The automatic transmission wouldn't engage reverse when cold from day one. "Drive" clicks in right away when cold, by the way.
Dealer chuckles and says, "newness". My solution is to let it run for a minute and then try it. Still does it, and to my surprise the transmission still works after 40,000 miles.
Purchased the car in the winter so we couldn't tell the air conditioning wasn't very cold. It didn't work when summer came. The dealer laughed at me, said they found nothing wrong with it, so I had it fixed elsewhere. Works now!
The Goodyear Viva tires it came with had very poor wet traction and literally fell apart after 20,000 miles (bulges all over them). Goodyear warranty costs more to replace the tires than to just buy them at Discount Tire.
The car can't be driven in windy, wet or snowy weather, keep it in the city.
Acceleration is for the patient, don't follow anyone to the restaurant, you'll be left behind.
Chevrolet dealers are the worst part of the deal. They absolutely will not fix anything. They say they can't find the problem, yet an independent garage can find and fix the thing.
LSI Update: The fuel pump went out and the A/C evaporator is leaking. Suzuki builds bad cars.
Why do you assume I am angry at the car and that I am too poor to buy a bigger and better car? This was my wife's car
and I never wanted her to drive the baby buggy. But thanks to Suzuki, the worry is over. Not worth fixing. You should get a safer and more comfortable car, too. Most mid-size cars do better in every category; mileage, performance, comfort, reliability, etc. This car was built so GM could
get the corporate average fuel mileage lower. They really didn't care if they sold any of them. Rental agencies bought
the bulk of them.
I first purchased my Geo Metro in 1992 and have now had it for 12 years. My husband who is not a mechanic has done most of the repairs on it and has found it easy to work on. The only repairs done to it have been oil changes every 3 months, new plugs, the brakes were finally done after about 6 years of driving, we are still on the original clutch at 226,000 kilometers. The only work not done on it by my husband was the hood latch which was covered by warranty, and also the signal arm which came off, but was also replaced under warranty by the dealership and I have not had a problem with it again. It is so cheap on gas and easy to drive and I have truly found it to be a very reliable little car. We have put a lot off miles on it and never had a major problem, and we also live in Edmonton Canada and get down to 40 below in the winter. Perhaps you have had a lemon, but I have had a peach! I love my little car and the only thing I would complain about is it doesn't have a lot of pep on the hills and the seats are not the most comfortable. But I wasn't expecting a Rolls Royce when I bought it.
It's not fair to criticise all Chevy Dealers because you had a bad one. You should have forced the issues from the start and they would have had to repair them.
Eventually that transmission will not work in reverse, but you let it go too long and will probably have to pay for a rebuild.
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