1999 Chevrolet Metro recalls & complaints
Source: NHTSA, updated daily. Last checked 2026-10-19. Recalls apply to specific VINs — run your VIN to confirm.
Recalls: check by VIN
Useful for owners
- OBD2 code reader — see what the car's computer is reporting
- Compact car fire extinguisher
- 1999 Chevrolet Metro owner's manual
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Most complained-about parts: Engine (2), Unknown Or Other (1), Fuel system (1), Gasoline (1).
Complaints are unverified reports from owners. A pattern (many complaints about the same part) matters more than any single one.
Read recent complaints (3)
02/14/2015 · Engine · fire
AS I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I-15 SOUTHBOUND, IN SAN DIEGO, CA, ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2015 AT 4.40 PM, I HEARD A PUTTERING / CLINKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. I SENSED SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I COULD NOT INCREASE THE SPEED. I DECREASED THE SPEED, CAME ON THE LAST (4TH LANE), TOWARD THE SHOULDER, PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON. I COULD SEE SOME SMOKE COMING POUT FROM B…
04/22/2013 · Unknown Or Other
1999 CHEVY METRO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE PRODUCES DANGEROUSLY HIGH LEVELS OF RADIATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE IS DISABLED WITH EHS(ELECTROMAGNETIC HYPERSENSITIVITY) AND THE DANGEROUS HIGH LEVELS OF RADIATION CAUSES DAMAGE TO HER BODY. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WOULD LOOSE HER BALANCE, DUE TO THE RADIATION FROM THE VEHICLE MAKING HER S…
08/02/2011 · Fuel system
CORROSION OF FUEL INLET PIPE ON 1999 CHEVY METRO ISL 2 DOOR,MUST BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND THEM IN JUNK YARDS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS FUEL LEAKS OUT OF FUEL TANK AND ALSO CAUSES THE COMPUTER TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *KB