GEO Complaints

THE DRIVER'S DOOR HAD BEGUN SQUEAKING IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. AS I WAS DRIVING ON 03/26/2000 I HIT A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR POPPED OPEN AND SAGGED ONTO THE BOTTOM HINGE. I HAD TO STOP AND EXIT THE VEHICLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR. I CAN'T CLOSE THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

ON 4 OCCASSIONS WHEN GOING APPROX. 40-45 MPH, ENGINE SEEMED AS IF THE POWER JUST SORT OF DROPPED OUT FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASSIONS, WHEN STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT, WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN & I PUSHED ON GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, CAR COMPLETELY TURNED ITSELF OFF. DEALER COULD NOT RE-CREATE PROBLEM AND OFFERED NO EXPLANATION. *AK

EVERY SINCE IVE HAD THE CAR IN AUG OF 1999 THE STRUTS OR SHOCKS, WHICHEVER IT HAS,HAVE BEEN SHOT...THE CAR ROCKS SIDE TO SIDE WHEN I DRIVE OVER A BUMP OR A DIP... THE SCARIEST PART OF THAT IS THAT IT HAPPENS MORE ON THE FREEWAY AND I ALSO HAVE THREE KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME, IVE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR A COUPLE OF TIMES...CANT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE PART IS JUST TOO EXPENSIVE....ALSO THE PASSENGER DOOR HAS NOT OPENED SINCE IVE HAD THE CAR....IVE TRIED WORKING ON IT BUT ITS JUST TO HARD TO GET THE PANEL OFF THE DOOR...EARLIER THIS MONTH MY WATER PUMP STARTED LEAKING AND ON 03/10/00 IT FINALLY WENT OUT AND AT THE SAME TIME THE TIMING BELT BROKE....SO NOW IM WITHOUT A CAR...HOPEFULLY NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED....THE CVBOOT ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE IS ALSO TORN...SO MOST LIKELY THE AXLE WILL GO OUT TOO...IF THERE IS SOMETHING U CAN DO FOR ME PLEASE LET ME KNOW....THANK U...SHARLENE. *AK

THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND SHUTDOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

I WAS ON MY WAY TO A FRIENDS HOUSE AND ON THE WAY I STOPPED FOR GAS AND AFTER I GOT BACK ON THE ROAD I HEARD A LOUD NOISE. ABOUT 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR LOCKED UP ON ME. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND I COULDN'T CONTROL THE CAR. MY FATHER HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A PLACE WHERE THE TRANSMISSION COULD BE CHECKED. THEY PUT A TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR. I GOT THE CAR BACK AND IT WAS RUNNING PRETTY GOOD BUT AFTER A WEEK OR SO THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE NOISES. MY DAD TOOK MY CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE AND ON HIS WAY HOME ,THE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS JUST PUT IN THE CAR LOCKED UP ON HIM. I DID NOT FILL OUT THE DEALER INFORMATION BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM THE OWNER. THE PREVIOUS OWNER BOUGHT THE CAR FROM THE DEALER. *AK

CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL FOR THE SEAT BELT WHICH FAILED PRIOR TO NOTICE. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT BUT REFUSES TO REPAIR THEM BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE (84483) OF THE VEHICLE. NLM

CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. STEERING WHEEL SHOULD HAVE A WELD HOLDING IT TO THE HUB WHICH IS FASTENED TO SPINE, AND A NUT COMING DOWN TO HOLD THE SPINE , IT DOESN'T COVER. *AK

CONSUMER CONCERNED BECAUSE THERE IS ONE MORE INCH OF BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL AFTER THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED, THERE IS ALSO A SPONGY EFFECT WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON THE BROKE, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE THE BOOSTER WAS PUT ON WITHOUT ADJUSTING THE CLEVIS ROD OR BRAKE PEDAL. NLM

AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A YEAR . CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER STARTED HEARING A NOISE AT 18,000 MILES. IT WAS A CUPPING NOISE COMING FROM TIRE LOCATED ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE REAR TIRES DUE TO THE ANGLE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK