Front Seat Recliner Problems of GEO Metro

GEO Metro owners have reported 6 problems related to front seat recliner (under the seats category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Front Seat Recliner problem of the 1997 GEO Metro

Failure Date: 06/21/1999

Seat back collapsed when vehicle was rear ended vehicle at a stop light, consumer recieved spaines to ankles, knees, wrist, elbows and also neck and back injuries. Nlm.

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2 Front Seat Recliner problem of the 1997 GEO Metro

Failure Date: 06/21/1999

I stopped at red light waiting for traffic to clear for me to go right on red, if possible. Person behind did not stop. Rear-ended me @ approx 20-30mph. My driver's seat failed to stay upright as I had it, but broke back to a half reclining position & could not be put back in an upright position.

3 Front Seat Recliner problem of the 1999 GEO Metro

Failure Date: 03/05/1999

While at a stop a vehicle hit the Metro in the rear and the Metro went forward hitting another vehicle at a frontal impact, but the driver's and passenger's airbags did not deploy, which did not protect the occupant in this accident. Also, during the accident the driver's seatback broke, causing the occupant to fly backward and may have caused injuries.

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4 Front Seat Recliner problem of the 1996 GEO Metro

Failure Date: 07/11/1996

The driver's seat collapsed when the vehicle was rear ended. Consumer states as vehiclwas rearended, the seat collpased and she lost control of vehicle, causing her to go across three lanes of traffic and striking vehicle, then back across three lanes in the opposite direction, consumer was injured in accident.

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5 Front Seat Recliner problem of the 1996 GEO Metro

Seat bracket failed causing the drivers seat to collapse. Nlm.

6 Front Seat Recliner problem of the 1996 GEO Metro

Seat on passenger's side rocks and has globs of lubricant under the seat. Also gears do not shift properly/muffler is rusted/side defrosters do not function properly and vehicle slides in rain with no traction on tires.


Other Common Seats related problems of GEO Metro

Problem Category Number of Problems
Seats problems
7
Front Seat Recliner problems
6
Seat Broken problems
2


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