1996 Geo Metro complaints

SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED DURING IMPACT RESULTING IN HEAD,NECK,SHOULDER, HIP AND KNEE INJURY. NOT AIR BAG COMPLAINT (E.G., SEAT BELT, TRAILER SUSPENSION AIR BAG, ETC.,). ADDED ON 09-07-1999. *AK

IDLE CONTROL MOTOR FAILED CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION DUE TO STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

HAD GOODYEAR TIRES CHANGED AT 8,000 MILES DUE TO BROKEN BELTS. HAD TO CHANGE THEM AGAIN AT 23,000 DUE TO BELTS BREAKING. ALSO WHEELS WERE CHOPPING. *AK.

I HAVE ALREADY SENT IN A FORM BUT HAVE NEVER BEEN CONTACTED SINCE BY NEITHER YOURSELVES NOR THE MANUFACTURES OF THE VEHICLE. I STILL WANT TO KNOW WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH A PERFECT, HEADLIGHT TO HEADLIGHT, FRONT END COLLISION. MY FIRST THROUGHT IS THAT THE THINGS JUST DON'T WORK OR THAT THE AIRBAG IMPRINTS ARE JUST FOR LOOKS. THE OUTO BODY SHOP AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP COULD NOT EVEN SHOW ME THE SENSOR ON THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. THE OWNERS MANUAL SHOWS WHERE IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE BUT ITS NOT THERE, WHY?? ALL HELP ON THIS MATTER WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

HAZARD LAMPS FAILED.

VEHICLE'S SPEEDOMETER & ODOMETER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING OF COMPUTER CHIP. WOULD REGISTER A DIFFERENT SPEED OR MILEAGE. ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER REPLACED ODOMETER/SPEEDOMETER, BUT NOT COMPUTER CHIP COMPONENT. *AK

STEERING COLUMN LOCK DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY.

VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PRPOERLY. OWNER HAS CHECKED THE BULBS, WIRING AND THE FUSES . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER BEGAN SMELLING EXHAUST FUMES WHENEVER RPM'S ARE UP OR AT SPEED OF (55MPH AND OVER ). DEALERSHIP HAD VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, WHENEVER DEALER HAD VEHICLE ON THE ROAD THEY WOULD FIND SMELL OF EXHAUST, BUT WHEN THEY TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO GARAGE THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. DEALER WILL NOT WORK ON VEHICLE AT THIS POINT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 25 MPH, APRROACHING RED LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH CONSUMER VEHICLE WHICH WAS RUNNING AT APPROX ABOVE 30 MPH. HIT HEAD ON, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT END. DROVE VEHICLE 15 FEET AFTER IMPACT , NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED,CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES IN CHEST AREA/NECK/RIGHT SHOULDER. HAD SEATBELT ON. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

SEAT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE ROCKS AND HAS GLOBS OF LUBRICANT UNDER THE SEAT. ALSO GEARS DO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY/MUFFLER IS RUSTED/SIDE DEFROSTERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND VEHICLE SLIDES IN RAIN WITH NO TRACTION ON TIRES. *AK

THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE'S WINDOWS FOG UP UNTIL ONE CAN'T SEE OUT OF THEM. HAVE TO RUN THE AIR-CONDITIONER AND THE DEFOGGER AT THE SAME TIME IN ORDER TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDOWS. *AK

SUNROOF CAME OFF AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, BREAKING WINDSHIELD. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH , HAD AN ACCIDENTAND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE BRAODSIDE, KNOCKED THE ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER OFF AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT SPEEDS OF 45MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AT 50 MPH, CAUSING HIS VEHICLE TO REAREND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIM IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE THE STEERING COLUMN NEAR THE FEET OF THE DRIVER. *AK

TIRES CUPPING.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END CRASH IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED FROM THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND FELL INTO REAR ON TOP OF TODDLER'S SAFETY SEAT. *AK

WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR BROKE.

THE OWNER GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND THE BRAKES NEVER DID STOP THE CAR AND REAR BRAKE LIGHTS DIDN'T COME ON AT ALL EITHER.

DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 25 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

OWNER HAS VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, ONE BEING A SAFETY PROBLEM, VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, OWNER NOTES THAT SHE WAS ALMOST IN A CRASH DUE TO THE LACK OF POWER. *AK

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

SUDDEN ACCELERATION ,RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL, RPMS INCREASED FROM 900 TO 4000 RPMS. *AK

DURING BRAKING EFFORTS VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AROUND 50-55MPH. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WAS ON AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED FREELY, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED DURING FRONT END ACCIDENT, FORCE OF AIRBAG BLEW PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW OUTWARDS, VEHICLE REARENDEDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. FOUR CAR COLLISION.*AK

PASSENGER'S SEAT ROCKS.

AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR 15 TO MINUTES, THE CAR STALLS, CONSUMER DRIVES 35 TO 40 MILES . PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

PASSENGER'S AIR BAG INFLATED, GRAND SON WAS SERIOUSLY BURNED. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. *AK CONSUMER STATES AS VEHICLWAS REARENDED, THE SEAT COLLPASED AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CAUSING HER TO GO ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND STRIKING VEHICLE, THEN BACK ACROSS THREE LANES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS AND COULD BE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

DRIVER SIDE DOOR MOUNTED SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

PASSENGER EJECTED OUT LEFT BACK WINDOW, RESULTING IN DEATH.