NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 1993 Geo Storm. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING , CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK
THIS VEHICLE WAS HIT IN REAR END AT 35-40 MPH. SEATBACK COLLAPSED, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET; THE RPM IS ALSO ON 1000-1500 EVEN WHEN CAR IS STOPPED OR PARKED. IT GETS HARDER AND HARDER TO KEEP IT STOPPED.
THE ECU SEEMS TO HAVE FAILED, IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOWN AND CAME TO A STOP LIGHT, IDLE STAYED AT 2000RPM, NORMAL IDLE IS 800-1000. KEPT DRIVING. ON WAY HOME FROM ERRANDS CAR STALLED ONCE AT A LIGHT, TRIED TO STALL SEVERAL OTHER TIMES (ALL WHILE IDLING) WITH ENGING RPM DIPPING AS LOW AS 500 (OR 0RPM WHEN IT STALLED). FOLLOWING IS A LINK TO AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.ISUZUPERFORMANCE.COM/ISUZUWEB/RECALL.HTML ---- (ALL CARS LISTED IN THAT REPORT ARE SISTER CARS, WITH DRIVETRAINS BUILT BY ISUZU) I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEMS LISTED THERE, EXCEPT FOR THE CAR GOING ON ITS OWN, AS MY CAR IS A MANUAL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN THIS REGARD. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN TO GM AND ISUZU FOR A LONG TIME KNOW, WITH VIRTUALLY EVERY STORM AND STYLUS ON THE ROAD HAVING CRACKED THEIR ORIGINAL EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THIS PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS, AS IT ALLOWS NOXIOUS EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER THE ATMOSPHERE AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BYPASSING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK
VEHICLE LOSE POWER ON WARM WEATHER AND SOMETIMES STALLS. *AK
CAR IS STALLING AND CUTTING OUT AND LEAVING ME STRANDED, WILL NOT START UP AGAIN UNTIL CAR COOLS DOWN. THE ARE NO TROUBLE CODES FOUND BY THE DEALER OR OTHER MECHANICS BUT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. CAR LOSES POWER AND THE RPM JUMP UP AND THEN DROPPED BACK DOWN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF. CAR HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE (AT 65 MPH) AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ON AND BACK OFF. THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WHEN OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM.*AK
THE TWO FRONT DOORS JAMMED AND WERE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT DOORS ALSO JAMMED, AND WOULD OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
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Vehicle import recorded: Sep 11, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.