Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 27 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 Geo Metro. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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1. HOOD FLEW UP ON FREEWAY AND SHATTERD WINDSHIELD AND DAMAGE HOOD BEYOND REPAIR. 2.FUEL SYSTEM THE CAR WOULD STALL 3. WOULD WEAR OUT BRAKE PADS UNEVENLY AND SCAR ROTERS
ON OCTOBER 8, 2001, THE HOOD OF OUR 1989 GEO METRO FLEW UP AND CRACKED OUR WINDSHIELD, DESTROYED THE HOOD AND OBSCURED OUR VISION. AFTER TALKING WITH ANOTHER GEO OWNER WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON GEO METROS FOR A HOOD LATCH DEFECT. WHEN LOOKING AT OUR HOOD IT WAS EVIDENT THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED HAS THE SPOT WELDS DID NOT HOLD. I CONTACTED THIS SITE FIRST AND IT APPEARS THERE WAS A CAMPAIGN FOR THIS DEFECT. HOWEVER, WHEN CALLING THE DEALER TO PROCEED I WAS TOLD MY CAR DID NOT COME UP FOR A RECALL IN THE SYSTEM. I THEN CONTACTED GM TO FURTHER DISCUSS THE SAFETY OF MY CAR. WE HAVE RELACED THE HOOD WITH A USED HOOD WHICH I AM SURE COULD POSSIBLY CONTAIN THE SAME DEFECT. I WAS TOLD THE CAMPAIGN NUMBER ON THE NHTSA SITE DID NOT MATCH THE GM CAMPAIGN AND FURTHER THAT THE CAMPAIGN WAS SO OLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO RESEARCH. I AM IN THE MEANTIME DRIVING WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE A DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE CAR. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM GM UNLESS I CALL THEM FOR STATUS AND WHEN I DO THEY HAVE NOTHING NEW TO TELL ME. I HAVE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD AND HOOD AT MY OWN COST AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MY CURRENT HOOD IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. I DO NOT SEE ANY BOLTS IN THE LATCH WHICH IS THE REMEDY FOR THE DEFECT. *AK
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH 0IL CARBURETOR. THE CONSUMER OIL SHOOTS UP INTO THE CARBURETOR, WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO DIE OUT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK
WHEN THE SEATBELTS ARE IN USE THE BELTS LOCK UP TOO TIGHT AND WILL NOT LOOSEN UNTIL THE BELT BUCKLE COMES LOOSE. DEALER SAYS THAT IS HOW THEY WORK. *AK
OWNER DID NOT RECEIVE RECALL NOTICE ON HOOD FAILURE BEFORE HOOD CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING.
SEAT BELT FAILED DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES.
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SCREWS PULLED THREW FRAME BODY WITH HINGE ATTACHED, DOOR HUNG ONLY BY ONE SINGLE BOLT. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SCREWS PULLED THREW FRAME BODY WITH HINGE ATTACHED, ALLOWED TO HANG BY ONE SINGLE HINGE. *AK
THE HOOD LATCH FAILED. CAUSING THE HOOD TO OPEN DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. RECAL NO 93 V 189 001 FOR THE HOOD LATCHES, HAD BEEN FIXED ON 2-17-96.*AK
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE DURING HEAD ON COLLISON. *AK
HOOD LATCH FAILED, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY UP.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE FRONT HOOD CAME OPEN, ALMOST ACCIDENT, COULDN'T SEE. PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS VERY WEAK, AND WIND GETS INSIDE OF THE DOOR AND CAUSE THE DOOR TO COME OPEN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK BRACKET HOLS=DINGF THE SRICER'S BACK SEAT BROKE, DRIVER FELL INTO REAR OF VEHICLE. DON HAROUFFI <[email protected]. *AK
OWNER MOUNTED THE HOOD DOWN AND DLR WILL NOT FIX IT NOW 93V189001. *AK
RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE HATCHBACK WINDOW FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING. *AK
THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES WILL NOT HOLD IN PLACE WHEN YOU FASTEN IT. YOU CAN PUT THE FACE IN THE BUCKLE AND IT WILL SLIDE OUT IF YOU MOVE. *AK
COMPUTER BOX MAY CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL/STOP WITH NO WARNING. PROBLEM REOCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW BLEW IN WHILE DRIVING AND CUT THE PASSENGERS DUE TO A RUSTED OUT CHANNEL THAT HOLDS THE WINDOW UP.TT CONSUMER WAS CUT ON THE LEFT LEG, SCALP AND THE KNUCKLES ON RIGHT HAND DUE TO GLASS BLOWING ACROSS, ALSO 2 YEAR OLD SON HAD GLASS BLOWN PAST HIM AND INTO HIS CAR SEAT.*JB
SPEEDOMETER CABLE WAS NOT SEALED DURING ASSEMBLY, CABLE PUMP BECAME LOOSE ACTING AS PUMP, PUMPING OIL FLUID INTO INSTRUMENT PANEL, CREATING POTENTIAL FOR FIRE. *JB
THE HOOD FLEW OPEN AND SMASHED FRONT WINDSHIELD AND BENT THE ROOF. TT
DRIVERS SEAT BACK FAILED BELOW THE HINGE ALLOWING SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
WHILE DRIVING, PUSHES BUTTON AND LIGHT SWITCH POPS; KILLS HEADLIGHTS; IMPAIRS DRIVER'S VISION. TT
HOOD BRACKET BROKE, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY UP, LOSS OF VISIBILITY AND ACCIDENT, PRIOR TO RECALL. *TW
CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER ON 3/15/95 TO BE REPAIR FOR RECALL LETTER SHE STILL DON'T HAVE CAR CALL TWICE AND WHEN DOWN THERE DON'T HAVE TIME TO FIX HER CAR.
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