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Rusted frame and structure failureSTRUCTURE4 complaints2005-03 → 2009-02metro-1996-frame-rust
10200780 THE RIGHT FRONT FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND DROPPED CAR ONTO THE ASSEMBLY FOR THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAUSING IT TO BREAK AND ALLOWING THE TIRE TO TURN OUTWARDS AND STOP THE CAR
10259525 THE FRAME HAD ROTTED AWAY FROM THE CONTROL ARMS AND BROKE THE AXEL OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION
10174336 1996 GEO METRO FRAME RUSTED AND BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING
Air bags not deploying in collisionsAIR BAGS17 complaints1996-02 → 2002-05metro-1996-airbag-no-deploy-crash
812505 DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT SPEEDS OF 45MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
837021 CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
880972 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES
Air bag deployment without a collisionAIR BAGS4 complaints1999-10 → 2000-08metro-1996-airbag-unintended-deploy
851956 WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT A COLLISION OCCURRING ,THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSE UNKNOWN
860456 WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING
727400 PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION,DRIVER POSSIBLY HIT A PIECE OF BRICK IN THE ROAD ONLY, NO PASSENGERS WERE IN CAR, DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY
Driver's seat collapsing or seat bracket failureSEATS4 complaints1996-07 → 2001-02metro-1996-driver-seat-collapse
986904 THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED
808760 CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END CRASH IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED FROM THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND FELL INTO REAR ON TOP OF TODDLER'S SAFETY SEAT
549473 SEAT BRACKET FAILED CAUSING THE DRIVERS SEAT TO COLLAPSE
700574 THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE LIGHT SWITCH WHICH CAUSED WIRES/CONNECTION AT FUSE BOX (UNDER DASH) TO BURN AND MELT
10096260 FUSE BOX/HEADLIGHT CONNECTION BURNT/MELTED. HEADLIGHTS NON OPERATIVE, ONLY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AVAILABLE
735460 DIMMER SWITCH CONNECTION BURNT CAUSING HEADLIGHTS NOT TO WORK
Sudden acceleration and stuck acceleratorVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3 complaints1996-10 → 2001-02metro-1996-sudden-acceleration
510668 SUDDEN ACCELERATION ,RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL, RPMS INCREASED FROM 900 TO 4000 RPMS
537404 IDLE CONTROL MOTOR FAILED CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION DUE TO STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL
740951 GAS GETS STUCK IF PEDAL IS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BOARD
Engine stalling while driving or stoppedELECTRICAL SYSTEM4 complaints1996-08 → 1999-08metro-1996-stalling
844171 VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT
844519 CAME TO STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START BACK UP. LOW VOLTAGE READING OR DIM LIGHTS
805861 OWNER HAS VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, ONE BEING A SAFETY PROBLEM, VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, OWNER NOTES THAT SHE WAS ALMOST IN A CRASH DUE TO THE LACK OF POWER
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1996 Geo Metro vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/geo/metro
@misc{wrenchpro_1996_geo_metro_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1996 Geo Metro},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/geo/metro}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
