TIMING BELT FAILED WHILE ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN WHICH CAUSED CAR TO SHUT DOWN AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF STEERING.
1991 Geo Storm 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 1991 record →
STEERING COLUMN LOOSE.
STEERING/RACK AND PINION FAILURE.
STEERING WHEEL FRACTURE RECALL WORK COMPLETED, HOWEVER FAILED AFTER.
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN SEPT. WENT TO MAKE APPOINTMENT. DEALER SAID WILL CALL IN TEN DAYS. CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE RESPONSE. HAS CALLED EVERY TWO DAYS SINCE THEN. DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE PARTS. AFTER RECEIVING THE PARTS, SANDS MOTOR CO CLAIMS CONSUMER DOESN'T NEED NEW PARTS. *AK
VEHICLE COLLISION, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, SEAT BACKS COLLAPSED.
MANUAL DOOR LOCKS STICK UPON OPENING ( DRIVER AND PASSENGER). MECHANICS COMMENT: MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN, PART MADE OF PLASTIC NOT METAL. *AK
ENGINE MANIFOLD EXHAUST PIPE FAILED AND REPLACED.
STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP IN COLD WEATHER WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS. *AK
HEATER CONTROL SWITCH FIRE. (INSURANCE AGENT FOR CLIENT)
THE HOOD LATCH BROKE, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY UP.
OWNER SAID THAT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED POORLY, IT IS CRACKING AND SPLITTING. *AK
EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, TURNED THE CORNER, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. *AK
TAKATA BUCKLE; JBA IN GLEN BURNIE MD., CONTINUE TO RESCHEDULE AFTER ARRANGEMENTS. ON ONE OCCASION, TOLD HER TO COME IN AND THEY WERE BOOKED. 95V103007. *AK
THE DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT IS SPLITTING UP THE BELT AND BECOMING THIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
CRIUSE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED, WHEN TRIED TO DISENGAGE WILL NOT, WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, TO STOP VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKES REAL HARD AND RELEASED. *AK
DRIVING DOWN HWY, HOOD FLEW UP, OBSTRUCTED VISION COMPLETELY, PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF RD, HOOD STILL ATTACHED TO FRAME, HOOD CLOSED PARTIALLY. *AK
DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL IMPACT; VEHICLE BROADSIDED ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE. *AK
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 45MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER HITTING A TREE, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 45MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER HITTING A TREE, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE AFFECTING DRIVERS CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
STEERING COLUMN LOOSE. *TT
EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED ON VEHICLE. TT
EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKS FUMES INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. TT EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS BROKEN IN HALF, LEAKS EXHAUST FUMES INTO ENGINE AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *YH
WHILE DRIVING STEERING HUB FRACTURED, AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BURNED DRIVERS FACE. TT CONSUMER ALSO STATES EYES AND BODY AS WELL AS DEVELOPING AN INFECTION, FROM ACCIDENT.*JB
FRONTAL COLLISION, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 35 MPH. TT
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TWO FRONTAL COLLISION AT OVER 30MPH AND THE AIRBAG HAS NOT EVER OPEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOYED . TT
HIT A CAR DEAD ON AND WENT UNDER THE OTHER CARS BUMPER AND THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
CAR WAS PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY IT WAS OFF IT CUT IT SELF BACK ON AND OFF AND TIRE WAS TURNING. TT
WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT BUCKLE COMES UNDONE. TT
AIRBAG FAILED DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY, ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT. *AW
DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS REARENDED, CAUSING IT TO HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF DRIVER, AND THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
STEERING COLUMN FELL OFF INTO DRIVERS LAP. TT
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR FELL OFF THE HINGES 3 TIMES, DEALER PUT THE DOOR BACK ON THE HINGES. TT
VEHICLE STARTED UP BY ITSELF WITH NO KEYS IN IGNITION/NO DRIVER AND WENT UPHILL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. *SKD
EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. VEHICLE HESITATES, BUCKS AND JERKS. TT
ESTIMATED SPEED 50 MPH, HOOD FLEW OPEN HITTING WINDSHIELD BLIND VISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
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