GEO Complaints

REAR DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR LOCKS ARE INOPERABLE. PASSENGERS CANNOT ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR DOORS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ECM FAILURE BEGAN SLIGHTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 80000 MILES ON IT. ENGINE WOULD RUN, THEN SHUT DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHICH COULD BE A SEVERE HAZARD. MECHANIC IDENTIFIED PROBLEM, AND DEALERSHIP REPORTED THEY HAD SEEN MANY STORMS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SINCE THEN I HAVE SPOKEN TO 20 OR 30 OTHER STORM OWNERS WHOS CARS DEVELOPED SIMIALR PROBLEMS AFTER 3 YEARS OR 80000 MILES DEPENDING ON HOW CAR WAS DRIVEN. WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECIEVE FURTHER CORRESPONDANCE ON ABILITY TO HAVE CAR RECALLED ON SUCH PREMISES. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING A HELICOPTER-LIKE BLADE SOUND CAME FROM CAR. CHARGED FOR FUEL PUMP ALTHOUGH FUEL PUMP WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ENGINE MANIFOLD HAS A CRACK SINCE AUG OF 1996. WOUL;D LIKE TO KNOW IF IS IT NORMAL WEAR FOR ENGIN E MANIFOLD TO CRACK AT 35,000 MILES. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES AND SWITCHING LANES, LEFT FRONT TIRES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE HIT DIVIDER. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

A VEHICLE 22 MONTHS OLD WITH LESS THAN 17,000 MILES USED IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS BY A DRIVER OF MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS FOR 40 YEARS SHOULD NOT HAVE A CLUTCH FAILURE AND NEED *AK

ON JUNE 1, 1999 I NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR BOLTS ON THE TOP HINGE BEGINNING TO RUST THROUGH THE BODY OF THE CAR. IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, THROUGH NORMAL USE OF THE DOOR, THE TOP HINGE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR. THIS RESULTED IN THE DOOR BEING SUPPORTED SOLELY BY THE LOWER HINGE, MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO USE. I CONTACTED 2 DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERS AS WELL AS CHEVROLET'S 800 NUMBER FOR SPECIAL CONCERNS. ALL ATTEMPTS TO REPORT THE PROBLEM ENDED WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I FINALLY HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP. *AK

ENGINE SEEMS TO IDLE AT HIGH RPM WHEN STARTING CAR AND AT STOP. ALL OTHER COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND PASSED. *AK

THE PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING WITH MY 1991 GEO STORM GSI, IS EVERYTIME I'M AT A RED-LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WITH THE CAR AT A COMPLETE STOP, MY IDLE WILL SHOOT UP FROM THE NORMAL 800-900 RPMS, TO 2,000-3,000 RPMS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ON A AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EQUIPPED STORM, SINCE YOU HAVE TO FIRMLY PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM LURKING FORWARD AND HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF YOU, OR INJURING OR EVEN KILLING A WALKING PEDESTRIAN THAT HAPPENS TO BE CROSSING THE STREET. IT IS ALSO A HAZARD FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS BECAUSE ENGAGING THE ENGINE AT 2,000-3,000 RPM WILL RESULT IN VIOLENT FORWARD MOTION. EXAMPLE: YOU ARE PULLED UP TO A STOPLIGHT AND YOUR FOOT ACCIDENTALLY SLIPS OFF THE CLUTCH PEDAL. IF YOUR CAR IS IDLING CORRECTLY AT 800 RPM, THE CAR MOVES A FOOT FORWARD AND THE ENGINE DIES, BUT IF THE VEHICLE IS IDILING AT 2,000-3,000 RPMS, THE VEHICLE WILL LAUCH FORWARD LIKE A ROCKET. SCENARIO TWO, THE ENGINE IS HOVERING AT 2,000 RPM, UNCONTROLLABLY, AND YOUR FOOT SLIPS OFF THE CLUTCH PEDAL. YOUR CAR BOLTS FORWARD RUNNING OVER THE PEDESTRIAN WHO HAPPENED TO BE CROSSING IN THE CROSSWALK. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY GEO STORM OWNERS HAVE, BUT HAVE HAD NO LUCK IN TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH GENERAL MOTORS. THE PROBLEM, FROM WHAT A SPECIALIZED MECHANIC TOLD ME, COULD BE THE ECM OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "ENGINE CONTROL MODULE" WHICH IS THE ENGINE COMPUTER. ANY HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED, AS WE VERY MUCH NEED IT AT THIS TIME FOR OUR SAFETY, AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. THANKS, EDUARDO ZABALLA. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/50/15 )

AT AN IDLE, IN PARK OR IN GEAR, THE ENGINE SPEED OFTEN RISES FROM NORMAL (1000RPM) UP TO AS HIGH AS 4000 RPMS. THIS HAPPENS AT A STAND STILL AND ALSO WHEN APPROACHING, SITTING AT OR LEAVING STOPP LIGHTS ALSO. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED UNWANTED AND UNSAFE "LURCHEING" FORWARD WHEN LETTING OUT THE CLUTCH. AT TIMES, WHEN THE ENGINE SPEED COMES BACK DOWN, IT WILL DROP TOO FAR AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL. THIS HAPPENED TO ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTER SECTION AND I WAS NEARLY REARENDED. TO MY KNOWLEDGE GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF IT OUTSIDE NORMAL WARRANTY PERIOD.*AK