1995 GEO Tracker problems

POWER TRAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 GEO TRACKER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPAIRED TWICE BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10587241 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

CRACKING ROT AND SEPARATING WHERE THE REAR SUSPENSION ATTACHES.

NHTSA complaint #10426427 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STRUCTURE

CRACKING ROT AND SEPARATING WHERE THE REAR SUSPENSION ATTACHES.

NHTSA complaint #10426427 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 GEO TRACKER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PIPE THAT HOLDS THE GASOLINE TANK HAD DETERIORATED AND WAS HANGING OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,501. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,850.

NHTSA complaint #10366884 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 GEO TRACKER. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 15 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION MOVED INTO FIRST GEAR, BUT FAILED TO GO INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REACH SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO FAIL TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT MUST MANUALLY SHIFT BACK INTO FIRST GEAR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 170,000.

NHTSA complaint #10248584 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HINGE SEPARATING FROM FRAME AND DOOR IS SAGGING, READY TO FALL OFF. REPAIR PERSON INFORMED ME TO FIX IT WOULD REQUIRE REMOVING THE DASHBOARD AND REPAIRING OR REWELDING THE POST. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED, AS I CANT AFFORD WHAT IT WOULD COST.

NHTSA complaint #10041706 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY BY THE MANUFACTURER.

NHTSA complaint #10014950 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

MAN. HAS NO RECALL, BUT 4 OTHER GEOS IN SHOP AT SAME TIME WITH SAME PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED.

NHTSA complaint #753208 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

MY DOOR FELL OFF IN MY HAND. BECAUSE THE SHEET METAL THAT HOLDS THE UPPER DOOR HINGE IS SO THIN THAT THE NUT HOLDING THE DOOR PULLED THROUGH THE SHEET METAL.

NHTSA complaint #752360 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE HAS SEPARATED FROM DOOR FRAME. DOOR WILL NOT PROPERLY CLOSE. CONSUMER FEELS DOOR IS NOT SECURE AND COULD COME OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY.

NHTSA complaint #895783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING:COLUMN

STEERING COLUME TILT LOCKING MECHANISUM FAILED AND THE COLUME DROPED. HAD I NOT BEEN ALERT VEHICLE COULD HAVE SWERVED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER SAYS STEERING COLUME HAS TO BE CHANGED BUT THEY ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. WANTS TO PUT A USED ONE IN. IT SEEM TO ME THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. IF NOT WHY ARE THERE NONE AVAILABLE ANY LONGER? MAYBE BECAUSE OF A SILENT RECALL! THIS VEHICLE HAS BENN TOWED BEHIND A MOTORHOME FOR 25,000 MILES OF IT'S TOTAL 53,567 AND HAS NOT BEEN OUT OF THE HIGH POSITION MORE THAN TWO DOZEN TIMES SINCE I OWNED IT BECAUSE I AM A BIG GUY AND NEED THE ROOM.

NHTSA complaint #741174 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY BREAKS AWAY CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. CAUSE: WELD WITH NO PENATRATION AND POOR DESIGN. I CAN'T IMAGINE A MORE SERIOUS SAFTY DEFECT.

NHTSA complaint #739814 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHEN STEERING WHEEL CAME APART WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING, STEERING WAS COMPLETLY LOST. *AK THE CAUSE FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TO COME APART WAS POOR DESIGN AND POOR WELDING.

NHTSA complaint #878738 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOORS SEPARATED FROM THE HINGES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #865347 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

RADIO WAS INSTALLED WITH AN ANTI THEFT CODE, THE CARS BATTERY WENT DEAD, WHICH IN TURN ACTIVATED TH LOCK DEFENSE FOR THE RADIO. NLM

NHTSA complaint #784663 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

THE DRIVER'S SIDE TOP HINGE IS RUSTED THROUGH. THE BODY METAL WHERE THE HINGE IS SUPPOSED TO ATTACH IS TEARING OFF OR NOT THERE. THIS IS HAPPENING TO BOTH DOORS AND ALL HINGES BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE METAL TO WHICH THE HINGES ARE ATTACHED. THE HINGES ALSO HAVE DEFECTIVE METAL. THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE ASSEMBLY WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE AND WON'T WORK.

NHTSA complaint #721175 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

BOLTS ARE PULLING OUT OF THE METAL OF DOOR BEHIND THE HINGES ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE DONE ONLY AT CONSUMER'S COST.

NHTSA complaint #859786 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.