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
Acceleration & cruise control
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
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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
Vehicle would intermittently lurch forward when brakes were applied. Dealer contacted. Feel free to provide any further information.*Ak
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
Engine runs erratic times even after tuneup,highrevs, power surges,and stalling. *Ak
Erratic idle, idle revving and dropping, engine dying or stalling for no reason with no trouble codes. *Ak
The symptoms of this fault are most notably erratic idle, idle revving and dropping. *Ak
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
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.
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
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).
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
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
Idle remains at 1500-2000 rpm; speed of car will not decrease unless accelerator is released.
IDLE DROPS BELOW 500 RPMS AND STALLS ALL THE TIME. *AK
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