Consumer was traveling about 20mph on a highway and roads were slippery. She applied brakes, and vehicle slid into another vehicle. There was a five car pile up on the highway, and consumer's was the fourth vehicle. Upon impact, airbags didn't deploy at all. She will contact the dealership. There were no injuries.
1996 Geo Metro brakes problems
10 complaints (11% of all complaints for this car). 5 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 11%
- crashes
- 5
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Foundation components3
- Conventional2
- Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip2
- Foundation components: master cylinder1
- Foundation components: disc1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Geo Metro brakes problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1996 Geo Metro owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
I owned a 1994 and a 1996 geo metro I was involved in a head on with the 1994 and my air bag did not go off. When I reported it the dealer said I did not hit the sensors right. So I bought another one a 1996 lsi. I hit a chevrolet s10 going 15 MPH with no time to brake and nither one of my air bags went off in the car. The front bumper on this car had been removwed for repair and was not in place at the time of accident. The whole front end was damaged clear through the fan and radiator so the air bags should have gone off that time. Just thought you should know that I owned two of the geo's and had two accidents and in nither car did the air bags deploy.
Cant check break lights.
The drivers side brake cylinder locked up and caught on fire twice.
When trying to put brakes on, they go all the way to the floor before the car will stop.
Vehicle was parked facing uphill in the driveway,the parking brake was applied and the manual transmiison was in neutral. The car was parked and locked at approximately 3:30 pm. At approximately 7:10 pm the car rolled backwards down the drive and across the state highway and stopped against the guardrail, blocking traffic. My son heard a commotion and noticing the car, went to move it off of the highway. He returned to the house, got the car key and proceeded to drive the car back to the driveway. He noticed that the parking brake was not applied at that time. He very rarely drives this car and would notice that the brake was not on.
Windshield washer fluid reservoir broke.
The owner got into an accident and the brakes never did stop the car and rear brake lights didn't come on at all either.
During braking efforts vehicle would vibrate around 50-55mph.
The vehicle was placed in neutral and the emergency parking brake was on and the vehicle rolled freely, causing the consumer to have an accident.
Questions about the 1996 Geo Metro brakes
Does the 1996 Geo Metro have brakes problems?
Owners have filed 10 complaints about the brakes of the 1996 Geo Metro, 11% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1996 Geo Metro brakes problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1996 Geo Metro brakes?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Geo Metro have bad brakes?
The Geo Metro model years with the most brakes complaints are 1995 (13 complaints) and 1996 (10 complaints).
Other 1996 Geo Metro problems
Airbags 28Electrical 12Engine 9Seats 6Visibility 6Lights 5Tires 5Acceleration 4Body 4Suspension 4Transmission 4Seat belts 3Steering 2Fuel system 1Locks 1Wheels 1
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