1996 GEO Tracker

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE CAUSE DIFFICULTY TO CONTROL.

• 12/19/1997· SEAT BELTSCrash

  DRIVER'S SEAT BELT OPENED UPON IMPACT, ALLOWING DRIVER TO BE THROWN OUT OF PASSENGER WINDOW.

• 12/18/2003· SEATS

  THE HARDWARE THAT HELD THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION FAILED, RESULTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK TO BE UNSTABLE AND CONTINUOUSLY FALL BACKWARDS. *AK

• 12/08/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY CUTS OFF WHEN STOPPING.

• 11/24/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE IT CUTS OFF. THE DRIVER RECEIVES NO INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. THE DEALER HAS TRIED TOO DUPLICATE AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM . *AK

• 11/12/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL TANK PROBLEM.

• 11/05/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANIT-LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO WORK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

• 11/04/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 11/03/1995· PARKING BRAKECrash

  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

• 10/30/1996· SUSPENSION

  SUSPENSION PROBLEM, CAUSING POOR STABILITY.

• 10/28/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

• 10/27/1997· EQUIPMENT

  A/C PRESSURE SWITCH FAILED.

• 10/27/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE DISC AND PADS FAILED.

• 10/26/1999· WHEELS

  VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP TO GET TIRES ROTATED. WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD ON HER WAY HOME WHEN SHE HEARD A GRINDING/CLANKING NOISE. AS SHE APPROCHED A HILL THE NOISE GOT LOUDER. SHE PULLED OVER. THE LUGS: BOLTS HAD CAME OFF THE WHEELS, AND A LUG: NUT WAS MISSING. SHE NOTIFIED THE SHOP THAT SERVICE HER VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/25/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PROPORTION VALVUE LEAKS FLUID, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 10/10/1997· STEERING,AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH STEERING LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER VEHICLE STRUCK A LARGE CLUMP OF POMPUS GRASS. BOTH DRIVER/PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK

• 10/06/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,WHEELS

  CONSUMER TOOK CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE, AND MECHANIC SAID THAT ONLY ONE NUT: BOLT WAS HOLDING THE FAN SHROUD ON, THERE WERE SUPPOSE TO BE 4 NUT:BOLTS. *AK FRONT DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF. A BOLTS IN PCV VALVE WERE LOOSE. *YH

• 10/06/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE STALLS ON OCCASIONS.

• 10/01/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HAD PARKED VEHICLE. RETURNED TO START IT. VEHICLE FAILED TO START. HAD POPPED FUSE TO FUEL PUMP. TOOK TO MECHANIC & WAS SHOWN THE RUBBER INSULATION PRONGS FOR FUSE HAD BURNT OUT. THESE WERE CONNECTED TO THE FUEL PUMP. *AK

• 09/26/1996· SUSPENSIONCrash

  INCIDENTS OF ALMOST HAVING ROLLOVERS OCCURRED WITH SPEEDS 10, 45 AND 60 MPH., PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

• 09/25/2001· POWER TRAIN

  SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON AFTER 50,000 MILES, TOOK TO MECHANIC SAID COMPUTER SAID PROBLEMS WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTOR, COULDNT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. RESET LIGHT, LEFT. SAME DAY SPEEDS OF OVER 55 MPH LIGHT CAME BACK ON. NOW HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. SHIFTS AT HIGH SPEEDS. MAKES HIGH WHINY NOISE (ALMOST LIKE A BELT IS LOOSE). PULLING BAD TO THE RIGHT (EVEN AFTER ALIGNMENT). BRAKES HAVE LOCKED TWICE. SEATBELTS LOCK AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN STOPPED. *AK

• 09/24/2003· SEATS

  THE FRONT SEAT MECHANISM BROKE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT CAUSING IT TO FALL BACK. THIS IS NOT ONLY VERY DANGEROUS, BUT A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE AND I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE FIXED AT NO COST TO ME AS IT A MECHANICAL DEFECT THAT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE VEHICLE TYPE WAS MADE.

• 09/13/1999· SEATS

  THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK IS LOOSE. THE DRIVER HAS TO PROP A BOX BEHIND THE SEAT FOR IT TO STAY UP. *AK

• 09/11/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE. ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS BURNED TWICE. HAD IT REPLACED BY THE DEALER TWICE. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON & THE LIGHT REPLACED. HIGH BEAMS DON'T WORK DUE TO WIRES AFFECTED BY AIR BAG MODULE. *AK

• 09/10/2001· AIR BAGS,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS BEEN ON, AND HORN HAS FAILED TO OPERATE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM HAD TO DO WITH THE CLOCKSPRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

• 09/08/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED.

• 09/04/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTERMITTENT STALLING.

• 09/02/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  REPAIR WAS REFUSED UNDER WARRANTY. NO DEFECT LISTED. *AK

• 08/25/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED LIQUID UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE. *AK

• 08/22/1998· STRUCTURE

  DRIVE DOOR CLOSED COMPLETELY CLOSED ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND THE FRAME OF THE DOOR WENT HALF WAY INTO MY FINGER IT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND AND FRACTURED IT AS WELL.

• 08/14/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A COW HEAD-ON FIRST. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 08/12/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

• 08/11/1998· WHEELS

  THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL LUGS: NUTS SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE HUB TO FALL, ALMOST RESULTING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

• 08/07/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  (RECALL 96V121001 ) IT HAS BEEN A MONTH SINCE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AND STILL NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHCILE.*AK

• 07/29/1996· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE SWAYS IN THE WIND.

• 07/22/1997· TIRES

  DISCONTINUTED TIRE SIZE PUT ON TO VEHICLE.

• 07/20/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE STARTED MAKING A RATTLING NOISE. THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT IT WAS 2 SLUNG ROD IN THE ENGINE FROM A MECHANIC. CONSUMER STARTED REBUILDING ENGINE BECAUSE THE CRANKSHAFT ON TRACKERS AREN'T REUSABLE. CHEVROLET REALLY HASN'T GIVEN ANY INFORMATION WHY IT HAPPENED.*AK

• 07/20/1999· AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHERCrash

  SON SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND SEAT BELTS NOT HOLDING HIM BACK. *AK *ML

• 07/16/2001· STRUCTURE

  DOOR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE IS RUSTED TO POINT WHERE HINGES AND BOLTS ARE COMING RIGHT THROUGH DOOR.*AK

• 07/16/1997· AIR BAGS

  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

• 06/29/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS FOR NO REASON, PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE MISSES AND HAS A LOSS OF POWER. FUEL MILEAGE HAS DROPPED, AND VEHICLES RMPS WILL DROP. THE LIGHTS DIM AT NIGHT WHEN THE IDLE DROPS. *SLC

• 06/27/1997· STRUCTURE

  EXHAUST FUMES ENTER VEHICLE THROUGH REAR GATE DOOR AREA, CAUSING SICKNESS. DOOR GASKET/PLUG REPLACED, PROBLEM CONTINUES.

• 06/24/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 06/23/1998· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT CROSSES OVER NECK AREA.

• 06/17/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 06/16/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOVLED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE AT 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 06/15/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE STALLS WHEN GAS PEDAL IS APPLIE. ,PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, AND DEALERS HAVE REPLACED THROTTLE BODY WHICH DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. DEALERS CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

• 06/10/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  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

• 06/09/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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

• 05/25/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EGR VALVE FAILURE.