Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1991 Geo Metro.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-06-25 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | WHILE GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINED. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2003-05-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR COLLISION WHERE BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS BECAME UN-BUCKLED, WH… |
| 2002-08-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | CONSUMERS HUSBAND WAS IN MOTION WHEN THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND, FOLLOWED BY LOST OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ALL BRAKIN… |
| 2001-04-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT HAD A FLAT, VEERING TO RIGHT. ALSO GRINDING NOISE. WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS TORN AND R… |
| 2001-01-25 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | RESEARCHED THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND SHOWED A RECALL ON THE HOOD STRIKER ASSEMBLY UNIT! MY HOOD FLUNG OPEN IN THE MIDDLE O… |
| 2001-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING | No | 0 | GUARDS THAT COVER FUEL LINES UNDERNEATH VEHICLE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. *AK *SLC |
| 2000-05-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 0 | DRIVER'S SEATBELT MALFUNCTIONED. IN A CRASH DRIVER WAS SEATBELTED, BUT SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT, WHICH CAUSED T… |
| 1999-12-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE . SPEED WA… |
| 1999-10-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | No | 0 | WE WERE NOT AWARE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO RECALL EARLIER AND OUR DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE LATCH OR … |
| 1999-02-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION OF STALLING AND DECELERATION DUE TO FACTORY INSTALLED FAULTY PARTS. NATIONAL SERVICE BUL… |
| 1998-08-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 65 MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND PUT THE W… |
| 1998-06-29 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 95V103007. CONSUMER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. PLEA… |
| 1997-12-31 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING CRASH. DOES RECALL EXSIST. |
| 1997-10-06 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#95V103007). CALLED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT & TOOK VEHICLE. WAS INFORMED, AFTER ARRIVING, THAT T… |
| 1997-08-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#95V103007). CALLED DEALER & TOOK VEHICLE IN; DEALER NEVER DID REPAIRS. RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL… |
| 1997-07-02 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROX. 35MPH WHEN SHE WAS REARENDED. AT THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BROKE… |
| 1997-02-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | CONVERTIBLE TOP LATCH CRACKED, WILL LOCK ON DRIVER'S SIDE BUT NOT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK |
| 1996-08-24 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD FLEW UP AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-06-27 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | HOOD LATCH FAILED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELD (FLEW OPEN), CONSUMER HAD NO NOTICE OF PRIOR RECALL ON LATCH.(ATTORNEY … |
| 1996-04-12 | SEATS | No | 1 | THE CAR WAS STRUCK FROM BEHING AT A STOP LIGHT BY A BUS. THE SEAT BROKE BACKWARDS INJURING THE DRIVER, DUE TO LACK OF R… |
| 1996-04-08 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | HOOD LATCH FAILED TWICE, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY UP/BLOCK DRIVERS VISION. *DH |
| 1996-02-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | METAL PLATE THAT SECURES DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE. TT |
| 1995-10-21 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 1 | DRIVING VEHICLE ON I-90, ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION, VEHICLE HIT ROCKS IN ROAD/FLIPPED OVER, DRIVER THROWN FROM VEHICLE, S… |
| 1995-10-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | HOOD STRIKER ASSEMBLY SEPARATED, CAUSING HOOD TO STRIKE WINDSHIELD. *SD |
| 1995-09-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS FAILED 3 TIMES. *SD |
| 1995-08-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | No | 0 | IGNITION KEY THAT FITS ALL DOORS AND LOCKS IS VERY THIN AND BROKE OFF IN THE TRUNK LOCK. TT |
| 1995-08-05 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 3 | SEAT LATCH BROKE WHEN VEHICLE REAR ENDED, CAUSING INJURIES. *DSH |
| 1995-06-13 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE MANUFACTURER SAYS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE TAKATA SEATBELTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-06-13 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECALL ON THE TAKATA SEATBELTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-05-26 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | HOOD OF DRIVERS CAR FLEW UP DUE TO LATCH FAILURE SMASHING THE WINDSHIELD. WAS REPAIRED ONCE BUT THE INCIDENT HAPPENED … |
| 1995-03-27 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 2 | SEATBELT FAILED IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES. |
| 1995-03-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR INOPERATIVE. *SD |
| 1994-03-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC LOSSES POWER AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT RESTART. TT |
| 1994-02-10 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | DEALER FIXED THE RECALL ON THE HOOD ASSEMBLY, BUT NOW THE HOOD HAS CRACKED ALL AROUND THE LATCH. THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO B… |
| 1993-02-13 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 2 | AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN UPON REAR END COLLISION. OCCUPANTS HEAD IMPACTED THE WINDSHIELD. TT |
| 1992-01-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED USED CAR AND FOUND OUT IT WAS A REBUILT, BURNED UP ENGINE, DEALER CLAIMS HE FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT STILL HAVIN… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHEN CAR IS WARM PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR GETS NO RESPONSE. *AK |
| — | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | THE HOOD HAS BEEN REPLACED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL AND THE LATCH STILL DOESN'T WORK 93V189001. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH, VEHICLE WAS HIT RIGHT FRONT BY ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE, SPEED UNKNOWN, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT LOCK UP WHEN PULLED ABRUPTLY. *AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | 2 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WERE REPLACED WITHIN A SIX YEAR PERIOD. *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECIVED RECALL LETTER. WHEN DEALER WAS CONTACTED, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN TH… |
| — | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | DRIVER/PASS. WINDOW SLIPS OFF TRACK AND FALLS INSIDE DOOR, ALSO EXPERIENCES KEY BREAKAGE IN IGNITION AND HATCHBACK DOOR… |
| — | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HWY AT APPROX. 50MPH, SUDDENLY HOOD FLEW UP, SHATTERING WINDSHIELD, BENDING HOOD, GLASS THROUGH OUT IN… |
| — | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | DRIVER/PASS. WINDOW SLIPS OFF TRACK AND FALLS INSIDE DOOR, ALSO EXPERIENCES KEY BREAKAGE IN IGNITION AND HATCHBACK DOOR… |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | THE MECHANICS WITHIN DRIVER'S/PASSENGER DOORS ARE CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO BE SCRATCHED AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. *AK |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | THE FRONT BRAKE STARTS TO MAKE NOISE (GRINDING) THE ROTOR WAS FALLING APART . TT |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND HOOD CAME OFF AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD RECEIVE RECALL AFTER THIS HAPPENED . TT |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | THERE IS A FUEL LEAK IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE LOCATION/POSITIONING OF THE FUEL FILLER NECK. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED T… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | HM (916) 441-7741; CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS TWICE RESULTING IN BLOWING HOLE IN MUFFLER TO STALLING WITH NO WARNING. CONV… |