1993 Geo Storm Engine Problems

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE JERKED HEAVILY AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10018054

Incident

Mar 15, 2003

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK STARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

NHTSA ID

8021012

Incident

Oct 8, 2002

ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2002 MY HUSBAND WAS TAKING OUR 3 CHILDREN HOME AND HE HAD ONLY GOT 1/2 MILE FROM THE HOUSE AND GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55MPH THE CAR JUST CUT OFF. LEAVING MY HUSBAND AND 15 YEAR OLD SON JUST SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART, AND THANK GOD THERE WAS NO-ONE BEHIND HIM. NO LIGHTS OR WARNINGS CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THEY WERE STRANDED FOR 4 HOURS IN THE ROAD. THANK GOD THEY HAD NOT MADE IT TO THE 4 LANE HIGHWAY THAT THEY WERE HEADED FOR OR CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION. I JUST KNOW THAT GOD HAD TO BE WITH THEM. THEY WERE ABLE TO FINALLY PUSH THE CAR OFF THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. AFTER GETTING SOMEONE TO PICK MY HUSBAND UP AND BRING HIM HOME, HE AND A NEIGHBOR WENT BACK TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. AFTER REPLACING EVERYTHING THAT THEY COULD, AND NOTHING HELPED, WE CALLED A WREAKER TO TAKE THE CAR IN. IT HAD TO BE PUT ON A FLAT BED TO BE TAKEN IN. IT WAS TAKEN TO A GARGAGE. WHERE AFTER PUTTING IT ON A MACHINE AND CHECKING THE ECUS/COMPUTER IT WAS FOUND IT HAD FAILED. NOW AFTER 4 DAYS WE ARE STILL NOT ABLE TO FIND A NEW COMPUTER BOARD TO BE PUT IN THE CAR, NOT EVEN THROUGH THE DEALER BECAUSE NO-ONE KNOWS HOW TO PROGRAM THE BOARDS. SO, AFTER CALLING SEVERAL PLACES THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND A USED ONE IN NORTH CAROLINA WHICH IS BEING SENT DOWN BY TRUCK. STILL NOT KNOWING IF THIS IS GOING TO WORK, HOWEVER THE WORST PART IS, IF THIS IS A USED ONE WHEN WILL IT GO OUT? AND, WHERE WILL IT HAPPEN, WITH NO WARNING AND GOING ANY SPEED IT WILL JUST STOP, GO DEAD AND NOT RESTART..... I REALLY BELIVE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE IF NOT ALREADY INNOCENT PEOPLE DIE. OR CHILDREN GET KILLED. JUST THINK IF YOU WERE GOING DOWN A 6 LANE HIGHWAY AND ANYWHERE FROM 55-70 AND THE CAR JUST STOP AND CARS ALL AROUND YOU AND BEHIND YOU. AND, THE CAR NOT START BACK UP OR EVEN GET A CHANCE TO GET THE CAR STARTED BEFORE SOME ONE RUNS INTO YOU AND KILLS YOU, THEM, AND ANYONE ELSE AROUND...

NHTSA ID

768512

Incident

Oct 13, 2002

VEHICLE LOSE POWER ON WARM WEATHER AND SOMETIMES STALLS. *AK

NHTSA ID

762747

MY FAMILY AND MYSELF WERE LEFT STRANDED, WHEN MY CAR JUST STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, 40 MILES FROM OUR HOUSE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS ABOUT ACCIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THIS "MYSTERIOUS" PROBLEM. LUCKILY FOR ME, THERE WERE CITIZENS WHO RUSHED TO MY AID TO HELP PUSH MY CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC. I HAVE A 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO NEEDS TO GET ENROLLED IN SCHOOL, I HAVE NO MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AS OF THIS TIME, WHAT AM I TO DO??? I'VE BEEN A UNITED STATES MARINE FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS NOW AND I'M READY AND WILLING TO DEFEND YOU IF THE NEED PRESENTS ITSELF, YET, YOU CAN'T COMPLETE AN INVESTIGATION OF A WELL KNOWN DEFECT AND FIX MY CAR??? I HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING I CAN THINK OF AND AFTER A $100 TOWING BILL, MY CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP AND WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH THIS IS GONNA COST ME AND MY FAMILY. PLEASE HELP ALL OF US WHO ARE OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM, I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR....I NEED SOME HELP. *AK

NHTSA ID

749037

Incident

Jul 5, 2001

THE CAR HAS BEEN OVERHEATING EVER SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER A WEEK OF PURCHASING IT BECAUSE IT WAS OVERHEATING. ALTHOUGH HE WAS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO REAPIR IT BECAUSE IT WAS BOUGHT AS IS HE STILL REPLACED THE RADIATOR, BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER OWNERS OF GEO STORMS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. A CONSUMER REPORT ALSO REVEALED THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR MY SENIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL AND I DEPEND ON IT NOW FOR COLLEGE. I ATTEND COLLEGE 1000 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND I NEED A DEPENDABLE CAR, WHICH I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING. OTHER THAN THE COOLING SYSTEM THE CAR IS GREAT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.*AK

NHTSA ID

746884

Incident

Mar 5, 2000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, AND CAR DIES IMMEDIATELY. AFTER AN HOUR, CAR MAY START AGAIN. CONSUMER INSISTS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE DRIVER CAN BE LEFT STRANDED. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

889253

Incident

Feb 18, 2001

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING , CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

NHTSA ID

881670

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLES RPM'S REVING IRADICALLY. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. I WAS LUCKY I DID NOT WREAK. A CAR STALLING ON THE FREEWAY IS NO FUN. WHEN I STALLED THE LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. I COULDN'T EVEN PUT ON MY FLASHERS.

NHTSA ID

734196

Incident

Oct 10, 2000

THE VEHICLE KEPT STALLING OUT AND MAKING LOUD NOISE WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED.ALSO, EXHAUST FUMES WERE ENTERING INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. THIS WAS DUE TO A CRACKED MANIFOLD. DEALER HAS VEHICLE CURRENTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

851941

CAR IDLES SURGES FROM 500~1250 WHEN AT REST. I.E. STOP LIGHTS, PARKED, ETC. NOBODY CAN SEEM TO FIX IT PROPERLY AND THOUGHT THIS MAY HELP GET THE DEALER TO FIX IT RIGHT!

NHTSA ID

710596

Incident

Aug 27, 1999

MY CAR HAS AN ERRATIC IDLE - WHEN STOPPED, SOMETIMES IT WILL BE IDLING AT AROUND 2,200-2,700 RPM AND TO KEEP IT STOPPED, I HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. IF MY BRAKES WERE TO FAIL, I FEAR INJURY TO MYSELF OR OTHERS IF THE CAR WERE TO LEAP FORWARD INTO A CROSSWALK (WITH PEDESTRIANS) OR AN INTERSECTION (WITH CROSSING TRAFFIC).

NHTSA ID

707952

Incident

Mar 1, 1999

FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WILL JUST CUT OFF. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER AT LEAST (2) TIMES, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

808137

Incident

Oct 23, 1996

THE CRANK BOLT THAT HOLDS THE CRANKCASE SHEARED OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND CRANK PULLEY CAME OFF. TT TT

NHTSA ID

967011

Incident

May 22, 1995