GEO Storm engine problems

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 GEO STORM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

NHTSA complaint #10560245 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

7 MONTHS AND 5 REPLACEMENT ECUS ON MY 1991 GEO STORM GSI, AND STILL HAS DANGEROUS ISSUES OF STALLING ON HIGHWAY AND WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM IS THAT BETWEEN 1985 AND 1995, AC DELCO USED A INSULATIVE SPRAY ON THE CIRCUIT BOARDS IN THESE ECUS/COMPUTERS WHICH SHRINKS OVER TIME WHEN EXPOSED TO WARM AND COOL TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS, SUCH AS THE NORMAL CONDITIONS THAT AN AUTOMOBILE IS SUBJECTED TO. THE SHRINKING INSULATIVE SPRAY CONTRACTS AND PULLS THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FROM THE CIRCUIT BOARD, BREAKING SOLDER CONNECTIONS AND CAUSING SHORTS. THE SYMPTOMS OF THIS FAULT ARE MOST NOTABLY ERRATIC IDLE, IDLE REVVING AND DROPPING, IDLE DIPPING OFTEN WITH ENGINE DYING, IDLE HANGING HIGH ABOVE 2,000 RPM, AND ENGINE DYING OR STALLING FOR NO REASON WITH NO TROUBLE CODES. GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS FAULT IN THEIR AC DELCO ECUS/COMPUTERS AND HAS EVEN GONE SO FAR AS TO INCLUDE SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO TEST FOR SHORTS AND BROKEN CIRCUITS IN THE ECU/COMPUTER TO THEIR TECHNICAL LITERATURE, THOUGH THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE PROBLEM AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. GM WENT FURTHER AND BEGAN USING A DIFFERENT INSULATIVE SPRAY ON ALL OF THEIR ECUS/COMPUTERS IN 1996, THOUGH THEY DO NOT USE THIS NEW SPRAY ON THEIR FACTORY RECONDITIONED ECUS/COMPUTERS FOR THE GEO STORM MODELS.

NHTSA complaint #10232601 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

ECM CAUSES ENGINE RPM TO INCREASE DURING WARM/HOT WEATHER WHICH WILL NOT DROP TO NORMAL WHEN THE CLUTCH IS ENGAGED UNLESS THE THROTTLE IS PHYSICALLY MOVED (BLIPPED). THIS DANGEROUS AS IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN AND CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO NOT DECELERATE WHEN THE THROTTLE PEDAL IS LIFTED. THIS IS NOT A ONCE A YEAR DEFECT AS YOU ASK BELOW; (HAD TO FILL IN THE BLOCKS OR I COULDN'T CONTINUE). IT IS PREVALENT ON ALL FWD ISUZU BUILT AUTOMOBILES FROM 1989 THROUGH 1994.

NHTSA complaint #10041723 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE JERKED HEAVILY AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10018054 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

THE CAR SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING AT VARIOUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED 4/22/03.

NHTSA complaint #10017495 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP, SPARK PLUG WIRES AND ROTOR, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED.

NHTSA complaint #10016050 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2002 MY HUSBAND WAS TAKING OUR 3 CHILDREN HOME AND HE HAD ONLY GOT 1/2 MILE FROM THE HOUSE AND GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55MPH THE CAR JUST CUT OFF. LEAVING MY HUSBAND AND 15 YEAR OLD SON JUST SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART, AND THANK GOD THERE WAS NO-ONE BEHIND HIM. NO LIGHTS OR WARNINGS CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THEY WERE STRANDED FOR 4 HOURS IN THE ROAD. THANK GOD THEY HAD NOT MADE IT TO THE 4 LANE HIGHWAY THAT THEY WERE HEADED FOR OR CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION. I JUST KNOW THAT GOD HAD TO BE WITH THEM. THEY WERE ABLE TO FINALLY PUSH THE CAR OFF THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. AFTER GETTING SOMEONE TO PICK MY HUSBAND UP AND BRING HIM HOME, HE AND A NEIGHBOR WENT BACK TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. AFTER REPLACING EVERYTHING THAT THEY COULD, AND NOTHING HELPED, WE CALLED A WREAKER TO TAKE THE CAR IN. IT HAD TO BE PUT ON A FLAT BED TO BE TAKEN IN. IT WAS TAKEN TO A GARGAGE. WHERE AFTER PUTTING IT ON A MACHINE AND CHECKING THE ECUS/COMPUTER IT WAS FOUND IT HAD FAILED. NOW AFTER 4 DAYS WE ARE STILL NOT ABLE TO FIND A NEW COMPUTER BOARD TO BE PUT IN THE CAR, NOT EVEN THROUGH THE DEALER BECAUSE NO-ONE KNOWS HOW TO PROGRAM THE BOARDS. SO, AFTER CALLING SEVERAL PLACES THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND A USED ONE IN NORTH CAROLINA WHICH IS BEING SENT DOWN BY TRUCK. STILL NOT KNOWING IF THIS IS GOING TO WORK, HOWEVER THE WORST PART IS, IF THIS IS A USED ONE WHEN WILL IT GO OUT? AND, WHERE WILL IT HAPPEN, WITH NO WARNING AND GOING ANY SPEED IT WILL JUST STOP, GO DEAD AND NOT RESTART..... I REALLY BELIVE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE IF NOT ALREADY INNOCENT PEOPLE DIE. OR CHILDREN GET KILLED. JUST THINK IF YOU WERE GOING DOWN A 6 LANE HIGHWAY AND ANYWHERE FROM 55-70 AND THE CAR JUST STOP AND CARS ALL AROUND YOU AND BEHIND YOU. AND, THE CAR NOT START BACK UP OR EVEN GET A CHANCE TO GET THE CAR STARTED BEFORE SOME ONE RUNS INTO YOU AND KILLS YOU, THEM, AND ANYONE ELSE AROUND...

NHTSA complaint #768512 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK STARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

NHTSA complaint #8021012 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR ON APPROX. 5/20/2002,I NOTICED A SMALL RUMBLING SOUND ACCOMPANIED WITH THE SMELL OF EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE.ON 9/1/2002 I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN I HEARD AN ENORMOUS RUMBLE I PROCEEDEDBACK HOME APPROX.2 BLOCKS. I THEN PUT THECAR UP ON CAR RAMPS AND SAW THE PIPE FROM THE MANIFOLD TO THECONVERTER WAS IN GOOD SHAPE EXCEPT AT THE FLANGE BY THE MANIFOLD IT WAS SHEARED (NO RUST)I THEN INSPECTED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND DISCOVEREDA 5 INCH CRACK.I THEN CALLED REPAIR SHOPS ,THEY TELL ME THIS IS CONSTANT ON ALL GEO,S I CALLED 30 USED AUTO PARTS YARDS THEY TELL ME ALL GEO EXHAUST MANIFOLDS CRACK AND THERE ARE NONE TO BE FOUND.AS THIS IS AN EXHAUST AND POTENTIALY FATAL FLAW I WILL AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE BEFORE WRITING THE NEWSPAPERS.

NHTSA complaint #766826 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

CAUSES MOTOR TO REV HIGH WHEN HOT AND DIE AT IDLE WHEN HOT HAS CAUSED AN OVER HEATING PROBLEM BEFORE.

NHTSA complaint #764620 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING / CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AT MULTIPLE SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #8012604 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

VEHICLE LOSE POWER ON WARM WEATHER AND SOMETIMES STALLS.

NHTSA complaint #762747 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER IMPROPERLY BUILT CAUSING ERRACTIC IDLE FROM 2000RPM TO 500RPM, CAR STALLS AND WILL NOT START. ISUZU HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THIS AND HAS STATED"WE DO NOT MAKE CARS" AND THEY FAIL TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE VERY MANY OF US WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AS OUR CARS STALLING IN TRAFFIC AND IDLING ERRACTICALLY IS CAUSING A LOT OF PROBLEMS AS IN POOR EFFICIENCY AND UNNEEDED DOWNTIME. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE INSULATIVE SPRAY ON THE MAIN CIRCUIT BOPAR DOF THE UNITS THAT BREAKS DOWN OVER TIME DUE TO HEAT AND EXTREME(HOT OR COLD) TEMPS. GMC HAS RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM AND FAILS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED AND I SPEAK FOR THE OVER 500 MEMBERS OF THE GEO STORM OWNERS CLUB, WWW.STORMOWNERS.COM.

NHTSA complaint #758573 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY

HAS THERE BEEN A QUESTION ABOUT STARTING/ STOPPING MOTION CAUSING THE A/C COMPRESSOR TO CAUSE A HOLE IN THE RADIATOR OF CHEVROLET- GEO--1995 STYLE ?

NHTSA complaint #753838 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

THE ENGINE IS IDLING ERRATIC (HIGH THEN LOW), IDLE DIPPING THEN ENGINE DYING, NOT WANTING TO START BUT NO TROUBLE LIGHTS OR CODES.

NHTSA complaint #750813 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

CONSUMER REPLACED EXHAUST PIPE ONCE, AND CURRENTLY VEHICLE NEEDS EXHAUST PIPE REPLACED AGAIN, VEHICLE HAS HAD AN EHAUST LEAK.*AK CONSUMER HAS SINCE REPLACED EXHAUST PIPE.

NHTSA complaint #894326 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

MY FAMILY AND MYSELF WERE LEFT STRANDED, WHEN MY CAR JUST STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, 40 MILES FROM OUR HOUSE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS ABOUT ACCIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THIS "MYSTERIOUS" PROBLEM. LUCKILY FOR ME, THERE WERE CITIZENS WHO RUSHED TO MY AID TO HELP PUSH MY CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC. I HAVE A 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO NEEDS TO GET ENROLLED IN SCHOOL, I HAVE NO MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AS OF THIS TIME, WHAT AM I TO DO??? I'VE BEEN A UNITED STATES MARINE FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS NOW AND I'M READY AND WILLING TO DEFEND YOU IF THE NEED PRESENTS ITSELF, YET, YOU CAN'T COMPLETE AN INVESTIGATION OF A WELL KNOWN DEFECT AND FIX MY CAR??? I HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING I CAN THINK OF AND AFTER A $100 TOWING BILL, MY CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP AND WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH THIS IS GONNA COST ME AND MY FAMILY. PLEASE HELP ALL OF US WHO ARE OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM, I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR....I NEED SOME HELP.

NHTSA complaint #749037 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

THE CAR HAS BEEN OVERHEATING EVER SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER A WEEK OF PURCHASING IT BECAUSE IT WAS OVERHEATING. ALTHOUGH HE WAS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO REAPIR IT BECAUSE IT WAS BOUGHT AS IS HE STILL REPLACED THE RADIATOR, BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER OWNERS OF GEO STORMS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. A CONSUMER REPORT ALSO REVEALED THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR MY SENIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL AND I DEPEND ON IT NOW FOR COLLEGE. I ATTEND COLLEGE 1000 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND I NEED A DEPENDABLE CAR, WHICH I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING. OTHER THAN THE COOLING SYSTEM THE CAR IS GREAT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NHTSA complaint #746884 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHEN I START THE CAR WITH THE ENGINE COLD, AS SOON AS THE CHOKE TURNS OFF, THE ENGINES DIES, I HAVE TO TAP THE ACCELERATOR TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING. ONCE THE ENGINE IS OPERATING TEMPERATURE, I SHIFT THE TRANSAXLE INTO PARK, AND THE IDLE SHOOTS UP TO 2000 RPMS, THE ENGINE IDLES UP AND DOWN WHILE THE CAR IS IN PARK. THE IDLE ALSO DROP TEMPORARILY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED THIS STARTED HAPPENING DURING THE LAST WEEK WHEN THE WEATHER TURNED HOT FOR THE SUMMER.

NHTSA complaint #745968 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, AND CAR DIES IMMEDIATELY. AFTER AN HOUR, CAR MAY START AGAIN. CONSUMER INSISTS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE DRIVER CAN BE LEFT STRANDED. *AK *SLC

NHTSA complaint #889253 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.