IllustrationWHILE DRIVING ABOUT AT ANY MPH WOULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL, BUT BRAKES WILL NOT ACTIVATE ON TIME. MOST OF TIMES THIS HAPPENED IN THE MORNING. HAD CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY SAID THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED OFTEN TO THIS MAKE AND MODEL.*AK
1994 Geo Metro
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1994 Geo Metro do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 36.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 5 of 68 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Seat Belts. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
7 crash reports1 fire reports11 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
9 reportsIN DRIVING THE CAR 30.000 MILES, I HAVE PUT ON FOUR SETS OF ROTORS, SOMETHING THAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR KEEPS MAKING THEM "RUT OUT"....A NEW SET OF ROTORS ONLY WORKS FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS....I KNOW THERE HAS TO BE SOME TYPE OF DEFECT WITH THE FRONT END BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT CHEVY REFUSED TO CHECK INTO IT FOR ME
BRAKE FAILURE, REPLACED DISC ROTORS AND PADS ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, ROTORS HAD CRACKS. *AK
WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, HEARD LOUD CLUNK, ONE OF BRAKES FELL OFF, NO WARNING. *AK *JB
MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF 4 TIRES. *TT
ABS, BRAKE PULSATE WHILE DRIVING, REPLACE DISC PADS AND ROTORS, CONTINUE REPLACEMENT. TT
APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, VEHICLE STARTED SPINNING, EVENTUALLY HIT DIVIDER; VEHICLE EXTREMELY LIGHT IN WEIGHT, DOES NOT HOLD TO ROAD. TT
THE BRAKES ROTORS DO NOT WORK. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
BRAKES FAILED, RRESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TT
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.