1996 Geo Tracker — reported problems
CarFaultIQ holds 90 evidence records for the 1996 Geo Tracker, drawn from official sources and owner complaints.
What owners report: issue areas
Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 97 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.
- Engine19 (19.6%)
- Air bags (restraint system)11 (11.3%)
- Brakes10 (10.3%)
- Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)7 (7.2%)
- Suspension6 (6.2%)
- Tires & wheels6 (6.2%)
Other / uncategorized: 1 classifications (1.0%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.
These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.
What the records are about, by source
Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.
- Owner complaints (192 records, model years 1996–1997) are most frequently classified under: engine, brakes and air bags (restraint system).
- Manufacturer communications (58 records, model years 1996–1997) are most frequently classified under: equipment & accessories, electrical system and fuel system.
"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records
Evidence by model year
Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.
Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.
Reports mentioning outcomes
- 15mention a crash
- 1mention a fire
- 10mention an injury
These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.
Official records held
- Safety recalls NHTSA 1
- Manufacturer communications NHTSA 18
- Owner complaints NHTSA 71
Where to go next
- Geo Tracker coverage hub Published problems, year windows and buyer guidance for this model.
- Evidence Explorer — the underlying records Read the individual recalls, investigations, manufacturer communications and complaints these counts come from.
- All model years of the Geo Tracker Compare how much evidence is held for each year before narrowing to one.
- Browse all vehicle coverage Every make and model CarFaultIQ has published coverage for.