GEO Complaints

PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PROBLEM; HAVING DIFFICULTY OBTAINING DEALER REPAIRS OF THE RECALLED PART AND, ESPECIALLY, THE PARTS BROKEN AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE HOOD LATCH FAILURE AT 70 MPH. THE DEALER, WITH MULTIPLE PROMPTS FROM THE CHEVROLET CORPORATE COMPLAINT DEPT, HAVE AGREED TO ONLY FIX THE HOOD LATCH - THEY WILL ONLY REPAIR THE DENTED HOOD AND BROKEN WINDSHIELD AFTER ONE OF THEIR 'FACTORY REPS' AGREE TO IT. THEY CANNOT GIVE ANY CONCRETE DATE WHEN THIS PERSON WILL BE IN TOWN, BUT THEY, " ...WILL CALL WHEN HE GETS IN". MEANWHILE, I DON'T HAVE A CAR TO DRIVE! THIS IS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; WE PUT ON OUR CARS IN THE MORNING BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE- WITHOUT A CAR WE ARE DISABLED. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THIS WEBSITE. *AK

THE METAL ATTACHMENT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD THAT LOCKS INTO THE HOOD LATCH IS RIPPING LOOSE FROM THE HOOD. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF LIABILITY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELLING ON HIGHWAT AT 50 OR MORE THE RIGHT WHEEL AXLE CAME OFF VEHICLE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT OR INJURY. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE INFROMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

PASSANGER SIDE DOOR HINGE MOUNT IS SEPARATING FROM THE CAR THE REPAIR MAN SAID THE METAL WAS TO THIN THERE FOR THE DOOR. SAME PROBLEM ON THE DRIVER SIDE.

THE TOP HINGE OF THE DOOR SEPARATED FROM THE BODY OF THE TRUCK THE REPAIR MAN SAID THE METAL WAS TO THIN FOR THE DOOR AND IT'S A DESIGN FLAW.

I HAVE A 92 GEO STORM WITH 121,000 MILES. FOR ABOUT A FEW MONTHS NOW WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED WITHIN LIKE 5 MINUTES THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE IDLE WILL DROP TO LIKE 600RPMS AND THE CAR WILL SHAKE THEN THEH IDLE WILL GO UP TO 1500RPMS THEN DROP BACK TO 600 AGAIN THEN REPEAT. ONCE THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN AWHILE AND SHUTOFF IT WONT DO IT ANYMORE TILL THE CAR HAS BEEN OFF FOR A WHILE. ALTHOUGH LATELY ITS BEEN COMING ON A LOT MORE OFTEN.

HOOD LATCH SEPARATED FROM BODY (STILL LATCHED); SUDDENLY FLEW OPEN, SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD AND MANGLED THE HOOD. I NOTICE, NOW, THAT THE CAR WAS RECALLED 6 YEARS AGO FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. WHY WASN'T I NOTIFIED BY MAIL OR THE MANY TIMES THE CAR WAS SERVICED BY DEALERS SINCE THE RECALL???? THIS EVENT OCCURED AT 2:30 PM ON A BUSY SO. CALIFORNIA FWY - IT IS A MIRACLE THAT I AND SEVERAL OTHER CARLOADS OF PEOPLE WEREN'T KILLED AS I BLINDLY DEACCELERATED FROM 70MPH ONTO THE MEDIAN. PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SEE UNDER THE UPRAISED HOOD. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCASION THAT THE BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY; APPROX 3 YRS AGO IT DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING A 20MPH FRONT-END COLLISION WITH 4000.00 DAMAGE (REPAIRED BY DEALER IN YORBA LINDA, CA). I WOULD THINK THAT DURING THE 4000.00 REPAIR OF THE FRONT END, THEY WOULD HAVE FIXED THE RECALLED PART!!! I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO CREST IN SAN BERNARDINO MANY TIMES; TWICE STAND OUT - ONCE TO FIX THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER (JUST INSIDE WARRANTY) AND ANOTHER TO FIX THE CHIP THEY INSERTED INTO THE ALARM SYSTEM TO DISABLE IT WHEN I TOLD THE INITIAL DEALER I DIDN'T WANT TO PURCHASE IT (OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY; ONLY DEALER CAN REPAIR; CHARGED ME $30.00). SHOULDN'T I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL; SHOULDN'T THE DEALERS CHECK CARS THEY SERVICE FOR RECALL COMPLIANCE? I THINK SO; I WILL ASSERT THAT POSITION TO THE FOLKS AT CREST TOMORROW ALONG WITH THE STANCE THAT THEY FIX THE HOOD, LATCH AND WINDSHIELD.

THE ENGINE WOULD BE RACING VERY FAST. THE RPMS ARE HIGH. THE VEHICLE IS FINE WHEN FIRST STARTING UP. AFTER GETTING WARMED UP & WOULD START TO MOVE, THAT'S WHEN ENGINE WOULD RACE. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO GARAGE TO CHECK IT OUT. *AK

WOULD HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC CHECKED OUT THE BRAKES, AND FOUND THEY OPERATED ERRATICALLY. *AK

HAD PARKED VEHICLE. RETURNED TO START IT. VEHICLE FAILED TO START. HAD POPPED FUSE TO FUEL PUMP. TOOK TO MECHANIC & WAS SHOWN THE RUBBER INSULATION PRONGS FOR FUSE HAD BURNT OUT. THESE WERE CONNECTED TO THE FUEL PUMP. *AK