1990 Geo Storm problems
NHTSA has received 56 complaints about the 1990 Geo Storm, and 20% of them involve electrical system. After that come air bags (18%) and engine (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 56 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 95% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1990 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Geo Storm with enough data (13 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Vehicle was involved in a collision. Upon inpact, the driver's and passenger's seat broke and went to the rear of the vehicle which resulted in the front passenger falling to the rear of the vehicle because of the seat breaking.
Consumer drove off from stop light. Someone stopped in front of consumer, and she rearended the other vehicle on front end. The air bag on the driver's side did not deploy. The vehicle is totalled.
Vehicle fire due to possible electrical wiring failure. A wiring to rear trail lighting burnt. (ohio state police report).