1993 Geo Tracker

Fatalities reported

Owners filed 24 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › body › door › hinge and attachments. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments4
000
Unknown or Other2
113
Suspension › Rear2
000
Power Train › Axle Assembly2
000
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner2
000
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Fan/Motor1
010
Suspension › Front1
000
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar1
000
Steering1
102
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Suspension › Rear94V073001
Filed Apr 16, 199434,172 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. THE RIGHT REAR AND LEFT AXLE SHAFT HOUSING TUBES WERE INCORRECTLY WELDED AND CAN FRACTURE. FRACTURE OF THE REAR AXLE SHAFT HOUSING CAN RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE AFFECTED WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND SEPARATION OF THE BRAKE LINE.

Risk. SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAN CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND SEPARATION OF THE BRAKE LINE RESULTS IN LOSS OF ONE-HALF OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. IN EITHER CASE, AN ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WELDS OF THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES ON INVOLVED VEHICLES AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE COMPLETE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Feb 24, 2010164,500 milesND

1993 GEO TRACKER AIR CONDITION PUMP WAS CRACKED. *BF

Unknown or OtherCrashFire3 injured
Filed Feb 10, 2005TN

GEO TRACKERS, ONE A 1993 AND THE OTHER A 2003 MODEL, CAUGHT FIRE AFTER AN ACCIDENT, REF ODI NUMBER 10111697. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST. (LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CLIENT). ATTORNEY PROVIDED PAR ON INCIDENT AND FIRE INUURED OCCUPANT WAS SEATED IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT.PCO

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Aug 12, 2003IA

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH BRAKE LINE FRACTURED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE OUT OF CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Power Train › Axle Assembly
Filed Apr 2, 2001PA

REAR AXLE CAME APART WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK

Power Train › Axle Assembly › Banjo Housing1 injured
Filed Feb 9, 2001WI

REAR AXLE SHAFT HOUSING TUBE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. NEARLY ROLLED OVER. HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC. INDICATION WAS A LACK OF OIL GOING TO DIFFERENTIAL WHICH CAUSED PROBLEM WITH REAR AXLE.*AK IT WAS ALSO FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD TOTALLY FAILED. *YH

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Jan 4, 2001AK

PANEL WHERE DRIVER SIDE TOP DOOR HINGE IS ATTACHED EXPERIENCED METAL FATIGUE, CAUSING DOOR TO SEPARATE FROM FRAME.*AK

Suspension › Rear
Filed Mar 16, 2000CO

REAR AXLE WELDING FAILED, DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. NLM

Equipment › Mechanical › Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/LiftCrash
Filed Jul 13, 1999IL

VEHICLE WAS INVOVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER. WHILE ROLLING OVER JACK FREED ITSELF FROM THE SUPPORT UNDER THE SEAT, AND FLEW AROUND, ALMOST HITTING CONSUMER IN THE HEAD. CAN NHTSA LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE IT HAPPENED TO SOMEONE ELSE. *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed May 6, 1999VA

THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE A/C UNIT COMPRESSOR IN THE ENGINE SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE COMPRESSOR TO FALL OUT. ALSO, POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERATIVE WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. GM CONTACTED AND WILL NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE FOR THIS DESIGN DEFECT.*AK *ML

Power Train5 injured
Filed Sep 23, 1998MO

VEHICLE WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY ON SLUSHY ROAD SURFACE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT. SEAT BELTS BROKE DURING COLLISION RESULTING IN INJURIES AND EJECTION FROM VEHICLE.

Suspension › Rear
Filed Jul 17, 1998CA

FAULTY WELD FROM THE HOUSING TO THE TUBE NOT NOTICED DURING A RECALL INSPECTION. (RECALL# 94V073001) (QCAW)

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Feb 20, 1998TX

METAL AREA SURROUNDING THE HINGE BOLTS, WHICH HOLD THE UPPER SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR, FATIGUED AND GAVE AWAY.

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Fan/MotorFire
Filed Dec 20, 1997IA

INSULATIN FROM DASH JAMMED BLOWER AND MELTER WIRING.

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Dec 9, 1997IL

DOOR HINGE WELD FAILED RESULTING IN SEPARATION FROM FRAME.

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Apr 11, 199700

WHILE EXITING VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SAGGED; NOTICED THE BOLTS WERE TIGHT BUT PULLING HINGE FROM BODY OF FRAME. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. *AK

Seats2 injured
Filed Aug 7, 1996CA

FLOOR BOARD CRUMBLED/DASH BOARD COLLAPSED/DRIVER'S SEAT SEPARATED FROM FLOOR DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY.

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed May 10, 1996NY

ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED. *SD

Suspension › Front
Filed Mar 21, 1996VA

VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. *DH

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Feb 15, 1996LA

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE MADE A LEFT TURN AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

SteeringCrash2 injured1 killed
Filed Oct 24, 1995AZ

RAN OFF THE ROAD KILLING THE PASSENGER AND CRITICALLY INJURING THE DRIVER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

20 of 24 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1996
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20021000Routine
20012100Routine
20007000Routine
199922300Routine
199818011Fatalities reported
199725010Routine
199671110Routine
199564071Fatalities reported
199448330Routine
1993 — this page24121Fatalities reported
199219013Fatalities reported
199118110Routine
199025101Fatalities reported

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Reading this record

1 death 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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 16, 1994. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.