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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 →

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine1 injured
Filed Aug 19, 1998CA

TIMING BELT FAILED WHILE ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN WHICH CAUSED CAR TO SHUT DOWN AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF STEERING.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jun 17, 1998OH

STEERING COLUMN LOOSE.

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Mar 12, 1998CA

STEERING/RACK AND PINION FAILURE.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Feb 4, 1998PA

STEERING WHEEL FRACTURE RECALL WORK COMPLETED, HOWEVER FAILED AFTER.

Seat Belts › Front
Filed Dec 5, 1997AZ

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

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Sep 30, 1997CA

VEHICLE COLLISION, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, SEAT BACKS COLLAPSED.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jun 9, 1997MI

MANUAL DOOR LOCKS STICK UPON OPENING ( DRIVER AND PASSENGER). MECHANICS COMMENT: MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN, PART MADE OF PLASTIC NOT METAL. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed May 28, 1997NJ

ENGINE MANIFOLD EXHAUST PIPE FAILED AND REPLACED.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Mar 4, 1997VA

STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP IN COLD WEATHER WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS. *AK

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Windshield › Electrical Heating Element
Filed Feb 20, 1997NY

HEATER CONTROL SWITCH FIRE. (INSURANCE AGENT FOR CLIENT)

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Feb 19, 1997MS

THE HOOD LATCH BROKE, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY UP.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Feb 18, 1997MA

OWNER SAID THAT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED POORLY, IT IS CRACKING AND SPLITTING. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Aug 20, 1996MI

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED.

Steering › LinkagesCrash
Filed Jul 31, 1996MO

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, TURNED THE CORNER, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jun 21, 1996MD

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

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Jun 4, 1996CA

THE DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT IS SPLITTING UP THE BELT AND BECOMING THIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 28, 1996FL

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

Structure › Body › Hood
Filed Apr 9, 1996NH

DRIVING DOWN HWY, HOOD FLEW UP, OBSTRUCTED VISION COMPLETELY, PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF RD, HOOD STILL ATTACHED TO FRAME, HOOD CLOSED PARTIALLY. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Mar 14, 1996CA

DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL IMPACT; VEHICLE BROADSIDED ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 4, 1996TX

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 45MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER HITTING A TREE, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 4, 1996TX

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 45MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER HITTING A TREE, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Feb 8, 1996TX

STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE AFFECTING DRIVERS CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 5, 1996CA

THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Feb 1, 1996NY

STEERING COLUMN LOOSE. *TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Dec 5, 1995MD

EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED ON VEHICLE. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Oct 17, 1995ID

EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKS FUMES INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. TT EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS BROKEN IN HALF, LEAKS EXHAUST FUMES INTO ENGINE AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *YH

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 4, 1995NY

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

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 10, 1995OH

FRONTAL COLLISION, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 35 MPH. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jul 25, 1995IN

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TWO FRONTAL COLLISION AT OVER 30MPH AND THE AIRBAG HAS NOT EVER OPEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jul 25, 1995TX

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOYED . TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jul 7, 1995CA

HIT A CAR DEAD ON AND WENT UNDER THE OTHER CARS BUMPER AND THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jun 2, 1995AZ

CAR WAS PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY IT WAS OFF IT CUT IT SELF BACK ON AND OFF AND TIRE WAS TURNING. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed May 26, 1995TX

WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT BUCKLE COMES UNDONE. TT

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed May 26, 1995FL

AIRBAG FAILED DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY, ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT. *AW

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 7, 1995PA

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 › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Mar 27, 1995NY

STEERING COLUMN FELL OFF INTO DRIVERS LAP. TT

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Mar 20, 1995PA

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR FELL OFF THE HINGES 3 TIMES, DEALER PUT THE DOOR BACK ON THE HINGES. TT

Electrical System › IgnitionCrash
Filed Feb 15, 1995AZ

VEHICLE STARTED UP BY ITSELF WITH NO KEYS IN IGNITION/NO DRIVER AND WENT UPHILL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. *SKD

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Jan 6, 1995OH

EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. VEHICLE HESITATES, BUCKS AND JERKS. TT

Structure › Body › Hood
Filed Jan 5, 1995NY

ESTIMATED SPEED 50 MPH, HOOD FLEW OPEN HITTING WINDSHIELD BLIND VISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

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