GEO Complaints

View complaints related to GEO. The complaints found here are submitted by actual consumers with first hand experience. You can submit your own complaint to the NHTSA or call the Hotline, Monday-Friday 8am to 8pm at (888) 327-4236, TTY: (800) 424-9153.

  • 1994 GEO PRIZM
    - SALEM, VA

    VEHICLE HAD JUMP OUT OF GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY , AND EMEREGENCY BRAKE DID NOT HOLD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL FOWARD/ DOWN A HILL, RUNNING INTO A HUGE PINE TREE, AND HITTING THE TREE STRAIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1991 GEO TRACKER
    - AVON, IL

    VEHICLE STALLED ON HIGHWAY IN TOWN, NO VOLTAGE TO FUEL INJECTOR. WAITING FOR NEW ECM TO REPAIR CAR. *AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1993 GEO PRIZM
    - WATERBURY, CT

    REGULATORS FAILING, CAUSING POWER WINDOWS TO BECOME INOPERATIVES. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND SHARE IN HALF THE COST ON THE 1ST. INCIDENT(DRIVER SIDE); 2ND INCIDENT(PASSENGER SIDE); CONDITION REOCCUR AGAIN, AND INFORMED TO CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1991 GEO STORM
    - CONCORD, CA

    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

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1993 GEO STORM
    - PAW PAW, MI

    EACH INCIDENT HAS BEEN FIXED AT LEAST FOUR (4) TIMES (STRUTS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR), WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE AIR BAG (THANKFULLY). I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER OF ANY KNOW RECALLS AND COMPLAINTS BUT HAVE NOT HAD ANY LUCK. THE REAR STRUT FAILURE CAUSES THE CAR TO BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND FISHTAILS EXTREMELY BAD.*AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1990 GEO TRACKER
    - BURLINGTON, IA

    BOTH SAFTEY BELTS IN THE FRONT "LOCK-UP" AND YOU ARE STUCK IN THE VEHICLE. YOU GET OUT ONLY WHEN THE THE SEAT BELT FINALLY POPS OUT OF IT'S HOUSING. THE MORE YOU STRUGGLE, THE TIGHTER IT GETS. THESE SEAT BELTS WERE ONCE RECALLED, I TOOK THE CERTIFICATE TO DEERY BROTHERS IN BURLIGTON IOWA. THEY SAID THEY KNEW ALL ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND SO I SCHEDULED THE APPOINTMENT AND TOOK IT IN. THEY HAD MY VEHICLE THREE DAYS, AND WHEN I PICKED IT UP, THEY HAD DONE NOTHING TO IT. STILL ALL ORIGINAL SEATBELTS, HOUSINGS, ETC. WHEN I QUESTIONED THEM AT THIS TIME, THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE SEAT BELTS. I ASKED FOR THE CERTIFICATE BACK SO I COULD GO ELSEWHERE, AND THEY SAID "NO,THEY HAVE TO GET PAID". IN CASE OF FIRE OR FLOODING, HOW AM I GOING TO GET OUT OF THIS VEHICLE? THUS FAR I HAVE BEEN CITED TWICE FOR FAILURE TO WEAR SATEY BELTS. I GUESS IT'S A SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR MINE AND MY PASSENGERS LIVES.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1996 GEO PRIZM
    - ONTARIO, OR

    WHILE DRIVING ON BACK ROADS CONSUMER DIDN'T SEE THE STOP SIGN. THERE WAS A CURVE IN THE ROAD, AND VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND FLIPPED OVER. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 GEO PRIZM
    - GOLETA, CA

    REAR LAP SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LATCH AND REAR DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT RETURN TO RETRACTOR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER COST. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1993 GEO STORM
    - SAN JOSE, CA

    HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF INCIDENTS MUST OCCUR BEFORE YOU PEOPLE TAKE ACTION.THIS SEEMS TO BE A WELL DOCUMENTED MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO RANDOMELY NOT START. PERHAPS THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION INTO YOUR INVESTIGATION OF THIS MATTER, OR LACKK THEREOF. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF DESCRIPTIONS OF PROBLEMS EFFECTING THIS CAR INCLUDING TSBS. YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL . WHY NOT? I AM FRUSTRATED AS YOU MIGHT WELL IMAGINE KNOWING THAT MY DAUGHTER AND HER SON ARE DRIVING AROUND IN A CAR THAT RANDOMELY BREAKS DOWN AND YET NONE OF THE SHOPS IS ABLE TO DIAGNOS THE PROBLEM. SERVICE BILL AFTER SERVICE BILL, FOR NOTHING. ONLY TO FIND A RECALL EFFORT REGARDING THIS ON THE INTERNET. CHANNEL 7 NEWS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS WILL BE MY NEXT CALL, I WONDER JUST WHOS CAGE NEEDS TO BE RATTLED BEFORE THIS MATTER IS SERIOUSLY GIVEN THE ATTENTION IT DESERVES, OR ARE YOU WAITING TO SEE ACTUAL STATISTICS.. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1997 GEO METRO
    - CAPISTRANO BEACH, CA

    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

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE