1996 Geo Tracker problems
Owners have filed 103 complaints with NHTSA about the 1996 Geo Tracker. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 22% of complaints. After that come air bags (11%) and brakes (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 103 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 19 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 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: 19 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 15 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 89% 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 1996 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Geo Tracker with enough data (74 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.
While driving at 55 MPH steering locked up and vehicle flipped over. Driver's/passenger's air bags deployed after vehicle struck a large clump of pompus grass. Both driver/passenger sustained minor injuries.
While truck was at a stop light it was rear ended, and the driver's seatback collapsed completely. The seat has not been fixed. Driver sustained lower back and neck injury.