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Geo Storm Acceleration problems by year

35 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Geo Storm's acceleration & cruise control. Unintended acceleration, surging, throttle problems and cruise or adaptive cruise faults.

Acceleration complaints by model year

YearAcceleration complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
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Latest Storm acceleration complaints

1991 Geo StormAcceleration & cruise control

During warm weather the vehicle's throttle will stick at 2000. Through my research I have found this to be the fault of the ecu. It is a very dangerous thing to have your throttle stick. Dt

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 769901
1992 Geo StormElectrical systemAcceleration & cruise control

Rpms rev up and down... Car dies... Insulative spray that manufacturer uses on the computer shinks and contracts with changing temperatures and breaks the solder at the computer causing misfires at idle and thoughout all driving speeds and ranges, engine revving up and down, engine dying, and rpm holding at 2000 rpm gm knows about the fault in there computers...They refuse to fix it at their expense... They used this spray on insulators on 85-93 delco computers... They use a new spray on 95 and up, but don't on factory reconditionerd ecu's prior to 1995. *Ak

Filed Incident Electrical system · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 766119
1991 Geo StormAcceleration & cruise control

Vehicle would intermittently lurch forward when brakes were applied. Dealer contacted. Feel free to provide any further information.*Ak

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 8012611
1991 Geo StormAcceleration & cruise control

Idle becomes rough, bounces and dies, fails to start or starts and check engine light is on, runs very bad. Once car sits for a while, starts to run fine, does it when it is warm out. *Ak

Filed Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 758574
1992 Geo StormAcceleration & cruise control

Erratic idle, idle revving and dropping, engine dying or stalling for no reason with no trouble codes. *Ak

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 752287
1993 Geo StormElectrical systemAcceleration & cruise control

The ecu seems to have failed, it is a known problem with this car. I was driving through town and came to a stop light, idle stayed at 2000rpm, normal idle is 800-1000. Kept driving. On way home from errands car stalled once at a light, tried to stall several other times (all while idling) with enging rpm dipping as low as 500 (or 0rpm when it stalled). Following is a link to an article about the problem. Http://www.Isuzuperformance.Com/isuzuweb/recall.Html ---- (all cars listed in that report are sister cars,...

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with drivetrains built by isuzu) I have experienced the problems listed there, except for the car going on its own, as my car is a manual. Thank you for your time in this regard. The exhaust manifold problem has been known to gm and isuzu for a long time know, with virtually every storm and stylus on the road having cracked their original exhaust manifold. This problem is obviously dangerous, as it allows noxious exhaust fumes to enter the atmosphere and engine compartment, bypassing the catalytic converter. Once again, thank you for your time. *Ak

Filed Electrical system · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 749459
1993 Geo StormAcceleration & cruise control

The car just shut off while I was driving down the street; the rpm is also on 1000-1500 even when car is stopped or parked. It gets harder and harder to keep it stopped.

Filed Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 747069
1992 Geo StormAcceleration & cruise control

Car stalls randomly until it reaches running temp, idles poorly at running temp, and surges or idles very high randomly, when in gear this surging has almost caused 2 accidents. *Ak

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 745970
1992 Geo StormElectrical systemAcceleration & cruise control

On more occasions than I can account for my vehicle has ran rough and my starter has malfunctioned. I have spent numerous dollars on this vehicle and I believe it is time that the dealer for the to replaced needed items. Please ssend me information on how to get the dealer to pay for these items. Sincerely, [[redacted]]. *Ak parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Filed Incident Electrical system · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 745187
1991 Geo StormElectrical systemAcceleration & cruise control

Car has erratic idle at times and rpms will stick sometimes well above normal idle. It is ecu that is causing the problem. Quite a few of my friends experience this problem with the geo storms. A recall is in order if you ask me!*Ak

Filed Electrical system · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 745100
1990 Geo StormAcceleration & cruise control

The 1990 geo storm (auto) will not only stall, but is starting to accelerate unintentionally. The car also seems to stall in relativly tight turns. My main problem is the hesitation and surging/acceleration. I have heard through internet news groups that their is a defective ecm component on this car and that this defect was communicated to chevy/geo dealers through its technical literature. So far, I am spending hundreds of dollars on repairs that will not solve the problem. If the dealers know about the defective ecm, what kind of recourse can I take to have it repaired and/or receive my money back for the unneeded repairs. If the car continues to do this, it can become a hazard.*Ak

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 742889

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