1997 Geo Tracker problems
Owners have filed 35 complaints with NHTSA about the 1997 Geo Tracker. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 20% of complaints. After that come engine (17%) and air bags (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 35 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 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: 6 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 1 injury reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1997 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Geo Tracker with enough data (21 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.
Consumer's daugther was driving about 20 MPH and she rear ended a vehicle that was in front of her, but air bags did not deploy.
My wife was traveling 5-7 MPH on ice, the car spun and hit the curb (it did not go over the curb, just hit it). No damage was initially done to the vehicle, other than the fact that it stalled. When she tried to restart it, it would not start. After 5 minutes, she got out, walked away, and the vehicle exploded and caught on fire. This should never happen! If she were traveling any faster, she may be dead.
Consumer was involved in 50 MPH frontal collision in which the driver's and passenger's air bags did not deploy. Also, the driver's seat belt did not retract, causing the driver to hit the steering wheel. Please give any further details.
Vehicle stalls due to electrical fuse problems. The wipers, turn signals and interior lighting may also be effected by the electrical fuse problem. The air conditioner failed and the exhaust fell off the car. *nlm
While driving on interstate highway, it felt like my transmission had went the car would not move further after going through a toll both. Had car towed to nh chevy car dealer, found nothing wrong on 3 occasions. Personal ny chevy dealer found master brake cylinder had blown causing brakes to lock on their own, while also causing brakes to severely smoke. Took over 2 weeks to find problem & correct.