Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-07-06 | 92V091001 |
AIR BAGS | 211,306 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-11-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1992 GEO STORM 2+2 WITH A 12 VALVE MOTOR AND A 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION THE CAR CONSTANTLY OVERHEATS EVEN A… |
| 2003-06-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ECM CAUSES ENGINE RPM TO INCREASE DURING WARM/HOT WEATHER WHICH WILL NOT DROP TO NORMAL WHEN THE CLUTCH IS ENGAGED UNLE… |
| 2003-05-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR IDLES ERRATICALLY, IT ALSO IDLES ABOVE 2000 RPM SOMETIMES IT LACKS POWER AND SOMETIME IT DOES NOT. THE CAR STALLS … |
| 2003-04-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ECU CAUSING ERRATIC IDLE IN MY 1992 GEO STORM. IT IS WORSE IN WARM WEATHER. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO A TRA… |
| 2003-04-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | FOR WELL OVER A YEAR NOW, MY 1992 GEO STORM-4 CYL., HAS EXHIBITED RPM'S ABOVE 2000 WHEN IDLING AT A STOP WHEN THE AMBIE… |
| 2002-09-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR ON APPROX. 5/20/2002,I NOTICED A SMALL RUMBLING SOUND ACCOMPANIED WITH THE SMELL OF EXHAUST… |
| 2002-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND ALL RPM DROPPED AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF. DEA… |
| 2002-06-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | Yes | 1 | THE FAULTY ECU COMPONENT ON MY CAR HAS AGAIN MADE MY CAR TO STALL, BUT THIS TIME I WAS IN A BAD SITUATION, W/THE ENGIN… |
| 2002-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | MANY PEOPLE I KNOW HAVE THIS SAME COMPUTER PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US FIX THIS. THANK YOU. *AK |
| 2001-11-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | THIS ECU HAS BEEN THE CULRPIT IN AN IDLE PROBLEM. CAR WILL DIE AT TAKE OFF, AND HAS THIS HAS BEEN TH SECOND TIME REPLAC… |
| 2001-10-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS HIT DUE TO A MOTORIST WHO FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY, DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHO… |
| 2001-09-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | I APOLOGIZE IF SOME OF MY DATA ENTRY SEEMS ILLOGICAL. MY ECM WAS BAD SINCE THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED MY USED GEO STORM… |
| 2001-07-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | ERRATIC IDLE, IDLE REVVING AND DROPPING, ENGINE DYING OR STALLING FOR NO REASON WITH NO TROUBLE CODES. *AK |
| 2001-06-29 | 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 … |
| 2001-05-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | ON MORE OCCASIONS THAN I CAN ACCOUNT FOR MY VEHICLE HAS RAN ROUGH AND MY STARTER HAS MALFUNCTIONED. I HAVE SPENT NUMER… |
| 2001-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR STALLS RANDOMLY UNTIL IT REACHES RUNNING TEMP, IDLES POORLY AT RUNNING TEMP, AND SURGES OR IDLES VERY HIGH RANDOMLY… |
| 2001-01-06 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | THIS CAR USES THE AC DELCO IGNITION AND FUEL SYSTEM AND UTILIZES AC DELCO ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT, ALSO SOMETIMES REFER… |
| 2000-10-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | FAULY ECU IN MY CAR CAUSE ERRATIC IDLE, MISFIRING, AND ELECTRICAL SHORTS IN MY CAR AS WELL AS OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHI… |
| 2000-10-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FAULTY ECU IN MY CAR CAUSE ERRATIC IDLE, MISFIRING, AND ELECTRICAL SHORTS IN MY CAR AS WELL AS OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEH… |
| 2000-09-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO ECM FAILURE (APPARENTLY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM); CAR & DRIVER BECAME TRAFFIC HAZZARD |
| 2000-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | THE COMPUTER ON MY CAR IS NOT ABLE TO BE PURCHASED AT AN INDEPENDENT AUTO PARTS STORE. I AM FORCED TO BUY A NEW BLANK C… |
| 2000-07-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAUSES MOTOR TO REV HIGH WHEN HOT AND DIE AT IDLE WHEN HOT HAS CAUSED AN OVER HEATING PROBLEM BEFORE. *AK |
| 2000-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM OUTSIDE, THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO IDLE FAST (1500-1700 RPM) AFTER THE THROTTLE IS RELEASED. IT… |
| 2000-05-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MAJOR HEAD GASKET DAMAGED UPON PURCHASE CAUSING EXTREME OIL LEAKAGE. *AK |
| 2000-04-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK | No | 0 | N O SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-04-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE. NO SAFETY DEFECT STATED IN SUMMARY. … |
| 2000-03-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1999-10-03 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | REAR RESTRAINT RETCRATOR BELTS ARE FAILING TO LOCK UNABLE TO USE CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN VEHICLE; DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED … |
| 1999-08-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 3 | CONSUMER HAD A FRONTAL AND A LEFT SIDE IMPACT COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1999-08-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS RUNNING BADLY AND ALOT OF EXHAUST FUMES WERE GETTING INTO THE CAB. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC… |
| 1999-08-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | I THINK GM SHOULD MAKE A RECALL ON THE ECM BE CAUSE THE IDLE IS SO ERATIC ON THESE CARS . THERE ARE ALOT THAT ARE LIKE… |
| 1999-06-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | SINCE THE CAR HAD ABOUT 75,00MI EACH TIME SUMMER ARRIVES THE ENGINE WILL NOT PROPERLY IDLE. IF YOU PLACE THE TOE UNDER … |
| 1999-02-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | ECU RECALIBRATION NEEDED; NEW IAC/ IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE NEEDED |
| 1998-10-27 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 65 MPH HOOD LATCHES FAILED. VEHICLE HOOD BECAME APART, SMASHING INTO WINDSHIELD AND CAUSI… |
| 1998-06-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | RPMS REV UP AND DOWN... CAR DIES... INSULATIVE SPRAY THAT MANUFACTURER USES ON THE COMPUTER SHINKS AND CONTRACTS WITH C… |
| 1998-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VECHICLE BUT FAIL TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE REPLAC… |
| 1997-03-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD COMPUTER CHIP REPLACED; SMELLED FUMES; ASSUMED MUFFLER FAILURE, TOOK TO MECHANIC; MECHANIC SAID THAT IT HA… |
| 1997-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. |
| 1996-11-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 20 MPH HEAD-ON COLLISION IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER AND PASSENGER … |
| 1996-08-25 | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | No | 0 | SPINDLE RUSTED THROUGH AND AXLE BROKE. FRONT WHEEL WAS ACTUALLY WOBBLY. *AK |
| 1996-07-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | SPOT WELDS OF DOOR LATCH BREAKING. |
| 1996-06-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | HOOD FLEW UP AND SMASHED WINDSHIELD DUE TO CORRODED SUPPORT BAR. |
| 1996-04-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1996-04-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | BRAKE ROTORS CORRODED. *SD |
| 1995-12-09 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT PREVENT CONTACT WIT… |
| 1995-11-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE FRAME AND PANEL AROUND THE DOOR IS COMING APART FROM THE VEHICLE. TT |
| 1995-10-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE BLEW IN THE CAR PURCHASED.TT CONSUMER STATES ENGINE IS NO GOOD PER MANUFACTURER AFTER USE OF ONLY 3 YEARS, … |
| 1995-09-12 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | THE STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE AND IT LEAKS AND CAUSED A STEERING PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT STEERING WAS SQUEALING S… |
| 1995-09-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE EXHUST MANIFOLD HAS A CRACK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE. *AK |
| 1995-09-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT WHEN AIRBAG DEPLOYED DURING AN ACCIDENT, THERE WAS TOO MUCH FORCE. CONSUMER WAS SERIOUSLY INJU… |