1999 Geo Metro

1999 GEO METRO CONSUMER QUESTION ABOUT CAR REPAIR MONEY. CONSUMER WOULD TO KNOW ABOUT A GRANT FOR $200 DOLLARS FOR A CAR REPAIR SINCE HE CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY IT FOR SURE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE CV JOINT AND REAR STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED/REPLACED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED BECAUSE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM SNAPPED AT THE MANIFOLD. ALSO, WHEN STARTING VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE UNTIL IT WARMED UP. *AK

WINDOW GASKETS OR DOOR WATER SEALS ARE FAILING ON ALL 4 DOORS. BOTH FRONT DOOR LOCKS ARE FROZEN; BOTH FRONT DOOR HANDLES ARE BEGINNING TO FREEZE; REAR DRIVER DOOR LOCK AND DOOR HANDLE IS BEGINNING TO FREEZE; REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK IS BEGINNING TO FREEZE. FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HAS BEEN FROZEN TO THE POINT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE. WHEN DOOR WAS DISMANTLED EXTENSIVE RUST WAS FOUND ON ALL COMPONENTS. NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE TO ANY DOORS TO MY KNOWLEDGE OTHERWISE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BECOMING ENTRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I HAVE LIVED IN THE NORTHEAST FOR MOST OF MY LIFE AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS OTHERWISE IN EXCELLENT REPAIR, AND I HAVE FOUND NO REASON FOR THE INTERIOR DOOR RUST OTHER THAN FAILED GASKETS OR SEALS. PLEASE NOTE THIS VEHICLE IS A CHEVROLET, BUT "METRO" IS NOT LISTED AS A CHEVROLET OPTION ON THIS SITE.

PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION AND AIR CONDITIONER.*MR *TS. THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED, THE SWITCH THAT WENT FROM LOW SPEED TO HIGH SPEED CONTAINED FREE PLAY AND ONLY WORKED ON HIGH SPEED, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE COMPRESSOR FAILED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. *JB

THE PASSENGER FRONT AND BACK SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT AFTER THE BUCKLE WAS RELEASED, THE BELTS HUNG LOOSE ALONG SIDE. (LOCK MECHANISM BROKE) DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *TS *JB

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING AT HIGH SPEED BUT NOT AT LOW SPEED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEAD-ON IMPACT- AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY-POLICE AT SCENE NOTED THE BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED - THE CAR WAS TOTALED BY THE IMPACT. *AK

BOUGHT CAR IN 5/2001 IN 9/2001 PROBLEM WITH FRONT ROTORS HAD THEM GROUND DOWN IN 9 & 10 OF 2001 STILL HAVING HIGH SPEED SHUDDERING PROBLEM IN APRIL OF 2002 WENT BACK AND HAD ROTORS REPLACED IN MAY OF 2002 DEALER SHIP TELLS ME IT IS THE DRUMS NOW THAT ARE THE PROBLEM???? STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM WITH CAR SINCE SEPT OF 2001. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES TO DATE, BUT WITH SUB STANDARD RESULTS. *AK

THE CAR WAS PARKED. I OPENED THE DOOR AND THE WIND TOOK IT OPENING IT PAST IT'S DESIGNED MAXIMUN. I WAS ABLE TO RECLOSE THE DOOR WITH ONE HAND, SO THE WIND WAS NOT THAT STRONG. I FEEL THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED WAS EXCESSIVE FOR A SAFELY CONSTRUCTED VEHICLE. THE PARTS THAT WERE DESIGNED TO GIVE WAY AND ARE REPLACEABLE DID NOT GET DAMAGED. THE DAMAGE OCCURED TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WHICH IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE REPLACEABLE AND THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE MUST BE FABRICATED. UPON VIEWING THE DAMAGE IT IS EVIDENT THAT THERE IS A FACTORY DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST FACTORY PROBLEM THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE. AT 18,000 MILES A NEW ENGINE WAS PUT IN THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE ENGINE DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY FROM THE TIME I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT AND THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A DEFECTIVE BLOCK, SO THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. QUITE HONESTLY I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IF A LITTLE WIND COULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MUCH DAMAGE, WHAT ARE MY CHANCES OF SURVIVING A EVEN A MINOR IMPACT FROM THE SIDE IN THIS VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE BODY SHOP AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT CHEVROLET BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE DAMAGE DID NOT SEEM CONSISTENT WITH THE NATURE OF THE INCIDENT AND THE DESIGNED INTEGRITY OF A ROAD WORTHY VEHICLE! THE CAR IS SITTING IN THE DEALER LOT AT RYDELL CHEVROLET AT 18600 DEVONSHIRE ST. IN NORTHRIDGE, CA 91324 PHONE# (818) 832-1695 [XXX] IS MY CONTACT. I WOULD APPECIATE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM YOUR ORG

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE THERE IS STRONG FUEL SMELL WHICH CAUSES OCCUPANTS TO FEEL SICK. *AK THE SMELL COMES THROUGH THE VENTS. GM SAID IT IS NORMAL ALL 98,99 AND 2000'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PADS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

I BELIEVE CRACKED HEAD ENGINE GASKET HAPPENED LONG AGO AND SIGNS ONLY SHOWED 5/16/2000. *AK

ORIGINAL TIRES FAIL PREMATURELY/FLAT, PREMATURE WEAR SHOWED AT 1,500 MILES. YH

ENGINE IDLES HIGH AND THE VEHICLE CRUISES WITHOUT APPLYING GAS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM EXPERIENCES NOISE AND VIBRATION/PULLING, ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH UNEVEN WEAR OF THE TIRES, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS, HOWEVER NO PROBLEM FOUND, DEFECTIVE STRUT AND MOUNT REPLACED ON TWO OCCASION HOWEVER DID NOT RECTIFY PROBLEMS. *MJS

THE LOCAL DEALER DECLINED TO REPAIR THE SPEEDOMETER. ON RECORD REPORTED "NO PROBLEMS FOUND" OFF THE RECORD THEY TOLD ME NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. I FEEL THAT BY REPORTING INACCURATE SPEEDS BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FLUCTUATES EVEN WHEN GOING AT A CONSTANT (SAME) SPEED, THE DRIVER DOESN'T KNOW THE EXACT SPEED HE/SHE IS GOING. THE PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW FOR THE REAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES AND THE SEALANT (URATHANE) CONTINUES TO SEEP OUT BECAUSE OF OUTSIDE TEMPS. THE WINDSHIELD ALSO SHOWS EVIDENCE BUT NOT AS BAD AS THE REAR BACK WINDOW. MORE PROBLEMS ARE PRESENT WITH THE VEHICLE BUT THEY HAVE NOT YET CAUSE ANY SAFETY CONCERNS. *AK

THE PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW WAS REPORTED YESTERDAY 11/12/1999. I FORGOT TO ADD THAT IT MAY NOT CAUSE SAFETY PROBLEMS NOW BUT MONTHS DOWN THE LINE AND DEPENDING ON THE TEMPERATURES, THE SEEPAGE OF THE SEALANT CAN CAUSE THE SEAL AROUND THE WINDOW TO BE INEFFECTIVE AND ULTIMATELY CAUSE WATER TO ENTER THROUGH THE CABIN AREA. WHEN THAT HAPPENS IT COULD CAUSE SHORTAGE AND RISK TO MAJOR COMPONENTS. THE PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES ARE THAT THEY SHOWED PRE-MATURE UNEVEN WEARING ON THE OUTER TREADS OF ALL TIRES AT APPROXIMATELY 1,500 MILES. THIS WEARING CAN BE HAZARDOUS DURING WET DRIVING CONDITIONS AS THE GRIP OF THE TIRES TO ADHERED TO THE ROAD CAN BE LIMITED. I REPORTED 3 TIRES/FAILURES BECAUSE I HAD TO REPLACE ONE ORIGINAL BECAUSE OF A FLAT THAT WAS UNREPAIRABLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 284 TIRE SIZE: P15580R13 )

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE AT SLOW SPEED, IDLING WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR DRIVING DOWN A HILL. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK ALSO THERE WAS A GRENDING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE TURNS RIGHT. *YH