Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Brakes reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
13
Latest Feb 6, 2006
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
12%
of 109 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
5
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
4
What this page shows
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Geo Metro submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming brake
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Feb 6, 2006
Crash reported2 injuries reported
I HAD 95 GEO METRO, THE DAY I WRECKED IT WAS RAINING. I WAS COMING UPON A CURVE, AND I HIT MY BRAKES. IT HAD ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THEY LOCKED UP, AND THE CAR STARTED SPINNING AROUND. I COULDN'T GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE CAR HAD TURNED ON ITS TOP IN A COVERT. MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN WITH ME, AND NEITHER AIR BAG HAD CAME OUT LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSE TO. THE WHOLE FRONT GRILL CAME TO REST ACROSS THE ROAD FROM WHERE THE CAR WAS. I LOST THE USE OF THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE FIXED. THE TOP WAS PUSHED IN, THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED, AND THE FRONT GRILL WAS OFF. THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE IS PUSHED TOWARD THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE LAW HAD CAME OUT, AND I DON'T KNOW IF HE FILED A REPORT. HE HAD ASKED IF I WAS GOING TO REPORT IT TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND I REPLIED NO. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED, AND AS FOR US WE SEEMED ALRIGHT JUST BRUISED AND SORE ALL OVER. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE, BUT IT IS CLOSE TO IT. *JB
NHTSA ID
10149553
Incident
Aug 6, 2005
Mileage
197,252 mi
Brakes
Filed Nov 6, 2000
THE BRAKES START TO MAKE A NOISE ALL AROUND THE CAR. *AK
NHTSA ID
735851
Brakes
Filed Mar 28, 2000
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL BECOMES SOFT AND GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. *AK
NHTSA ID
859283
Brakes
Filed Apr 3, 1998
WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND IN NEUTRAL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASED BY ITSELF AND VEHICLE WA SROLLING DOWN THE PARKING LOT INTO A CEMENT BARRIER.
NHTSA ID
533722
Incident
Mar 31, 1998
Brakes
Filed Jul 29, 1997
BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL DUE TO THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKING UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE /BRAKES FADE AWAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FRONT CALIPERS. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
NHTSA ID
813604
Incident
Jan 1, 1997
AirbagsBrakesTires & wheels+1 more
Filed Apr 18, 1997
KELLY TIRE BLEW OUT. (SIZE P1558R13)
NHTSA ID
516593
Incident
Feb 24, 1997
Brakes
Filed Mar 4, 1996
Crash reported
DRIVING AT SPEED OF 30MPH, APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE SWIRLED AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND FLIPPED OVER. *AK
NHTSA ID
980220
Incident
Mar 4, 1996
Brakes
Filed Sep 1, 1995
Crash reported
PRESSED ON BRAKES, THEY DID NOT STOP VEHICLE, HAD AN ACCIDENT. *AK
NHTSA ID
971491
Incident
Aug 21, 1995
Brakes
Filed Aug 19, 1995
CORRODED BRAKE ROTORS. *AK
NHTSA ID
479869
Incident
Aug 19, 1995
Brakes
Filed Apr 5, 1995
THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK AT ALL AND TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE LINKAGES. TT
NHTSA ID
963324
Incident
Mar 23, 1995
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Apr 4, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
DRIVING 20MPH BRAKES FAILED CAUSING FRONTEND COLLISION. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. INJURIES RECEIVED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA ID
963032
Incident
Apr 1, 1995
BrakesSuspension
Filed Mar 29, 1995
BRAKES WENT OUT FIVE TIMES REPLACED SHOES, ROTORS, STRUTS AND OTHERS. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
NHTSA ID
962725
Incident
Jan 20, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jan 3, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, LAST INSTANCE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. TT
NHTSA ID
958169
Incident
Dec 25, 1994
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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