1995 Geo Metro: raw data

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vehicle1995 / geo / metro
known issues7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints121 on file (1995-01-03 → 2009-01-28)
recalls1
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Door latch and handle failure to openLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES21 complaints1995-05 → 2009-01metro-1995-door-latch-failure
  • 849019 REAR DOOR LATCHES DON'T WORK AT ALL. PASSENGER HAS TO CLIMB OVER INTO THE FRONT SEATS TO GET OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE
  • 970336 THE BACK DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE DEALER REPLACED THE LOCK FOUR TIMES
  • 10098121 BACK DOORS W/CHILD SECURITY LOCKS FAIL TO UNLOCK ONCE PLACED INTO CHILD PROTECTION MODE
Steering and suspension component separationSTEERING7 complaints1995-06 → 2002-01metro-1995-steering-component-separation
  • 970496 BOLT CAME OUT OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE BALL JOINT TO COME OUT
  • 963050 THE BOLT WHICH HOLDS STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN BACKED OUT, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN TO DETACH AND DROP INTO DRIVER'S LAP
  • 8002407 WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH, ALL STEERING WAS LOST. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FRONT AXLE HAD DISCONNECTED FROM LEFT SIDE OF TRANSMISSION
Brake loss of function and pedal changesSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC9 complaints1995-01 → 2000-11metro-1995-brake-loss-pedal-changes
  • 859283 WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL BECOMES SOFT AND GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE
  • 813604 BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL DUE TO THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKING UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE /BRAKES FADE AWAY
  • 962725 BRAKES WENT OUT FIVE TIMES REPLACED SHOES, ROTORS, STRUTS AND OTHERS
Headlight and lighting circuit failureEXTERIOR LIGHTING5 complaints1998-08 → 2002-01metro-1995-headlight-failure
  • 742191 WHERE WIRING HARNESS FOR HEADLIGHT SWITCH PLUGS INTO FUSE BOX BURNT CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO STOP WORKING
  • 856025 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT
  • 756381 HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON TURNSIGNAL ARM GOES OFF CAUSING LIGHTS TO GO OUT
Air bag non-deployment in collisionsAIR BAGS27 complaints1995-10 → 2006-02metro-1995-airbag-no-deployment
  • 856576 VEHICLE WANDERED ONTO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE EXPRESS WAY AND HIT A GUARDRAIL HEAD-ON AT 60MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED
  • 809285 CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING 50 TO 70 MPH AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
  • 10013879 MY GEO METRO WENT DOWN A HILL FLIPPED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND HIT A TREE. NEITHER AIR BAG EVER CAME OUT
Seat belt fit, retraction and tighteningSEAT BELTS5 complaints1995-10 → 1997-03metro-1995-seat-belt-fit-retraction
  • 805042 OWNER STATES UPON SHIFTING GEARS THE PASSENGER 'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SAFETY BELT BECOMES TOO TIGHT, SOMETIMES CHOKING OCCUPANTS
  • 546667 DESIGN OF SEATBELT IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH SHORTER DRIVERS; DRIVER MUST CONTINUALLY READJUST SEATBELT ACROSS CHEST
  • 972986 UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 20MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DRIVER/PASS. SHOULDER/LAP BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT, RESULT DRIVER/PASS HIT WINDSHIELD
Seat breakage or collapse on impactSEATS5 complaints1995-11 → 1999-08metro-1995-seat-back-collapse
  • 709552 I WAS STOPED AT A RED LIGHT AND STRUCK FROM BEHIND. THE SEAT BROKE BACKWARDS UPON IMPACT VIOLENTLY AND CONTRIBUTED TO MY INJURIES
  • 820377 THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE UPON IMPACT, THROWING THE DRIVER BACKWARDS

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
1211995-01-032009-01-28510AIR BAGS:32; STRUCTURE:16; SERVICE BRAKES:12; HYDRAULIC:12; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:10

Recalls all years →

campaign_numberreport_received_datecomponentsummaryconsequenceremedy
94V21300026/10/1994SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUMTHE REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE NOT CORRECTLY MACHINED. AS THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, LOSS OF WHEEL CLAMP LOAD CAN RESULT FROM THIS CONDITION. ONCE CLAMP LOAD IS LOST, ALL TIRE LOADS ARE DIRECTLY TAKEN BY THE WHEEL STUDS. THIS LOADING CAN CAUSE FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE WHEEL STUDS.IF THIS OCCURS, A WHEEL COULD SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.REPLACE REAR BRAKE DRUMS.

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1995 Geo Metro vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1995/geo/metro
@misc{wrenchpro_1995_geo_metro_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1995 Geo Metro},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1995/geo/metro}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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