FaultScore

1991 GEO Metro seat belt problems

15 of the 65 complaints about the 1991 GEO Metro are about the seat belts — 23% of everything reported for this model year.

F

15

Complaints

4

Crashes

0

Fires

4

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Buckle Assembly 9 60.0%
Retractor 3 20.0%
Seat Belts 1 6.7%
Anchorage 1 6.7%
Front 1 6.7%

Seat Belts across every GEO Metro year

1990 11 20.4%
1991 15 27.8%
1992 11 20.4%
1994 17 31.5%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Logan, OH Crash 1 injured 1 killed

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR COLLISION WHERE BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS BECAME UN-BUCKLED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE PASSENGER BEING EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND KILLED. RELATED RECALL 95V103007, MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED.

NHTSA complaint #10020385 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Woodbind, GA Crash

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DRIVER'S SEATBELT MALFUNCTIONED. IN A CRASH DRIVER WAS SEATBELTED, BUT SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT, WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, DEALER HAD FIXED THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT FOR THE RETRACTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #866701 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Atlanta, GA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

CONSUMER RECIVED RECALL LETTER. WHEN DEALER WAS CONTACTED, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS.

NHTSA complaint #847213 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Montgomery, AL

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 95V103007. CONSUMER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #824916 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

York Springs, PA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

THE FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT LOCK UP WHEN PULLED ABRUPTLY.

NHTSA complaint #702584 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Burlington, IA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#95V103007). CALLED DEALER & TOOK VEHICLE IN; DEALER NEVER DID REPAIRS. RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE & DID SAME THING. AGAIN DEALER FAILED TO REPAIR. GOT A 3RD NOTICE & AGAIN NO REPAIR FROM DEALER. WAS INFORMED DID NOT HAVE TIME TO REPAIR VEHICLE & DID NOT KNOW WHEN ABLE TO SO.

NHTSA complaint #816859 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hobe Sound, FL

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#95V103007). CALLED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT & TOOK VEHICLE. WAS INFORMED, AFTER ARRIVING, THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS. TOOK VEHICLE HOME. LEFT TOWN FOR A WHILE. RETURNED & CALLED DEALER TO SEE IF THEY HAVE PARTS AFTER 5 MONTHS, STILL NO PARTS.

NHTSA complaint #816905 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Davisville, UN 2 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SEATBELT FAILED IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES.

NHTSA complaint #518601 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

West Point, GA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR INOPERATIVE.

NHTSA complaint #505571 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Spokane, WA Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DRIVING VEHICLE ON I-90, ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION, VEHICLE HIT ROCKS IN ROAD/FLIPPED OVER, DRIVER THROWN FROM VEHICLE, SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER.

NHTSA complaint #985063 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Anolda, MN

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

SEAT BELTS FAILED 3 TIMES.

NHTSA complaint #490693 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Levittown, NY

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

METAL PLATE THAT SECURES DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE. TT

NHTSA complaint #979247 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Clanton, AL Crash 2 injured

SEAT BELTS

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN UPON REAR END COLLISION. OCCUPANTS HEAD IMPACTED THE WINDSHIELD. TT

NHTSA complaint #979140 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Montrose, CO

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

THE MANUFACTURER SAYS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE TAKATA SEATBELTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA complaint #976148 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Montrose, CO

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECALL ON THE TAKATA SEATBELTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA complaint #976146 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1991 GEO Metro problems

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