Geo Tracker
Owners filed 344 complaints across 13 model years of the Geo Tracker. The 1996 drew the most (71); the 2002 the fewest (1).
Model years13
Complaints344
Recalls11
Fires17
Deaths7
Every Geo Tracker model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System | Routine | |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 | — | 2 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 1999 | 22 | 3 | — | 4 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 1997 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 5 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1996 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 15 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1995 | 64 | 0 | 7 | 6 | Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments | Fatalities reported | |
| 1994 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments | Routine | |
| 1993 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments | Fatalities reported | |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 1991 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly | Routine | |
| 1990 | 25 | 1 | — | 3 | Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly | Fatalities reported |
Which Geo Tracker years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1996 is the weakest year on record, with 71 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › engine › gasoline. It carries 1 recall.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.