DURING A REAR COLLISION, WAS FORCED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT, 40MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DUAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK*JB
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 →
PLATE UNDER DASH BOARD IS VERY SHARP AND HAS CAUSED INJURY TO CONSUMER SEVERAL TIMES.
DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A FOUR CAR ACCIDENT AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR WAS TOTALED. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 35MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER DUAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR JAMS INTERMITTENTLY. *DH
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
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING ACCIDENT/HEADREST FAILED TO SECURE NECK, CAUSING INJURY. *SD
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 35MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER DUAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
PUT THE CAR IN PARK DRIVER GOT OUT OF CAR, GEARS JUMPED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ELECTRICAL SHORT, FUSES CONTINUE TO FLOW, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
DRIVING AT SPEED OF 30MPH, APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE SWIRLED AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND FLIPPED OVER. *AK
DRIVING AT SPEED OF 30MPH, APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE SWIRLED AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND FLIPPED OVER. *AK
GAS TANK FILLER NECK FAILED. *DSH
THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM KEEPS SHORTING OUT DEALER REPLACED THE WIRE AND TRANSMISSION HAS NO POWER CAR KEEPS STALLING . TT
THE DOOR LATCH ON VEHICLE HAS FAILED, UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. TT
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. *AW
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT HAS FAILED WHEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. TT
FAILURE ON THE HEATER DEFROSTER CAN NOT SEE OUT THE WINDOW. TT
THE PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES FORWARD IN AN ACCIDENT OCCURED JULY 22,1995. 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 DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN IN ACCIDENT. TT
THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN STREET SHE LOST CONTROL OF CAR,THE FRONT WHEELS WERE IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS ,CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH GEO. TT\
PHONE EXT 5465: UPON IMPACT, FRONT PASSENGER BUCKET SEAT BACK REST COLLAPSED DOWN FLAT; VEHICLE SKIDDED IN CIRCLE; HIT GUARDRAIL. 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
CONSUMER HAD ACCIDENT AND DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 20MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DRIVERS AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY. 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.
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
REAR CHILD SAFETY LATCH, ONCE APPLIED WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, WHILE ENGINE'S ON OR OFF. 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
PRESSED ON BRAKES, THEY DID NOT STOP VEHICLE, HAD AN ACCIDENT. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL STUCK, SET AT 60, ACCELERATED TO 75, DEALER SAID PEDAL STUCK. TT
REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT DOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE FAILS TO OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. PROBLEM REOCCURED AFTER HERITAGE AUTO REPLACED LATCH. KT
REAR PASSENGER DOOR, THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. TT
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
THE BACK DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE DEALER REPLACED THE LOCK FOUR TIMES. 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
REAR DOOR HANDLES CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. 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
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
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
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF 25 MPH OR 30 MPH REAR WHEEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FELL OFF AXLE. TT
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