1993 Geo Storm problems
NHTSA has received 71 complaints about the 1993 Geo Storm, and 27% of them involve electrical system. After that come engine (20%) and air bags (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 71 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 1
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: 14 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 7 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 90% 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 1993 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Geo Storm with enough data (24 complaints in that window).
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.
The right rear strut separated from the strut mount, causing the right wheel to collaspe. The driver losted control of vehicle. Vehicle flipped over and driver was ejected and killed immediately.
Driver was not held back by the shoulder belt and also feels that the airbag did not prevent the passenger's head from slamming into the windshield.
93 geo storm randomly stalls and will not restart for several minutes to several hours. Have replaced cap, wires, rotor, plugs, pick-up and ignition module and cannot find problem. I have found many reports of the insulation on the ECU going bad and causing problems.
The two front doors jammed and were replaced. The replacement doors also jammed, and would open without warning.