1997 Geo Metro review from North America

At about 3000 miles the A.C. quit.

At about 10,000 miles the A.C. quit.

At about 15,000 miles the fuel pump went out.

At 29,800 miles the A.C. quit.

Just to let out my frustration I have to let you know what General Motors has done to me. I bought a new Geo Metro in November of 1997. In the spring of 1998 I turned on the air conditioner and didn't like the performance. I called the chevy garage to see about changing the freon from r134 to r12 they told me that I should not be able to tell the difference. I took it in to La Riche Chevy Cadillac in Findlay to have it checked out. They told me the Freon was low and refilled it (under warranty). The next summer again bad air conditioning. This time I took it to McDaniel Chevy here in Marion. Answer was it's just low and it was refilled and I was on my way again (under warranty). In 2000 the same thing. Last week I took it to McDainel motors again and this times the warranty is up and the extended warranty takes over what a joke, but that's another story. Well since the warranty is over this time they take the time to install dye to the air conditioner to find the leak. Guess what? They find the leak and it will cost $438.00 to fix. (Extended warranty does not cover it)

My guess for the rip-off is this.

The freon cost about $10.00 per pound (r134)

The cost of the dye is about $7.00

My car holds 1.3 pounds of Freon.

When I do the math I get this answer.

1998 Car is under warranty just spend the $13.00 and send it down the road and don't try to find the leak.

1999 Car is under warranty just spend the $13.00 and send it down the road and don't try to find the leak.

2002 Car is not under warranty spend the $7.00 to find the leak and charge the guy $438.00 to fix something we should have fixed twice before, but did not want to spend the $7.00 for fear of what we might find and have to fix. If you own a chevy beware of the warranty.