Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1994 Geo Metro.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | SEVERE CORROSION OF BODY FRAME HARD POINT TO REAR OF LOWER CONTROL ARM OF FRONT SUSPENSION CAUSED BOTH FRONT WHEELS TO … |
| 2008-03-17 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 GEO METRO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE WHEN SHE DROVE OVER… |
| 2003-10-07 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE FRAME BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE CONSUMER NOTED SHE WAS ALMOST KILLED BY … |
| 2003-06-02 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHEN CONSUMER UNLOCKED SEAT BELT IT FLEW OUT OF HER HAND AND SNATCHED BACK. SHE HEARD SOMETHING INSIDE OF THE LOCKING … |
| 2003-03-11 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 1 | SEAT BELT USE FOR PEOPLE OVER SIX FEET TALL. I RECEIVED THROAT INJURIES FROM THE SEAT BELT JUST BY HITTING A BUMP. IF… |
| 2002-01-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT NO RECALL IS OPEN FOR TH… |
| 2001-06-27 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HOOD RELEASED FROM LATCH AND FLEW UP AND SMASHED DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S FRONT WINDSHIELD. CO… |
| 2001-05-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT AT ANY MPH WOULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL, BUT BRAKES WILL NOT ACTIVATE ON TIME. MOST OF TIMES TH… |
| 1999-11-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | TURN SIGNALS BEGAN TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY EVEN THOUGH I CLEANED SOCKETS AND REPLACED BULBS. THEN HEADLIGHTS FAILED AT … |
| 1999-10-10 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | THE METAL ATTACHMENT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD THAT LOCKS INTO THE HOOD LATCH IS RIPPING LOOSE FROM THE HOOD. THE PR… |
| 1999-09-06 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD FLEW UP, CRACKING THE WINDSHIELD. *AK |
| 1999-06-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. NO ONE HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE YET. PLEASE… |
| 1999-04-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | CAR HAS GREAT GAS MILEAGE BUT HAS DEADLY STRUCTURAL,SAFETY AND COMFORT DESIGN FLAWS |
| 1998-11-15 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 15MPH, THE FRONT AXLE FELL OUT OF THE HOLE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLAM TO THE GROUND DUE TO … |
| 1998-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | MAP SENSOR FAILED CAUSEING STALLING AND POOR PERFORMANCE IN COLD WEATHER. *ET |
| 1998-09-14 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 1 | SEAT BELT HARNESS FAILED TO LOCK AND RESTRAIN DURING COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURY. |
| 1998-08-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE RESTRAINTS WILL NOT LOCK UP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND THE RESTRAINTS WILL NOT RETRACT WHEN EXITING THE VEHIC… |
| 1998-07-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE OF THE 1994 GEO METRO HAVE FAILED 3 TIMES AT A TOP SPEED OF 60MPH. EACH TIME THERE IS ENGINE FAILURE, IT LO… |
| 1998-07-01 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | WHEN ROTATING TIRES EVERY 6000 MILES SEVERAL OF THE LUG STUDS BREAK OFF - |
| 1998-06-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILED DUE TO PISTON, WHICH CAUSED THE PISTON TO BREAK THE SPARK PLUG AND MOTOR. |
| 1997-11-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE POPPED OPEN, AND THE DRIVER WAS NOT RESTRAINED IN THE SEAT BE… |
| 1997-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | IN DRIVING THE CAR 30.000 MILES, I HAVE PUT ON FOUR SETS OF ROTORS, SOMETHING THAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR KEEPS MAKING T… |
| 1997-07-05 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT 55 MPH WIND WAS BLOWING HARD TRACKER TRAILER WENT BY WHEN THE HOOD LATCH BROKE OFF. THE LATCH BLEW OFF… |
| 1997-04-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 2 | SUPPORT BEAM FOR THE ROOF HAS SHARP EDGE THAT CAUSED INJURY. |
| 1997-03-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE SEIZED UP DUE TO WATER CORROSION. |
| 1997-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACED DISC ROTORS AND PADS ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, ROTORS HAD CRACKS. *AK |
| 1996-11-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | FAILURE OF THE FUEL MAP SENSOR, FUEL SENSOR REGULATOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DEACCELERATE, CONSUMER HAS… |
| 1996-09-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S WINDOW ROLLED, INTERNAL ATTACHMENT HARDWARE THAT MOVES THE WINDOW UP AND DOWN IS BROKE. *AK |
| 1996-07-23 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | WHEEL STUDS/BOLTS BREAK OFF EVERY THREE MONTHS.. *SD |
| 1996-07-17 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE CHANGING ALL FOUR TIRES , (3) OUT OF (16) LUG NUTS BROKE. ALL ON THE BACK WHEELS.*AK |
| 1996-06-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, HEARD LOUD CLUNK, ONE OF BRAKES FELL OFF, NO WARNING. *AK *JB |
| 1996-05-27 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 1 | DRIVER INJURED WHEN SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK IN PLACE DURING ACCIDENT. *DH |
| 1996-05-27 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WA SINVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENTAND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE. *AK |
| 1996-02-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MANIFOLD COMPRESSION SENSOR FAILED, RESULTING IN A STALL OUT. TT |
| 1995-11-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER AND PASSENGER SHOULDER/LAP BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY; HAVE TO MANUALLY FEED INTO TRACK. TT |
| 1995-11-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF 4 TIRES. *TT |
| 1995-09-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS, BRAKE PULSATE WHILE DRIVING, REPLACE DISC PADS AND ROTORS, CONTINUE REPLACEMENT. TT |
| 1995-09-21 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED UPON BEING REAR ENDED. TT |
| 1995-08-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 1 | APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, VEHICLE STARTED SPINNING, EVENTUALLY HIT DIVIDER; VEHICLE EXTREMELY LIGHT IN WEIGH… |
| 1995-08-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | HOOD LATCH BROKE OFF, WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY UP. TT |
| 1995-05-11 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP, VEHICLE HAS SENSATIVE SEAT BELTS. TT |
| 1995-04-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | THE BRAKES ROTORS DO NOT WORK. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT |
| 1995-02-17 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | TAKATA SEAT BELTS FAILED. TT |
| 1995-02-13 | WHEELS:HUB | No | 0 | REPLACED PASSENGER'S REAR HUB CAP. |
| 1995-01-04 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL WINDOWS EXCEPT FRONT WINDSHIELD FOG UP WITH AN ICY GLAZE OVER THE WINDOWS, DRY OUT INTERIOR OF CAR AND MOISTURE SEA… |
| 1994-12-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | MAP SENSOR FAILS. |
| 1994-12-08 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 1 | DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELTS FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER SECURE DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURY. *SKD |
| 1994-12-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | BRAKES FAILED, RRESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TT |
| 1994-12-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | DEFOGGER SYSTEM DOES NOT DEFOG THE WINDOW, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. TT |
| 1994-11-23 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | Yes | 3 | BOTH FRONT DOOR LATCHES LOCKED UP/JAMMED; DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN; EXCESSIVE EFFORT. TT |