1990 Geo Storm
Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
45
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-11-16 | 89V203000 |
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 15,200 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-02-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | UPON FINDING OUT THAT THE IS A RECALL CALL ON MY 1990 GEO STORM THAT AFFECT THE SEAT SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAG THE MANUFAC… |
| 2001-04-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE PICK-UP COIL AND IGNITOR MODULE REPLACE AT 132,563 MILES. NOW BEGINNING BEFORE 189,000 MILES AND… |
| 2000-12-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE 1990 GEO STORM (AUTO) WILL NOT ONLY STALL, BUT IS STARTING TO ACCELERATE UNINTENTIONALLY. THE CAR ALSO SEEMS TO ST… |
| 2000-10-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS ASKING AROUND ABOUT WHY MY CAR IDLES FUNNY AND I WAS POINTED TO YOUR PAGE I HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO… |
| 2000-06-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER HAD TO HOLD THE BRAKES SO THAT VEHICLE WOULD SLOWDOWN. ALSO, CONSUMER SMEL… |
| 2000-05-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-03-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-09-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO AND VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF. WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.… |
| 1999-08-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | EVERY SINCE IVE HAD THE CAR IN AUG OF 1999 THE STRUTS OR SHOCKS, WHICHEVER IT HAS,HAVE BEEN SHOT...THE CAR ROCKS SIDE T… |
| 1998-09-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | PROBLEM WITH THE ECU IS A GMC MANUFACTURING DEFECT. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE ECU. ECU HAS PROBLEM WITH BOARD LAMINATE … |
| 1998-04-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER DROVE OFF FROM STOP LIGHT. SOMEONE STOPPED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, AND SHE REARENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE ON FRONT … |
| 1998-03-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | FIRE FROM REAR OF VEHICLE, POSSIBLY DUE TO SHORT IN TAIL LIGHT WIRING. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT). |
| 1997-09-03 | SEATS | Yes | 2 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON INPACT, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BROKE AND WENT TO THE REAR OF THE … |
| 1997-06-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | OWNER HIT ANOTHER CAR HEAD-ON AND AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1997-02-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | AIRBAG DIDNT DEPLOY AND SEAT BELTS DIDNT LOCK DURING CRASH. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK |
| 1996-10-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HOOD FLEW UP WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. |
| 1996-06-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | HIT IN THE FRONT-END AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1996-01-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, FAILURE OF THE SHOULDER BELT. TT |
| 1996-01-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN REAR END COLLISON. TT |
| 1995-12-02 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DURING THE COURSE OF AN ACCIDENT AT 10 MPH THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT |
| 1995-10-20 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-07-08 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING INTO DRIVEWAY THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN PLACED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1995-06-17 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR AXLE BROKE ON TWO OCASSIONS. TT |
| 1995-05-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 1990/91 1.6 GEO STORMS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK |
| 1995-05-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT BELT RED BUTTON CRACKED, PREVENTING PROPERLY LATCHING OR RELEASE OF LATCH. REPLACED ONCE. PLEASE D… |
| 1995-01-31 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN REACHING SPEEDS 55 MPH. TT |
| 1994-12-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | AT 30 MPH AND FRONTAL END COLLISION AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT |
| 1994-08-22 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY A VAN AT 70 MPH, CAUSING THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT TO BREAK AND LAY FLAT. *AK |
| 1993-06-01 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING COLUMN MOVES UP AND DOWN. TT |
| 1992-05-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED TWICE. |
| 1991-03-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | MUFFLER MALFUNCTIONED. *AK |
| 1991-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | REPLACE ALTERNATOR 4 TIMES, POSSIBLE BECAUSE A HEAT SHEILD IS NEEDED, VEHICLE RESULTS IN STALLING OUT. TT |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | SOME ONE SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM SO I CAN BUY A NEW ECM. *AK |
| — | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | No | 0 | CLUTCH CABLES WERE THREADED THROUGH FIREWALL. OVERTIME USAGE OF CLUTCH WOULD CAUSE CABLES TO RIP THROUGH FIREWALL. … |
| — | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING IS BECOMING LOOSER ON A DAILY BASIS. TT |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | ECM FAILURE BEGAN SLIGHTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 80000 MILES ON IT. ENGINE WOULD RUN, THEN SHUT DOWN FOR NO A… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | AC DELCO USED A INSULATIVE SPRAY ON THE CIRCUIT BOARDS IN THESE ECUS/COMPUTERS WHICH SHRINKS OVER TIME WHEN EXPOSED TO … |
| — | SEATS | No | 1 | THE WIRE CONNECTING TO THE PAWL, WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE MANUAL LEVER TO THE PAWL OPPOSITE THE LEVER APPEARS TO BE EN… |
| — | STEERING | No | 0 | RECALL REPAIRS TO STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE MADE BECAUSE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER SAID OWERER WOULD BE NOTIF… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE MUFFLER CAME OFF,THE TWO FRONT DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME APART, THE WINDOW WI… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 20MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. TT |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AT IDLE AFTER CAR WARMS UP, ENGINE TENDS TO SURGE UP FROM 800RPM TO 3000RPM WHILE IN DRIVE. THIS LAUCHES THE CAR FORWAR… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | THIS IS CONCERNING THE VARYING IDLE SPEED PROBLEMS ON THE STORM THAT WAS REPAIRED BY ISUZU/GM UNDER WARRANTY, BUT DOES … |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL FOR SAFETY BELT BUCKLE-95V103007, THE BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON WAS WORKING FINE, NOW THE… |