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1993 Geo Tracker problems

Owners have filed 35 complaints with NHTSA about the 1993 Geo Tracker. Body & structure is the most reported problem area, at 17% of complaints. After that come drivetrain & axles (14%) and steering (11%).

At a glance

Complaints
35 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Body & structure 17% of complaints
Crashes and fires
4 and 2
Injuries and deaths
27 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%.

  • Body & structure 17%
  • Drivetrain & axles 14%
  • Steering 11%
  • Suspension 9%
  • Brakes 6%
  • Electrical system 6%
  • Seat belts 6%
  • Seats 6%
  • Cooling system 3%
  • Lighting 3%

What the data shows

Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 27 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 99% 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 4th most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Geo Tracker with enough data (24 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.

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.

Geo trackers, one a 1993 and the other a 2003 model, caught fire after an accident, ref odi number 10111697. The consumer was rear ended by another motorist. (lawyer wrote in on behalf of client). Attorney provided par on incident and fire inuured occupant was seated in front passenger seat.pco

August 2004 CrashFireInjury

Vehicle would not downshift properly on slushy road surface causing vehicle to loose control resulting in vehicle accident. Seat belts broke during collision resulting in injuries and ejection from vehicle.

December 1995 Injury

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