1991 Geo Metro
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
2 recalls name the 1991 Geo Metro. Newest first.
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.
Risk and remedy
Risk
The safety belts would not provide adequate protection to an occupant in a vehicle crash.
Remedy
Owners should promptly check the condition and operation of both front safety belt buckles and carefully inspect the red release button for any breaks or cracks. They should ensure that both buckles are operating properly by inserting each latch plate into its buckle, tugging on the belt to make sure the latch IS securely locked, and then pressing the release button. The latch plate should pop out of the buckle when the button IS pressed. If either release button shows a sign of breaking or cracking or if either buckle fails to operate properly, owners should promptly contact their authorized dealer to schedule an appointment to have the buckle replaced or repaired, free of charge. The manufacturer IS developing a remedy designed to prevent failure of the buttons that are not currently broken.
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.
Risk and remedy
Risk
An improperly engaged hood latch may result in a hoodfly-up while the vehicle IS in motion. This would obstruct the driver's viewand could cause a vehicle crash.
Remedy
Gm dealers will (a) install two bolts and nuts to secure the striker assembly to the hood inner panel, and (b) ensure that the hood latch assembly fasteners are properly tightened.
Owner complaints
50 complaints6 involved a crash1 involved a fire12 injuries1 deaths
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Seats › Front assembly › Recliner
While getting into the vehicle driver's seat reclined. Dealer was not notified. *Ak
- Seat 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
- Structure › Frame and members
Consumers husband was in motion when there was a popping sound, followed by lost of control of the vehicle. all braking and steering power was lost. the vehicle was towed to a mechanic who informed consumer that the unistrut frame on the vehicle had broken. chevrolet determined that the cause of…
Consumers husband was in motion when there was a popping sound, followed by lost of control of the vehicle. all braking and steering power was lost. the vehicle was towed to a mechanic who informed consumer that the unistrut frame on the vehicle had broken. chevrolet determined that the cause of the failure was environmental and no reimbursement or replacement vehicle will be incurred. consumer requests reimbursement for monies paid. *jg
- Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly › Mounting
Guards that cover fuel lines underneath vehicle fell off while driving. *ak *slc
- Structure › Frame and members · Suspension · Wheels
While driving vehicle felt like it had a flat, veering to right. Also grinding noise. wheel assembly was torn and rubbed on wheel well frame. *ak consumer states that the frame where control arm attaches failed due to extensive corrosion. *slc
- Latches/locks/linkages › Hood › Latch
Researched the nhtsa website and showed a recall on the hood striker assembly unit! my hood flung open in the middle of the insterstate, causing the hood to hit the main winshield and crack! luckily the windshield itself did not implode and cause serious damage or death to me! and luckily the…
Researched the nhtsa website and showed a recall on the hood striker assembly unit! my hood flung open in the middle of the insterstate, causing the hood to hit the main winshield and crack! luckily the windshield itself did not implode and cause serious damage or death to me! and luckily the interstate was not busy, to have caused a major accident! I did viewed my vehicle. the latch itself IS not working properly! according to the recall, gm dealer will replace the "bolts" to prevent the hood to fly open. however, the problem IS the within the hood latch "assembly" unit, the latch itself IS defective. it does not "catch" onto the "primary" lock of the hood latch. I believe it IS actually the entire "hood latch" unit that needs recall/replacement. I am getting the impression, chevrolet IS not willing to take responsibility for this defect, stating that perhaps it was due to a recent oil change that the hood was not properly shut. I have had the car for close to 10 years and have changed the oil myself and others, many times. I know that car inside and out, and infact took the car on the interstate the night prior to the hood flying open (1/24/01). I believe the defect IS in the hood latch itself, because it IS part of the hood latch assembly unit!*ak
- Seat 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
- Air bags › Frontal
Vehicle was involed in an accident in which the another vehicle struck consumer's vehicle on driver's side . Speed was undetermined at the time. Upon impact, driver's air bag failed to deploy. dealer/manufacturer were not contacted at this time. *ak
- Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly › Filler pipe and cap
There IS a fuel leak in the vehicle due to the location/positioning of the fuel filler neck. consumer has contacted the dealer. rubber coating on the filler tube failed, allowing salt from the road to come in direct contact with metal filler tube. Tube IS less than 6 inches from left rear wheel in perfect spot for road spray to hit it. *ak
- Structure › Body › Hood
We were not aware that this problem had been subjected to recall earlier and our dealer refused to repair the latch or offer to replace the windshield broken due to the hood flying up as of 10/30/1999
- Seat belts › Front
Consumer recived recall letter. when dealer was contacted, the consumer was told that vehicle was not included in the recall. the dealer refused to perform recall repairs. *ak
- Seats
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.
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Extremely dangerous situation of stalling and deceleration due to factory installed faulty parts. national service bulletins 92-362-6a & 91-442-6e (both issued while my car was under original warranty) indicate the need for "revised" parts. I received no notification of this potential problem…
Extremely dangerous situation of stalling and deceleration due to factory installed faulty parts. national service bulletins 92-362-6a & 91-442-6e (both issued while my car was under original warranty) indicate the need for "revised" parts. I received no notification of this potential problem inherent in my car. by the time my car began manifesting these highly dangerous stalls, warranty expired. no willingness from chevy geo to repair the car to make it safe for use, when obviously they are aware of the problem. help me! thank you for your time.
- Latches/locks/linkages › Hood › Latch
While driving the vehicle at 65 mph the hood flew up and hit the windshield. Driver was able to pull over and put the windshield back down. The manufacturer has been notified about the prolbem. *ak
- Seat belts › Front › Buckle assembly
Consumer contacted the dealer, in reference to recall number 95v103007. consumer stated parts were not available. Please provide any further details. *ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system › Emission control › Catalytic convertor
2 catalytic converters were replaced within a six year period. *ak
- Seat belts › Front › Buckle assembly
The front left and right shoulder belts do not lock up when pulled abruptly. *Ak
- Air bags › Frontal
Driver side air bag did not deploy during crash. does recall exsist.
- Latches/locks/linkages › Hood › Latch
Hood latch failed, causing damage to windshield (flew open), consumer had no notice of prior recall on latch.(attorney for consumer).
- Latches/locks/linkages › Hood › Latch
Hood of drivers car flew up due to latch failure smashing the windshield. was repaired once but the incident happened again.
- Seat belts › Front › Buckle assembly
Received recall notice (#95v103007). Called dealer & took vehicle in; dealer never did repairs. Received another recall notice & did same thing. again dealer failed to repair. Got a 3RD notice & again no repair from dealer. Was informed did not have time to repair vehicle & did not know when able to so. *ak
- Seat belts › Front › Buckle assembly
Received recall notice (#95v103007). Called dealer for appointment & took vehicle. Was informed, after arriving, that there were no parts. Took vehicle home. Left town for a while. Returned & called dealer to see if they have parts after 5 months, still no parts. *ak
- Seat belts › Front › Anchorage
Seatbelt failed in accident, causing injuries.
- Visibility › Windshield
The mechanics within driver's/passenger doors are causing the windows to be scratched and limited visibility. *ak
- Seats › Front assembly › Recliner · Steering
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
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Seat belt buckles failure
There is no summary currently available
- Takata seat blt bckls fail
There is no summary currently available
- Hood fly-ups
There is no summary currently available
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10246631Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
- 43020Unknown
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