NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 1989 Geo Tracker. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
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. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ONE OF THE ROOF LATCHES BROKE AND THE CONVERTABLE ROOF BEGAN TO FLY OFF. *AK
SEAT BELT RECALL REPAIRS UNSATISFACTORY.
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BELT BUCKLE RED RELEASE BUTTON BROKE. TT
SUSPENSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER AND ROLL CAGE COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK
MODEL TK524. RED RELEASE BOTTON ON FEMALE PORTION BROKE ALLOWING FRAGMENTS TO FALL INSIDE BUCKLE. TT
THE DRIVERS SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER SEATBLET RETRACTER DOESN'T WORK. WOULD NOT OCCUPANT IN A CRASH.*AK
PLASTIC SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON BROKE. *DSH
CRACKED BLOCK WHICH LEAKED ANTI-FREEZE ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD CHOKING OCCUPANTS. TRANSMISSION CASING IS IDENTIFIED AS IMPROPER LEAKING/SPEWING FLUID. TT
WHEN DRIVING AND COME TO A STOP THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE COMES LOOSE . TT
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: Sep 11, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.