1991 Geo Storm problems
NHTSA has received 109 complaints about the 1991 Geo Storm, and 19% of them involve electrical system. After that come engine (19%) and cruise control (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 109 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 32 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 22 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: 32 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 22 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 1991 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Geo Storm with enough data (34 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
I was coming down a 2 lane and it just stopped and got rear ended when it shut off it was the ECM shorted because of sealant from factory.
When vehicle swerved to keep it from hitting a deer, the front end went into a irrigation ditch, and driver's side air bag did not deploy. Vehicle will be totalled
Driving 40 MPH the vehicle was rearended, causing it to hit vehicle in front of driver, and the drivers air bag did not deploy. Tt
1992 geo storm manual transmission. When engine gets hot ( summer months ) engine idle increases to 2,500 - 3,500 RPM. Must use foot to pull up on accelarator. Car begins to overheat lurches forward. Car also stalls without warning. Heard it has to do with faulty ECM. Very dangerous situation.
Tl* the contact owns a 1991 geo storm. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while sitting at a traffic stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, they were unable to repair the vehicle. The manufacture was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.