1998 Chevrolet Metro LSi from North America - Comments

Cheap on gas and oil. Very, very expensive on air conditioning repairs. Had freon problems from the very first. Chevy should have recalled this car. Two compressors did not solve the problem. If air conditioning is a must, do not buy a Metro.

Hmm strange I've had two Metro's and a Prizm and none of them have had any airconditioning problems at all, also got a friend with a tracker with very high mileage and it still blows ice cold.. you must have gotten a lemon, don't comdemn an entire line of cars because of your jacked up crap.. and man in 1998 it was a Chevrolet how about reading the title if you got it paid for yet-

I have the same problem with the air conditioning. I add freon... I lose freon. I have had it checked, but they say there are no leaks. I'm in Houston, TX and the whole no AC thing stinks : (

Other than that... I LOVE IT!!

Not flashy at all, but it is the absolute most reliable car I think ever made. It is the one car my hubby and I will never ever trade in. My brother has a much older metro and has never ever had a single problem with it. I think the air conditioning problem was just in the 98's.

My friends joke about my "egg", but I have picked up those same friends up from on side the road b/c their cars failed, so HA HA HA!! I love my "egg".

Same problem on my 98 Std Hatchback. Found the leak, repaired and then it started blowing seals on the compressor. Three compressors later and no air in Florida. Still trying to find problem - solution looking like buying a new car. Air was a problem since day one of buying car new in 98. Dealer claimed could never find leak until it went out of warranty. Finally went somewhere else. Think it must be that these cars should never have had air!

I think some of you have had bad luck. I have a 98 Metro with 161,000 miles on the original compressor/A/C system. I have added small amounts of freon (approx 1/3 can per year) the last couple of years, but the air works like a champ - ice cold in the summer - and St. Louis gets pretty hot and humid.

I have owned over 100 cars in my lifetime, and this is one of the most reliable I have had. It is definitely the cheapest to drive, own and maintain.