Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
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What breaks on a 1989 GEO Tracker
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Seat Belts
660.0%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
110.0%
Suspension
110.0%
1 crashes, 0 fires
Body & Structure
110.0%
Engine & Cooling
110.0%
When owners complained
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing
out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single
owner can see from inside their own car.
Jan 1995peak 1Oct 1999
NHTSA investigations into the 1989 GEO Tracker
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough
complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks
something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
PE94092Opened 21 Dec 1994Closed 25 Apr 1995SEAT BELTS
TAKATA SEAT BLT BCKLS FAIL
EA92001Opened 14 Jan 1992Closed 20 Nov 1992VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
EXHAUST LEAK/FIRES
PE90007Opened 19 Oct 1989Closed 30 Apr 1990STRUCTURE
WELD FAILURE IN STRUCTURE
Complaints that involved harm
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
Rockland, WICrash1 injured
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SUSPENSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER AND ROLL CAGE COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #509063 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
Raritan, NJ
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ENGINE WOULD BE RACING VERY FAST. THE RPMS ARE HIGH. THE VEHICLE IS FINE WHEN FIRST STARTING UP. AFTER GETTING WARMED UP & WOULD START TO MOVE, THAT'S WHEN ENGINE WOULD RACE. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO GARAGE TO CHECK IT OUT.
NHTSA complaint #849892 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Sacramento, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT RECALL REPAIRS UNSATISFACTORY.
NHTSA complaint #601625 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Rockland, WICrash1 injured
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SUSPENSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER AND ROLL CAGE COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #509063 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Tecopa, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE DRIVERS SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER SEATBLET RETRACTER DOESN'T WORK. WOULD NOT OCCUPANT IN A CRASH.
NHTSA complaint #800394 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Williamsburg, VA
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
WHILE DRIVING ONE OF THE ROOF LATCHES BROKE AND THE CONVERTABLE ROOF BEGAN TO FLY OFF.
NHTSA complaint #985798 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ashton, ID
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
PLASTIC SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON BROKE. *DSH
NHTSA complaint #504265 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Belair, MD
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BELT BUCKLE RED RELEASE BUTTON BROKE. TT
NHTSA complaint #977161 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Roadville, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN DRIVING AND COME TO A STOP THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE COMES LOOSE . TT
NHTSA complaint #970949 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Leverne, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
MODEL TK524. RED RELEASE BOTTON ON FEMALE PORTION BROKE ALLOWING FRAGMENTS TO FALL INSIDE BUCKLE. TT
NHTSA complaint #964715 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Crestline, CA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRACKED BLOCK WHICH LEAKED ANTI-FREEZE ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD CHOKING OCCUPANTS. TRANSMISSION CASING IS IDENTIFIED AS IMPROPER LEAKING/SPEWING FLUID. TT
NHTSA complaint #958253 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.