1991 GEO METRO

65 complaints filed with NHTSA.

65
Complaints
7
Crashes
1
Fires
13
Injuries
1
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH12
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY9
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER3
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR3
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE2
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD2
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK2
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1
TIRES1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1

Recent Complaints

20030522CrashFatalSEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR COLLISION WHERE BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS BECAME UN-BUCKLED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE PASSENGER BEING EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND KILLED. RELATED RECALL 95V103007, MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB

20000803CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DRIVER'S SEATBELT MALFUNCTIONED. IN A CRASH DRIVER WAS SEATBELTED, BUT SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT, WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, DEALER HAD FIXED THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT FOR THE RETRACTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

19990803SEATS

THE CAR WAS STRUCK FROM BEHING AT A STOP LIGHT BY A BUS. THE SEAT BROKE BACKWARDS INJURING THE DRIVER, DUE TO LACK OF RESTRAINT.

19970717SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SEATBELT FAILED IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES.

19970711CrashSEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROX. 35MPH WHEN SHE WAS REARENDED. AT THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BROKE, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN HITTING A POLE AND A TREE. CONSUMER WAS INJURED DUE TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK

19970711CrashSTEERING

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROX. 35MPH WHEN SHE WAS REARENDED. AT THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BROKE, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN HITTING A POLE AND A TREE. CONSUMER WAS INJURED DUE TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK

19970612CrashFireAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH, VEHICLE WAS HIT RIGHT FRONT BY ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE, SPEED UNKNOWN, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER'S DRESS CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSING 4 INCH HOLE, DRIVER RECEIVED FACIAL BURNS; INCIDENT REPORTED BY CHRIS KILLAM, FIRE MARSHALL. *AK

19960529CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DRIVING VEHICLE ON I-90, ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION, VEHICLE HIT ROCKS IN ROAD/FLIPPED OVER, DRIVER THROWN FROM VEHICLE, SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER. *AK

19960502SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

SEAT LATCH BROKE WHEN VEHICLE REAR ENDED, CAUSING INJURIES. *DSH

19960213CrashSEAT BELTS

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN UPON REAR END COLLISION. OCCUPANTS HEAD IMPACTED THE WINDSHIELD. TT