FaultScore

GEO Storm problems

Owners have filed 346 complaints about the GEO Storm with NHTSA across model years 1990 to 1995. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Every GEO Storm year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
1995 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1993 71 14 1 147,300 Electrical System
1992 107 19 0 Electrical System
1991 109 32 1 Engine & Cooling
1990 56 12 3 Electrical System

What breaks on a GEO Storm

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 1992

Engine & Cooling 63 18.2%

Worst in 1991

Airbags 51 14.7%

Worst in 1991

Worst in 1991

Steering 24 6.9%

Worst in 1991

Seat Belts 16 4.6%

Worst in 1991

Other & Unspecified 12 3.5%

Worst in 1992

Transmission & Drivetrain 11 3.2%

Worst in 1992

Body & Structure 11 3.2%

Worst in 1991

Suspension 9 2.6%

Worst in 1990

Doors, Latches & Locks 8 2.3%

Worst in 1993

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 2.0%

Worst in 1993

Seats 7 2.0%

Worst in 1991

Fuel & Propulsion 5 1.4%

Worst in 1991

Exactly what failed on a GEO Storm

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Frontal 44 22.6%
Module 40 20.5%
Gasoline 28 14.4%
Cruise Control 22 11.3%
Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe 15 7.7%
Ignition 15 7.7%
Steering Wheel/Handle BAR 13 6.7%
Engine 7 3.6%
Buckle Assembly 6 3.1%
Latch 5 2.6%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every GEO Storm, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 17 Jun 2015

Compare the GEO Storm

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.