1992 Geo Metro problems
Owners have filed 78 complaints with NHTSA about the 1992 Geo Metro. Seat belts is the most reported problem area, at 14% of complaints. After that come suspension (14%) and body & structure (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 78 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Seat belts 14% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 7 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Geo Metro with enough data (44 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Inappropriate seat belt bolt installed on drivers side, allowing drivers seat belt bolt to separate from the body frame upon impact, resulting in a fatality. (attorney for the deceased)
Drivers airbag did not deploy upon impact;car ran into concrete wall, flipped over, landed on rear bumper, flipped over onto fromt bumper, back down to normal.
Passenger airbag did not deploy upon impact;car ran into concrete wall, flipped over, landed on rear bumper, flipped over onto fromt bumper, back down to normal
While driving at any speed, the front end of the vehicle became uncontrollable. It was discovered the control arm hooks rusted. As a result, steering was inoperable.
Dt: the contact stated the passenger side control arm support rusted and could possibly break and release the control arm. A local body shop said they would have to replace control arm support. The vehicle has not been repaired.