Total Complaints
56 filings
GEO TRACKER · model year
1994 GEO TRACKER
56 NHTSA complaints, 10 crash reports for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1994GEOTRACKER carries 56 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 10 crashes, 3 fires, 6 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 1994 TRACKER is structure:body:door:hinge and attachments with 9 filings, followed by structure:body:door (3) and structure:body:roof and pillars (3). 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 1994 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.
56
Complaints
10
Crashes
3
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths
Crashes Reported
10 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 9 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | 3 |
| STRUCTURE | 3 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 2 |
| SEATS | 2 |
| STEERING | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20081230FireFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 GEO TRACKER PURCHASED IN 2004 AS A FUEL VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 30 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND STALLED. HE WAS MISINFORMED AS TO WHICH TYPE OF FUEL TO PUT INTO THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A DIESEL FUEL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED THAT THE "CONDUIT OF CONTINUUM OF VEHICULAR PROPRIETY." THE DEALER STATED THE CARBURETOR AND EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED REPAIRS AT AN ESTIMATED COSTS OF $700. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 238,000.
Mileage: 12
20080919POWER TRAIN
RIGHT REAR RIDES LOW. REAR RIGHT AXLE HOUSING WELDS APPEAR TO BE STRETCHED AND LEAKING. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR RECALL INSPECTION (RECALL ID NHTSA: 94V073001). RECALL INSPECTION OF AXLE HOUSING REFUSED DUE TO RECALL CANCELLATION BY GENERAL MOTORS. *TR
Mileage: 138,000
20080919SUSPENSION:REAR
RIGHT REAR RIDES LOW. REAR RIGHT AXLE HOUSING WELDS APPEAR TO BE STRETCHED AND LEAKING. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR RECALL INSPECTION (RECALL ID NHTSA: 94V073001). RECALL INSPECTION OF AXLE HOUSING REFUSED DUE TO RECALL CANCELLATION BY GENERAL MOTORS. *TR
Mileage: 138,000
20050202STEERING:COLUMN
WHILE STEERING THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. A LOUD NOISE COME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT A RECALL 96V118000 WA SISSUED FOR STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN. HOWEVER, MECHANIC TOLD THE DRIVER THAT THIS RECALL WAS NOT FOR THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. *AK
20020816STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
METAL FRAME THAT HOLDS WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS DETERIORATING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE VEHICLES BODY IS DEFECTIVE. THE AREA THAT HOLDS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS ROTTED. THIS DEFECT DEPRIVED CONSUMER THE USE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER. CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL THIS IS A WARRANTY ISSUE. CONSUMER HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING THIS PART WAS DEFECTIVE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. *JG
20020620VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE TRYING TO USE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WAS UNABLE TO USE THE WINDHSIELD WIPERS BECAUSE BOLTS AND ARM THAT HOLDS RUBBER WIPER HAS CORRODED AND BECAME INOPERABLE.*AK
20020220CrashSEAT BELTS
WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN CONSUMER, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. CONSUMER HIT BACK OF HIS HEAD ON WINDSHIELD, ALSO SUFFERED INJURIES TO LOWER BACK/CHEST/WRIST AND NECK.*AK.*JB
20020201ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT ENGINE BLEWOUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
20010713STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
UPPER HINGE BOLTS CAME LOOSE ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR. HAVE TO LIFT DOOR TO CLOSE, AND DOOR DOESN'T LATCH PROPERLY. ALSO, DOOR COULD COME OPEN.*AK
20010518STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CONSUMER WAS COMING OUT OF DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WHEN DOOR FELL OFF HINGES. SCREW ACTUALLY COME OUT OF THE BODY OF VEHICLE. *AK *SLC
20010420STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DRIVER'S DOOR TOP HINGE BROKE, AND DOOR DISCONNECTED ON TOP. *AK *SLC
20010228CrashSEATS
AT A 45 MPH IMPACT VEHICLE WAS REARENDED, AND AT IMPACT DRIVER'S SEAT FELL BACK, CAUSING HEAD INJURIES, CONSUMER HEAD HIT ROW BAR. VEHICLE TOTAL LOSS.*AK
20010206STRUCTURE
CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT), POSSIBLY RELATED TO STRUCTURE STABILITY NLM
20001120STRUCTURE
THE PILLAR ATTACHED TO THE DOOR HINGE IS DISINTEGRATING AND THE DOOR HAS COME APART FROM THE SHEET METAL ON THE UPPER PORTION OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AROUND THE HINGE AREA, THE PILLAR HAD A HOLE THROUGH IT CAUSING THE DOOR TO COME APART FROM THE SHEET METAL SUPPORTING THE DOOR HINGE ON THE UPPER PORTION OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. NLM
20001114STRUCTURE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A ROLLOVER IN WHICH THE SEATS FAILED, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SLC
20001114SEATS
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A ROLLOVER IN WHICH THE SEATS FAILED, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SLC
20000329POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID AND FLUID PRESSURE SWITCH FAILED ABOUT EVERY 15000 MILES. DEALER HAS REPALCED THE PARTS CONTINUALLY. *AK
19991029STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
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
19990923CrashWHEELS
WHILE DRIVING THE REAR WHEELS CAME OFF OF THE VEHICLE,CAUSING THE CONSUMER HAVE AN ACCIDENT MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
19990702STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
ON JUNE 1, 1999 I NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR BOLTS ON THE TOP HINGE BEGINNING TO RUST THROUGH THE BODY OF THE CAR. IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, THROUGH NORMAL USE OF THE DOOR, THE TOP HINGE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR. THIS RESULTED IN THE DOOR BEING SUPPORTED SOLELY BY THE LOWER HINGE, MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO USE. I CONTACTED 2 DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERS AS WELL AS CHEVROLET'S 800 NUMBER FOR SPECIAL CONCERNS. ALL ATTEMPTS TO REPORT THE PROBLEM ENDED WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I FINALLY HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP. *AK
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 1994 GEO TRACKER have?▼
The 1994 GEO TRACKER has 56 NHTSA complaints, 10 crashes, 3 fires, 6 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1994 GEO TRACKER?▼
The most-complained component for the 1994 GEO TRACKER is STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS with 9 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR and STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS.
Is the 1994 GEO TRACKER safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Vehicle Safety Guides
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.