1997 GEO Metro

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

• 12/29/1998· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE PARKED AND LEFT IN GEAR CAR ROLLS EVEN ON SLIGHT INCLINE. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER WHAT GEAR CAR IS LEFT IN. IN THE REVERSE GEAR CAR MAKES SMALL JUMPS, HAVE TO MAKE SURE PARKING BRAKE IS SET EVEN IN FREEZING TEMPS. I COMPLAINED TO DEALER THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AT THE 1000 MILE CHECKUP BUT WAS TOLD THEY HAD CHECKED IT OUT AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE GEARS NOT HOLDING AND WAS TOLD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I REALIZE YOU HAVE TO BE SAFE ON A HILL AND SET THE BRAKE BUT SEEMS THE GEARS SHOULD HOLD THE CAR ON APPROX. A 1-2% GRADE. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE GEO METRO.

• 12/26/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER AIR BAG FAILURES ON THIS TYPE OF CAR. THANK YOU. *AK

• 12/21/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE CONSUMER NOTICED A WHEEL HAD COME OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF A TRACTOR TRAILER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE WHEEL SUBSEQUENTLY HIT THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. *JB

• 12/10/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  CONSUMER WAS IN A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT OWNER AND WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF. CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SURGE FORWARD. CONSUMER EVENTUALLY GOT THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *AK

• 11/20/2000· SEAT BELTS

  WHILE TRAVELING OVER 60 MPH, THE SAFETY BELT TREMBLES. *SLC

• 11/19/1999· STRUCTURE

  BUMPER IS PEALING. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN REPAINTED, DEALER SAID IF CONSUMER HAD BOUGHT THE CAR FROM RICK HENDRICKS CHEVROLET SHE WOULDN'T WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR BUMPER REPAIRS. BUT, SINCE SHE BOUGHT IT SOME WHERE ELSE SHE WOULD TO HAVE TO PAY. *AK

• 11/09/1998· POWER TRAIN

  A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER BEING ABLE TO MOVE INTO GEAR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT ON, OR NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION. CURRENTLY, CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 11/03/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE CONSUMER RAN HEAD-ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING THE BUMPER TO FALL OFF, AND THE DRIVER SIDE OR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 10/29/1998· SEAT BELTSCrash

  THE TWO INJURIES WERE SLIGHT, NECK AND BACK SPRAINS. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SPEED AT IMPACT WAS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON A RAINY EVENING, JUST ABOUT DUSK. THE OTHER DRIVER, COMING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION HAD STARTED A LEFT TURN ACROSS THE OTHER LANES WHEN HE APPARENTLY FROZE AND STOPPED THE CAR. MY DAUGHTER, DRIVING THE METRO, TRIED TO STOP BUT COULDN,T BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY AND THE SLICK ROAD SURFACE. MY DAUGHTER CONTACTED THE DEALER, LOU GRUBB CHEVROLET, ABOUT WHY THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE DEALER DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT. THE METRO WAS TOTALLED. THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THANK YOU.

• 10/22/1999· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE, LIKE SOMETHING WAS DISCONNECTED, RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLOSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENTHE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN.

• 09/30/2002· POWER TRAIN

  BROUGHT CAR JULY 11, 2000-DEC. 20,2000-TRANSMISSION REPLACED-AUG. 23, 2002 THROUGH SEPT. 30, 2002-SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON CRANK SENSOR SEAL O-RING REPLACED, BURNING OIL, HAS A SHAKE TO IT WHEN DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN, AND ALL THIS HAPPENED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. MR

• 09/18/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP BROKE DOWN 10+TIMES IN TWO YEAR'S. EVERYTIME THEY SAY IT IS FIXED SOMETHING ELSE HAPPEN'S I AM HANDYCAP AND ON OXYGEN I HAVE GOT STUCK OUT IN MY CAR AT LEAST THREE TIMES WAITING FOR HELP. THE REASON I BOUGHT THE METRO IS FOR SAFETY I HAVE HAD NOTING BUT TROUBLE. ALL MY LIFE MY FAMILY HAS WENT TO CHEVROLET BUT NOW I AM WONDERING WHY, I AM AFRAID TO GET OUT IN MY CAR ALONE BECAUSE FOR THE LAST TWO WEEK'S I HAVE HAD IT A TOTAL OF ONE NIGHT.

• 09/10/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES FAILED.

• 09/07/1999· STEERINGCrash

  WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE, LIKE SOMETHING WAS DISCONNECTED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, DEALER HAD MADE REPAIRS TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN.

• 08/20/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES, FOR ACCELERATION APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES. DEALER SAYS WHEN HE DRIVES THE PROBLEM IS NOT EVIDENT. AT THAT TIME THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. THE DEALERSHIP IS BILL HEARD CHEVROLET, SUGAR LAND TEXAS, 281-491-9000, VEHICLE WAS SOLD AS NEW WITH ONLY 6 MILES. VEHICLE WAS REGISTERED AT 21OO MILES . *AK

• 08/17/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE REPAIRS WERE DONE AT MARK CHRISTOPHER CHEV. IN ONTARIO, CA IN THE BEGINNING AND NOW ALL BRAKE REPAIRS SINCE 8-31-98 HAVE BEEN DONE THROUGH PEP BOYS IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA. NOBODY CAN SEEM TO TELL ME WHY THE BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT AS FAST AS THEY ARE (BESIDES LAYING THE BLAME ON EACH OTHER). I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE NEW NOV. 1996 AND I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPAIRED 6 TIMES, GOING ON THE SEVENTH TIME ON AUGUST 19, 2000. THE LAST TWO HAVE BEEN SINCE AUGUST OF 1999 AND APRIL OF 2000. I PLACED A CALL TO MARK CHRISTOPHER TODAY AT 909-390-2900 TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE REGARDING THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THEY TOLD ME NO. PLEASE CONTACT ME REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, THANK YOU.

• 08/16/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  CAR CAUGHT FIRE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER MAKING A BACKFIRE NOISE. HAD MY CHILDREN BEEN IN THE CAR IN THEIR CAR SEATS, THEY WOULD HAVE BURNED TO DEATH. THE CAR BURNED SO FAST MY WIFE ONLY HAD TIME TO SLAM IT IN PARK AND JUMP OUT. SHE DID NOT EVEN HAVE TIME TO PULL IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT MELTED INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY.

• 08/14/2001· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT. HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE PURCHASE, TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR REPAIR. WAS TOLD THERE IS NO REMEDY.*AK

• 08/09/2002· SUSPENSION,PARKING BRAKE,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT STARTED TO ROLL BACK WITH THE VEHICLE BEING TURNED OFF, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE UP. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK THE VEHICLE JUMPED A PARKING BLOCK AND HIT A FENCE, WHICH HIT THE WINDSHIELD, CRACKING IT. THE VEHICLE WENT UNDER THE FENCE AND THE FENCE SCRATCHED THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK. IT DAMAGED THE FRONT BUMPER, FRONT LIGHTS, HOOD, FENDER, VENT SCREEN, LEFT WIPER ARM, RIGHT TO LEFT WIPERS, LIFT GATE, REAR LIGHTS, AND POSSIBLE SUSPENSION DAMAGE. THE TOTAL ESTIMATE IS 3026.15. *SCC

• 08/09/2002· POWER TRAINCrash

  THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, VEHICLE ROLLED, JUMPED A PARKING BLOCK, UPROOTED A FENCE, THE TOP OF THE FENCE HIT THE WINDHSIELD CAUSING IT TO CRACK, THE FENCE WENT UP OVER THE VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE FROM THE FRONT, TO THE BACK. I HAVE THE ESTIMATE FROM THE BODY SHOP THAT IT WAS TAKEN TO. I ALSO HAVE WITNESSES THAT SAW THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED.

• 08/05/1999· SEATS

  SEAT BACK COLLAPSED WHEN VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT, CONSUMER RECIEVED SPAINES TO ANKLES, KNEES, WRIST, ELBOWS AND ALSO NECK AND BACK INJURIES. NLM

• 08/04/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN IT WAS STARTED AND PUT IN GEAR, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED AND TOOK OFF. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE WITHOUT DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AND INJURY TO CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

• 07/27/1999· SEATSCrash

  I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THE CAR, IN FACT I WOULD DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM PURCHASING THE CAR AND I HAVE. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AND SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF THE SEAT BREAKING.

• 07/21/1999· VISIBILITY

  MY VEHICLE SEEMS TO HAVE A BAD AIRCONDITIONER/HEATER SWITCH. I STARTED TO TURN ON MY AIRCONDITIONER AND IT MADE A SMALL POPPING LIKE SOUND AND WOULD NOT WORK. IT ONLY WORKS IF YOU HOLD THE SWITCH WITH YOUR HAND OR TURN IT ON FAN.

• 07/19/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH A DEER, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*AK *JB

• 07/16/1998· PARKING BRAKE

  VEHICLE WAS PLACED FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. CONSUMER, THEREFORE, ENGANGED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK FREELY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO CHECK VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 07/03/2001· AIR BAGS

  VEHICLE WAS GOING 70MPH AND BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF IMPACT. CONSUMER AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR BURNS, BUT NO INJURIES FROM AIRBAGS. CONSUMER WILL ADD VIN TO FORM.

• 06/25/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  AT 35-40MPH AND WITH NO WARNING, ENGINE STALLED, COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CONNECTOR AT THE FUEL INJECTOR, THE CONNECTORS CONTACT HAD SLIGHTLY OPENED, CONSUMER CLOSED SOME OF THE CONTACTS AND NOW THE ENGINE RUNS WELL. *SLC

• 06/22/2000· POWER TRAIN

  DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AXLE KEEPS FALLING OFF WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. GM HAS NOT PROVIDED HELP. *AK *ML

• 06/22/1999· SEATSCrash

  I STOPPED AT RED LIGHT WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR FOR ME TO GO RIGHT ON RED, IF POSSIBLE. PERSON BEHIND DID NOT STOP. REAR-ENDED ME @ APPROX 20-30MPH. MY DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED TO STAY UPRIGHT AS I HAD IT, BUT BROKE BACK TO A HALF RECLINING POSITION & COULD NOT BE PUT BACK IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. *AK

• 06/16/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE VEHICLE'S DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM MAKES A NOISY SOUND AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACE CALIPER. BEEN IN SHOP 3 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 06/04/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  STALLING PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALLS.*AK

• 06/02/1997· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION WHEN THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON.

• 05/31/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CAR WOULD NOT REACH SAFE STARTING SPEED.IT WOULD NOT ACHIVE ANY POWER EVEN WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS WAS A OPERATING HAZARD WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE FIXED THEY SAID IT WAS MY FAULT THE CAR WAS NOT WORKING RIGHT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A MAINTAINANCE PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM I HAD A MAJOR TUNE UP DONE.THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL FILTER,THAT CAUSED THE CATALITIC COVERTOR TO FAIL. THEY ALSO AJUSTED THE TIMMING BELT.THIS REPAIR WAS COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARANTY.THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE IT WAS MY FAULT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE COST OF THE RENTAL CAR.SO I PAID FOR THE REPAIR $ 50.00 PLUS THE COST OF THE RENTAL FOR THREE DAYS.ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER I TURNED ON MY AIR CONDITIONING THEN I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED NO SPEED EVEN WITH MY FOOT FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL.THEN I STALLED IN TRAFFIC.ISHUT OFF MOTOR THEN TRIED TO RESTART IT FAILED.THEN I SHUT OFF A/C THEN TRIED TO START AGAIN IT STARTED.I TOOK IN MY CAR AGAIN THEY LOOKED AT IT FOR TWO DAYS SAID IT WAS THE TIMING AND THEY AJUSTED IT FOR FREE.THE CAR WORKED APROX TWO WEEKES AFTER THAT THEN THE SAME PROBEM HAPPENED AGAIN WITHOUT THE A/C ON IT WOULD TAKE A LONG TIME TO GET TO A SAFE STARTING SPEED.I WENT HOME WITH MY CAR AND TO SEE IF MY CAR WOULD STALL AGAIN I PUT ON THE A/C IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND WENT FOWARD ABOUT FIVE FEET,TAKING OF TO ABOUT 15MPH TOOK 10 TO 15 SECONDS THEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE WITH A/C ON AND IT MOVED BACK FROM GRAVITY EVEN WITH ME FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL I HAD NO SPEED AT ALL.SO I PUT ON THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE STALLED.I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AGAIN.I HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP FOR TWO DAYS WITH NO CALL BACK.SO I CALLED THEM AND TALKED ,TO MIKE ATKINS.HE SAID HE DIDNT KNOW IF THIS PROBLEM WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY SO I WOULD NEED T///// IF YOU ARE READING THIS I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOR OVER TWO WEEKS WITH LOTS OF QUESTIONS NO REAL ANSWERS E- MAIL ME FOR THE REST OF MY STORY THANKS.

• 05/26/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. YH

• 05/22/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN FUEL TANK IS ONLY HALF TO LESS THAN HALF EMPTY. FRIGHTNIG WHEN TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES AND NOT SURE IF YOU HAVE FUEL TO GET TO THE NEXT GAS STATION. *AK

• 05/15/2000· SEATS

  TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT CONSUMER PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT JERKED OUT OF POSITION, AND CAUSED CONSUMER TO FALL AGAINST STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER SUSTAINED FRACTURED RIBS AND A CONCUSSION DUE TO HER HEAD HITTING AGAINST FRONT GLASS. VEHICLE WAS ONLY GOING 5 MPH, AND JUST ENTERING AN INTERSECTION FROM A RED STOP LIGHT WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. *AK

• 05/13/1998· WHEELS

  WHEEL WEIGHT MOUNT BRACKETS ARE RUSTING ON ALL FOUR WHEELS.

• 05/08/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN PULLING OUT OR TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS ENGINE WILL STALL. THIS DEFECT TYPICALLY OCCURS DURING WARM TO HOT WEATHER ON A FREQUENT BASIS. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE IS NOT BEING DRIVEN ENOUGH, AND THAT GAS COULD HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED .*AK CONSUMER STATES THROTTLE AND DISTRIBUTION CAP WERE SPRAYED AND FUEL INJECTION CLEANER WAS USED FREQUENTLY, CONSUMER ALSO STATES A NEW AIR FILTER WAS PUT IN. *JB

• 05/06/2003· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CIGARETTE LIGHTER WHEN PRESSED IN WILL HURL OUTWARD INTO THE CAR WHEN IT IS HOT. IT HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY UNLESS YOU HOLD ONTO THE LIGHTER. THE CAR HAS HAD THIS DEFECT SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT USED AT A DEALERSHIP, IN 2/ 1999 THE INCIDENT DATE WAS CHOSEN AT RANDOM. *JB

• 05/06/2003· AIR BAGS,EQUIPMENTCrash

  FRONT DRIVER SEAT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

• 05/02/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONTINUALLY WON'T START - DOESN'T GET GAS (IT IS NOT THE STARTER) TURNS OVER BUT NO GAS.*AK

• 04/29/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  SOMETIMES FAILS TO START FOR NO REASON.WILL STOP RUNNING EVEN DURING DRIVING.PROBLEM HAS BEEN CHECKED AND RECHECKED AND CANNOT BE FOUND.UNDEPENDABLE AND UNSAFE. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED BUT WAS NO HELP. POSSIBLY COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND INJURIES. SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK

• 04/19/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WILL NOT CRANK EVERY TIME, BUT WILL TURN OVER. HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED.THE DEALERSHIP TELLS US IT'S SOMTHING ELSE EVERY TIME, AND THAT IT'S FIXED. IT WILL HESITATE AT TIMES LIKE IT'S OUT OF GAS, EVEN WHEN IT'S FULL. *AK

• 04/14/2001· TIRES

  AS CONSUMER WAS INSPECTING FIRESTONE (TUWSPS 15580R13) TIRES, CONSUMER NOTICED ONE OF THE TIRES HAD SPIKES OVER AN INCH LONG ALL AROUND THE INSIDE AND THE COLOR AROUND THE PERIMETER IS BROWN/RUST NOT BLACK. *JB

• 04/11/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  OWNER'S MANUEL STATES IF FLASHING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN STARTING, VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. ALSO, CONSUMER HAS CHECKED VEHICLE , AND THERE'S NO MAIN FUSE OR RELAY IN FUSE PANELS. *AK

• 04/02/2001· VISIBILITY

  WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO UP & DOWN PROPERLY. INTERFERES WITH DOOR REGULATOR. DOOR WOULD JAM. WINDOW TILTS FORWARD. HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. BEEN TO DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY FIRST TIME. WARRANTY RAN OU. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. EACH TIME REPAIRED PROBLEM WOULD REAPPEAR. PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT COME DOWN.*AK

• 03/23/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  VEHICLE STALLS WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE SOMETIMES DOES NOT START. SOMETIMES GOES AWAY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, THEN COMES BACK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER TUNED UP VEHICLE TO FIX PROBLEM. BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK THE MANUFACTURER HAD AGREED TO REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTION HARNESS FREE OF CHARGE. *YH

• 03/21/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE BACKING OUT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CAUSED ACCIDENT.

• 03/13/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB