1997 GEO TRACKER

35 complaints filed with NHTSA.

35
Complaints
6
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL5
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS3
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS1
PARKING BRAKE1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE1
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM1
SUSPENSION1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS1

Recent Complaints

20020304FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING 5-7 MPH ON ICE, THE CAR SPUN AND HIT THE CURB (IT DID NOT GO OVER THE CURB, JUST HIT IT). NO DAMAGE WAS INITIALLY DONE TO THE VEHICLE, OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT IT STALLED. WHEN SHE TRIED TO RESTART IT, IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER 5 MINUTES, SHE GOT OUT, WALKED AWAY, AND THE VEHICLE EXPLODED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN! IF SHE WERE TRAVELING ANY FASTER, SHE MAY BE DEAD.

20000202CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER'S DAUGTHER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH AND SHE REAR ENDED A VEHICLE THAT WAS IN FRONT OF HER, BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

19990929CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

BRAKES ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY AR EON, AND OTHER TIMES THEY ARE OFF. ALSO, WHILE GOIN G DOWN A GRADE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THERE WEREN'T ANY BRAKES. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND IT OVERTURNED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

19981029CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER HAD A FRONT END COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY,NO INJURIES. *AK

19981001CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON SIDE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITION, ALL OF SUDDEN BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO BELIEVE THA T AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. *AK

19971201CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

19971201CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK