Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-09-21 | 98V225001 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | 32,903 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN FROM 65 MPH AND HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THIS CAUSED THE VEH… |
| 2004-11-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS IN A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT OWNER AND WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF. CONSU… |
| 2004-05-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ONE OF THE WHEEL HUB CAPS CAME OFF AND THE TREAD OF TWO TIRES BEGAN PEELING OFF.*NM A TICKING SOUND WAS HEARD WHILE T… |
| 2004-01-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | I HELPED MY MOTHER IN LAW PURCHASE A NEW 1997 GEO METRO FROM A DEALER IN 1997. I AM DISSATIFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE… |
| 2003-03-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CIGARETTE LIGHTER WHEN PRESSED IN WILL HURL OUTWARD INTO THE CAR WHEN IT IS HOT. IT HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY UNLESS YOU HO… |
| 2003-02-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB |
| 2003-02-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER WAS INJURED.*JB |
| 2002-08-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER NOTICED A WHEEL HAD COME OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF A TRACTOR TRAILER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE WHEEL S… |
| 2002-08-02 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT STARTED TO ROLL BACK WITH THE VEHICLE BEING TURNED OFF, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE UP. C… |
| 2002-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, VEHICLE ROLLED, JUMPED A PARKING BLOCK, UPROOTED A FENCE, THE … |
| 2002-07-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH A DEER, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NO… |
| 2001-07-02 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS GOING 70MPH AND BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF IMPACT. CONSUMER AND PASSENGER RECEIVED M… |
| 2001-06-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT. HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE PURCHASE, TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR REPAIR. WAS TOLD THE… |
| 2001-02-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A SNAPPING NOISE. FRONT WHEEL BROKE, AND VEHICLE ROLLED TH… |
| 2000-12-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER AIR BAG FAI… |
| 2000-12-20 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | BROUGHT CAR JULY 11, 2000-DEC. 20,2000-TRANSMISSION REPLACED-AUG. 23, 2002 THROUGH SEPT. 30, 2002-SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT… |
| 2000-07-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | AT 35-40MPH AND WITH NO WARNING, ENGINE STALLED, COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER FOUND T… |
| 2000-06-24 | TIRES | No | 0 | AS CONSUMER WAS INSPECTING FIRESTONE (TUWSPS 15580R13) TIRES, CONSUMER NOTICED ONE OF THE TIRES HAD SPIKES OVER AN INCH… |
| 2000-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | WHEN PLACING VEHICLE IN PARK SHIFT GEAR WILL NOT STAY IN PARK POSITION. THIS COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY. AL… |
| 2000-05-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONTINUALLY WON'T START - DOESN'T GET GAS (IT IS NOT THE STARTER) TURNS OVER BUT NO GAS.*AK |
| 2000-05-01 | SEATS | No | 1 | TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT CONSUMER PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT JERKED OUT OF POSITION, AND CAUSED CONSUME… |
| 2000-04-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. YH |
| 2000-04-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | FRONT DRIVER SEAT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB |
| 2000-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN PULLING OUT OR TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS ENGINE WILL STALL. THIS DEFECT TYPICALLY OCCURS DURING WARM TO HOT WEATHER… |
| 2000-03-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | OWNER'S MANUEL STATES IF FLASHING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN STARTING, VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. ALSO, CONSUMER HAS CHECKED VEH… |
| 2000-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE SOMETIMES DOES NOT START. SOMETIMES GOES AWAY FOR A COUPLE… |
| 1999-12-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT 5MPH BRAKES SUDDENLY LOCKED UP WITHOUT BEING APPLIED. SMOKE WAS NOTICED COM… |
| 1999-11-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | No | 0 | BUMPER IS PEALING. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN REPAINTED, DEALER SAID IF CONSUMER HAD BOUGH… |
| 1999-09-09 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AXLE KEEPS FALLING OFF WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUS… |
| 1999-07-20 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE SEEMS TO HAVE A BAD AIRCONDITIONER/HEATER SWITCH. I STARTED TO TURN ON MY AIRCONDITIONER AND IT MADE A SMALL… |
| 1999-07-16 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE, LIKE SOMETHING WAS DISCONNECTED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS… |
| 1999-06-24 | SEATS | Yes | 3 | I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THE CAR, IN FACT I WOULD DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM PURCHASING THE CAR AND I HAVE. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN… |
| 1999-06-21 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 1 | SEAT BACK COLLAPSED WHEN VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT, CONSUMER RECIEVED SPAINES TO ANKLES, KNEES, WR… |
| 1999-06-21 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | I STOPPED AT RED LIGHT WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR FOR ME TO GO RIGHT ON RED, IF POSSIBLE. PERSON BEHIND DID NOT STOP.… |
| 1999-06-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAR CAUGHT FIRE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER MAKING A BACKFIRE NOISE. HAD MY CHILDREN BEEN IN THE CAR IN THEIR CAR … |
| 1999-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAR WOULD NOT REACH SAFE STARTING SPEED.IT WOULD NOT ACHIVE ANY POWER EVEN WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE G… |
| 1999-01-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE JUST STOPS RUNING WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING |
| 1998-12-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BALANCER BOLT ON THE ENGINE RUSTED/BROKE AND FELL INSIDE THE ENGINE, FIRST CAUSING LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND THEN THE V… |
| 1998-11-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WILL NOT CRANK EVERY TIME, BUT WILL TURN OVER. HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED.THE DEALERSHIP… |
| 1998-11-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER BEING ABLE TO MOVE INTO GEAR WHILE… |
| 1998-10-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE CONSUMER RAN HEAD-ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING THE BUMPER TO FALL OFF, AND THE DRIVER … |
| 1998-10-25 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 2 | THE TWO INJURIES WERE SLIGHT, NECK AND BACK SPRAINS. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS. I AM CONCERN… |
| 1998-07-16 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PLACED FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. CONSUMER, THEREFORE, ENGANGED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IN WHICH THE VEH… |
| 1998-07-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN IT WAS STARTED AND PUT IN GEAR, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED AND TOOK … |
| 1998-05-22 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO UP & DOWN PROPERLY. INTERFERES WITH DOOR REGULATOR. DOOR WOULD JAM. WINDOW TILTS FORW… |
| 1998-04-13 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WIPER MOTOR BRACKET MOUNT LOOSE CAUSING NOISE. |
| 1997-11-08 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH FAILED. |
| 1997-09-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES, FOR ACCELERATION APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES. DEALER SAYS WHE… |
| 1997-09-27 | TIRES | No | 0 | AT TIME OF SALE ALL OF THE GOODYEAR TIRES WERE WORN OUT. |
| 1997-09-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | FRON LEFT/REAR LEFT STRUTS FAILED. ALSO TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. *AK |