1996 GEO TRACKER

103 complaints filed with NHTSA.

103
Complaints
19
Crashes
1
Fires
15
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE17
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL9
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER5
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER4
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY3
SUSPENSION:FRONT3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP3
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY3
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS3
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS3
SUSPENSION2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE2
TIRES2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS2

Recent Complaints

20000814CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A COW HEAD-ON FIRST. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

20000616CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WAS INVOVLED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE AT 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

20000418CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT A STOP SIGN AND PEDESTRAIN RAN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. DRIVER IN VEHICLE IN FRONT JAMMED ON BRAKES SO THAT HE WOULDN'T HIT THE PEDESTRAIN. THEN, CONSUMER APPLIED HER BRAKES AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. VEHICLE SKIDDED INTO OTHER VEHICLE, AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY . CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MPH. *AK

20000202CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING UNDER SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS AT 20 MPH CONSUMER RAN OFF ROAD INTO A WOODEN FENCE AND A TREE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY/SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK AS THEY SHOULD TO PREVENT INJURY. CONSUMER SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

20000202CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

WHILE DRIVING UNDER SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS AT 20 MPH CONSUMER RAN OFF ROAD INTO A WOODEN FENCE AND A TREE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY/SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK AS THEY SHOULD TO PREVENT INJURY. CONSUMER SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

19990720CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

SON SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND SEAT BELTS NOT HOLDING HIM BACK. *AK *ML

19990720CrashUNKNOWN OR OTHER

SON SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND SEAT BELTS NOT HOLDING HIM BACK. *AK *ML

19990303FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED DRIVER TO SMELL SMOKE THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.(OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT).

19990113CrashSEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

WHILE TRUCK WAS AT A STOP LIGHT IT WAS REAR ENDED, AND THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED COMPLETELY. THE SEAT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. DRIVER SUSTAINED LOWER BACK AND NECK INJURY. *AK

19980822STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

DRIVE DOOR CLOSED COMPLETELY CLOSED ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND THE FRAME OF THE DOOR WENT HALF WAY INTO MY FINGER IT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND AND FRACTURED IT AS WELL.

19971219CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT OPENED UPON IMPACT, ALLOWING DRIVER TO BE THROWN OUT OF PASSENGER WINDOW.

19971104CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

19971104CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

19971010CrashSTEERING

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH STEERING LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER VEHICLE STRUCK A LARGE CLUMP OF POMPUS GRASS. BOTH DRIVER/PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK

19971010CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH STEERING LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER VEHICLE STRUCK A LARGE CLUMP OF POMPUS GRASS. BOTH DRIVER/PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK

19970325SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SEAT BELT FAILED.

19961028CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

19960926CrashSUSPENSION

INCIDENTS OF ALMOST HAVING ROLLOVERS OCCURRED WITH SPEEDS 10, 45 AND 60 MPH., PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

19960610CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TURN OVER AND ROLLED SIX TIMES AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

19960412CrashSUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 25MPH, A BOLT FELL OUT OF UPPER CONTROL ARM, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, HITTING A GAURD RAIL. *AK