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1996 Geo Tracker

Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1996-07-01 96V121001 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY 18,121 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2004-08-25 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED LIQUID UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEA…
2003-08-10 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER No 0 THE FRONT SEAT MECHANISM BROKE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT CAUSING IT TO FALL BACK. THIS IS NOT ONLY VERY DANGEROUS, BUT A …
2002-06-01 SEATS No 0 THE HARDWARE THAT HELD THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION FAILED, RESULTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK TO BE UNSTA…
2001-09-06 AIR BAGS No 0 AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS BEEN ON, AND HORN HAS FAILED TO OPERATE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT …
2001-08-20 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER No 0 SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON AFTER 50,000 MILES, TOOK TO MECHANIC SAID COMPUTER SAID PROBLEMS WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTOR, COU…
2001-07-12 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 DOOR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE IS RUSTED TO POINT WHERE HINGES AND BOLTS ARE COMING RIGHT THROUGH DOOR.*AK
2000-10-06 WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS No 0 CONSUMER TOOK CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE, AND MECHANIC SAID THAT ONLY ONE NUT: BOLT WAS HOLDING THE FAN SHROUD ON, THERE W…
2000-08-16 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 ON 9/24/99 WE HAD OUR TIMING BELT REPLACED AS A PART OF THE 60,000 MAINTENANCE ON OUR CAR. IN AUGUST OF 2000 WE EXPERI…
2000-07-10 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 ENGINE STARTED MAKING A RATTLING NOISE. THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT IT WAS 2 SLUNG ROD IN THE ENGINE FROM A MECHANIC. CONSUM…
2000-06-10 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 VEHICLE WAS INVOVLED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE AT 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PROVID…
2000-04-06 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT A STOP SIGN AND PEDESTRAIN RAN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. DRIVER IN VEHICLE…
1999-11-28 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A COW HEAD-ON FIRST. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
1999-06-12 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER DASH AND ALL EQUIPMENT PANELS QUIT WORKING-NO INTERIOR LIGHTS, BLINKERS, HAZARDS,…
1999-06-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS No 0 HAD PARKED VEHICLE. RETURNED TO START IT. VEHICLE FAILED TO START. HAD POPPED FUSE TO FUEL PUMP. TOOK TO MECHANIC & WAS…
1999-01-27 POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) No 0 CONSUMER GOT INSIDE OF THE CAR TO START IT UP AND CAR WOULDN'T START. SHE NOTIFIED A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT CLUTCH…
1999-01-08 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED DRIVER TO SMELL SMOKE THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.(OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT).
1998-08-19 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 1 DRIVE DOOR CLOSED COMPLETELY CLOSED ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND THE FRAME OF THE DOOR WENT HALF WAY INTO MY FINGER IT REQ…
1998-05-13 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 REPAIR WAS REFUSED UNDER WARRANTY. NO DEFECT LISTED. *AK
1998-05-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) No 0 EGR VALVE FAILURE.
1998-04-14 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER No 0 THE SEATBACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE COLLASPED WHEN THE DRIVER LEANED BACK TO RETRIEVE AN ITEM FROM THE BACK AREA OF THE T…
1998-01-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 ENGINE STALLS WITH NO WARNING AT IDLE. DEALER CAN'T HELP. ENGINE ALSO MAKING EXCESSIVE TAPPING NOISE AT START-UP.*AK
1997-12-31 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GETS STIFF AND STARTS TO VIBRATE AND SHAKES, AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. DEALER CAN'T…
1997-12-19 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, SEVERAL REPAIRS TO TRANSMISSION…
1997-12-15 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Yes 1 WHILE TRUCK WAS AT A STOP LIGHT IT WAS REAR ENDED, AND THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED COMPLETELY. THE SEAT HAS NOT BEE…
1997-12-13 SEAT BELTS:FRONT Yes 1 DRIVER'S SEAT BELT OPENED UPON IMPACT, ALLOWING DRIVER TO BE THROWN OUT OF PASSENGER WINDOW.
1997-12-05 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 CONSUMER EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT STALLING,DEALER UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM.
1997-11-24 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE IT CUTS OFF. THE DRIVER RECEIVES NO INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. THE DE…
1997-11-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 1 REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
1997-10-12 WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS No 0 THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL LUGS: NUTS SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE HUB TO FALL, ALMOST RESULTING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AC…
1997-10-06 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE OCT. 6TH 1997, CONSUMER'S EXPERIENCING SEAT BELT FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUCKLE. WHEN D…
1997-09-27 STEERING Yes 2 WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH STEERING LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER VEHI…
1997-09-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY No 0 EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE. ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS BURNED TWICE. HAD IT REPLACED B…
1997-07-12 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 BRAKES FAILED.
1997-05-23 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES No 0 WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, BRAKES WERE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR AND GAVE NO RESISTANCE. ABS LIGHT C…
1997-04-30 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS FOR NO REASON, PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGI…
1997-04-23 STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE No 0 EXHAUST FUMES ENTER VEHICLE THROUGH REAR GATE DOOR AREA, CAUSING SICKNESS. DOOR GASKET/PLUG REPLACED, PROBLEM CONTINUES.
1997-01-10 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 1 SEAT BELT FAILED.
1996-12-04 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) No 0 REPLACED LEAKING EGR VALVE. *AK
1996-11-07 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS No 0 BRAKE DISC AND PADS FAILED.
1996-11-01 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION FAILED.
1996-10-28 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON FREEWAY ABOUT 55MPH, VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL OR DIE OUT FOR REASON; WOULD HAVE TO RESTART…
1996-10-24 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
1996-10-14 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 SUSPENSION PROBLEM, CAUSING POOR STABILITY.
1996-10-09 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 SON SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND SEAT BELTS NOT HOLDING HIM BACK. *A…
1996-09-11 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER No 0 AIR CONDITIONER DOESN'T BLOW COLD AIR.
1996-07-06 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 (RECALL 96V121001 ) IT HAS BEEN A MONTH SINCE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AND STILL NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEH…
1996-06-10 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TURN OVER AND ROLLED SIX TIMES AND THE DRIV…
1996-06-01 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER No 0 A/C PRESSURE SWITCH FAILED.
1996-05-15 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE No 0 AIR BAG LIGHT:THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON. THE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY AND WILL NOT GO OFF., THEN IT WIL…
1996-05-09 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 RECALL #96V121 8-28-96. FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY: CONSUMER IS UPSET BECAUSE DEALER SOLD HER THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT DOING THE R…