We found the following complaints for GEO STORM (1991)
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Vehicle collision, no deployment of air bag, seat backs collapsed.
Violent deployment of air bag permanently injuring eye of consumer. (attorney for consumer).
Airbag failed during accident, causing injury, attorney for client.*aw
The air bag did not deploy in a front end accident.please describe.tt
Frontal collision, driver side air bag did not deploy, impact 12:00 position speed 35 mph.tt
The vehicle has been in two frontal collision at over 30mph and the airbag has not ever open. Please describe.tt
While driving steering hub fractured, air bag deployed, burned drivers face.tt consumer also states eyes and body as well as developing an infection, from accident.
Driver's air bag did not deploy during frontal impact; vehicle broadsided another moving vehicle.
Hit a car dead on and went under the other cars bumper and the drivers airbag did not deploy. Please describe.
Hit a car dead on and went under the other cars bumper and the passengers airbag did not deploy. Please describe.
Upon impact, during frontal crash, at approx. 45mph, 12:00 on front bumper hitting a tree, airbag failed to deploy.
When vehicle swerved to keep it from hittinga deer, the front endwent into a irrigation ditch, anddriver's side air bag did not deploy. Vehicle will be totalled
Driving 40 mph the vehicle was rearended, causing it to hit vehicle in front of driver, and the drivers air bag did not deploy.tt
Consumer was in an accident and the driver side air bag didn't deployed .tt
Upon impact, during frontal crash, at approx. 45mph, 12:00 on front bumper hitting a tree, airbag failed to deploy.
Upon impact, during frontal crash, at approx. 45mph, 12:00 on front bumper hitting a tree, airbag failed to deploy.
1992 geo storm manual transmission.when engine gets hot ( summer months )engine idle increases to 2,500 - 3,500 rpm.must use foot to pullup on accelarator.car begins to overheat lurches forward. Car also stalls without warning. Heard it has to do with faulty ecm.very dangerous situation.
This is known to be an endemic problem with this vehicle and related isuzu vehicles.the item was inherently defective and creates a safety hazard when it flares up, causing the car to malfunction and overheat without warning.no safety defect listed.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
Car loses power with no indication of a problem.all speeds.been chasing problem for almost 3 years now.
Car was park in the driveway it was off it cut it self back on and off and tire was turning.tt
I sent one complaint today, with some errors. I am sending this complaint to correct these errors, and also to complain a little more. I can bareley make it to school in my car without worring if it is going to die or not. Several times it has died in the middle of busy intersections not only putting myself in danger, but also the other motrists around me. I am a young kid on a tight budget and would like to see something done about this. Thank you.
Vehicle started up by itself with no keys in ignition/no driver and went uphill, resulting in accident.*skd
General motors used a shrinking sealant on the computer boards in these cars which they have since quite using and admit it was a problem, but still use it on the replacement parts when this shrinks it pulls the components on board loose, causing poor idle/ hesitation and stalling even during acceleration (ie when pulling out in traffic).
For the last 4yrs. I have had trouble at start-up,idle,drivability of the engine. All sensors related to the ignition had been checked or replaced.now on 12/1/01 the alternator over charged the electrical system causing a complete burn-upof the ecm,main circuit panel and some of the wiring harness. Neither the 50amp main fuse or the 30amp ecm fuse blew (like they should have) stopping the 160 amps from the alternator.
The problem i have been experiencing with my 1991 geo storm gsi, is everytime i'm at a red-light or stop sign with the car at a complete stop, my idle will shoot up from the normal 800-900 rpms, to 2,000-3,000 rpms.this is very dangerous on a automatic transmission equipped storm, since you have to firmly press on the brake pedal very hard to prevent the car from lurking forward and hitting a car in front of you, or injuring or even killing a walking pedestrian that happens to be crossing the street.it is also a hazard for manual transmission cars because engaging the engine at 2,000-3,000 rpm will result in violent forward motion. Example: you are pulled up to a stoplight and your foot accidentally slips off the clutch pedal. If your car is idling correctly at 800 rpm, the car moves a foot forward and the engine dies, but if the vehicle is idiling at 2,000-3,000 rpms, the vehicle will lauch forward like a rocket. Scenario two, the engine is hovering at 2,000 rpm, uncontrollably, and your foot slips off the clutch pedal. Your car bolts forward running over the pedestrian who happened to be crossing in the crosswalk.this is a problem that many geo storm owners have, but have had no luck in trying to solve the problem with general motors.the problem, from what a specialized mechanic told me, could be the ecm otherwise known as the "engine control module" which is the engine computer.any help is greatly appreciated, as we very much need it at this time for our safety, and the safety of others.thanks, eduardo zaballa.( dot number: tire size: p205/50/15 )
The first ecu went when i was sitting in my driveway the rpms were erratic i got it fixed, ordered a new ecu cost me $950.it lasted no more than 3 months and the same problem developed on the new one.i do not want to keep spending almost $1000 every three months.i also don't want to sell the car and have the new owner have the same problems.i have contacted isuzu, and gm.isuzu said "they do not make cars can't help you"gm said almost the same thing "thats common" but yet they have switched to a new method of making ecu's/ecm's.. Please look into this.
Faulty ecm causes erratic idle speeds.after starting, engine rpms drop and engine may stall within 30 seconds every time engine is started.while stopped at lights or idling, engine will often stall out.engine will also often rev to over 2,000 rpms.this has caused vehicle to strike the rear of another vehicle at a stop.this problem reportedly occurs due to malfunction in ecu due to shrinkage of the insulation used on it.
This is the 2nd ecm control module in 2 years. . .both were new with only a year warranty. . .problem only shows up in the summer.
I was coming down a 2 lane and it just stopped and got rear ended when it shut off it was the ecm shorted because of sealant from factory.
Car has erratic idle at times and rpms will stick sometimes well above normal idle.it isecu that is causing the problem.quite a few of my friends experience this problem with the geo storms.a recall is in order if you ask me!
Faulty ecm causes erratic idle speeds.after starting, engine rpms drop and engine may stall within 30 seconds every time engine is started.while stopped at lights or idling, engine will often stall out.engine will also often rev to over 2,000 rpms.this has caused vehicle to strike the rear of another vehicle at a stop.this problem reportedly occurs due to malfunction in ecu due to shrinkage of the insulation used on it.
This ecu problem is very unsafe! it causes the vehicle to surge at intersections when braking or fail to stay running in taffic. The ecu also causes the vehicle to sputter and cut-out at hi-way speeds, causing the vehicle to suddenly slow down in traffic.
Due to a defective computer problem,vehicle when coming to a stop, will idle high in rpms,causingvehicle to lunge forwardwhich may result a crash.
The ecm died, and according to a survey, a lot of other peoples have also, recall it!
The problem is that between 1985 and 1995, ac delco used a insulative spray on the circuit boards in these ecus/computers which shrinks over time when exposed to warm and cool temperature conditions, such as the normal conditions that an automobile is subjected to. The shrinking insulative spray contracts and pulls the electronic components from the circuit board, breaking solder connections and causing shorts.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
The contact owns a 1991 geo storm. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while sitting at a traffic stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, they were unable to repair the vehicle. The manufacture was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
Timing belt failed while on top of a mountain which caused car to shut down and driver lost control of steering.
The vehicle stalled without warning. The dealer replaced the distributor cap, spark plug wires and rotor, however the problem recurred.
At an idle, in park or in gear, the engine speed often rises from normal (1000rpm) up to as high as 4000 rpms. This happens at a stand still and also when approaching, sitting at or leaving stopp lights also. This problem has caused unwanted and unsafe "lurcheing" forward when letting out the clutch. At times, when the engine speed comes back down, it will drop too far and cause the engine to stall. This happened to me in the middle of a busy inter section and i was nearly rearended. To my knowledge gm is aware of this problem but refuses to take care of it outside normal warranty period.
Gm & isuzu are aware of this. Apparently they have refused to fix it. My car has just begun these symptoms but i don't want to wait until the car dieson me.this year we have had record highs in ca.it's making the problem worse. It cuts off when it feels like it for no good reason. It idles high and low. It has eve refused to start at times.
Engine idles uncontrolably at high rpms (2000+) when stopped, this presents a saftey threat if i should have my foot slip off the clutch or have a cable failure because the car will lurch forward before the engine dies. This could cause an accident involving a pedestrian or traffic going the other direction at an intersection.
Ongoing problem with engine stalling / cutting off while driving at multiple speed. Vehicle been todealer, but problem reoccurring. Feel free to provide any further information.
From the time the vehicle was purchased the car has idled erratically while sitting still, and sometimes when it was cold.
Erratic idle speed that revs and drops while you are coasting or after you come to a stop. Sometimes it revs high into the rpm range above idle speed, sometimes it drops such that the engine nearly dies or does die. Hovering idle speed that hangs at cruising level while you are coasting or after you have come to a stop, usually 2,000-3,000 rpm. Sometimes, if you wait a while, it comes down on its own, sometimes it does not.hovering idle speed that hangs at cruising level while you are coasting or after you have come to a stop, usually 2,000-3,000 rpm. Sometimes, if you wait a while, it comes down on its own, sometimes it does not. Isuzu and geo had in the past (only while the car was under warranty) replaced the ecu to solve the problem. Isuzu and geo had in the past (only while the car was under warranty) replaced the ecu to solve the problem. It is most dangerous on the automatic models because the automatic transmission uses engine speed as a reference to control the engagement of the torque converter (if the engine speed is above 900 rpm, the car moves forward) so hovering idle speed is of greatest hazard to automatics. It is also a hazard for manual transmission cars because engaging the engine at 2,000-3,000 rpm will result in violent forward motion. It is most dangerous on the automatic models because the automatic transmission uses engine speed as a reference to control the engagement of the torque converter (if the engine speed is above 900 rpm, the car moves forward) so hovering idle speed is of greatest hazard to automatics. It is also a hazard for manual transmission cars because engaging the engine at 2,000-3,000 rpm will result in violent forward motion.
When i start the car with the engine cold, as soon as the choke turns off, the engines dies, i have to tap the accelerator to keep the engine running.once the engine is operating temperature, i shift the transaxle into park, and the idle shoots up to 2000 rpms, the engine idles up and down while the car is in park.the idle also drop temporarily when the brakes are depressed thisstarted happening during the last week when the weather turned hot for the summer.
Experiencing problem with vehicle starting itself and engaging out of out of gear ( w/o key and vehicle would be completely off). Condition have occur on four occasion within a week. Vehicle will be taken to the dealer for insepection. Please provide any further details.
Engine control computer improperly built causing erractic idle from 2000rpm to 500rpm, car stalls and will not start.isuzu has been contacted about this and has stated"we do not make cars" and they fail to rectify the problem.there are very many of us who would like to see this issue resolved as our cars stalling in traffic and idling erractically is causing a lot of problems as in poor efficiency and unneeded downtime.the problem is in the insulative spray on the main circuit bopar dof the units that breaks down over time due to heat and extreme(hot or cold) temps. Gmc has recognized this problem and fails to do anything about it.we would like this issue addressed and i speak for the over 500 members of the geo storm owners club, www.stormowners.com.
Exhaust manifold cracked, causing vehicle to stall. Exhaust odor coming through front of car.
Exhaust manifold cracked.
Exhaust manifold leaks fumes into the passenger compartment.tt exhaust manifold was broken in half, leaks exhaust fumes into engine and passenger compartment.
Consumer replaced exhaustpipeonce, andcurrentlyvehicle needsexhaust pipereplaced again, vehicle has had an ehaust leak.consumer has since replaced exhaust pipe.
Owner said that the exhaust system was designed poorly, it is cracking and splitting.
Engine manifold exhaust pipe failed and replaced.
Exhaust manifold is cracked. Vehicle hesitates, bucks and jerks.tt
Exhaust manifold has cracked on vehicle.tt
Manifold cracked.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
Manual door locks stick upon opening ( driver and passenger).mechanics comment: manufacturer's design,part made of plastic not metal.
The hood latch broke, causing the hood tofly up.
Received recall notice in sept. Went to make appointment. Dealer said will call in ten days. Consumer did not receive response. Has called every two days since then. Dealer still does not have parts.after receiving the parts, sands motor co claims consumer doesn't need new parts.
Driver's shoulder belt failed in above accident.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
While driving, driver's shoulder/lap belt buckle comes undone.tt
Takata buckle; jba in glen burnie md., continue to reschedule after arrangements. On one occasion, told her to come in and they were booked. 95v103007.
The drivers shoulder belt is splitting up the belt and becoming thin. Please describe.
Headrest & seatback failed on rear impact.caused additional injuries when driver hit pole&tree
Vehicle collision, no deployment of air bag, seat backs collapsed.
Headrest & seatback failed on rear impact.caused additional injuries when driver hit pole&tree
Steering column is loose affecting drivers control. Please describe details.tt
Steering column fell off into drivers lap.tt
Steering column loose.
Steering wheel fracture recall work completed, however failed after.
While driving steering hub fractured, air bag deployed, burned drivers face.tt
Steering column loose.
Steering column locks up in cold weather when making sharp turns.
While driving steering hub fractured, air bag deployed, burned drivers face.tt consumer also states eyes and body as well as developing an infection, from accident.
While driving vehicle, turned the corner, driver lost control of vehicle, vehicle flipped over.
While driving vehicle, turned the corner, driver lost control of vehicle, vehicle flipped over.
Front driver side tie rod end is torn, causingfront passenger side wheel not to turn while trying to steer into a left turn. Dealer has not been contacted.
The date & mileage are only for the most recent occurence. It started late april 2001 at about 70,000 miles; i'd bought the car used the previous september & it had driven ok throughout the winter. The problem has been happening off & on ever since. The car will be going 55 mph or more; about 5 or more minutes after startup (it varies), the rpm gauge/idle suddenly drops to 0, the car might buck slightly,the engine light comes on, & the car stalls. Pressing the gas pedal has no effect; all i can do is coast to a stop. So far, i've been lucky; i've been able to coast to the shoulder w/no incident. Usually after a couple minutes, i can start the car again,but this past saturday, i was stranded for over an hour before the car would start. The problem happens irregularly,usually when it's warm outside. The idle also revs on its own; whenever i take my foot off the gas & the speed drops below 30 mph, it revs & jumps forward unless i immediately hit the brakes -- very dangerous when i'm heading towards a stoplight! the car has had both its ignition coil & fuel injectors replaced, and all belts are new; all maintenance is kept up, & there are no other problems with the car that would cause either of these issues.after driving our mechanic & us nuts for several months, we finally found out that the problems were dueto shorts caused by bad insulative spray on the ecu/computer circuit board (the original factory installed unit), & we also found out that we weren't alone in having these problems -- that other storm & isuzu owners were having the same trouble. The faulty ecu is whatgm/isuzu refuse to recognize. Isuzu claims the problems are "normal" -- i've yet to drive any car where stalling & dying at high speed on the highway is considered "normal".
Steering/rack and pinion failure.
Both driver and passenger door fell off the hinges 3 times, dealer put the door back on the hinges.tt
Driving down hwy, hood flew up, obstructed vision completely, pulled over to side of rd, hood still attached to frame, hood closed partially.
Estimated speed 50 mph, hood flew open hitting windshield blind vision. Please describe details.tt
No summary listed for above vehicle.
The e.c.u. Is bad in my 1991 geo storm 2+2. It is a common problem with these cars and gm will not do anything about it.*la
Apparently a widespread problem, i learned of many more failures of the same part from bill's isuzu performance page, (www.isuzuperformance.com/isupage/), and was linked from there to request a recall. If this is a lemon part, i should not have to pay for it to be replaced, since its failure endangers the passengers.
Vehicle would intermittently lurch forward when brakes were applied. Dealer contacted. Feel free to provide any further information.
At an idle, in park or in gear, the engine speed often rises from normal (1000rpm) up to as high as 4000 rpms. This happens at a stand still and also when approaching, sitting at or leaving stopp lights also. This problem has caused unwanted and unsafe "lurcheing" forward when letting out the clutch. At times, when the engine speed comes back down, it will drop too far and cause the engine to stall. This happened to me in the middle of a busy inter section and i was nearly rearended. To my knowledge gm is aware of this problem but refuses to take care of it outside normal warranty period.
Criuse control was engaged, when tried to disengage will not, went into open throttle position, to stop vehicle applied the brakes real hard and released.
The problem i have been experiencing with my 1991 geo storm gsi, is everytime i'm at a red-light or stop sign with the car at a complete stop, my idle will shoot up from the normal 800-900 rpms, to 2,000-3,000 rpms.this is very dangerous on a automatic transmission equipped storm, since you have to firmly press on the brake pedal very hard to prevent the car from lurking forward and hitting a car in front of you, or injuring or even killing a walking pedestrian that happens to be crossing the street.it is also a hazard for manual transmission cars because engaging the engine at 2,000-3,000 rpm will result in violent forward motion. Example: you are pulled up to a stoplight and your foot accidentally slips off the clutch pedal. If your car is idling correctly at 800 rpm, the car moves a foot forward and the engine dies, but if the vehicle is idiling at 2,000-3,000 rpms, the vehicle will lauch forward like a rocket. Scenario two, the engine is hovering at 2,000 rpm, uncontrollably, and your foot slips off the clutch pedal. Your car bolts forward running over the pedestrian who happened to be crossing in the crosswalk.this is a problem that many geo storm owners have, but have had no luck in trying to solve the problem with general motors.the problem, from what a specialized mechanic told me, could be the ecm otherwise known as the "engine control module" which is the engine computer.any help is greatly appreciated, as we very much need it at this time for our safety, and the safety of others.thanks, eduardo zaballa.( dot number: tire size: p205/50/15 )
Idle drops below 500 rpms and stalls all the time.
I've have experienced problems of erratic idle speed, the engine revving and dropping uncontrolably and sporadic dying of the engine when i press in the clutch.the problem has been traced to my delco electronic control module being faulty.this faulty module unfortuately controls all of the functions of the car including idle.this is a hazard to me and others, the erratic idle has causes my (manual) car to lurch forward uncontrolably, during take-off.the sporadic dying causes the most danger. When the clutch is pressed in, in preperation to stop the car dies and with it braking power and steering.this leaves the driver attempting to stop before brake pressure is lost, and at the same time attempting to restart the car in a vain effort... This has happened to me many times, fortunately i haven't had an accident yet.i am outraged that isuzu/geo can allow a cars to be built like this, with faulty computers. Its a safety hazard, which they expect the owner to fix at an outragous cost.its either fix it and wait for it to happen again with the new computer at a cost to me, or live with the fact that they built an unsafe car.this i find unacceptable, thats why i'm writing you, someone needs to make them fess up to thier mistake and fix it.
The problem i have been experiencing with my 1991 geo storm gsi, is everytime i'm at a red-light or stop sign with the car at a complete stop, my idle will shoot up from the normal 800-900 rpms, to 2,000-3,000 rpms.this is very dangerous on a automatic transmission equipped storm, since you have to firmly press on the brake pedal very hard to prevent the car from lurking forward and hitting a car in front of you, or injuring or even killing a walking pedestrian that happens to be crossing the street.it is also a hazard for manual transmission cars because engaging the engine at 2,000-3,000 rpm will result in violent forward motion. Example: you are pulled up to a stoplight and your foot accidentally slips off the clutch pedal. If your car is idling correctly at 800 rpm, the car moves a foot forward and the engine dies, but if the vehicle is idiling at 2,000-3,000 rpms, the vehicle will lauch forward like a rocket. Scenario two, the engine is hovering at 2,000 rpm, uncontrollably, and your foot slips off the clutch pedal. Your car bolts forward running over the pedestrian who happened to be crossing in the crosswalk.this is a problem that many geo storm owners have, but have had no luck in trying to solve the problem with general motors.the problem, from what a specialized mechanic told me, could be the ecm otherwise known as the "engine control module" which is the engine computer.any help is greatly appreciated, as we very much need it at this time for our safety, and the safety of others.thanks, eduardo zaballa.( dot number: tire size: p205/50/15 )
Car has erratic idle at times and rpms will stick sometimes well above normal idle.it isecu that is causing the problem.quite a few of my friends experience this problem with the geo storms.a recall is in order if you ask me!
The idle is very erratic. Not too sure if it's the carburator or not, but the idle will jump from 950-1000 rpm up to 2000. This is veryodd and have heard others complain about the same problem. Thank you.
At an idle, in park or in gear, the engine speed often rises from normal (1000rpm) up to as high as 4000 rpms. This happens at a stand still and also when approaching, sitting at or leaving stopp lights also. This problem has caused unwanted and unsafe "lurcheing" forward when letting out the clutch. At times, when the engine speed comes back down, it will drop too far and cause the engine to stall. This happened to me in the middle of a busy inter section and i was nearly rearended. To my knowledge gm is aware of this problem but refuses to take care of it outside normal warranty period.
Car idels above 2000 rpm.
Sporadic idle and high idle forces driver to keep foot firmly on brake to keep car from lurching and going to fast. Computer related problem. Could cause injury or death to a pedistrian. Needs to be corrected.
Idle becomes rough, bounces and dies, fails to start or starts and check engine light is on, runs very bad. Once car sits for a while, starts to run fine, does it when it is warm out.
The symptoms of this fault are most notably erratic idle, idle revving and dropping.
Car idles heavy and dies all the time/gm knows of the problem.
Car likes to idle irregulary, idle too high, having to keep foot on brake to stop car.
During warm weather the vehicle's throttle will stick at 2000.through my research i have found this to be the fault of the ecu.it is a very dangerous thing to have your throttle stick.dt
Heater control switch fire. (insurance agent for client)
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