1994 Geo Tracker Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 GEO TRACKER PURCHASED IN 2004 AS A FUEL VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 30 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND STALLED. HE WAS MISINFORMED AS TO WHICH TYPE OF FUEL TO PUT INTO THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A DIESEL FUEL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED THAT THE "CONDUIT OF CONTINUUM OF VEHICULAR PROPRIETY." THE DEALER STATED THE CARBURETOR AND EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED REPAIRS AT AN ESTIMATED COSTS OF $700. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 238,000.

RIGHT REAR RIDES LOW. REAR RIGHT AXLE HOUSING WELDS APPEAR TO BE STRETCHED AND LEAKING. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR RECALL INSPECTION (RECALL ID NHTSA: 94V073001). RECALL INSPECTION OF AXLE HOUSING REFUSED DUE TO RECALL CANCELLATION BY GENERAL MOTORS. *TR

WHILE STEERING THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. A LOUD NOISE COME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT A RECALL 96V118000 WA SISSUED FOR STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN. HOWEVER, MECHANIC TOLD THE DRIVER THAT THIS RECALL WAS NOT FOR THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. *AK

METAL FRAME THAT HOLDS WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS DETERIORATING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE VEHICLES BODY IS DEFECTIVE. THE AREA THAT HOLDS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS ROTTED. THIS DEFECT DEPRIVED CONSUMER THE USE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER. CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL THIS IS A WARRANTY ISSUE. CONSUMER HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING THIS PART WAS DEFECTIVE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. *JG

WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN CONSUMER, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. CONSUMER HIT BACK OF HIS HEAD ON WINDSHIELD, ALSO SUFFERED INJURIES TO LOWER BACK/CHEST/WRIST AND NECK.*AK.*JB

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT ENGINE BLEWOUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

UPPER HINGE BOLTS CAME LOOSE ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR. HAVE TO LIFT DOOR TO CLOSE, AND DOOR DOESN'T LATCH PROPERLY. ALSO, DOOR COULD COME OPEN.*AK

CONSUMER WAS COMING OUT OF DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WHEN DOOR FELL OFF HINGES. SCREW ACTUALLY COME OUT OF THE BODY OF VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

DRIVER'S DOOR TOP HINGE BROKE, AND DOOR DISCONNECTED ON TOP. *AK *SLC

AT A 45 MPH IMPACT VEHICLE WAS REARENDED, AND AT IMPACT DRIVER'S SEAT FELL BACK, CAUSING HEAD INJURIES, CONSUMER HEAD HIT ROW BAR. VEHICLE TOTAL LOSS.*AK

THE PILLAR ATTACHED TO THE DOOR HINGE IS DISINTEGRATING AND THE DOOR HAS COME APART FROM THE SHEET METAL ON THE UPPER PORTION OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AROUND THE HINGE AREA, THE PILLAR HAD A HOLE THROUGH IT CAUSING THE DOOR TO COME APART FROM THE SHEET METAL SUPPORTING THE DOOR HINGE ON THE UPPER PORTION OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. NLM

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

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR WHEELS CAME OFF OF THE VEHICLE,CAUSING THE CONSUMER HAVE AN ACCIDENT MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DOOR HINGE BOLTS RUSTED STRAIGHT THROUGH THE FRAME OF THE CAR. HINGE STILL INTACT, BUT THE DOOR LOWERS 6 INCHES WHEN IT'S OPENED. CHEVROLET RELUCTANT TO REPAIR PROBLEM. *AK

ON JUNE 1, 1999 I NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR BOLTS ON THE TOP HINGE BEGINNING TO RUST THROUGH THE BODY OF THE CAR. IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, THROUGH NORMAL USE OF THE DOOR, THE TOP HINGE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR. THIS RESULTED IN THE DOOR BEING SUPPORTED SOLELY BY THE LOWER HINGE, MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO USE. I CONTACTED 2 DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERS AS WELL AS CHEVROLET'S 800 NUMBER FOR SPECIAL CONCERNS. ALL ATTEMPTS TO REPORT THE PROBLEM ENDED WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I FINALLY HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAD BEEN STICKING FOR ABOUT A WEEK, AND THEN ONE DAY FELL COMPLETELY OFF WHILE OPENING. DLR SAYS IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM. *AK

WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S DOOR FELL OFF DUE TO THE DOOR HINGES BEING RUSTED. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT IS ATTACHED TO THE DOOR IN WHICH THE OCCUPANT ALMOST FELL OUT. *AK

RIGHT REAR AXLE BEARING FAILED.

AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION CAUSED A FIRE TO START AT THE WIRING BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED, INSTRUMENT PANEL MELTED TO THE FLOOR. ALL INSIDE OF VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY BURNT DUE TO DEFECT. BECAUSE WINDOWS WERE ROLLED UP , FIRE SMOTHERED ITSELF OUT. *AK

THE DOOER PILLARS ON VEHICLE ARE COMING OFF, AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVING OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHEN CLUTCH CABLE BROKE; HAD PUSHED CLUTCH PEDAL & FELT A POP. CALLED DEALER ABOUT CLUTCH CABLE & INFORMED NOTHING CAN BE DONE DUE TO WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

ABS MALFUNCTION.

SEAT BELT FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE'S OCCUPANT TO BE EJECTED/KILLED. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)

REAR OF VEHICLE WELDED INCORRECTLY, CAUSING REAR BRAKES TO FAIL, ACCIDENT/PRIOR TO RECALL.

REAR BRAKES REPLACED DUE TO NOISE. *SD

VEHICLES FIBERGLASS TOP FELL OFF BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH OVER A BRIDGE THE TOP FELL ONTO THE ROAD THEN OVER THE BRIDGE INTO THE RIVER. TT

UNDERHOOD FIRE WHILE DRIVING; SMOKE WAS ESCAPING FROM UNDERHOOD; CAUSE UNKNOWN; VEHICLE TOTALED. TT

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING UP A HILL HIT SOME ICE THE JEEP ROLLED OVER NO ONE WAS HURT . TT

WHEN HIT FROM THE REAR THE DRIVERS SEATBACK BROKE AND THE SEAT BACK WENT DOWN AND WILL NOT COME UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

HAD REAR AXLE RECALL DONE, AXLE IS CRACKED NOW. TT

WINDS BLOW TRACKER ALL OVER THE ROAD, WITHOUT ANY CONTROL BY DRIVER. *DSH

CRACK IN ENGINE BLOCK, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. *AK

STEERING GEAR BOX FAILED. *DH

WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR CABLE SNAPPED, THE THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED AND CONSUMER HAD TO COAST OUT OF TRAFFIC. *AK

HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP WHICH IS MOUNTED ON SPARE TIRE, CAUSES SCRATCHES ON PLEXIGLASS REAR WINDOW WHEN BEING REMOVED AND DISTORTIONS WHEN DRIVING.

OWNER LOST CONTROL AFTER GUST OF WIND. 1) DRIVERS SHOULDER STRETCHED WHEN TURNED SIDEWAYS. 2) DRIVERS SEAT BACK FAILED PROPELLING DRIVER THROUGH PLASTIC WINDOW.

THERE IS A DEFECTIVE MAP SENSOR. TT

STEERING BOUND UP AND SOME GEARS BOUND UP, CAUSING A MINOR ROLL OVER. TT

PREMATURE WEAR OF REAR BRAKE PADS. *SKD

RECALL REPAIRS ON AXLE HOUSING TUBE REFUSED. (94V073) *TW

CROSS MEMBERS FAILED. *SKD

WENT TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND IT FELL OFF CAR HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT . TT

SPEED ESTIMATED 20 MPH UPON FRONTAL IMPACT, UPPER PORTION OF DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN FROM HITTING STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

BLACK VINYL CONVERTIBLE TOP WHICH REMAINS IN DECENT SHAPE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE WINDOWS, CLARITY HAS FADED TO A POINT CANT SEE THROUGH THEM, RESULTING IN WHAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD.

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR T SHAPED HINGE IS SEPARATING FROM THE METAL FRAME, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DEATILS. *AK

BOTH DOORS ARE DEFECTIVE. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR COMES OFF HINGES WHEN OPENED. PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AND THEN RETURNED. CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID AND FLUID PRESSURE SWITCH FAILED ABOUT EVERY 15000 MILES. DEALER HAS REPALCED THE PARTS CONTINUALLY. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A ROLLOVER IN WHICH THE SEATS FAILED, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SLC

CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT), POSSIBLY RELATED TO STRUCTURE STABILITY NLM