1998 Geo Metro problems
Owners have filed 39 complaints with NHTSA about the 1998 Geo Metro. Wipers, windshield & visibility is the most reported problem area, at 21% of complaints. After that come brakes (15%) and engine (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 39 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
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: 7 complaints mention a crash; 8 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 91% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1998 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Geo Metro with enough data (28 complaints in that window).
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.
Rear and side collision I was thrown from drivers seat to rear of vehicle while wearing my seat belt. My seat belt twisted and allowed my body to be ejected to the interior rear of my car.
While driving 15-18 MPH, the accelerator pedal became stuck and the vehicle hit a street pole. The consumer/passenger sustained minor injuries.
While driving at 50 MPH traffic came to a stop, and consumer rear ended someone. Upon impact, passenger's side airbag deployed, but driver's side did not.
The vehicle made a grinding and chattering noise upon acceleration. The consumer took the vehicle to chevrolet and they stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. *nlm
This problem exists every time the car is driven. After driving the car with various drive times, stopping and allowing the car to sit for approx 25-30 mins then trying to drive the car again it stalls out and dies in 2-7 of driving. In most case the car has died in the middle of intersections and on the freeway. It usually take 1-2 minutes to restart it before it will run.