Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Geo Metro.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-02-25 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 GEO METRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TWO REAR DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK FROM NEITHER THE INT… |
| 2009-02-21 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 1996 GEO METRO SEDAN FROM A FRIEND AND I HAD DRIVEN IT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. THE FRAME HAD ROTTED AWAY FRO… |
| 2007-08-22 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER WAS TURNING INTO A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY. LOST STEERING AND CAR CAME TO IMMEDIATE STOP. THE RIGHT FRONT FRAME … |
| 2006-06-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE SERVICE DEALER FOUND AIR COMIN… |
| 2005-09-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | Yes | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT A CRANK SHAFT PROBLEM IN THE ENGINE. THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED… |
| 2005-02-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT, AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS LEAKING FLUID ONTO… |
| 2005-01-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY WIFE'S CAR, LIKE SO MANY OTHERS, HAVE BECOME ALMOST OPAQUE. AFTER HAVING THE LIGHTS REPAIRED AT SU… |
| 2004-10-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUSE BOX/HEADLIGHT CONNECTION BURNT/MELTED. HEADLIGHTS NON OPERATIVE, ONLY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AVAILABLE. REPLACED… |
| 2004-07-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING SMOKE AND STEAM WAS COMING IN FROM THE VENTS. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING … |
| 2003-06-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*MR THE VEHICLE STARTED GIVING THE CONSUMER TROUBLE WHILE DRIVING. O… |
| 2002-05-29 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CAR WAS INVOLVED IN 2 DIFFRENT CRASHES ONE WITH A IMPACT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THE OTHER HEAD ON INTO THE SIDE OF A PICKU… |
| 2002-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK |
| 2001-12-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND PUSHED INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF HER, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY WRECKED AND THE AIR BAG NOT DID… |
| 2001-08-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BOLT BROKE IN THE ENGINE, DAMAGING CRANKSHAFT/ WATER PUMP, AND TIMING CHAIN. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN DRIVING. … |
| 2001-04-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL / DRIVER SIDE COLLISION AT 55 OR MORE MPH. UPON IMPACT BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.… |
| 2001-02-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES… |
| 2001-02-06 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT GAVE AWAY, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL FOR A MINUTE, BUT WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL, CONSUMER… |
| 2000-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON IN DASH BOARD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK |
| 2000-10-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND ROADS WERE SLIPPERY. SHE APPLIED BRAKES, AND VEHICLE SLID INTO… |
| 2000-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY,… |
| 2000-06-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE CYLINDER LOCKED UP AND CAUGHT ON FIRE TWICE. *AK |
| 2000-04-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK |
| 2000-03-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 1 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-02-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | IN MY ACCIDENT MY VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE AND LANDED NOSE FIRST. IT SEEMED ODD TO ME THE AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. MY CONC… |
| 2000-01-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | GAS GETS STUCK IF PEDAL IS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BOARD, THESE ENGINES DO NOT LAST OVER 80,000 MILES. MY NEIGHBORS HAD E… |
| 1999-11-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | I OWNED A 1994 AND A 1996 GEO METRO I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON WITH THE 1994 AND MY AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF. WHEN I RE… |
| 1999-10-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION,DRIVER POSSIBLY HIT A PIECE OF BRICK IN THE ROAD ONLY, NO PASSENG… |
| 1999-09-30 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELLING ON HIGHWAT AT 50 OR MORE THE RIGHT WHEEL AXLE CAME OFF VEHICLE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. WAS ABLE TO G… |
| 1999-09-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN TRYING TO PUT BRAKES ON, THEY GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE CAR WILL STOP. *AK |
| 1999-09-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE UNLATCHED DURING A CRASH, CAUSING THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT, WHICH WAS RESTRAI… |
| 1999-07-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | CAME TO STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START BACK UP. LOW VOLTAGE READING OR DIM LIGHTS.CHANGED ALTERNATOR IN NOVEMBE… |
| 1999-07-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE WAY THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED, THE ALTERNATOR IS NOT BIG ENOUGH TO HO… |
| 1999-07-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | UPON COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL. ALSO, VEHICLE B… |
| 1999-05-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | DIMMER SWITCH CONNECTION BURNT CAUSING HEADLIGHTS NOT TO WORK ,AFTER REPLACEING DIMMER SWITCH FUSE BOX THAT IT CONNECTS… |
| 1999-04-17 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED FACING UPHILL IN THE DRIVEWAY,THE PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE MANUAL TRANSMIISON WAS IN NEUTRA… |
| 1999-04-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT A COLLISION OCCURRING ,THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTI… |
| 1999-02-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE DURING A HEAD ON COLLISION. |
| 1999-01-18 | TIRES | No | 0 | AT 22,000 MILES I NOTICED SLIGHT CUPPING ON RIGHT REAR TIRE. ALSO VEHICLE WAS NOISY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY WIFE TOOK T… |
| 1998-11-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE LIGHT SWITCH WHICH CAUSED WIRES/CONNECTION AT FUSE BOX (UNDER DASH) TO BURN AND MELT. THE EFF… |
| 1998-08-28 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED DURING IMPACT RESULTING IN HEAD,NECK,SHOULDER, HIP AND KNEE INJURY. NOT AIR BAG COMPL… |
| 1998-06-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | IDLE CONTROL MOTOR FAILED CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION DUE TO STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL. |
| 1998-05-07 | WHEELS | No | 0 | HAD GOODYEAR TIRES CHANGED AT 8,000 MILES DUE TO BROKEN BELTS. HAD TO CHANGE THEM AGAIN AT 23,000 DUE TO BELTS BREAKI… |
| 1998-03-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT CAUSED INJURY TO PASSENGER.*ET |
| 1998-01-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S SPEEDOMETER & ODOMETER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING OF COMPUTER CHIP. WOULD REGISTER A DIFFE… |
| 1997-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | (TWICE WITHIN SIX MONTHS) A SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN HEADLIGHT SWITCH WIRING HAS RESULTED IN THE HEADLIGHTS BECOMIN… |
| 1997-10-13 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I HAVE ALREADY SENT IN A FORM BUT HAVE NEVER BEEN CONTACTED SINCE BY NEITHER YOURSELVES NOR THE MANUFACTURES OF THE VEH… |
| 1997-10-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 25 MPH, APRROACHING RED LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH CONSUMER VEHICLE … |
| 1997-06-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH , HAD AN ACCIDENTAND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE BRAODSIDE, KNOCKED THE ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER OFF AND… |
| 1997-06-07 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 2 | SUNROOF CAME OFF AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, BREAKING WINDSHIELD. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT) |
| 1997-05-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT SPEEDS OF 45MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK |