Consumer Complaint Detail

GEO / STORM / 1992

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002099319 Incident Date: Sep, 05 2002
Consumer's City: PASADENA Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: STORM Model Year: 1992
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: J81RF2366N7 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 06 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 31 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: After i purchased this car on approx. 5/20/2002,i noticed a small rumbling sound accompanied with the smell of exhaust fumes inside the vehicle.on 9/1/2002 i was stopped at a red light when i heard an enormous rumble i proceededback home approx.2 blocks. i then put thecar up on car ramps and saw the pipe from the manifold to theconverter was in good shape except at the flange by the manifold it was sheared (no rust)i then inspected the exhaust manifold and discovereda 5 inch crack.i then called repair shops ,they tell me this is constant on all geo,s i called 30 used auto parts yards they tell me all geo exhaust manifolds crack and there are none to be found.as this is an exhaust and potentialy fatal flaw i will await your response before writing the newspapers.*ak