Latches/Locks/Linkages
Filed Oct 16, 2010102,500 milesIN
HOOD LATCH MECHANISM: DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHEN THE LATCH CAME LOOSE, HOOD FLEW UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *TR
1992 Geo Tracker
Fatalities reported
Owners filed 19 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires › Tread/Belt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tires | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Visibility › Windshield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Body › Door | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsExterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Flasher Unit
Filed Mar 19, 2001CA
INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN TRYING TO USE THE TURN SIGNAL TO INDICATE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE TURN SIGNAL WILL BUZZ AND THE TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT BLINK FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. THE DEALER HAD REPLACED VARIOUS COMPONENTS AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATION.*AK
Structure
Filed Mar 7, 2001PA
HOLES IN REAR FLOORBOARD. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Tires › Tread/BeltCrash
Filed Dec 21, 2000MD
I WILL NEED TO CHECK FURTHER TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL DATE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE TIRE IN QUESTION SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE I WAS STATIONED IN SWITZERLAND WITH THE U.S. FOREIGN SERVICE AND DRIVING ON THE AUTOBAHN IN GERMANY. THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE CAR, WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN THE U.S. I DROVE THE CAR FROM 1993-1994 IN GUYANA, A TROPICAL COUNTRY IN SOUTH AMERICA. WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE FIRESTONE TIRE RECALL DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, ESPECIALLY AFTER BEING DRIVEN IN HOT CLIMATES, I DECIDED TO REPORT MY 1995 ACCIDENT. THE BLOWOUT CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR, WHICH VEERED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND SLID INTO A MILEPOST ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CAR NEARLY FLIPPED -- WHEN IT STRUCK THE MILEPOST IT LEANED OVER ON TWO WHEELS BEFORE SETTLING BACK ON FOUR. I HAVE ALWAYS FELT THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE -- THERE WAS NO PROXIMATE CAUSE FOR THE TREAD SEPARATION -- AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHETHER THERE IS ANY POSSIBLE CONNECTION TO THE FIRESTONE TIRE PROBLEMS. I WOULD ALSO APPRECIATE YOUR ADVISING ME WHETHER I SHOULD CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER AND DEMAND COMPENSATION OF ANY KIND. THANK YOU. (TIRESIZE: P205/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/75R15 )
TiresCrash
Filed Dec 21, 2000MD
I WILL NEED TO CHECK FURTHER TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL DATE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE TIRE IN QUESTION SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE I WAS STATIONED IN SWITZERLAND WITH THE U.S. FOREIGN SERVICE AND DRIVING ON THE AUTOBAHN IN GERMANY. THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE CAR, WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN THE U.S. I DROVE THE CAR FROM 1993-1994 IN GUYANA, A TROPICAL COUNTRY IN SOUTH AMERICA. WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE FIRESTONE TIRE RECALL DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, ESPECIALLY AFTER BEING DRIVEN IN HOT CLIMATES, I DECIDED TO REPORT MY 1995 ACCIDENT. THE BLOWOUT CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR, WHICH VEERED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND SLID INTO A MILEPOST ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CAR NEARLY FLIPPED -- WHEN IT STRUCK THE MILEPOST IT LEANED OVER ON TWO WHEELS BEFORE SETTLING BACK ON FOUR. I HAVE ALWAYS FELT THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE -- THERE WAS NO PROXIMATE CAUSE FOR THE TREAD SEPARATION -- AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHETHER THERE IS ANY POSSIBLE CONNECTION TO THE FIRESTONE TIRE PROBLEMS. I WOULD ALSO APPRECIATE YOUR ADVISING ME WHETHER I SHOULD CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER AND DEMAND COMPENSATION OF ANY KIND. THANK YOU. (TIRESIZE: P205/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/75R15 )
Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Aug 10, 2000CO
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 75 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AND TREAD SEPARATED. WEEK AFTER, SAMETHING HAPPENED WITH RIGHT FRONT TIRE. AT THAT TIME TIRE DID NOT GO FLAT RIGHT AWAY. UNIROYAL TIRES, SIZE 195/75R15. *AK
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal
Filed Mar 5, 1999CA
TURN SIGNAL MAKES A BUZZING NOISE. YH
Tires2 injured1 killed
Filed Mar 13, 1998CA
RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. VEHICLE FLIPPED 6 TIMES, FATALY INJURING ONE AND INJURING TWO. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL NOTICE FOR STEERING OR TIRE PROBLEMS.
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac SystemFire
Filed Dec 30, 1996MN
REAR DEFROSTER CAUGHT FIRE.
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Dec 18, 1996PA
HOOD LATCH MECHANISM: DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHEN THE LATCH CAME LOOSE, HOOD FLEW UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed May 6, 1996PA
THE DOOR HINGE ATTACHED TO THE POST IS RUSTING OUT, CAUSING THE HINGE TO SEPARATE FROM THE DOOR. *AK
Suspension2 killed
Filed Mar 26, 1996PA
VEHICLE ROLLED OVER KILLING TWO PEOPLE WHEN HIT FROM BEHIND, DUE TO POOR SUSPENSION. *DH
Steering
Filed Jan 24, 1996MI
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY ON HWY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE. TT
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Dec 8, 1995OH
BOLT THAT HOLDS DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ON CAME OFF, DOOR IS LOOSE. TT
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jun 1, 1995TX
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS LOCKS WITHOUT SUDDEN STOP. TT
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Apr 25, 1995NC
PROBLEM WITH REAR/SIDE WINDOWS. *AW
Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft
Filed Apr 5, 1995MI
AXLE BEARING SEIZED UP WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE HUB TO WEAR OUT THE RETAINER RING, RESULTING IN THE WHEEL COMING OFF. *AK
Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Mar 28, 1995NC
SIDE AND REAR PLASTIC WINDOWS CLOUDED UP, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SKD
Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash
Filed Jan 27, 1995MO
DRIVERS SEAT BACK FELL BACKWARDS WHEN CAR WAS REAR ENDED AND CAUSED DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT
19 of 19 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 1996| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 1997 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 | 64 | 0 | 7 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 1994 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Routine |
| 1993 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 1992 — this page | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Fatalities reported |
| 1991 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1990 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
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3 deaths reported in complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.