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1995 Geo Metro complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 3, 1996IN

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

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 19, 1996TX

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

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 9, 1996PA

DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A FOUR CAR ACCIDENT AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR WAS TOTALED. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Sep 3, 1996NC

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Aug 15, 1996VA

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

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Aug 12, 1996CA

PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR JAMS INTERMITTENTLY. *DH

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Aug 9, 1996WA

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

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Aug 6, 1996MD

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

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jun 20, 1996VA

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

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)Crash
Filed Jun 18, 1996NJ

PUT THE CAR IN PARK DRIVER GOT OUT OF CAR, GEARS JUMPED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed May 13, 1996DC

ELECTRICAL SHORT, FUSES CONTINUE TO FLOW, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed May 2, 1996CA

INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist SystemCrash
Filed Mar 4, 1996CA

DRIVING AT SPEED OF 30MPH, APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE SWIRLED AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND FLIPPED OVER. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Mar 4, 1996CA

DRIVING AT SPEED OF 30MPH, APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE SWIRLED AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND FLIPPED OVER. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap
Filed Feb 17, 1996CO

GAS TANK FILLER NECK FAILED. *DSH

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jan 30, 1996PA

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

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jan 26, 1996NY

THE DOOR LATCH ON VEHICLE HAS FAILED, UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 11, 1996CA

CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. *AW

Seat Belts › Front › WebbingCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 4, 1996PA

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

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Jan 4, 1996MI

FAILURE ON THE HEATER DEFROSTER CAN NOT SEE OUT THE WINDOW. TT

SeatsCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 6, 1995FL

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

Suspension › Front
Filed Nov 21, 1995CA

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

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 9, 1995NC

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

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Nov 2, 1995CA

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

Steering › Linkages
Filed Nov 1, 199500

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

Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash2 injured
Filed Nov 1, 1995MO

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

SeatsCrash2 injured
Filed Nov 1, 1995MO

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

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 23, 1995FL

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

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 5, 1995NY

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

Seat Belts › Front › WebbingCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 5, 1995NY

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.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Sep 18, 1995MO

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

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Sep 18, 1995FL

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

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Sep 7, 1995UT

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Sep 1, 1995CA

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

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Aug 28, 1995KS

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

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Aug 24, 1995MD

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

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Aug 21, 1995MO

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Aug 19, 1995CA

CORRODED BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

Steering › Linkages › Knuckle › Spindle › Arm
Filed Aug 15, 1995PA

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

Steering › Linkages › Knuckle › Spindle › Arm
Filed Aug 15, 1995PA

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

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Aug 14, 1995MO

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

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod AssemblyCrash
Filed Aug 4, 1995RI

OUTER TIE ROD BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE STEERING ARM. TT

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Aug 3, 1995TX

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

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jul 31, 1995MI

REAR DOOR HANDLES CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. TT

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Jul 24, 1995NY

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

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Jul 21, 1995TN

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

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jul 21, 1995CA

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

Structure › Body › DoorCrash
Filed Jun 19, 1995PA

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

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jun 15, 1995OH

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

Wheels
Filed Jun 5, 1995PA

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

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