRIBUTED TO MY INJURIES. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT EVEN GO OFF WHEN I WAS PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SENDING ME FORWARD FROM AN ALMOST HOROZANTAL P

THE A/C SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING FREON TO LEAK WHICH MAY CAUSE OVERHEATING AND A FIRE IF THE FREON WOULD SPILL UNTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

PASSENGER FRONT DOOR LOCK MECHANISM NOT WORKING, UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF CAR

CONSUMER WAS STARTING UP THE VEHICLE WHEN HE SMELLED EXHAUST FUMES COMING INSIDE THE VEHICLE FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD . CONSUMER LOOK UNDER THE VEHICLE, WHERE THERE WAS A CRACK IN MANIFOLD, AND FUMES WAS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THERE IS'NT ANYTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK

LAST YEAR THE HEADLIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS DIM. THE HEADLIGHT ON LEFT SIDE WAS NORMAL THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SCREWED AROUND, WHEN TURNING ON HIGH BEAM, THE LEFT SIDE GOES OFF, AND THE RIGHT SIDE BECOMES TOTALLY BRIGHT. *AK

WHEELS AND LUG NUTS ARE RUSTING. (QC-AW)

UNSPECIFIED AIR BAG FAILURE, CAUSING BAGS NOT TO DEFLATE.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND IN NEUTRAL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASED BY ITSELF AND VEHICLE WA SROLLING DOWN THE PARKING LOT INTO A CEMENT BARRIER.

WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL, GAS PEDAL IS ALSO DEPRESSED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OPERATE AT FULL THROTTLE. DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE UPON IMPACT, THROWING THE DRIVER BACKWARDS. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS.

DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND RAN HEAD-ON INTOAN EMBANKMENT, THEN WENT AIRBORNE BEFORE LANDING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ROLLING OVER THREE TIMES. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL REGULATOR PRESSURE WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. TOOK TO DLR 4 TIMES. CANNOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. *AK

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

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

KELLY TIRE BLEW OUT. (SIZE P1558R13)

OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH SHE HEARD A NOISE AND VEHICLE STARTED TO FISHTAIL. SHE NOTES THAT VEHICLE WAS THROWN ACROSS THE INTERSTATE AND SHE WAS HURT. OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT THE REAR RIGHT TIRE HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH BRAND NEW TIRES AND SHE STILL HAD TIRE PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS ARE UNSAFE FOR SHORT DRIVER'S.

SEATBELTS DESIGNED FOR TALL PEOPLE ONLY. SEATBELT GOES ACROSS NECK AND RIGHT BREAST OF DRIVER AND LEFT BREAST OF PASSENGER. *AK

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

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

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

OWNER STATES UPON SHIFTING GEARS THE PASSENGER 'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SAFETY BELT BECOMES TOO TIGHT, SOMETIMES CHOKING OCCUPANTS. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. DID NOT TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

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

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK