Tire Tread/belt Problems of GEO Metro

GEO Metro owners have reported 2 problems related to tire tread/belt (under the tire category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Tire Tread/belt problem of the 1997 GEO Metro

Failure Date: 05/07/2004

One of the wheel hub caps came off and the tread of two tires began peeling off. A ticking sound was heard while the vehicle was being driven and getting louder every day. The transmission fluid appeared brown instead of pink. The vehicle was leaking oil. The spark plugs were worn out. The distributor cap cracked, the oil switch was bad, and the pcv valve was bad. The engine was replaced. The engine stalled when the vehicle reacheed the 25 mph mark. No check engine light comes on. The vehicle will not restart.

See all problems of the 1997 GEO Metro 🔎.

2 Tire Tread/belt problem of the 1996 GEO Metro

Failure Date: 05/07/1998

Had goodyear tires changed at 8,000 miles due to broken belts. Had to change them again at 23,000 due to belts breaking. Also wheels were chopping. .

See all problems of the 1996 GEO Metro 🔎.


Other Common Tire related problems of GEO Metro

Problem Category Number of Problems
Tire problems
9
Tire Tread/belt problems
2
Tire Valve problems
1
Tire Bubble problems
1


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