1995 Geo Tracker problems
Owners have filed 68 complaints with NHTSA about the 1995 Geo Tracker. Body & structure is the most reported problem area, at 29% of complaints. After that come electrical system (12%) and engine (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 68 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 2
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: 8 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported; 2 deaths 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 1995 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Geo Tracker with enough data (38 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.
While driving about 55-60MPH driver lost control of vehicle and caused it to flip from front to back. Shoulder seat belt was torn, and did not hold consumer in vehicle. Driver was ejected from vehicle, and did not survive the crash.
Transmission locked up and threw me from the vehicle going 50 MPH downhill! I was in hospital/icu from sept 17th, 2004 to ~ mid october. Lucky to be alive. Vehicle was a 1995 geo tracker. Could someone contact me? I need help.
Tl*the contact owns a 1995 geo tracker. While driving less than 15 MPH, the transmission moved into first gear, but failed to go into second gear. The vehicle stopped moving when attempting to reach second gear. The vehicle would also fail to shift into third gear. The contact must manually shift back into first gear. The failure and current mileages were less than 170,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 1995 geo tracker. The contact stated that the pipe that holds the gasoline tank had deteriorated and was hanging off of the vehicle. The dealer and manufacturer had not been contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The current mileage was 122,501. The failure mileage was 113,850.