Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Sep 8, 1997CA
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
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1996 Geo Tracker complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1996 record →
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 4, 1997VA
INTERMITTENT STALLING.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 12, 1997GA
WHILE DRIIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 22, 1997TX
BRAKES FAILED.
Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Jul 16, 1997NJ
AIR BAG LIGHT:THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON. THE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY AND WILL NOT GO OFF., THEN IT WILL SUDDENLY GO OFF, IT COMES RIGHT BACK ON. DEALER CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. *AK
Structure › Body › Tailgate
Filed Jun 27, 1997OK
EXHAUST FUMES ENTER VEHICLE THROUGH REAR GATE DOOR AREA, CAUSING SICKNESS. DOOR GASKET/PLUG REPLACED, PROBLEM CONTINUES.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 24, 1997GA
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON FREEWAY ABOUT 55MPH, VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL OR DIE OUT FOR REASON; WOULD HAVE TO RESTART VEHICLE AFTER COASTING TO SIDE OF ROAD; WOULD HAPPEN PERIODICALLY. TOOK TO DEALER 3 TIMES & CLAIMED THAT PROBLEM FIXED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages
Filed Jun 17, 1997PA
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, BRAKES WERE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR AND GAVE NO RESISTANCE. ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON UNTIL CAR WAS TURNED OFF. BRAKES FAILED ON 2 OCCASIONS. MANF. CONTACTED
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jun 9, 1997CA
RECALL #96V121 8-28-96. FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY: CONSUMER IS UPSET BECAUSE DEALER SOLD HER THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT DOING THE RECALL. SHE CONTACTED THEM AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE OF RECALL AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IN FOR REPAIR , BUT SHE IS SAYING THAT THEY SHOUL HAVE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BEFORE THEY SOLD IT TO HER BECAUSE THEY KNEW IT WAS ON RECALL. *AK
Tires
Filed Apr 15, 1997NC
DESIGN OF TIRES TOO NARROW.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve)
Filed Mar 24, 1997MO
REPLACED LEAKING EGR VALVE. *AK
Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage1 injured
Filed Feb 20, 1997OH
SEAT BELT FAILED.
Suspension › Front
Filed Oct 30, 1996NY
SUSPENSION PROBLEM, CAUSING POOR STABILITY.
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 28, 1996PA
THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
SuspensionCrash
Filed Sep 26, 1996WV
INCIDENTS OF ALMOST HAVING ROLLOVERS OCCURRED WITH SPEEDS 10, 45 AND 60 MPH., PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Aug 7, 1996MA
(RECALL 96V121001 ) IT HAS BEEN A MONTH SINCE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AND STILL NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHCILE.*AK
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jul 29, 1996IN
AIR CONDITIONER LEAKS.
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jun 10, 1996PA
THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TURN OVER AND ROLLED SIX TIMES AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper ArmCrash
Filed Apr 12, 1996WA
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 25MPH, A BOLT FELL OUT OF UPPER CONTROL ARM, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, HITTING A GAURD RAIL. *AK
Parking Brake › ConventionalCrash
Filed Apr 8, 1996OH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON INCLINE, PARKING EMERGENCY BRAKE ROLLED, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION.
Parking BrakeCrash
Filed Nov 3, 1995PA
THE DOG HIT EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE AND IT WENT DOWN THE TRUCK ROLLED INTO A TREE. TT THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS GOING SPEED AND HIT A TREE. EMERGENCY BRAKE GOES DOWN WHEN TAPPED. *YH
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