1991 GEO Storm

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/11/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE ECM DIED, AND ACCORDING TO A SURVEY, A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLES HAVE ALSO, RECALL IT! *AK

• 12/07/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  FOR THE LAST 4YRS. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE AT START-UP,IDLE,DRIVABILITY OF THE ENGINE. ALL SENSORS RELATED TO THE IGNITION HAD BEEN CHECKED OR REPLACED. NOW ON 12/1/01 THE ALTERNATOR OVER CHARGED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSING A COMPLETE BURN-UP OF THE ECM,MAIN CIRCUIT PANEL AND SOME OF THE WIRING HARNESS. NEITHER THE 50AMP MAIN FUSE OR THE 30AMP ECM FUSE BLEW (LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE) STOPPING THE 160 AMPS FROM THE ALTERNATOR. *AK

• 12/05/1997· SEAT BELTS

  RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN SEPT. WENT TO MAKE APPOINTMENT. DEALER SAID WILL CALL IN TEN DAYS. CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE RESPONSE. HAS CALLED EVERY TWO DAYS SINCE THEN. DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE PARTS. AFTER RECEIVING THE PARTS, SANDS MOTOR CO CLAIMS CONSUMER DOESN'T NEED NEW PARTS. *AK

• 12/05/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED ON VEHICLE. TT

• 12/02/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR LOSES POWER WITH NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. ALL SPEEDS. BEEN CHASING PROBLEM FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS NOW. *AK

• 11/29/2001· STEERING

  THE DATE & MILEAGE ARE ONLY FOR THE MOST RECENT OCCURENCE. IT STARTED LATE APRIL 2001 AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES; I'D BOUGHT THE CAR USED THE PREVIOUS SEPTEMBER & IT HAD DRIVEN OK THROUGHOUT THE WINTER. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF & ON EVER SINCE. THE CAR WILL BE GOING 55 MPH OR MORE; ABOUT 5 OR MORE MINUTES AFTER STARTUP (IT VARIES), THE RPM GAUGE/IDLE SUDDENLY DROPS TO 0, THE CAR MIGHT BUCK SLIGHTLY,THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, & THE CAR STALLS. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL HAS NO EFFECT; ALL I CAN DO IS COAST TO A STOP. SO FAR, I'VE BEEN LUCKY; I'VE BEEN ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER W/NO INCIDENT. USUALLY AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES, I CAN START THE CAR AGAIN,BUT THIS PAST SATURDAY, I WAS STRANDED FOR OVER AN HOUR BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS IRREGULARLY, USUALLY WHEN IT'S WARM OUTSIDE. THE IDLE ALSO REVS ON ITS OWN; WHENEVER I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS & THE SPEED DROPS BELOW 30 MPH, IT REVS & JUMPS FORWARD UNLESS I IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKES -- VERY DANGEROUS WHEN I'M HEADING TOWARDS A STOPLIGHT! THE CAR HAS HAD BOTH ITS IGNITION COIL & FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED, AND ALL BELTS ARE NEW; ALL MAINTENANCE IS KEPT UP, & THERE ARE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR THAT WOULD CAUSE EITHER OF THESE ISSUES. AFTER DRIVING OUR MECHANIC & US NUTS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, WE FINALLY FOUND OUT THAT THE PROBLEMS WERE DUE TO SHORTS CAUSED BY BAD INSULATIVE SPRAY ON THE ECU/COMPUTER CIRCUIT BOARD (THE ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLED UNIT), & WE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT WE WEREN'T ALONE IN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS -- THAT OTHER STORM & ISUZU OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE. THE FAULTY ECU IS WHAT GM/ISUZU REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE. ISUZU CLAIMS THE PROBLEMS ARE "NORMAL" -- I'VE YET TO DRIVE ANY CAR WHERE STALLING & DYING AT HIGH SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY IS CONSIDERED "NORMAL". *AK

• 11/24/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHEN VEHICLE SWERVED TO KEEP IT FROM HITTING A DEER, THE FRONT END WENT INTO A IRRIGATION DITCH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WILL BE TOTALLED *AK

• 11/21/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THIS ECU PROBLEM IS VERY UNSAFE! IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SURGE AT INTERSECTIONS WHEN BRAKING OR FAIL TO STAY RUNNING IN TAFFIC. THE ECU ALSO CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SPUTTER AND CUT-OUT AT HI-WAY SPEEDS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN IN TRAFFIC.*AK

• 11/19/2002· VEHICLE SPEED 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

• 10/28/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  APPARENTLY A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, I LEARNED OF MANY MORE FAILURES OF THE SAME PART FROM BILL'S ISUZU PERFORMANCE PAGE, (WWW.ISUZUPERFORMANCE.COM/ISUPAGE/), AND WAS LINKED FROM THERE TO REQUEST A RECALL. IF THIS IS A LEMON PART, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO BE REPLACED, SINCE ITS FAILURE ENDANGERS THE PASSENGERS.

• 10/24/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  IDLE DROPS BELOW 500 RPMS AND STALLS ALL THE TIME. *AK

• 10/19/1994· SEAT BELTSCrash

  SEAT BELTS FAILED DURING AN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

• 10/17/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CAR IDLES HEAVY AND DIES ALL THE TIME/GM KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/17/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAKS FUMES INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. TT EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS BROKEN IN HALF, LEAKS EXHAUST FUMES INTO ENGINE AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *YH

• 10/12/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I SENT ONE COMPLAINT TODAY, WITH SOME ERRORS. I AM SENDING THIS COMPLAINT TO CORRECT THESE ERRORS, AND ALSO TO COMPLAIN A LITTLE MORE. I CAN BARELEY MAKE IT TO SCHOOL IN MY CAR WITHOUT WORRING IF IT IS GOING TO DIE OR NOT. SEVERAL TIMES IT HAS DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTIONS NOT ONLY PUTTING MYSELF IN DANGER, BUT ALSO THE OTHER MOTRISTS AROUND ME. I AM A YOUNG KID ON A TIGHT BUDGET AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU. *AK

• 10/11/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NO SUMMARY

• 10/09/2003· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE E.C.U. IS BAD IN MY 1991 GEO STORM 2+2. IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *LA

• 10/09/1998· AIR BAGS

  VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG PERMANENTLY INJURING EYE OF CONSUMER. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

• 10/04/1995· STEERINGCrash

  WHILE DRIVING STEERING HUB FRACTURED, AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BURNED DRIVERS FACE. TT

• 09/30/1997· AIR BAGS,SEATSCrash

  VEHICLE COLLISION, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, SEAT BACKS COLLAPSED.

• 09/09/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  FAULTY ECM CAUSES ERRATIC IDLE SPEEDS. AFTER STARTING, ENGINE RPMS DROP AND ENGINE MAY STALL WITHIN 30 SECONDS EVERY TIME ENGINE IS STARTED. WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHTS OR IDLING, ENGINE WILL OFTEN STALL OUT. ENGINE WILL ALSO OFTEN REV TO OVER 2,000 RPMS. THIS HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO STRIKE THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A STOP. THIS PROBLEM REPORTEDLY OCCURS DUE TO MALFUNCTION IN ECU DUE TO SHRINKAGE OF THE INSULATION USED ON IT.

• 08/27/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STARTING ITSELF AND ENGAGING OUT OF OUT OF GEAR ( W/O KEY AND VEHICLE WOULD BE COMPLETELY OFF). CONDITION HAVE OCCUR ON FOUR OCCASION WITHIN A WEEK. VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSEPECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

• 08/23/2001· SEATSCrash

  HEADREST & SEATBACK FAILED ON REAR IMPACT.CAUSED ADDITIONAL INJURIES WHEN DRIVER HIT POLE&TREE

• 08/20/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED.

• 08/19/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TIMING BELT FAILED WHILE ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN WHICH CAUSED CAR TO SHUT DOWN AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF STEERING.

• 08/14/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER REPLACED EXHAUST PIPE ONCE, AND CURRENTLY VEHICLE NEEDS EXHAUST PIPE REPLACED AGAIN, VEHICLE HAS HAD AN EHAUST LEAK.*AK CONSUMER HAS SINCE REPLACED EXHAUST PIPE.*JB

• 08/13/1999· STEERING

  FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD END IS TORN, CAUSING FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL NOT TO TURN WHILE TRYING TO STEER INTO A LEFT TURN. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 08/10/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  FRONTAL COLLISION, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 35 MPH. TT

• 08/08/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  1992 GEO STORM MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN ENGINE GETS HOT ( SUMMER MONTHS ) ENGINE IDLE INCREASES TO 2,500 - 3,500 RPM. MUST USE FOOT TO PULL UP ON ACCELARATOR. CAR BEGINS TO OVERHEAT LURCHES FORWARD. CAR ALSO STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. HEARD IT HAS TO DO WITH FAULTY ECM. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB

• 08/02/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE SYMPTOMS OF THIS FAULT ARE MOST NOTABLY ERRATIC IDLE, IDLE REVVING AND DROPPING. *AK

• 07/31/1996· STEERINGCrash

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, TURNED THE CORNER, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. *AK

• 07/25/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TWO FRONTAL COLLISION AT OVER 30MPH AND THE AIRBAG HAS NOT EVER OPEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 07/25/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOYED . TT

• 07/13/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I'VE HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS OF ERRATIC IDLE SPEED, THE ENGINE REVVING AND DROPPING UNCONTROLABLY AND SPORADIC DYING OF THE ENGINE WHEN I PRESS IN THE CLUTCH. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN TRACED TO MY DELCO ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE BEING FAULTY. THIS FAULTY MODULE UNFORTUATELY CONTROLS ALL OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE CAR INCLUDING IDLE. THIS IS A HAZARD TO ME AND OTHERS, THE ERRATIC IDLE HAS CAUSES MY (MANUAL) CAR TO LURCH FORWARD UNCONTROLABLY, DURING TAKE-OFF. THE SPORADIC DYING CAUSES THE MOST DANGER. WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PRESSED IN, IN PREPERATION TO STOP THE CAR DIES AND WITH IT BRAKING POWER AND STEERING. THIS LEAVES THE DRIVER ATTEMPTING TO STOP BEFORE BRAKE PRESSURE IS LOST, AND AT THE SAME TIME ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE CAR IN A VAIN EFFORT... THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MANY TIMES, FORTUNATELY I HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT YET. I AM OUTRAGED THAT ISUZU/GEO CAN ALLOW A CARS TO BE BUILT LIKE THIS, WITH FAULTY COMPUTERS. ITS A SAFETY HAZARD, WHICH THEY EXPECT THE OWNER TO FIX AT AN OUTRAGOUS COST. ITS EITHER FIX IT AND WAIT FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN WITH THE NEW COMPUTER AT A COST TO ME, OR LIVE WITH THE FACT THAT THEY BUILT AN UNSAFE CAR. THIS I FIND UNACCEPTABLE, THATS WHY I'M WRITING YOU, SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE THEM FESS UP TO THIER MISTAKE AND FIX IT. *AK

• 07/07/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  HIT A CAR DEAD ON AND WENT UNDER THE OTHER CARS BUMPER AND THE PASSENGERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

• 07/05/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  GM & ISUZU ARE AWARE OF THIS. APPARENTLY THEY HAVE REFUSED TO FIX IT. MY CAR HAS JUST BEGUN THESE SYMPTOMS BUT I DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL THE CAR DIES ON ME. THIS YEAR WE HAVE HAD RECORD HIGHS IN CA. IT'S MAKING THE PROBLEM WORSE. IT CUTS OFF WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT FOR NO GOOD REASON. IT IDLES HIGH AND LOW. IT HAS EVE REFUSED TO START AT TIMES.*AK

• 06/30/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  AT AN IDLE, IN PARK OR IN GEAR, THE ENGINE SPEED OFTEN RISES FROM NORMAL (1000RPM) UP TO AS HIGH AS 4000 RPMS. THIS HAPPENS AT A STAND STILL AND ALSO WHEN APPROACHING, SITTING AT OR LEAVING STOPP LIGHTS ALSO. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED UNWANTED AND UNSAFE "LURCHEING" FORWARD WHEN LETTING OUT THE CLUTCH. AT TIMES, WHEN THE ENGINE SPEED COMES BACK DOWN, IT WILL DROP TOO FAR AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL. THIS HAPPENED TO ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTER SECTION AND I WAS NEARLY REARENDED. TO MY KNOWLEDGE GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF IT OUTSIDE NORMAL WARRANTY PERIOD.*AK

• 06/30/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING WITH MY 1991 GEO STORM GSI, IS EVERYTIME I'M AT A RED-LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WITH THE CAR AT A COMPLETE STOP, MY IDLE WILL SHOOT UP FROM THE NORMAL 800-900 RPMS, TO 2,000-3,000 RPMS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ON A AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EQUIPPED STORM, SINCE YOU HAVE TO FIRMLY PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM LURKING FORWARD AND HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF YOU, OR INJURING OR EVEN KILLING A WALKING PEDESTRIAN THAT HAPPENS TO BE CROSSING THE STREET. IT IS ALSO A HAZARD FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS BECAUSE ENGAGING THE ENGINE AT 2,000-3,000 RPM WILL RESULT IN VIOLENT FORWARD MOTION. EXAMPLE: YOU ARE PULLED UP TO A STOPLIGHT AND YOUR FOOT ACCIDENTALLY SLIPS OFF THE CLUTCH PEDAL. IF YOUR CAR IS IDLING CORRECTLY AT 800 RPM, THE CAR MOVES A FOOT FORWARD AND THE ENGINE DIES, BUT IF THE VEHICLE IS IDILING AT 2,000-3,000 RPMS, THE VEHICLE WILL LAUCH FORWARD LIKE A ROCKET. SCENARIO TWO, THE ENGINE IS HOVERING AT 2,000 RPM, UNCONTROLLABLY, AND YOUR FOOT SLIPS OFF THE CLUTCH PEDAL. YOUR CAR BOLTS FORWARD RUNNING OVER THE PEDESTRIAN WHO HAPPENED TO BE CROSSING IN THE CROSSWALK. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY GEO STORM OWNERS HAVE, BUT HAVE HAD NO LUCK IN TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH GENERAL MOTORS. THE PROBLEM, FROM WHAT A SPECIALIZED MECHANIC TOLD ME, COULD BE THE ECM OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "ENGINE CONTROL MODULE" WHICH IS THE ENGINE COMPUTER. ANY HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED, AS WE VERY MUCH NEED IT AT THIS TIME FOR OUR SAFETY, AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. THANKS, EDUARDO ZABALLA. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/50/15 )

• 06/29/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE IDLE IS VERY ERRATIC. NOT TOO SURE IF IT'S THE CARBURATOR OR NOT, BUT THE IDLE WILL JUMP FROM 950-1000 RPM UP TO 2000. THIS IS VERYODD AND HAVE HEARD OTHERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *AK

• 06/28/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT

  7 MONTHS AND 5 REPLACEMENT ECUS ON MY 1991 GEO STORM GSI, AND STILL HAS DANGEROUS ISSUES OF STALLING ON HIGHWAY AND WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM IS THAT BETWEEN 1985 AND 1995, AC DELCO USED A INSULATIVE SPRAY ON THE CIRCUIT BOARDS IN THESE ECUS/COMPUTERS WHICH SHRINKS OVER TIME WHEN EXPOSED TO WARM AND COOL TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS, SUCH AS THE NORMAL CONDITIONS THAT AN AUTOMOBILE IS SUBJECTED TO. THE SHRINKING INSULATIVE SPRAY CONTRACTS AND PULLS THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FROM THE CIRCUIT BOARD, BREAKING SOLDER CONNECTIONS AND CAUSING SHORTS. THE SYMPTOMS OF THIS FAULT ARE MOST NOTABLY ERRATIC IDLE, IDLE REVVING AND DROPPING, IDLE DIPPING OFTEN WITH ENGINE DYING, IDLE HANGING HIGH ABOVE 2,000 RPM, AND ENGINE DYING OR STALLING FOR NO REASON WITH NO TROUBLE CODES. GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS FAULT IN THEIR AC DELCO ECUS/COMPUTERS AND HAS EVEN GONE SO FAR AS TO INCLUDE SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO TEST FOR SHORTS AND BROKEN CIRCUITS IN THE ECU/COMPUTER TO THEIR TECHNICAL LITERATURE, THOUGH THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE PROBLEM AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. GM WENT FURTHER AND BEGAN USING A DIFFERENT INSULATIVE SPRAY ON ALL OF THEIR ECUS/COMPUTERS IN 1996, THOUGH THEY DO NOT USE THIS NEW SPRAY ON THEIR FACTORY RECONDITIONED ECUS/COMPUTERS FOR THE GEO STORM MODELS. *TR

• 06/28/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DUE TO A DEFECTIVE COMPUTER PROBLEM, VEHICLE WHEN COMING TO A STOP, WILL IDLE HIGH IN RPMS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD WHICH MAY RESULT A CRASH. *AK

• 06/28/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE IDLES UNCONTROLABLY AT HIGH RPMS (2000+) WHEN STOPPED, THIS PRESENTS A SAFTEY THREAT IF I SHOULD HAVE MY FOOT SLIP OFF THE CLUTCH OR HAVE A CABLE FAILURE BECAUSE THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD BEFORE THE ENGINE DIES. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A PEDESTRIAN OR TRAFFIC GOING THE OTHER DIRECTION AT AN INTERSECTION.

• 06/28/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ERRATIC IDLE SPEED THAT REVS AND DROPS WHILE YOU ARE COASTING OR AFTER YOU COME TO A STOP. SOMETIMES IT REVS HIGH INTO THE RPM RANGE ABOVE IDLE SPEED, SOMETIMES IT DROPS SUCH THAT THE ENGINE NEARLY DIES OR DOES DIE. HOVERING IDLE SPEED THAT HANGS AT CRUISING LEVEL WHILE YOU ARE COASTING OR AFTER YOU HAVE COME TO A STOP, USUALLY 2,000-3,000 RPM. SOMETIMES, IF YOU WAIT A WHILE, IT COMES DOWN ON ITS OWN, SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT.HOVERING IDLE SPEED THAT HANGS AT CRUISING LEVEL WHILE YOU ARE COASTING OR AFTER YOU HAVE COME TO A STOP, USUALLY 2,000-3,000 RPM. SOMETIMES, IF YOU WAIT A WHILE, IT COMES DOWN ON ITS OWN, SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. ISUZU AND GEO HAD IN THE PAST (ONLY WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY) REPLACED THE ECU TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ISUZU AND GEO HAD IN THE PAST (ONLY WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY) REPLACED THE ECU TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT IS MOST DANGEROUS ON THE AUTOMATIC MODELS BECAUSE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION USES ENGINE SPEED AS A REFERENCE TO CONTROL THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER (IF THE ENGINE SPEED IS ABOVE 900 RPM, THE CAR MOVES FORWARD) SO HOVERING IDLE SPEED IS OF GREATEST HAZARD TO AUTOMATICS. IT IS ALSO A HAZARD FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS BECAUSE ENGAGING THE ENGINE AT 2,000-3,000 RPM WILL RESULT IN VIOLENT FORWARD MOTION. IT IS MOST DANGEROUS ON THE AUTOMATIC MODELS BECAUSE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION USES ENGINE SPEED AS A REFERENCE TO CONTROL THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER (IF THE ENGINE SPEED IS ABOVE 900 RPM, THE CAR MOVES FORWARD) SO HOVERING IDLE SPEED IS OF GREATEST HAZARD TO AUTOMATICS. IT IS ALSO A HAZARD FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS BECAUSE ENGAGING THE ENGINE AT 2,000-3,000 RPM WILL RESULT IN VIOLENT FORWARD MOTION.

• 06/27/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  SPORADIC IDLE AND HIGH IDLE FORCES DRIVER TO KEEP FOOT FIRMLY ON BRAKE TO KEEP CAR FROM LURCHING AND GOING TO FAST. COMPUTER RELATED PROBLEM. COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH TO A PEDISTRIAN. NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. *AK

• 06/25/2002· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LURCH FORWARD WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 06/25/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING / CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AT MULTIPLE SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 06/21/1996· SEAT BELTS

  TAKATA BUCKLE; JBA IN GLEN BURNIE MD., CONTINUE TO RESCHEDULE AFTER ARRANGEMENTS. ON ONE OCCASION, TOLD HER TO COME IN AND THEY WERE BOOKED. 95V103007. *AK

• 06/20/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THIS IS THE 2ND ECM CONTROL MODULE IN 2 YEARS. . .BOTH WERE NEW WITH ONLY A YEAR WARRANTY. . .PROBLEM ONLY SHOWS UP IN THE SUMMER. *AK

• 06/17/1998· STEERING

  STEERING COLUMN LOOSE.

• 06/09/1997· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  MANUAL DOOR LOCKS STICK UPON OPENING ( DRIVER AND PASSENGER). MECHANICS COMMENT: MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN, PART MADE OF PLASTIC NOT METAL. *AK