IllustrationTHE PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES FORWARD IN AN ACCIDENT OCCURED JULY 22,1995. TT
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 reportsCONSUMER TOOK CAR TO FIRESTONE FOR AN ALIGNMENT THEN CALLED GEO ,THEY SAID THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ALIGNMEMT GEO DID NOT HELP HER. TT
THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN IN ACCIDENT. TT
THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN STREET SHE LOST CONTROL OF CAR,THE FRONT WHEELS WERE IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS ,CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH GEO. TT\
THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT SPLIT AT THE RAIL. TT CONSUMER STATES ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT AND THAT VEHICLE DID NOT SEE HER AND THAT VEHICLE SPUN AROUND THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME CONSUMER TRIED TO AVOID THAT VEHICLE JUST GOT CLOSER TO HER VEHICLE AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE AND SPUN AROUND AND…
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THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT SPLIT AT THE RAIL. TT CONSUMER STATES ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT AND THAT VEHICLE DID NOT SEE HER AND THAT VEHICLE SPUN AROUND THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME CONSUMER TRIED TO AVOID THAT VEHICLE JUST GOT CLOSER TO HER VEHICLE AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE AND SPUN AROUND AND SLID BACKWARDS INTO GUARD RAIL, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIED, ALSO PASSENGER SEAT BELT BROKE FROM RAIL PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES IN WHICH THE SEAT BELT BROKE.*JB
PHONE EXT 5465: UPON IMPACT, FRONT PASSENGER BUCKET SEAT BACK REST COLLAPSED DOWN FLAT; VEHICLE SKIDDED IN CIRCLE; HIT GUARDRAIL. TT
CONSUMER HAD ACCIDENT AND DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 20MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DRIVER/PASS. SHOULDER/LAP BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT, RESULT DRIVER/PASS HIT WINDSHIELD.
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 20MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DRIVERS AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY. TT
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.