IllustrationBOTH REAR DOORS FAIL TO OPEN FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. *AK
1995 Geo Metro
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Metro years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Geo Metro are substantially higher than the model-year median of 36.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 5 of 109 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.
- Air Bags. Review the 29 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
43 crash reports0 fire reports27 injury reports
What owners actually said
109 reportsCATALYTIC COVERTER RUSTED IN TWO PLACES. BELIEVED THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE PART. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
REAR DOOR LATCHES DON'T WORK. PASSENGER HAS TO CLIMB OVER INTO THE FRONT SEAT TO GET OUT THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. *AK
REAR DOOR LATCHES DON'T WORK AT ALL. PASSENGER HAS TO CLIMB OVER INTO THE FRONT SEATS TO GET OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
I WAS STOPED AT A RED LIGHT AND STRUCK FROM BEHIND. THE SEAT BROKE BACKWARDS UPON IMPACT VIOLENTLY AND CONTRIBUTED TO MY INJURIES. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT EVEN GO OFF WHEN I WAS PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SENDING ME FORWARD FROM AN ALMOST HOROZANTAL P
THE A/C SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING FREON TO LEAK WHICH MAY CAUSE OVERHEATING AND A FIRE IF THE FREON WOULD SPILL UNTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK
PASSENGER FRONT DOOR LOCK MECHANISM NOT WORKING, UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF CAR
CONSUMER WAS STARTING UP THE VEHICLE WHEN HE SMELLED EXHAUST FUMES COMING INSIDE THE VEHICLE FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD . CONSUMER LOOK UNDER THE VEHICLE, WHERE THERE WAS A CRACK IN MANIFOLD, AND FUMES WAS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THERE IS'NT ANYTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK
LAST YEAR THE HEADLIGHT ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS DIM. THE HEADLIGHT ON LEFT SIDE WAS NORMAL THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SCREWED AROUND, WHEN TURNING ON HIGH BEAM, THE LEFT SIDE GOES OFF, AND THE RIGHT SIDE BECOMES TOTALLY BRIGHT. *AK
WHEELS AND LUG NUTS ARE RUSTING. (QC-AW)
Official recalls
194V213000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:drum
Oct 26, 1994
THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE NOT CORRECTLY MACHINED. AS THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, LOSS OF WHEEL CLAMP LOAD CAN RESULT FROM THIS CONDITION. ONCE CLAMP LOAD IS LOST, ALL TIRE LOADS ARE DIRECTLY TAKEN BY THE WHEEL STUDS. THIS LOADING CAN CAUSE FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE WHEEL STUDS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURS, A WHEEL COULD SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy: REPLACE REAR BRAKE DRUMS.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.