2000 Geo Metro Owner Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON A RAIN SLICKED ROAD, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS PRE BRAKING PRIOR TO THE IMPACT. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEATBELT, BUT NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WAS MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE WERE NOT ALERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A BODY REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

NHTSA ID

10165794

Incident

Jun 30, 2006

Mileage

35,000 mi

REGULAR DRIVING WHEEL CAME OFF...REAR I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM MY SON THAT OWNED IT 2 YRS. FROM 37000 MI...IT NOW HAS 52000. THE WHEEL FALLING OFF HAPPENED TO MY SON. THE CAR NOW NEEDS REAR WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY...NOTHING TO DO WITH WHEEL FALLING OFF...NORMAL WEAR. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE REAR WHEEL, SPINDLE, BEARING AND DRUM ASSEMBLY AS THE 1995 RECALLED METRO HCHBC W/O ABS. GM SAYS IS HAS THE UPDATED ASSEMBLY. I ORDER AND THEY SEND THE PARTS. THE BEARING HUB DRUM ASSEMBLY ARE NOW SEPARATE IN THE UPDATED VERSION. THEY SEND ME THE NEW BEARING/HUB...BUT THE DRUM, MINUS THE BEARING FROM THE ONE THAT DOES NOT EXIST SINCE 1995... THEY SAY THE NUMBERS ARE WRONG IN WAREHOUSING,,BUT NOT WHEN IT WAS MANUFACTURED... I ORDER AND THEY SEND THE CORRECT DRUM....HOWEVER THE COMPLETE ASSEMBLY WITH DRUM IS TOO LARGE FOR THE SPINDLE, WHICH CONTAINS THE OTHER BRAKING COMPONENTS. THIS VEHICLE HAS COMPLETE WRONG ASSEMBLY AND NOT THE UPDATED VERSION. THE 1995 GEO METRO 3DR HTCHBK W/O ABS, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 94V213000 .....IS THE ASSEMBLY THAT IS ON THIS CAR. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD BRING THIS VEHICLE IN AND INSTALL THE CORRECT PARTS. IF THIS WAS NOT OK TO BE PUT ON THE VEHICLE IN 1995 THEN IT SHOULD NEVER BE INSTALLED ON A VEHICLE BUILT IN 2000. AND...IN 2005 WHEN REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE ORDERED THE OLD DRUM ASSEMBLY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE AS I UNDERSTAND IT IS UNSAFE. HELP.C. *NM

NHTSA ID

10142063

Incident

Apr 25, 2003

REGULAR DRIVING WHEEL CAME OFF...REAR. *NM

NHTSA ID

10142040

Incident

Apr 25, 2003

THE WINDOW DEFROST BLOWER MOTOR FAILS TO WORK AFTER STARTING THE CAR. ALSO THE REAR WINDOW ELECTRIC DEFROST FAILS. THIS COULD LEAD TO IMPAIRED VISIBILITY DURING WINTER OR RAIN CONDITIONS WHEN THE WINDSHIELD FOGS OR ICES UP. THERE IS AN APPARENT SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSING THIS. AFTER ENGAGING THE STARTER, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILS TO RETURN TO THE PROPER POSITION FOR THE ABOVE ACCESSORIES TO WORK. THE DRIVER MUST JIGGLE THE KEY AND IGNITION SWITCH BACKWARDS TO ALMOST THE OFF POSITION TO RESTORE POWER TO THE BLOWER MOTOR AND REAR DEFROST. SOMETIMES, WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD THE DEFROST BLOWER MOTOR STOPS WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. IN ADDITION TO THIS, MY WIFE ONCE SMELLED AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AFTER TRYING TO START THE CAR. AFTER READING ABOUT THE NHTSA RECALL OF CHEV. CAVALIERS FOR FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES (CAMPAIGN ID #04V036000), I WONDERED IF THIS IS A RELATED SAFETY PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10128153

Incident

Nov 1, 2004

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10044770

CONSUMER NOTICED A CLEAR OILY LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE GROUND. TOOK VEHICLETO MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC SAID TRANSFER HOUSING WAS CRACKED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10042385

Mileage

36,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP THE CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED AT 60-65 MPH AND THE CONSUMER WAS PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER MR

NHTSA ID

8020505

Incident

Apr 19, 2002

PROBLEM WITH BATTERY, TIRE

NHTSA ID

9005189

Incident

Oct 1, 2000

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. AIR BAGS DEACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS NOT IN A COLLISION. CONTACT DEALER.*AK

NHTSA ID

8002396

Incident

Jan 16, 2002

WHEN IT RAINS WATER GETS INTO THE VEHICLE AND SATURATES FLOOR AND THE WIRES. VEHICLE HAS A MILDEW SMELL WHICH CAUSES THE CONSUMER TO GET SICK. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID

8002395

Incident

Aug 1, 2001

DEFROSTER WAS INOPERATIVE. WHEN TURNING ON DEFROSTER IT WOULD FOG UP WINDOWS. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

NHTSA ID

8002379

Incident

Aug 1, 2001

A/C AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ALSO FAILED REPEATEDLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

756701

Incident

Jan 9, 2002

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND HIT A CURB, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE HAD TWO FLAT TIRES (RIGHT SIDE) AND TWO BROKEN RIMS, WHILE DRIVING THE CHEVROLET METRO (RENTAL CAR SINCE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIR) THIS VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE AS THE TRUCK EXCEPT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUD 180 DEGREES BEFORE IT HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER. NLM

NHTSA ID

561496

Incident

Mar 4, 2000

VEHICLE RIDES REALLY ROUGH AND BUMPY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID FRAME WAS BENT. ALSO, VEHICLE STALLS WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS ON.*AK

NHTSA ID

879010

Incident

Jan 25, 2000

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN STARTING CAR. *AK

NHTSA ID

738202

Incident

Jan 15, 2000

CONSUMER WENT TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHEN THE CAR JERKED OUT IN THE STREET AND HIT A CAR, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. *SLC

NHTSA ID

557643

Incident

Oct 19, 2000

WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND REVERSE VEHICLE STALLS AND DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. ALSO, HAS STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

872954

Incident

Mar 1, 2000

VEHICLE HAS A BAD SHIMMYING AND VIBRATION. AVEHICLE SHOOK WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AT THIS TIME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

869945

Incident

Jan 1, 2000

HAD RENTED VEHICLE FROM ENTERPRISE. STARTED VEHICLE & HAD JUST SHIFTED INTO DRIVE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING.*AK

NHTSA ID

866074

Incident

May 2, 2000