Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
33
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Geo Metro.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT AIM CORRECTLY. AFTER A FEW FRUSTRATING ATTEMPTS TO ADJUST MY HEADLIGHTS I REALIZED THEY ENTIRE A… |
| 2004-06-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING 15-18 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE HIT A STREET POLE. THE CONSUMER/PASSENGER… |
| 2003-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THIS PROBLEM EXISTS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR WITH VARIOUS DRIVE TIMES, STOPPING AND ALLOWING… |
| 2003-01-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING AND CHATTERING NOISE UPON ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHEVROLET AND THE… |
| 2002-08-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTERIOR FAN WILL NOT WORK DUE TO HEATER A/C CONTROL FAILURE. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE DEFOGGING SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK, AND… |
| 2002-06-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2002-03-07 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, WASHER FAILED, WINDSHIELD WIPER HANDLE SWITCH FELL OFF. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER,… |
| 2001-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | CAR WAS PARKED, TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAR WENT BACKWARDS AND HIT OTHER VEHICLE.*AK |
| 2001-03-06 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AND BROKE OFF, DROPPING GLASS EVERY WHERE.*AK |
| 2000-11-04 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | Yes | 2 | REAR AND SIDE COLLISION I WAS THROWN FROM DRIVERS SEAT TO REAR OF VEHICLE WHILE WEARING MY SEAT BELT. MY SEAT BELT TWIS… |
| 2000-08-18 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT, FORCED INTO INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON AT SPEED OF 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NEI… |
| 2000-08-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE GOODYEAR INVICTA GL 155-80-13 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE ON ONE, TI… |
| 2000-07-01 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | No | 0 | PARKING BRAKE IS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER HEARS A CLICKING NOISE WHEN HE ENGAGES PARKING BRAKE, AND FEELS THAT BRAKES MAY N… |
| 2000-02-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-10-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP, AND CONSUMER REAR ENDED SOMEONE. UPON IMPACT, PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG … |
| 1999-08-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLS WHEN CHANGING GEARS DEALER UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. NLM |
| 1999-07-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WOULD HEAR A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECH… |
| 1999-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN SHIFTING AND OR APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERA… |
| 1998-09-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE BRAKES ON MY METRO HAS BEEN FIXED 5 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT, I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. 5 TIMES IN 5 YEARS. *AK |
| 1998-07-30 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WASHER FAILED. |
| 1998-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STALL OUT AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| 1998-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE ENGINE DIES CONTINUALLY, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. |
| 1998-02-12 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ONE WIRE SHORTED CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION. |
| 1998-02-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WOULD REQUIRE EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL WAS WORSE WHEN… |
| 1998-02-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ROOF OF VEHICLE ON INSIDE HAS BURNED MARKS. HAD BEEN PAINTED OVER BY DEALER. BURNED MARKS (HEADLINER) HAVE SINCE REAPPE… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK |
| — | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | THE HEATER EMITTED A SMELL WHEN IT WAS ON.*JB |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | BRAKE VACUUM POWER BOOSTER FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT STOP INTERMITTENTLY. NLM |
| — | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR UNDER WARRANTY 12,000 MI. WATER IN BOTH DOORS GROWING MOLD AND IN AIR VENTS. *AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 200 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STARTS TO LOSE POWER. ALSO WHEN GOING UP AN INC… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | CONSUMER CONCERNED BECAUSE THERE IS ONE MORE INCH OF BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL AFTER THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED, THERE IS … |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WHEN LETTING UP ON GAS PEDAL MOTOR AND SPEED WILL INCREASE . IT HAS EVEN INCREASED ON ITS OWN. DEALER H… |
| — | STEERING | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S STEERING IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND EXCESSIVE EFFORT REQUIRED. *MJS |