11 of the 103 complaints about the 1996 GEO Tracker are about the airbag system — 11% of everything reported for this model year.
11
Complaints
9
Crashes
0
Fires
5
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
AIR BAGS
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.
NHTSA complaint #896073 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A COW HEAD-ON FIRST. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #867742 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOVLED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE AT 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #863720 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT A STOP SIGN AND PEDESTRAIN RAN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. DRIVER IN VEHICLE IN FRONT JAMMED ON BRAKES SO THAT HE WOULDN'T HIT THE PEDESTRAIN. THEN, CONSUMER APPLIED HER BRAKES AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. VEHICLE SKIDDED INTO OTHER VEHICLE, AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY . CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MPH.
NHTSA complaint #860522 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING UNDER SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS AT 20 MPH CONSUMER RAN OFF ROAD INTO A WOODEN FENCE AND A TREE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY/SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK AS THEY SHOULD TO PREVENT INJURY. CONSUMER SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #855996 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
SON SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND SEAT BELTS NOT HOLDING HIM BACK. *AK
NHTSA complaint #842632 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #818274 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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.
NHTSA complaint #523836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
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.
NHTSA complaint #814237 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #804119 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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.
NHTSA complaint #985440 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.