EXCESSIVE FRONT CROSSMEMBER CORROSION WHICH LED TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION WITH NO WARNING. THE FRONT PICKUP POINT FOR THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE FREE OF THE CROSSMEMBER WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD AND ENTERED A DITCH. NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE CORROSION DAMAGE TO THE SUSPENSION MOUNTING POINTS. THIS HAPPENED ON A STRAIGHT, LEVEL COUNTRY ROAD WITH A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. HAD THIS HAPPENED 5 MINUTES LATER I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON I-74 TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. IN ORDER TO REPAIR THIS I WILL NEED TO REMOVE THE COMPLETE SUSPENSION ON BOTH SIDES, REMOVE THE STEERING RACK, REMOVE THE RADIATOR AND REPLACE THE CROSSMEMBER WITH A NEW PART. PART IS AVAILABLE, AND AT THIS POINT FAILED PARTS ARE STILL INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. *JB
2000 Geo Tracker
Owners filed 7 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Frame and Members | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Power Train › Manual Transmission | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags › Frontal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsKEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND APPLIED BRAKES SUDDENLY TO AVOID COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES "LOCKED UP," CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET AND COLLIDED IN THE REAR OF A TRUCK. PH *TT
CONSUMER COLLIDED IN THE REAR WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10-15MPH. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PH *TT
TRANSMISSION ON 4DR, 4X4 MODEL DOES NOT SEEM TO SHIFT ALL THE TIME. WHEN ACCELERATING (HARD OR GENTLE) TRANSMISSION REFUSES TO SHIFT UNLESS FOOT IS LIFTED OFF GAS AND THEN RETRY.*AK
VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN DRIVING IN MILD WIND AND ON SLIGHTLY WET ROAD. ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT TO TURN A CORNER WHERE THERE'S A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER OR SPRINKLER RUNOFF. RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND SHOWS EXCESSIVE WEAR. (TIRESIZE: P195/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P195/75R15 )
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WANDERS OFF INTO OTHER LANES WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
7 of 7 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 — this page | 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 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Fatalities reported |
| 1991 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1990 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
Other Geo models
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No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
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.