Complaint 291300

1997 GEO METRO • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE • incident Apr 1, 2000

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
291300
Make
GEO
Model
METRO
Model Year
1997
Incident Date
Apr 1, 2000
Date Received
May 8, 2001
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Owner Narrative

WHEN PULLING OUT OR TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS ENGINE WILL STALL. THIS DEFECT TYPICALLY OCCURS DURING WARM TO HOT WEATHER ON A FREQUENT BASIS. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE IS NOT BEING DRIVEN ENOUGH, AND THAT GAS COULD HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED .*AK CONSUMER STATES THROTTLE AND DISTRIBUTION CAP WERE SPRAYED AND FUEL INJECTION CLEANER WAS USED FREQUENTLY, CONSUMER ALSO STATES A NEW AIR FILTER WAS PUT IN. *JB

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.