1989 Geo Spectrum

Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.

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Owner complaints

8 complaints2 involved a fire

Mar 19, 1997AR
Electrical system › Wiring
The ground wire going from engine block to car body corroded to the point tha tit couldn't make full connection to body. *ak
Feb 18, 1997ARFire
Electrical system
The (only) ground wire from the engine block to the vehicle bode corroded.
Jan 28, 199700
Seats · Structure · Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and attachments
Structure failure to floor/roof/pillars. (Msp flint post report)
Jan 5, 1996NYFire
Electrical system › Ignition · Fuel system, gasoline
Consumer starts car to warm said cuts off and car starts to smoke and caught on fire . tt
Dec 7, 1995IL
Latches/locks/linkages › Doors › Latch
Door locks failed due to design flaw. *skd
Nov 24, 1995NC
Power train › Clutch assembly
5 spd; fire wall fails which holds clutch cable.tt *jb
Mar 31, 1995OH
Seat belts › Front › Retractor
Rear passenger shoulder/lap belts exhibit intermittent difficulty pulling out and retracting, rendering inoperative, mfr's takata. tt
Mar 15, 1995NY
Engine and engine cooling › Engine
Oil pan leaking on bottom of oil pan. tt

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