Total Complaints
21 filings
GEO TRACKER · model year
21 NHTSA complaints, 3 crash reports for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1991GEOTRACKER carries 21 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 3 crashes, 1 fire, 2 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1991 TRACKER is seat belts:front:buckle assembly with 2 filings, followed by service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:drum:drum (2) and engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline (2). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
No open NHTSA investigation overlaps the 1991 TRACKER in the current dataset. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
21 filings
Crashes Reported
3 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | 1 |
| STEERING | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 1 |
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAT BELT LOCKS AND IT MUST BE HIT TO RELEASE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 95V103007, REGARDING THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Mileage: 181,500
REAR FIRESTONE TIRE SHREDDED DURING RUSH HOUR, VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE MECHANIC SHOWED THE CONSUMER BUBBLING ON THE OTHER THREE TIRES. NLM
YES I WAS WOUNDERING IF U COULD TELL ME WHY IM HAVING TO REPLACE MY MAIN COMPUTER? IN MY 1991 GEO TRACKER, 4X4, 5 SPEED. I'LL JUST BE DRIVING ALONG AND ALL THE SUDDEN IT WILL GO OUT. I HAD IT PUT ON A DIGNAIOUS MACHINE TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE FIRST TIME AROUND. THERE TOLD ME IT WAS THE ( BRAIN). THIS MAKE THE SECOND TIME AROUND ON THE PROBLEM. THE PART THAT I BOUGHT THE SECOND TIME AROUND, HAS ONLY LASTED ME 6 MONTHS. NOW IT GET QUITE EXPENSIVE HAVING TO REPLACE THAT PART EVERY 6 MONTHS. SO COULD U TELL OR HELP ME FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR UR TIME.
YES I WAS WOUNDERING IF U COULD TELL ME WHY IM HAVING TO REPLACE MY MAIN COMPUTER? IN MY 1991 GEO TRACKER, 4X4, 5 SPEED. I'LL JUST BE DRIVING ALONG AND ALL THE SUDDEN IT WILL GO OUT. I HAD IT PUT ON A DIGNAIOUS MACHINE TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE FIRST TIME AROUND. THERE TOLD ME IT WAS THE ( BRAIN). THIS MAKE THE SECOND TIME AROUND ON THE PROBLEM. THE PART THAT I BOUGHT THE SECOND TIME AROUND, HAS ONLY LASTED ME 6 MONTHS. NOW IT GET QUITE EXPENSIVE HAVING TO REPLACE THAT PART EVERY 6 MONTHS. SO COULD U TELL OR HELP ME FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR UR TIME.
VEHICLE STALLED ON HIGHWAY IN TOWN, NO VOLTAGE TO FUEL INJECTOR. WAITING FOR NEW ECM TO REPAIR CAR. *AK
THE WRIST PINS, I HAD THE PROBLEM CHECKED BY AN INDEPENDANT MECHANIC
THE METAL OF THE FIREWALL, AT THE PLACE WHERE THE CLUCH CABLE GOES THROUGH IT ,IS SO THIN, THAT THE PRESSURE FROM THE CLUTCH CABLE IS TEARING A HOLE IN THE METAL, CAUSING THE CLUTCH TO NOT WORK. WHEN THE CLUTCH CABLE PULLS THROUGH THE FIREWALL, YOU CANNOT CHANGE GEARS. USUALLY HAPPENS AT A RED LIGHT AND IF YOU DON'T HOLD THE BRAKE THE CAR WILL GO BY ITSELF. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE MOTOR OFF, PUT THE CAR IN 2ND GEAR, THEN START IT BACK UP AND TAKE OFF IN 2ND GEAR, WE HAVE RIGGED OURS UP, WITH 2 PLATES OF METAL HELD TOGETHER WITH LONGER SCREWS THROUGH THE CLUTCH CABLE MOUNT. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THAT WILL LAST. MY OPINION IS THAT THE MANUFACTURER, SHOULD REINFORCE THE FIREWALL, ALL THE WAY ACROSS THERE WHERE THE CLUTCH AND OTHER THINGS COME THROUGH IT.
WHILE DRIVING A FIRE STARTED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
DOOR : WENT TO GAS STATION FOR GAS OPENED THE DOOR AND THE DOOR FELL COMPLETELY OFF. HINGES STILL IN TACT, DOOR JUST CAME OFF. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO MOVE BACKWARDS UNEXPECTEDLY, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 10-15 MPH CHANGING LANES THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, WAITING FOR A ECM COMPUTER REPLACEMENT. *AK
HORN WILL NOT WORK ONCE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED ON.
HOOD LATCH BROKE, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY OPEN, CRACKING WINDSHIELD/BENDING HOOD. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)
POOR VISIBILITY THROUGH REAR WINDOWS WHEN THERE IS DIRECT SUN OR INCLEMENT WEATHER.
THE REAR LEFT BRAKE DRUM IS LOCKING UP THE WHEEL EVEN AFTER THE BRAKE IS RELEASED. *AK
THE REAR LEFT BRAKE DRUM IS LOCKING UP THE WHEEL EVEN AFTER THE BRAKE IS RELEASED. *AK
DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT BELT BUTTON THAT SAYS 'PUSH' IS BREAKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ON WET ROAD SURFACE VEHICLE VEERED TO LEFT, WENT OUT OF CONTROL, SLID GOING INTO MEDIA STRIP APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE FLIP OVER, FELL ON PASSENGER SIDE. *AK
BRAKES FAILED UPON IMPACT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 60MPH ON HWY., SUDDENLY THE HOOD FLEW UP, CRACKING WINDSHIELD. TT
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.