1989-2001 · 13 model years
Owners have filed 635 complaints about the Geo Metro across 13 model years, and it has 4 recalls. The 1995 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (109), while 2000, 2001 have far fewer than a typical year. The most reported problem area is the body, doors & structure, followed by the seats & seat belts.
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with an automatic transaxle. The shift lever appears to be in "park," but can easily be moved from the "park" position without the use of the key, transaxle lever detent button, or depressing the brake.
The front safety belt buckle release buttons can break. These red plastic release buttons are marked "press." If a button breaks, pieces can fall into the buckle assembly causing the buckle to operate improperly.
The rear brake drums were not correctly machined. As the vehicle is driven, loss of wheel clamp load can result from this condition. Once clamp load is lost, all tire loads are directly taken by the wheel studs. This loading can cause fatigue failure of the...
Mislocated attaching spot welds of the hood striker assembly cause cracks to start on the hood inner panel. If cracks occur, the hood striker assembly may not properly engage the hood latch when the hood is closed.
Severe corrosion of body frame hard point to rear of lower control arm of front suspension caused both front wheels to splay out with uncontrollable camber and steering. Both front tires wore on inner half of tires only and vehicle required hard left force on steering wheel to control. *Tr
The left front a frame rotted out. I lost control of the steering. *Tr
Tl* the contact owns a 1996 geo metro. The contact stated that the two rear doors would not unlock from neither the interior nor exterior of the vehicle. The vehicle was not inspected for the failure nor repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and advised her that they did not have her vehicle listed in the database and could provide no further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 175,000. The vin was unavailable. Updated 1/4/11 *cn
I purchased a 1996 geo metro sedan from a friend and I had driven it for about 3 months. The frame had rotted away from the control arms and broke the axel out of the transmission. I have also started to see this in other metros. I was wondering why there wasn't a recall on this from the manufacturer and if there was I would like to know because now I am without a car. If you could contact me that would be great. *Tr
Rear doors on my geo metro (1995) will not open from outside or inside! It started with rear left and now both are effected. *Tr
1999 Geo metro consumer question about car repair money. Consumer would to know about a grant for $200 dollars for a car repair since he can not afford to pay it for sure. *Kb the consumer stated the cv joint and rear struts needed to be repaired/replaced. *Jb
Across every model year, owners report problems with the body, doors & structure (139), seats & seat belts (100), airbags (86) most often.
NHTSA lists 4 recalls across all Geo Metro model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data
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